No ones mentioned the bins yet... - Page 3

**Shizara** · 15-08-2008, 05:31 PM

I daresay if you balanced an old mattress or something on top or had something substantial protruding from under the lid they would very likely see it and be in like big hungry dogs trumping up some litter or tipping charge.

Might be that the only alternatives would be to apply to the council in writing - preferably in triplicate as the chances of the first copy going missing are probably high. Another possibility is a note on the green bin promising a 24 pack of lager at Christmas with a 6 pack sitting on the note. Time it right and you will likely see the tyres smoking as the truck comes to a shuddering halt, reverses up the road for a closer inspection, someone leaps out and takes the 6 pack leaving the invisible green bin because they have had no instructions to pick it up and of course, no one said anything about not stopping to retrieve a lost 6 pack of lager.

chillitt · 15-08-2008, 11:53 PM

Again today, they failed to empty it

.... I did see a Stratford DC lorry go passed the other day, I might try finding out the rota and see if SDC are more forthcoming (despite paying WDC to empty it....

)

**Shizara** · 16-08-2008, 11:30 AM

Ok... so I am taking the Mickey out of the outfit that is supposed to pick up the legendary green bin but it boggles me that the councils set these rules, regulations and penalities for not abiding by them, yet, they are not completing their part of the circus and a circus is what it becomes with people having to chase their tails going round in circles trying to get the council to notice them, the fact that a green bin has been delivered but no one wants to empty it.

You can't be in the "Too Hard to Find" category because clearly they found you to deliver the bin in the first place. Perhaps they think they have done their bit providing the bin as per whatever regulations but feel that it is not cost effective to make a visit to empty it.

Whatever the excuse, you have been paying for this service and they are not providing it. I doubt they will give a refund but at the very least they could get on with what they are supposed to be doing. Emptying your bin as per the correct schedule.

chillitt · 20-08-2008, 02:11 PM

I'm going to be rich....

Cashback if your council fails you: Homeowners to get payouts for potholes and missed bin collections| News | This is London

chillitt · 29-08-2008, 08:14 PM

How quickly the time rolls by - It's green bin day today and yet again, I still have a full bin. Monday will be 5 months since this system was introduced and I have never had my green bin emptied!!! Is this a record???

**Shizara** · 01-09-2008, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chillitt

I'm going to be rich....

Cashback if your council fails you: Homeowners to get payouts for potholes and missed bin collections| News | This is London

It must be time to put in an itemised account... Don't forget to include the stress, frustration and any other extras you can think of...

chillitt · 05-09-2008, 10:16 PM

Now then, I have been away looking after my sainted mother while dads in hopspital, and on my return -THE BIN HAS BEEN EMPTIED!!!!!! flags out tables and chairs, jelly and ice cream it's a street party!!!

Question is, Who emptied it? Stratford bin lorry goes past on Tuesdays, was it them or the much promised and never actually happened follow up service from Warwick DC????
Enquiring minds need to know....

chillitt · 18-09-2008, 07:41 PM

Today,(6 days after everyone else

) my Green bin has been emptied by Warwick DC!!!!!!

They have actually managed to do what they said they were going to do 5 and a bit months ago. Hallelujah!!!

Gladys · 23-09-2008, 12:40 AM

Dear All,
I went out to our recycling bin tonight to find it hasn't been emptied from the last collection last Friday.I/we hadn't put it out on the road side for collection. We have never had to before.( I sympathise with you folks, it seems like a shambles where you are) Anyway, my Husband and I were talking about this because we have only lived in this house for 4 years. Not having met this before because we lived in a flat and the bins were accessed by the bin peeps at the back of us. It was an extremely disconcerting thing each Friday to find a bin man unbolting the back gate and strolling down the garden path to get the bins. (Yes, 'The BINS'!)
This simply doesn't happen anymore. I now have the large household wast bin outside the back gate, they don't have to do anything except pull it to the truck and tip it.I didn't want a chappy coming into the garden when I may have been ' sans channel' etc. ( In me jammies for those not french!) Why then did they not empty the recycling one. I have a hunch we might have to take them both to the roadside now. It is a quality slide. I'm emailing The Bin Office tonight. Let's see what they have to say about this downscale of service. I'll let you know.

Lex · 01-11-2008, 12:12 PM

I've just been reading in the paper (Daily Mail) that a lot of councils use anti-terror laws to monitor people putting bins out on the wrong day. This basically entails council officials hiding cameras in tin cans, attaching them to lamp posts or placing them in houses of people who have complained about bins being put out early.
The Mail didn't say if any of Warwickshire's councils partake in this Orwellian activity, but if find this really scary non the less.

cathidaw · 01-11-2008, 02:02 PM

My black bin disappeared the other week.
Phoned the council---spokeswoman said it "possibly went in the cart-especially if it was a bit lightweight this week."
I went out .
-- when I got back--
---nice new bin!

**Shizara** · 03-11-2008, 09:30 AM

Quote:

I have put the almost legendary Green bin out twice now. They still haven't emptied it....

They are probably so busy reading the sat nav that the lorry rumbles past and one of them says.... "Oh, wasn't that chillitt's place back there??" The other one says.... "I dunno mate. Too busy trying to find a new place to hide for a bit. - They found the last one."

