Dear All, I have been following this thread with interest as it's a subject which concerns me. I, too, have had cause to contact SCC on several occasions about various aspects of their policy and practice. I'm particularly incensed by the need to drive a car a considerable distance into the city in order to dispose of numerous items not covered by the collection 'service'. Having taken the trouble to do so, it's not at all unusual to be told to throw a potentially hazardous item in with the general rubbish.
One thing that drives me crazy is the way that different councils in the region, served by the same contractor, set different recycling rules. Plus, employees at the tip (sorry, 'recycling centre') seem often to be working to a completely different set of rules. Isn't it past time to set up a separate discussion list for this topic? Chris On 14 November 2015 at 13:14, john <j...@jesoftware.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Lisi > > I keep bending the ear of the recycling people in Southampton about > exactly the same type of problem. Will present your comment when > they have a citizen science training day. Waiting to hear when this > will be. > > John Eayrs > > > On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:38:17 +0000 > Lisi <hants...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > On Friday 13 November 2015 10:20:07 Gordon Scott wrote: > > > > I looked into the German waste system > > > > > > Like battery recycling bins everywhere... Years and years ago... > > > Sigh. > > > > I have an electric kettle to get rid of. My days of being able to > > repair such things are over, and as it stands it is a fire hazard. > > So, I have an electric kettle to get rid of. > > > > The "correct" way for me to do so is to drive 5 or 6 miles, sit in a > > queue with the engine running, or repeatedly restart the engine, dump > > the kettle, drive home again. (To go to my "local" tip it is 11 or > > 12 miles, but the next door authority tip is a mere 5 or 6 miles > > away, with a permanent queue.) > > > > I do have three mercury based light bulbs I could get rid of at the > > same time. And some batteries, but I could get rid of those only > > three miles away at a place I go to sometimes anyway. > > > > Ecofriendly, crackers, or what??? > > > > Lisi > > > > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------- >
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