Thanks for VB reader Michael Forrest for sending us this note about his early experience with the council’s new wheelie bin collections. Let us know how your experiences have been – Ed.
Thought this may interest you. The recycling scheme on the island has managed to infuriate people up my road and most importantly my wife when on the very first collection of this new scheme, they left this note (below) on our shiny new wheelie bin.
Bin only 2/3 ft away from the kerbNow the bin was placed 2/3 ft away from the kerb, no joke. They managed to jump from their wagon I imagine after midday, walk the marathon from their cab to the bin and manage to spend their time sticking a note to the bin to say they won’t be collecting the rubbish from the bin they are writing on as it wasn’t kissing the kerb!
What a load of RUBBISH!
Why not just take it?
I mean, it’s a complete joke that they’d not just take it, or that the island waste management service have instructed their bin men to not touch any bin that isn’t exactly positioned right.
Wouldn’t it have been a more sensible thing to encourage the recycling and get households on their side by perhaps ticking the box at the bottom of the sticker, indicating that the bin wasn’t exactly in the right place but we have done our jobs and actually taken the rubbish, that we pay them to do?
It’s a joke. Plus what will happen to people who live in roads that won’t have a direct road side collection, they’re gonna be stuffed!
Phones not answered
As usual, they won’t answer any phone calls that my wife has made today or responded to the message she left them.
Good way to start a recycling initiative I think you’ll agree.
Doesn’t bode well that Devon has had the same scheme for the past couple of years and has now decided to stop it due to it not working and public disapproval.
The note left
