I'm trying to work out what exactly it is I get for my council tax, particularly when it comes to recycling and rubbish disposal. As far as I can see I'm not exactly getting value for money.
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| 20-4-2008 | Hi. We do not even get a wheelie bin here (East Cambridgeshire District Council) everybody leaves their bags of rubbish on the street for collection. If your lucky you get black bin bag every now and then lobbed into your garden. All of my recycling is done down at Tesco although I do believe there ...more | Grovis |
| 19-4-2008 | I really can't believe the amount of different schemes national councils employ! It's ridiculous.
Then they have the audacity to fine Joe Public, for not understanding what goes where and when.
Some poor saps have 5 different bins/boxes for all their rubbish/recycling.
Most elderly people...more | petralava |
| 17-4-2008 | I was informed once by a binman that because I don't put my green wheelie bin out on the kerb I can get fined. Really? Well let me have one then! I don't have a green wheelie bin so I don't have one to put out. The local council have informed me that one was delivered to my house less th...more | khainestar |
| 13-4-2008 | Recycling is a rip off. We pay council tax to deal with our waste (which includes recycling) then are compelled to sort through it ourselves. This is like Paying a mechanic to fix your car then fix it yourself ! As taxes increase and more & more services generate a surcharge, most of us will be...more | old grouch |
| 03-4-2008 | I live in the Lewisham borough and the facilities are not bad.
The council have sadly decided that they won't supply garden waste bins but they do supply the green plastic wheely bins for your recycling.
This bin will accept all types of recycling; cans, bottles, plastic, cardboard etc etc whi...more | blacklion |
| 02-4-2008 | My council is Shrewsbury and Atcham and they imposed the fortnightly recycling scheme despite local opposition - "democracy is broken" - and without any proper consulation as far as I can see. There is a green bin for cardboard boxes and garden waste, and 2 plastic boxes, one for newspape...more | MikeP |
| 02-4-2008 | Oh yeah, forgot to mention the rebate in taxes!!
I am happy to pay taxes I understand that services have to be funded however, like everything, I like to my money at work and currently that is not the case.
I think you should be able to sign up for the services you need and each additional service...more | Pugs |
| 01-4-2008 | Pugs, its a good idea and I agree. But let's have a council tax rebate for processing our own waste! | Anon |
| 01-4-2008 | Local government is a completely hopeless entity and needs abolishing. It is a cost drain on the entire country, delivers hopeless bureaucracy, can't save anything, is thoroughly demoralising and the sooner it is consigned to the dustbin, the recycling bin or better still the incineration plant ...more | Sid |
| 01-4-2008 | This country is in the stone ages as regards recycling. Both Spain and Portugal are yonks ahead. We appoint overpaid idiots to run our councils. We need a mayoral system for local government. | Bin Counter |
| 01-4-2008 | I think the French have the best idea, local recyling centres, and local rubbish collection areas, you take your "stuff" to that location and then sort it into the relevant bins.
The council then pays a contractor to remove it when necessary.
Some roadside collections for those that regi...more | Pugs |
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