Recycling advisors

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  4 February 2015     18:09278197
  #1      
  I would love to see how they get on down the Folkestone Road.
  
  
  http://www.dover-express.co.uk/Council-send-rubbish-advisors-door-door-recycling/story-25973031-detail/story.html
• Paul Watkins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 9 Nov 2011
  • Posts: 2,226
  4 February 2015     18:24278198
  #2      
  This is not funded from DDC council tax Howard.
• Guest 1385

  • Registered: 27 Oct 2014
  • Posts: 322
  4 February 2015     18:51278200
  #3      
  The problem we have here the younger generation do not recycle.The amount of them just put everything in a black bag.
  The only issue I have is the black boxes which DDC suppy for the paper/cardboard are never empted fully. mine is outside and when it,s rains the paper all sticks to the box.
  
  I think it will not be long before DDC will start to weigh our bins and charge by the amount we rubbish which they collect.
  
  With regards Howard,s post I think it will be interesting.
• Paul Watkins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 9 Nov 2011
  • Posts: 2,226
  4 February 2015     18:57278201
  #4      
  I don't think so Stu. KCC receive payments for the recycled materials.
• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,261
  4 February 2015     19:03278202
  #5      
  How are they being paid Paul if not via DDC council tax?
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• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,261
  4 February 2015     19:06278203
  #6      
  We've stopped using our black boxes as too much paper/card is constantly blown down the street and my car has been damaged by empty boxes smashing into the door! bring back the bag at least the rubbish tended to stay in them
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• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,931
  4 February 2015     19:25278204
  #7      
  I know people who live in flats and they say they do not have the room to have different containers for recycling.
  
  I agree with Stu the youngsters in the bedsits next door do not seem to bother with recycling possibly because of the reason just given.
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• Guest 1385

  • Registered: 27 Oct 2014
  • Posts: 322
  4 February 2015     19:36278205
  #8      
  With regards Reginald post: it,s the same in my street bottles etc being blown down the street when the collecting team drop them and to busy to pick them up. Paper blowing down the road. The only time we see a road sweeper is when the council tax is due.
  I understand KCC get payment for the recycled materials so why don,t they send a sweeper behind the lorries to clear the mess which is sometimes dropped ?
  They have the staff in the town centres but never is the other areas of Dover.
• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,261
  4 February 2015     19:42278206
  #9      
  Agreed you see litter pickers on Whitfield hill frequently and always in town. Credit where due though after those really strong winds earlier in year on our bin day! we had all the rubbish cleared by litter picker next day. First time we had seen one but he did a great job in bitterly cold winds.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  4 February 2015     19:43278207
  #10      
  I don't think there are enough road sweepers to go around nowadays Stu. at one time we had a regular that came around the day before rubbish was collected!!
• Andy B

  • Location: dover
  • Registered: 10 Nov 2012
  • Posts: 1,829
  4 February 2015     20:03278209
  #11      
  Does it really end up being recycled or does it often end up in landfill as i,ve heard in the past?Is it actually being recycled or more about achieving targets and figures to please those in power?Its something that i often wonder.
• Paul Watkins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 9 Nov 2011
  • Posts: 2,226
  5 February 2015     06:56278223
  #12      
  Money came from Kent Waste Forum I believe Reginald.
  
  Whether they took it from surpluses to encourage more recycling or they received a Government agency grant I am unsure.
  
  Andy, Kent CC -who receive the cash from sale of waste products - are making better than budgeted for receipts from re-cyclates.
• Guest 715

  • Registered: 9 Jun 2011
  • Posts: 2,438
  5 February 2015     08:17278226
  #13      
   Reginald Barrington wrote:

  We've stopped using our black boxes as too much paper/card is constantly blown down the street and my car has been damaged by empty boxes smashing into the door! bring back the bag at least the rubbish tended to stay in them

  The black boxes are not suitable for the paper as stated, the bags were much better except when the bin men just threw them down when emptied and the wind blew them away!
  Audere est facere.
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,931
  5 February 2015     08:27278228
  #14      
  I still use my blue bag for paper and when it dies will try to find another one, being disabled I would find the box far to awkward to move on recycling day.
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• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  5 February 2015     08:36278229
  #15      
  Nothing wrong with the boxs all you have to do is put something over the top to keep it dry and then put your food wast box on top of that ,this in return will keep it all the box and dry ,been doing that from day one.
• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,261
  5 February 2015     09:18278230
  #16      
  Thank you Paul.
  we were told not to put lids on black boxes or they would not be emptied, however most of the street no longer have them as theyve been blown away and smashed up.
  I just take mine to the recycling skip on next trip to a supermarket saves chasing my box and rubbish around the streets.
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