howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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Is it possible that the binman was emptying the paper into an empty bin. Our binmen have been known to do to save time, they would walk up the road emptying the paper from several houses into one large bin then empty the full paper bin into the lorry.
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Also if they find mis-sorted stuff mixed together in one bin it will all go to landfill as they don't have the time to sort it at the roadside.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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Every time a bin man empties recycling into the wrong receptacle four polar bears die.
It's tragic. Really.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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and don't forget the penguins Philip.you can allways pick one up from the supermarket.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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The recycling is just to hit EU targets, what's wrong with land fill if it's cheaper and clean, for the customers?
A lot of this stuff goes to India and china ,part of the eco con,
It ends up on the bomb fire
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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kieth,i hope you don't live near a landfill site,the stench that comes off them is awfull.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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The problem with landfill is that our little island is too densely populated and we will eventually run out of suitable sites.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
additionally there was talk some time back of manufacturers cutting down on excess packaging, haven't noticed much of a difference.
