Post by: tina on October 24, 2007, 02:53:06 PM
Not quite sure yet how it will go, I'm all for trying but have to confess I usually put 2 bags out per week. One thing I will be doing now (which I must confess not to doing) is to start taking my plastic milk and juice bottles down to the tip. That should take my waste down to 1 bag per week I'm sure
Here's to a greener cleaner Marple
Post by: amazon on October 26, 2007, 08:57:52 PM
Post by: tina on October 26, 2007, 10:16:17 PM
It's not rocket science to put a bag at the garden gate. So why will it be dumped?
Post by: Howard on October 27, 2007, 01:10:25 AM
Post by: amazon on October 27, 2007, 06:34:21 PM
Post by: Rachael on October 27, 2007, 08:09:25 PM
At present, you only get one bag a week, I have asked for extra to be told they are not allowed to give them.
Often, on bin collection day, our bin bag has blown away from where it is usually left by the time i get home from work, this way, on a roll, I have all the bin bags I should normaly have from them a year.
As for having problems collecting waste, there is a phone number for the recycling department, if you give them a ring, im sure they could help
Post by: eeyore21 on October 27, 2007, 11:22:30 PM
Post by: Lisa Oldham on October 28, 2007, 11:12:18 AM
that maybe in the future when we are used to the new system they may well say if you put out black bags then you get charged
My family has 6 members.. I do recycle probably not as much as i could but i try but i still produce 2 or 3 bags a week.
The quality of the bags is dreadful but they are quite large i think.. the transparency is a bit off putting..
claims that they will be checking our rubbish to see if businesses are throwing stuff away (instead of paying the correct amount to dispose of it)etc make me a little concerned especially when i run out of blue bags - in theory that will be in May!!
and the blue bag rolls dont fit in my drawer :>(
but apart from that i think we need something different than the old way not just to help the bin men but also to encourage more recycling.
and then we could discuss at length the fact that our greener stockport doesnt recycle half as much as most of the rest of the country even though our council tax is significantly higher than many
my twopenneth worth
Post by: amazon on October 28, 2007, 02:20:21 PM
Post by: andyamp;kirsty on October 30, 2007, 02:39:21 PM
this meeting lasted 90 mins and covered loads of stuff but that was the jist of it.
also if you get someone elses black box or green bin ring the number they give you and they will clean/return it.
also the salvation army collect plastic and take it to the tip for you, you can compost card and your hoover bag and contents!
Post by: amazon on October 30, 2007, 02:58:12 PM
Post by: maronbf3 on October 30, 2007, 04:59:31 PM
Ex Hoover sales/service Rep in the Marple area.
Post by: eeyore21 on October 30, 2007, 10:38:35 PM
also if they carn't do anything with it whats the point of taking it to the reclying bins in the main carpark or down at the tip. what happens to it when it leaves there does it just go to a landfill site.
Post by: Marpleian on October 31, 2007, 07:43:18 AM
Post by: Rachael on November 05, 2007, 08:12:54 AM
Its a good idea, as we go through many plastic milk bottles a week.
Post by: Deniseam on November 05, 2007, 10:30:05 AM
Post by: Marpleian on November 05, 2007, 02:04:24 PM
Post by: admin on November 05, 2007, 05:36:35 PM
Post by: Mr Mansfield on November 05, 2007, 08:26:02 PM
Post by: Deniseam on November 06, 2007, 10:59:05 AM
Post by: wolfman on November 21, 2007, 03:37:43 PM
Post by: wolfman on November 29, 2007, 10:13:30 AM
Post by: Tricky on November 29, 2007, 11:20:43 AM
Victoria Morley
28/11/2007
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to roll out see-through bin bags could be heading straight back to Stockport Council’s waste bin, after furious residents rubbished the plan.
Stockport Council was bombarded with queries from residents deeply concerned about their rights to privacy after the Stockport Express exclusively revealed the plans last week.
And following a meeting of the Environment Scrutiny Committee last Thursday, Labour councillor Philip Harding says the Council are seriously considering pulling the plug on the interim scheme, which will be in place for a year before it is replaced by wheelie bins in 2008.
"It’s not often you see councillors visibly scared but they really are worried this time. They have already faced angry public reaction this week and that’s just in the roll out stages of the plan," said Coun Harding, (pictured above).
Scrutiny committee chair, Coun John Smith, could only confirm yesterday that a full report will be presented at the January meeting to assess whether the blue transparent sacks meet criteria - however he did say the scheme was already effective.
Residents in Marple and Romiley were the first to receive their year’s supply of 60 transparent bin bags this month, with Edgeley scheduled to be the next area to receive theirs next week.
Residents in Offerton, Heald Green and Bramhall will receive bags in the New Year.
Under the new scheme, which the Council claims has been introduced to tackle illegal business waste and to encourage more efficient recycling in Stockport, residents will still be allowed to use black bin bags alongside the blue ones.
But extra blue bags are not available to buy.
Councillor Stuart Bodsworth, executive member for the environment, said: "As with any good project management, the scheme has several points throughout it when practices can be reviewed, but the Council has no plans for a U-turn.
