They've Been! Hurrah!

[barry1010]

The dustmen (there are no women on my local team) have just emptied my bins and recycling. Happy days.
Such a cheery team, too

[Dagman]

Same here barry1010, I don't think many around here expected it, so few bags n boxes were out! They did however make a mess but picked it all up when my neighbour went out to collect his bags. Normally they'd drive off. Glad all the clutter rubbish has gone, feel cleansed somehow!

[10ClarionSt]

Yep, they're due here today. I just wonder when it will be their turn to take strike action.

[haras2]

Same here!
Hope you put boxes of chocolates - I do , and they are excellent - the dustbin men I mean:-)

[carolegif]

Came here this morning! Took everything even the food caddy which was over full.

[-SharonA-]

Around here they're thinking of upping our weekly recycling collections to two weekly & other collections will be three weekly. I really hope that it is vetoed as this is a terrible idea.

[nicebloke1]

Another rubbish thread.:0)

[barry1010]

I agree, Sharon. A lot of councils provide only fortnightly or even three weekly collections which really isn’t good enough for many households. I believe some councils only collect once a month.

[roopower]

They are emptying our bins now, bless them. They usually work Bank Holiday mondays but had the day off this year and I think they deserved it.

[roopower]

We have fortnightly collections of rubbish ( black bin) and then recycling and garden rubbish bins. It works ok, been like it for ages now. You can ask for a bigger recycling bin if you need it but if you need a new black bin it's smaller. ( though I think large households can request a bigger one)

[goodgoalie]

Dustmen? Surely 'Waste Disposal Operatives'

[gness]

Dustmen, Barry! What are they? ;-). We have to deal with our own rubbish here. No council tax though. We can hire a private company but the can't get the lorry up the lane. Makes us careful of waste.

Not wishing to dampen your thread but, if I may, an example of the kindness of binmen.
When I moved to my last UK house I was surprised to hear them at around 4am or just after. I found out that a few years before a lorry had run over and killed the toddler across the road. A sheer accident but the binmen decided they would collect from our close very early so the parents didn't see the lorry every week.

[barry1010]

That's lovely, gness.