Local Authority Recycling Centres (used to be tips)
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I can't get a green waste wheelie bin, as there are no more available and a waiting list even though you have to pay if you get one! But we are not allowed to put green waste in the general rubbish as that needs to go in a wheelie bin (comedy sketch material).ekimj10 said:
95% of our green waste is from the trees on the road outside our house; these are owned by the Council but they do nothing with them. All have TPOs on them yet the Council spend nothing on looking after them and when the leaves all blow into my front garden I can't get rid of them without driving to the tip or having a green wheelie bin (see above).
Just like to add that I pay Council Tax at band G rates which is currently £345.00 per month. I thought gas was expensive!
Our garden waste collection went up from £36 last year to 42 for this year. The Council doesn't have to provide this service but from their point of view its extra income.
Our Council are looking to increase householder tax by 4.99% for the forthcoming financial year
or by the maximum amount permitted. Its all about central Government pushing local Authorities to be more self funding hence why some are going bankrupt. Can't see this changing anytime soon soon, everything you pay your council will keep increasing, whether Council Tax, trips to recycling centre etc.
Tim.
Our Council are looking to increase householder tax by 4.99% for the forthcoming financial year
or by the maximum amount permitted. Its all about central Government pushing local Authorities to be more self funding hence why some are going bankrupt. Can't see this changing anytime soon soon, everything you pay your council will keep increasing, whether Council Tax, trips to recycling centre etc.Tim.
We are mid Sussex council but actually use the Crawley tip. Since Covid they have a booking system which works very well as there used to be long queues sometimes before and there never are any now.
People working there are decent as well. You just use your car registration number to book, so no more showing of your address via some sort of id.
People working there are decent as well. You just use your car registration number to book, so no more showing of your address via some sort of id.
Oh yes, Lincs CC tried that one during covid but completely cocked it up! They would book too many 'slots' at the same time and the slots were too close together, so when some people were either a minute early or minute late, it backed up quickly. Then, of course, it was compounded by more people arriving at their designated time but it was queueing already.pvr said:
Our tip is on a busy road with several large transport companies' depots on it, so the queueing traffic on the road from the tip was making it really dangerous. So the skip rats would then shut the tip gates and send everyone home!
Our Council made a good idea into a shambles and actually made more people gather in one place during lockdown/ covid.
You really couldn't make up how useless these people are. :roll:
It is like a comedy show. But so annoying and frustrating. What reason have they given you for not providing you with the green waste bin? The quality of service varies in Lincolnshire depending on which district council you pay your council tax to. If ours would deal with the tip issue and offer better accessibility I would be happy with the service.Pondrew said:I can't get a green waste wheelie bin, as there are no more available and a waiting list even though you have to pay if you get one! But we are not allowed to put green waste in the general rubbish as that needs to go in a wheelie bin (comedy sketch material).ekimj10 said:
95% of our green waste is from the trees on the road outside our house; these are owned by the Council but they do nothing with them. All have TPOs on them yet the Council spend nothing on looking after them and when the leaves all blow into my front garden I can't get rid of them without driving to the tip or having a green wheelie bin (see above).
Just like to add that I pay Council Tax at band G rates which is currently £345.00 per month. I thought gas was expensive!
It seems that there is a big variation in the quality of service offered to council tax payers depending on where you live. Reading all the posts I have been surprised by the difference. I guess there are so many variables in the equation it would be difficult to find a satisfactory explanation.
But if one authority is able to do a good job surely the others should be able to do likewise.
But if one authority is able to do a good job surely the others should be able to do likewise.
Collect the leaves and put them in a bin liner. Dump them on the doorstep of your local council office and see what happensPondrew said:I can't get a green waste wheelie bin, as there are no more available and a waiting list even though you have to pay if you get one! But we are not allowed to put green waste in the general rubbish as that needs to go in a wheelie bin (comedy sketch material).ekimj10 said:
95% of our green waste is from the trees on the road outside our house; these are owned by the Council but they do nothing with them. All have TPOs on them yet the Council spend nothing on looking after them and when the leaves all blow into my front garden I can't get rid of them without driving to the tip or having a green wheelie bin (see above).
Just like to add that I pay Council Tax at band G rates which is currently £345.00 per month. I thought gas was expensive!
TitanTim said:Our garden waste collection went up from £36 last year to 42 for this year. The Council doesn't have to provide this service but from their point of view its extra income.
Our Council are looking to increase householder tax by 4.99% for the forthcoming financial year
Tim.
Our council also want to increase by 4.99% - as they've done pretty much every year for the last 10. For once its closer to the actual rate of inflation than usual. Main culprit is reduced grant from central government- its a stealth tax if ever there was one!
Our 2 weekly garden waste collection fee was £30 but is going up to £60 next year. I probably use it 20 times a year so £3/collection which is cheaper and less hassle than taking it to the tip. In the summer it's usually packed to the gunnels and weighs a ton
I have to pay £40/45 a year for a single green waste collection bin which I can cope with if I squint a bit. But then, come winter, they go from fortnightly to monthly for Dec & Jan (and probably Feb) which is when I have the most to get shot of as I cut back all the hedges over Xmas. Come the summer and the grass is annihiliated by climate change and doesn't need cutting so nothing to chuck out. Grr.
Nanu said:Put green waste in a bin liner and put it in the general waste bin. Its free that way
But that gets my goat though :evil: as I pay a fee for the privelage.
This was picked up on one of the my local community website group chats where someone had seen their neighbour bag their green waste up and put it in with normal household waste and it was duly collected by the bin men, no questions asked. The person then called the Council to question this and they said yes if you put green/garden waste in with household it will get taken away.
So the point of me paying a fee is?
I will contacting my local Borough Councillor to raise it with the Council as it's plainly a farce if no checking is carried out. The only checks that are carried out is with the Green Waste bins that are put out that the homeowner has paid the yearly subscription fee which is confirmed by a sticker on the bin.
Tim.
I also have one and am a bit worried about where to get rid of it. If I took it to the tip I can imagine they would cordon off the area and call the bomb squad.MikeyH said:
There are a few you tube videos of how to deal with them, but don't come under sensible, unless you like the idea of living in a wheelchair.
