Plant pot problems
OUR recycling bins always get emptied on Mondays. We have gone ahead and paid the fee for the council to collect the garden waste bin.
At this time of the year many people spend time in the garden, planting out their bedding plants. But – what does everyone do to dispose of their plastic plant pots after the new plants are in the ground?
Well, last Monday our recycling plastics and paper bin was emptied (sort of ). We had not actually sat down and read the sticker on the bin, nor had we visited the council’s website at www.hinckleybosworth.gov.uk/whatgoesinbins
We found the collectors had left the tray of black plastic plant containers on top of the bin, and had also stuck a notice on the handle of the bin.
We have since read the front of all of the bins and just wonder why can you put yogurt pots and empty meal containers in the bin with the blue lid (which are both similar plastic as the plant pots), but you can’t put plant containers in there?
On Thursday we received a letter from the Waste Management department of the borough council – concerning section 46 Environment Protection Act 1991: Unsuitable items in your blue lidded recycling bin.
Mainly the letter concerned a reminder of European legislation which requires local authorities to recycle a minimum of 50% of all domestic waste by 2020 and to improve the quality of recycling materials col- lected.
They said we are obliged to meet these targets.
There was also a warning that “if the issue persists, options available are for us [the council] to issue formal warnings or ultimately a fixed penalty. A waste officer may also visit you to discuss these issues and assist you with any difficulties.”
It would help if council could let us know:
1) What to do in order to dispose of black plastic empty plant containers (i.e. which bin, or is it the tip)
2) How on earth can we keep council tax low if they send letters out to householders such as this,
This is job creation and also litter creation.
94 year-old Lutterworth Road Resident the all