You might need to paint it Tardis Blue and put a battery operated light on top. If nothing else it might attract the curiosity of the greenbinmen.

chillitt · 03-11-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shizara

They are probably so busy reading the sat nav that the lorry rumbles past and one of them says.... "Oh, wasn't that chillitt's place back there??" The other one says.... "I dunno mate. Too busy trying to find a new place to hide for a bit. - They found the last one."

You might need to paint it Tardis Blue and put a battery operated light on top. If nothing else it might attract the curiosity of the greenbinmen.

I bet if I put a plastic bag in my green bin, they would soon find that...(bin not emptied for over a month...)

15-08-2008, 05:31 PM	#33 (permalink)
Shizara Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nuneaton Posts: 1,229	I daresay if you balanced an old mattress or something on top or had something substantial protruding from under the lid they would very likely see it and be in like big hungry dogs trumping up some litter or tipping charge. Might be that the only alternatives would be to apply to the council in writing - preferably in triplicate as the chances of the first copy going missing are probably high. Another possibility is a note on the green bin promising a 24 pack of lager at Christmas with a 6 pack sitting on the note. Time it right and you will likely see the tyres smoking as the truck comes to a shuddering halt, reverses up the road for a closer inspection, someone leaps out and takes the 6 pack leaving the invisible green bin because they have had no instructions to pick it up and of course, no one said anything about not stopping to retrieve a lost 6 pack of lager. __________________ Cool

16-08-2008, 11:30 AM	#35 (permalink)
Shizara Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nuneaton Posts: 1,229	Ok... so I am taking the Mickey out of the outfit that is supposed to pick up the legendary green bin but it boggles me that the councils set these rules, regulations and penalities for not abiding by them, yet, they are not completing their part of the circus and a circus is what it becomes with people having to chase their tails going round in circles trying to get the council to notice them, the fact that a green bin has been delivered but no one wants to empty it. You can't be in the "Too Hard to Find" category because clearly they found you to deliver the bin in the first place. Perhaps they think they have done their bit providing the bin as per whatever regulations but feel that it is not cost effective to make a visit to empty it. Whatever the excuse, you have been paying for this service and they are not providing it. I doubt they will give a refund but at the very least they could get on with what they are supposed to be doing. Emptying your bin as per the correct schedule. __________________ Cool Last edited by Shizara : 16-08-2008 at 12:31 PM.

23-09-2008, 12:40 AM	#41 (permalink)
Gladys Established Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 145	No ones' mentioned the bins yet Dear All, I went out to our recycling bin tonight to find it hasn't been emptied from the last collection last Friday.I/we hadn't put it out on the road side for collection. We have never had to before.( I sympathise with you folks, it seems like a shambles where you are) Anyway, my Husband and I were talking about this because we have only lived in this house for 4 years. Not having met this before because we lived in a flat and the bins were accessed by the bin peeps at the back of us. It was an extremely disconcerting thing each Friday to find a bin man unbolting the back gate and strolling down the garden path to get the bins. (Yes, 'The BINS'!) This simply doesn't happen anymore. I now have the large household wast bin outside the back gate, they don't have to do anything except pull it to the truck and tip it.I didn't want a chappy coming into the garden when I may have been ' sans channel' etc. ( In me jammies for those not french!) Why then did they not empty the recycling one. I have a hunch we might have to take them both to the roadside now. It is a quality slide. I'm emailing The Bin Office tonight. Let's see what they have to say about this downscale of service. I'll let you know.

01-11-2008, 02:02 PM	#43 (permalink)
cathidaw Community Senior Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Exhall Posts: 670	My black bin disappeared the other week. Phoned the council---spokeswoman said it "possibly went in the cart-especially if it was a bit lightweight this week." I went out . -- when I got back-- ---nice new bin! Last edited by cathidaw : 01-11-2008 at 02:04 PM.

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15-08-2008, 11:53 PM	#34 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 473	Again today, they failed to empty it .... I did see a Stratford DC lorry go passed the other day, I might try finding out the rota and see if SDC are more forthcoming (despite paying WDC to empty it.... )

20-08-2008, 02:11 PM	#36 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 473	I'm going to be rich.... Cashback if your council fails you: Homeowners to get payouts for potholes and missed bin collections\| News \| This is London

29-08-2008, 08:14 PM	#37 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 473	How quickly the time rolls by - It's green bin day today and yet again, I still have a full bin. Monday will be 5 months since this system was introduced and I have never had my green bin emptied!!! Is this a record???

05-09-2008, 10:16 PM	#39 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 473	Now then, I have been away looking after my sainted mother while dads in hopspital, and on my return -THE BIN HAS BEEN EMPTIED!!!!!! flags out tables and chairs, jelly and ice cream it's a street party!!! Question is, Who emptied it? Stratford bin lorry goes past on Tuesdays, was it them or the much promised and never actually happened follow up service from Warwick DC???? Enquiring minds need to know....

18-09-2008, 07:41 PM	#40 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 473	Today,(6 days after everyone else ) my Green bin has been emptied by Warwick DC!!!!!! They have actually managed to do what they said they were going to do 5 and a bit months ago. Hallelujah!!!

01-11-2008, 12:12 PM	#42 (permalink)
Lex Good Grief.... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Posts: 569	I've just been reading in the paper (Daily Mail) that a lot of councils use anti-terror laws to monitor people putting bins out on the wrong day. This basically entails council officials hiding cameras in tin cans, attaching them to lamp posts or placing them in houses of people who have complained about bins being put out early. The Mail didn't say if any of Warwickshire's councils partake in this Orwellian activity, but if find this really scary non the less.