Comments for Wychavon District Council's Managing Director, Jack Hegarty http://jackhegarty.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Wheelie Bin Trial by Tom McDonald http://jackhegarty.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/wheelie-bin-trial/#comment-4 Tom McDonald Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:11:08 +0000 http://jackhegarty.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/wheelie-bin-trial/#comment-4 Dear Jack When you suggested councillors engaged in a hands-on trial I was pleased to participate. I was unused to "bins on wheels" and frankly rather sceptical about some of the recycling claims being made. As you know I have a three person adult family (with sons and daughters visiting on a regular basis) and Barbara was already well into recycling. We have just completed the second trial week, the black bin (food waste/residual material) is full, and the green bin (recyclable material) is more than three quarters full. And yes, the system does encourage the recycling process. If there is any adverse comment it would be that so much material at present is not capable of being recycled a situation that should change! As for the bins themselves, in our premises I (not Barbara!) have found them easier to handle than black sacks and the green bottle boxes, a real plus point being that recyclable materials are comingled – no need to separate. At the end of last week (prior to collection of the black bin) we held a "smell party" to get the benefits of a number of noses and yes there was some evidence of smell from it. Concerns raised were, "What would it be like in warm weather, in an enclosed space etc?", all supported by anecdotal case histories. What we really do like is the security of the bins against those animals and birds (rural and domestic) who use black sacks as their local 'take away'. No longer do we need to pick the best time of day to put the food waste out, or be faced with a cleaning up exercise. Regards Tom Dear Jack

When you suggested councillors engaged in a hands-on trial I was pleased to participate. I was unused to “bins on wheels” and frankly rather sceptical about some of the recycling claims being made.

As you know I have a three person adult family (with sons and daughters visiting on a regular basis) and Barbara was already well into recycling.

We have just completed the second trial week, the black bin (food waste/residual material) is full, and the green bin (recyclable material) is more than three quarters full. And yes, the system does encourage the recycling process. If there is any adverse comment it would be that so much material at present is not capable of being recycled a situation that should change!

As for the bins themselves, in our premises I (not Barbara!) have found them easier to handle than black sacks and the green bottle boxes, a real plus point being that recyclable materials are comingled – no need to separate.

At the end of last week (prior to collection of the black bin) we held a “smell party” to get the benefits of a number of noses and yes there was some evidence of smell from it. Concerns raised were, “What would it be like in warm weather, in an enclosed space etc?”, all supported by anecdotal case histories.

What we really do like is the security of the bins against those animals and birds (rural and domestic) who use black sacks as their local ‘take away’. No longer do we need to pick the best time of day to put the food waste out, or be faced with a cleaning up exercise.

Regards
Tom

]]> Comment on Wheelie Bin Trial by Judy http://jackhegarty.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/wheelie-bin-trial/#comment-3 Judy Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:03:40 +0000 http://jackhegarty.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/wheelie-bin-trial/#comment-3 Last night - in the dark by the time I got round to it - I off loaded all the magazines and mail order catalogues that have been lying round the house for ages into the green bin. They have stacked up because they are so heavy they always split the purple bags, and last time I went to the tip I hadn't got room to put them in the car. Wonder of wonders, the wheely bin seems to have Tardis properties (after all, it is on loan from Redditch) as even after adding a rather disgraceful number of wine bottles, and all the plastic ones, it was only about a third full, but quite heavy. Nevertheless, with one hand, I wheeled it across the gravel, down a step and out to the gate. This morning, as if by magic, it had been emptied by the time I got up. The big green bin positively ran itself back up to its parking place behind the shed. I'm converted after the first collection. Last night – in the dark by the time I got round to it – I off loaded all the magazines and mail order catalogues that have been lying round the house for ages into the green bin. They have stacked up because they are so heavy they always split the purple bags, and last time I went to the tip I hadn’t got room to put them in the car. Wonder of wonders, the wheely bin seems to have Tardis properties (after all, it is on loan from Redditch) as even after adding a rather disgraceful number of wine bottles, and all the plastic ones, it was only about a third full, but quite heavy. Nevertheless, with one hand, I wheeled it across the gravel, down a step and out to the gate.

This morning, as if by magic, it had been emptied by the time I got up. The big green bin positively ran itself back up to its parking place behind the shed.

I’m converted after the first collection.

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