"The blue sack scheme has been introduced as an interim measure until wheelie bins arrive. It’s a change we’ve had to make for a number of reasons. We wanted to resolve the problem of householders not receiving their weekly sack, we had to address concerns the Health and Safety Executive had about bin site collection and we needed to tackle the costly problem of some businesses illegally disposing of their waste in the household collection. We also hope that providing the bag with tabs will allow the public to tie the top and thereby reduce any chance of spillage."
Coun Bodsworth also confirmed that the cost of the blue bags is £30,000 a year for a whole bin round, for example the Marple and High Lane bin round area.
However, furious residents left messages on our website, claiming they had ‘seen straight through’ the Council’s ‘highly invasive’ ‘money-making’ ‘snooping’ exercise with one reader accusing the project of being ‘one step away from a 1984 police-style state’.
Stockport resident Alan Royston also criticised the scheme on the website for being a ‘waste of time’ following the news residents can still use black bags. He said: "Surely this defeats the object of the Council’s exercise with regard to seeing what's inside the bag.
"Quite frankly I feel the whole exercise is farcical."
Post by: Mr Mansfield on November 30, 2007, 12:50:09 AM
Does this mean that the waste collectors will ignore these and/or are they instructed to do so?
Post by: eeyore21 on November 30, 2007, 07:23:20 AM
Post by: amazon on November 30, 2007, 09:02:54 PM
Sorry to keep going on about blue bags but the money this council throws .away is crazy . rang smbc last week i had some rubbish to move not heavy not big. baged in black bags about seven in total . was told just put out with your blue bags they will take away this they did no problems . my point is why have we been given blue bags .why not a roll of black bags . how much is this costing ony a stop gap till we have whelie bins next year i was told .
Post by: Lisa Oldham on December 02, 2007, 08:41:28 PM
I do agree with them giving us a load up front... they are much digger than the black ones as far as i can tell... or does the colour just make them look bigger
they never said they would refuse to take black ones... however i reckon that in 12 months time they may say exactly that.... once we have got used to them!!
as a result our recycling has improved... we always recycle the stuff they collect but havent been that good at plastic though it has weighed a bit on our consciences
so loads of plastic is being recycled now... though we are only 1 bag less a week on rubbish
not sure if its because they are transparent or because we feel "guilty" about putting black ones out!!
something aobut it is working in our house so anything that helps us think aobut recycling more has got to be a good thing and they should do much more of it.
I don't like them but apart from them being too flimsy I can't really find anything really serious to object about... there are worst things going on in the world and this council does much worst things.... wonder when all the people who complain about all these things will start to think about voting for someone else...
or are all marple forum people anti liberal
wonder what the cost difference is between delivering 60 bags once a year to delivering a bag every week... bulk ordering is usually cheaper so maybe there is a cost saving ??
Post by: Eric the Hamster on December 10, 2007, 10:06:06 AM
We recycle plastic, but the collection at the Rose Hill "tip" only allows you to put in bottles (no yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, plastic bags etc.) - I bet all the various bits of plastic comprise the vast majority of most dustbins (er, blue bags).
Post by: andyamp;kirsty on December 10, 2007, 02:32:26 PM
since they 'rolled out' (pun intended) the blue bags we have been putting out one a week maximum, sometimes we have been waiting for two weeks. i do agree that plastic collection would be helpful but you can take it to the tip or call the salvation army who will deal with it for you. I also know its a pest not being able to recycle various plastics but is there any way you can reuse? or cut down the amount you buy?
Post by: Marpleian on December 10, 2007, 04:17:30 PM
Post by: Cyberman on January 14, 2008, 01:08:56 PM
One less thing to put in the blue bag.
Post by: amazon on January 14, 2008, 08:15:15 PM
Post by: Marpleian on January 15, 2008, 07:55:52 AM
Post by: Deniseam on January 15, 2008, 11:06:24 AM
Also re blue bags I am sick of the cats in our neighbourhood tearing at the bags while they are waiting to be collected. Never had this problem before.
Post by: amazon on January 15, 2008, 11:51:16 AM
Post by: Marpleian on January 15, 2008, 11:53:54 AM
Post by: Lisa Oldham on January 15, 2008, 08:14:24 PM
Post by: Deniseam on January 16, 2008, 10:40:18 AM
Post by: the rover on January 18, 2008, 12:03:57 PM
Post by: Lisa Oldham on June 26, 2008, 04:59:40 PM
just interested my roll is starting to shrink a bit ::)
Post by: alison on June 26, 2008, 05:13:12 PM
My big gripe with the Green bins was the size of them and their unsuitability for small terraced houses if waste is to be collected from the front of the property. I have been in Cheadle Hulme recently and they have new blue wheelies which I think are for plastic and cardboard that are really dinky. I wouldn't object to something that size - anyone know when we are likely to get them?
Alison
Post by: Barbara on June 26, 2008, 06:23:55 PM
Post by: Dave on June 27, 2008, 05:02:50 PM
Has anyone run out yet?
just interested my roll is starting to shrink a bit ::)
If you need to put out more than one bag you can use a black one - I've been doing that without any problems, and so have my neighbours.
Post by: Lisa Oldham on June 27, 2008, 06:28:47 PM
just wondered what happens when they run out as they are supposed to last a year and sure its not been that
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