I was concerned on leaving the house this morning about the amount of rubbish that now adorns the kerbs of my street, not just from the wheelie bins left at the end of peoples drives, but also the extra bags left by the side and the overflowing bins themselves. Would the bins that are overflowing and the bags left by the site not be collected? Would we have a problem with rats and other vermin, even foxes and cats ripping bags apart?
It's been over three weeks since our last household waste and recycling collection and to be honest, I was getting concerned over the extra bags and overflowing bins, and the fact that my Sis-in-law had to argue with the bin man to take her bin yesterday - even though the lid would not close.
Swindon borough council say [link] that waste will not be collected if:
- The bin lid is not shut.
- There is any side waste.
- It is not in a wheelie bin or blue sack supplied by SBC.
If your waste has not been collected for one of the above reasons, we will place a sticker on your waste, explaining why.
I called them this morning to ask why my Sis-in-law had to chase down the refuse collection agent to get him to take them bin. Not collecting for over three weeks, when we have collections every two weeks, means that it would be wholly unreasonable to think that there would not be an excess in rubbish.
I was advised by the very pleasant lady (who clearly has had many calls asking the same question - as it sounded very rehearsed and scripted)...
"We are doing all we can to collect missed collections and overflowing wheelie bins, together with bags left to the side of bins will be collected"
And I got her to repeat...
"Yes we will collect overflowing bins and any bags left by the side of them."
Great, let's see if they actually do it!
