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schuee:
We have been recycling cans, plastic, paper now for about 6 years and now the local council are handing out bins for all the different types of waste, woe betide you if your bin goes out early, or if the lid is open slightly, or if you place the wrong waste in the wrong bin I have read that other councils are slapping £100 fines for such incidents.

I feel that we have to recycle household waste, if only for our future generations.
However a news report from Sky today makes a mockery regarding plastic recycling.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13553680,00.html

When all plastic can be recycled safely in the UK, which I though it was, it is shipped to China and is producing more pollution than ever being recycled by under paid workers, including children.
Who are the fools now, and who is making the money at the expense of the unfortunate :shock:

Mudlark:
Maybe as much as 80% of recycling is non-recyclable much of plastic isn't, glass isn't, recycling paper is more detrimental to the environment than growing and cropping trees, removal of compostable waste to compost it and then bring (sell) it back produces loads of co2

The EU ecological program is speeding up the demise of the natural environment - not something that should be left in the hands of the governments or do-gooders.

Boggert:

--- Quote from: "schuee" ---We have been recycling cans, plastic, paper now for about 6 years and now the local council are handing out bins for all the different types of waste, woe betide you if your bin goes out early, or if the lid is open slightly, or if you place the wrong waste in the wrong bin I have read that other councils are slapping £100 fines for such incidents.

I feel that we have to recycle household waste, if only for our future generations.
However a news report from Sky today makes a mockery regarding plastic recycling.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13553680,00.html

When all plastic can be recycled safely in the UK, which I though it was, it is shipped to China and is producing more pollution than ever being recycled by under paid workers, including children.
Who are the fools now, and who is making the money at the expense of the unfortunate :shock:
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Schuee

We still havn't got wheely bins in Caythorpe  :shock: However and the only recycling I can do is save everyhing up and take it to Asda or the recycle point in the village.  Have they put the chips in rhe weely bins yet in Grantham?
I try to recycle everything possible, but we are limited to cans, plastic bottles only, card board and magazines! One thing that always bugs me are Plastic bags where can I get rid of them safely?

Oh by the way... getting my AT's fitted next week  :D A big thanks to my mates girlfriend in Nottingham who owns a garage and has done me a great deal!
The Rubber Queen rules!

Evilgoat:
Heres a thought.

I just half filled a bin bag with a months junk mail and circulars.

sleeplessparadise:
Thats such a waste........ I always just pop it all back in the post cos why the heck should I have to get rid of it! What really bothers me is the local tip has height barriers and we can just get under in the disco but if I wanted to go in my 90 I would need a special permit from the council because it is a hard top and classed as a van........ this also applies if we go in the 2a cos it has a rag top and can therefore become a pick up :shock:  Trouble is you are only allowed one special pass so we have to choose one vehicle then only use that one :x

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