Susana Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 Just had a blue box delivered in which to put my tins, jars and textiles for recycling. Has anyone else had one? Although I have a Sheffield phone number my postal district is in Rotherham, so perhaps it's a RMBC thing. Where the hell am I going to keep it? It is quite large and very blue. Apparently I have to put it outside every second week with my wheelie bin, before 7am. It doesn't have a lid so leaving it outside isn't really an option as it will get full of water. After two weeks it will be quite heavy and I have quite a trek to take my bin to the collection point, let alone struggling with the box as well. I don't think I'll be using it somehow. I'm all for recycling, but I'm not enamoured of the idea of getting up earlier to deposit said box at end of road. I think I'll just shove it in the garage out of the way. I can't get fined can I for not using it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinajones Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 i haven't got one yet but have several bags full of aforementioned recycleables. get dem RMBC bwad boyz round my joint. immediatley. drop the blue box baby. it would be a good look. maybe you could post up a diagram of the downstairs of your home with possible homes for the box clearly annotated (in blue of course), then us forumsters could vote where you should keep the box. with regards to the blueness perhaps a 'picasso blue period' theme could be added to the interiors of the chosen room so as not to draw attention to the plastic item. put the box out the night before so you can spend your 7ams in bed. modern life is rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by tinajones imodern life is rubbish Literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 What will they think of next??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Forgot to tell you - we get TWO wheelies, one for just rubbish, weekly collection, and one for recyclable stuff, fortnightly. Wonder how much ordinary rubbish finds its way into the recycle bin? Great subject, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ruscoe Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by Susana I don't think I'll be using it somehow. I'm all for recycling, but I'm not enamoured of the idea of getting up earlier to deposit said box at end of road. I think I'll just shove it in the garage out of the way. I can't get fined can I for not using it ? What's the box made of? Can you not just recycle it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ruscoe Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by BigD Forgot to tell you - we get TWO wheelies, one for just rubbish, weekly collection, and one for recyclable stuff, fortnightly. Wonder how much ordinary rubbish finds its way into the recycle bin? Same here in Sheffield - but only recently did we get our new "Blue Bins" (for just paper and card which seems to confuse people ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilwise Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 In S36 we have had blue boxes for years, then we were told we were having blue bins for paper and card. In the blue box we put glass and tins and newspapers but we can now only recycle paper. The blue box collection has stopped for economic reasons so now all my glass and tin goes into my ordinary wheelie bin. So much for recycling. It is not convenient to take bags of glass and tin to the recycling centre at Deepcar as I do not drive and I am not taking a 2 bus journey to do it. I like recycling but really Sheffield City Council is not using its brains There is less being recycled than there was before:? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickszz Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 I've asked this before but nobody seemed to know. Are these Blue Bins chipped? I have heard of some bins that are chipped and the weight recorded on the back of the bin wagon and I wondered if it was these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Rock Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 I've never found out yet when my blue bin is meant to be collected. It is full but never been put out to be emptied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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