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deancannock wrote:
the idea the more people in a house means you use more rubbish does not always add up. The council will only allow one bin per household ( thou you do get that split now with garden refuse and re-cyle refuse). So even if you did have 4 in your household as opposed to 2 next door, you would still have the same amount of bins emptied.
the idea the more people in a house means you use more rubbish does not always add up. The council will only allow one bin per household ( thou you do get that split now with garden refuse and re-cyle refuse). So even if you did have 4 in your household as opposed to 2 next door, you would still have the same amount of bins emptied.
Ok, whilst I agree with the second part of this post I do have an issue with the part quoted above.
If your going to state what the council will or won't o, how about remembering a few historical facts.
1. The Poll tax riots kicked off around March 1990.
2. Wheelie bins were not in general use at the time of the poll tax riots, in fact I believe only one local council was using them in March 1990.
3. Today's waste collections are different to those of the time in 1990.
4. In 1990 most people had their refuse contained in a traditional bin that required a man to physically lift the bin so as to empty it's contents.
5. The Household Waste Recycling Act that forced local councils to collect recyclables wasnt law until 2003, and enforceable until 2004.
Therefore whilst I agree with your arguement that can only, and is surely, based solely on todays standards, I don't think it works within it's historical period.
The facts are that there was very little in the way of kerbside recycling, there was very little home composting, only a dim but growing environmental awareness, little government direct control and therefore homes didn't just get one bin emptied each week. It was, from memory, more like three or four bins EVERY week.
So, with nothing getting recycled and little to no wish to anyway, it's easy to see that the throw away society DID in fact produce more rubbish per person back then, than it does now.
Trevaunance wrote:
The facts are that there was very little in the way of kerbside recycling, there was very little home composting, only a dim but growing environmental awareness, little government direct control and therefore homes didn't just get one bin emptied each week. It was, from memory, more like three or four bins EVERY week.
So, with nothing getting recycled and little to no wish to anyway, it's easy to see that the throw away society DID in fact produce more rubbish per person back then, than it does now.
The facts are that there was very little in the way of kerbside recycling, there was very little home composting, only a dim but growing environmental awareness, little government direct control and therefore homes didn't just get one bin emptied each week. It was, from memory, more like three or four bins EVERY week.
So, with nothing getting recycled and little to no wish to anyway, it's easy to see that the throw away society DID in fact produce more rubbish per person back then, than it does now.
after deano wrote:
the idea the more people in a house means you use more rubbish does not always add up. The council will only allow one bin per household ( thou you do get that split now with garden refuse and re-cyle refuse). So even if you did have 4 in your household as opposed to 2 next door, you would still have the same amount of bins emptied.
the idea the more people in a house means you use more rubbish does not always add up. The council will only allow one bin per household ( thou you do get that split now with garden refuse and re-cyle refuse). So even if you did have 4 in your household as opposed to 2 next door, you would still have the same amount of bins emptied.
makes perfect sence.
