[user104658]

tbqfh I throw all sorts into the recycling bin whether it has food on it or not; our green waste bins are only collected once every three weeks and it's overflowing by then already. So the blue bin will continue to have "contaminated boxes" in it, I'm afraid.

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

tbqfh I throw all sorts into the recycling bin whether it has food on it or not; our green waste bins are only collected once every three weeks and it's overflowing by then already. So the blue bin will continue to have "contaminated boxes" in it, I'm afraid.

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

We have green, blue, blue box, brown and grey

Blue (every 2 weeks)- cardboard, plastic and metal (cans / tins)

Blue box (weekly) - Glass and "small electrical goods" (kettles, toasters... though I once stuck a Henry Hoover in it )

Brown (random like every 4/5 weeks and not over winter) - Garden waste

Grey (weekly) - food waste

Green (every 3 weeks) - all other landfill crap



It's a ****ing military operation and means you need like 3 separate bins in the kitchen

I imagine the pests really enjoy that. That would be a nightmare here with our tropical climate and high humidity... woo hoo year-round pest control

We get trash pickup every week and recycle is picked up every two weeks. They're both 96 gallon containers. It's unique to the city though. The pickup was similar in other places we've lived. My grandmother is outside the city limits a third party company and they allow mixed recycle (including glass).

My recycle is usually at or a little bit overfull by the end of two weeks (a significant portion are Amazon delivery boxes) and we don't really tax the trash all that much. But it's just me and the husband and pets, and we try not to waste food.

If it's heavy trash (like used furniture, dead TVs, large scrap, etc), we take it in directly or we have to time removal every two months... heavy trash alterantves between tree waste and junk waste... I take everything that works to Good Will or put in clothing box if it's clothes, etc... and I take used electronics to a computer recycling outfit if it still works or recycle computer parts for other people's machines when they ask me to fix them...

There is no sense in taking dead electronics to their specific facility. I read here, they sit in a warehouse or just remain in a facility indefinitely... kind of like our used nuclear rods ...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Maru

I imagine the pests really enjoy that. That would be a nightmare here with our tropical climate and high humidity... woo hoo year-round pest control

There are HUGE problems with ants and wasps in summer. And often maggots if you lift the bags up .

Rats etc. aren't much of an issue here but if the lid is open even a bit then the foxes will get in. We usually end up just taking excess bags to the dump ourselves. Or I take them to work and sneak them in the massive ones out the back that belong to the chinese take away next door .

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

There are HUGE problems with ants and wasps in summer. And often maggots if you lift the bags up .

Rats etc. aren't much of an issue here but if the lid is open even a bit then the foxes will get in. We usually end up just taking excess bags to the dump ourselves. Or I take them to work and sneak them in the massive ones out the back that belong to the chinese take away next door .

My neighbors across the street have a lot of free-roaming cats which she kepts fed (they're all fixed). But I don't think enough... because I've yet to see a rat since we've moved to this block

Sometimes a raccoon or stray dog have knocked over some of our cans before... but I'll take that over little critters any day of the year.