tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post9001860841898021971..comments2024-02-15T17:21:26.481+00:00Comments on The Rubbish Diet: Day 5: On the bins for Comic ReliefAlmost Mrs Averagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-22059663125422715922009-08-23T21:35:38.107+01:002009-08-23T21:35:38.107+01:00Hi John - sorry, can't believe I missed your c...Hi John - sorry, can't believe I missed your comment here. It must have disappeared into one my black holes :-D But you're right. Highlighting situations that I come across will hopefully help other organisations and the public alike. Fingers crossed eh! :-D<br /><br />Hi Behringer - thanks for dropping by and leaving such a kind comment. Good luck with your research. It would be great if you could drop by again when it's finished. Enjoy your studies. It is such a fascinating subject. :-D<br /><br />Hi Rudy - thank you, that's very kind :-DAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-80063382775015813242009-08-15T17:56:05.605+01:002009-08-15T17:56:05.605+01:00great... this is what i looking for... thanks :Dgreat... this is what i looking for... thanks :Drudyhttp://strategiforex.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-33719910070179828222009-08-14T22:00:36.818+01:002009-08-14T22:00:36.818+01:00Wow,
I'm a student in USA who's researchi...Wow,<br /> I'm a student in USA who's researching about UK recycling. Your post showed more for my research comprehension than most websites have. Thank you so much for your hard work!!Behringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717902975893286726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-79221488082916829142009-03-22T15:48:00.000+00:002009-03-22T15:48:00.000+00:00Hi Mrs A,50% is an excellent figure. I think best ...Hi Mrs A,<BR/><BR/>50% is an excellent figure. I think best practice should be highlighted and copied around the country. The present system is full of holes, bottomless pits more like.John costiganehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03625967157312556249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-84942210988011152022009-03-15T08:56:00.000+00:002009-03-15T08:56:00.000+00:00Hi John - yes, there is much debate in the news ab...Hi John - yes, there is much debate in the news about comingled recycling as opposed to kerbside sorting. As a resident I've had experience of both. Some time ago, where I used to live in Hertfordshire, we had several boxes for glass, tins and paper and needed lots of space for storage. However the benefit of that system was that the refuse collectors could actually see what they were collecting. Interestingly since we've moved that area has gone to comingled collections too.<BR/><BR/>In Bury St Edmunds, the comingled collection accepts mixed paper from envelopes, newspapers, magazines right through to cardboard. We also have the facility to recycle mixed plastics too, including, meat trays, yoghurt pots and margarine tubs as well as aluminium. So as you can see there is very little excuse for me not to do well with a zero waste approach as far as packaging is concerned. <BR/><BR/>The key misunderstanding as far as some residents are concerned is that they often put in shredded paper, bottles, wax cartons (tetrapaks) plastic bags, plastic film, polystyrene and crisp packets. These are the items that the council's awareness campaign is trying to keep out. What's great though is that apart from polystyrene and crisp packets, there are local alternatives for recycling the others.<BR/><BR/>As for statistics, chatting to the staff at the waste transfer site revealed that the levels of contamination are getting lower and they are recording better tonnage for the quality of recyclates year-on-year and that St Edmundsbury's recycling performance figures reach over 50%. And that's 50% of total waste not 50% of recycled collections.<BR/><BR/>Hi Layla - yes it was fun and no doubt if anyone else had been for a trip in a bin lorry I'd have been jealous too...(I think my next target now is a tractor LOL).<BR/><BR/>The waste that you see coming off the lorry is a mixture of cans, plastics and papers (as well as the odd pillow and duvet). <BR/><BR/>The council's stickers are great because they show what shouldn't go in too. Hopefully they will help raise awareness. :-D<BR/><BR/>Hi Anne - thank you so much for your support. It really is appreciated and talking of support, I must remember to tap the boys for their pocket money. I think they are pretty much impressed that mummy's been on a bin lorry. They certainly love the video of the recycling popping out at the end. ;-DAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-42628679181120531032009-03-14T23:07:00.000+00:002009-03-14T23:07:00.000+00:00Well done Karen - you did a fabulous job. I'm ful...Well done Karen - you did a fabulous job. I'm full of admiration for you. I'll bet your sons were envious weren't they, riding in the bin lorry - (and your husband)! A xStrawberry Jam Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695110960213262472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-56583833203902629102009-03-14T17:02:00.000+00:002009-03-14T17:02:00.000+00:00WOW!! Mrs A, this is WONDERFUL work you've bee...WOW!! Mrs A, this is WONDERFUL work you've been doing!! :)<BR/><BR/>It's so AMAZING to see it all in picture and video!!<BR/><BR/>/& you got to ride on the bin lorry!! :) I'm so jealous!! :)/<BR/><BR/>Video-before-the-last, is that paper recycling or..? <BR/><BR/>Indeed, like John said, it would be interesting to tell people what NOT to put in also.. <BR/>It's great that there are guidelines on the bins & online (not sure if that link worked for me though?), still, sometimes people need to be reminded several times what NOT to put in.. <BR/><BR/>I do hope some things about this will end up in the local newspaper too! & hopefully nation-wide? :)<BR/><BR/>It's great to see you cooperate so well with your local council on this!! :) Gives me hope into the future!! :)Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832545657562957725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-7077641329313916482009-03-14T08:52:00.000+00:002009-03-14T08:52:00.000+00:00Hi Mrs A,A very worthwhile day, seeing the actuali...Hi Mrs A,<BR/><BR/>A very worthwhile day, seeing the actuality of recycling. Comingled is in the news a lot. The percentage of waste in the recycling stream would be a good follow-up with ways to reduce this unwanted waste element.<BR/><BR/>It is amazing how easy it is to get lost. I remeber years ago while driving from 1 place to another for work duties, I could not find the way there and back due to a disorganised roundabout system. Eventually, I followed landmarks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-49268489075173087532009-03-14T07:29:00.000+00:002009-03-14T07:29:00.000+00:00Hi Karin - thank you so much for your support. It...Hi Karin - thank you so much for your support. It was real fun, and the children really love the clips of the bin lorry, especially the one of all the recycling emptying out at the back.<BR/><BR/>Watching Comic Relief last night really made it fell worthwhile. Shows that I'm not used to this kind of thing though, because this morning my fingers are aching and my hands sting somewhat.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I took the photos and put up the video yesterday, otherwise having got up this morning it would feel like a weird dream.<BR/><BR/>There'll be more detail about St Edmundsbury's recycling later over the next few days. Thanks again for cheering me along :-D x<BR/><BR/>Hi Mrs G - LOL. Thanks for cheering me along too. Dan jokingly asked if I could do this again next week. I thought I'd leave it to him and his colleague Mike instead. Especially as my feet are now tingling too. It's good exercise though and it's no joke that my jeans seemed much looser at the end of the shift. However, it was a really useful day and one that I will remember forever :-D xAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-73056730245268168972009-03-14T06:42:00.000+00:002009-03-14T06:42:00.000+00:00Well done Mrs A - you did brilliantly. I don't thi...Well done Mrs A - you did brilliantly. I don't think I could have done it. thanks for writing about your day and I hope you 're not too achey today!<BR/><BR/>mrs G xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-82773879045753589172009-03-13T22:15:00.000+00:002009-03-13T22:15:00.000+00:00Well done! I'm not surprised you're exhausted, al...Well done! I'm not surprised you're exhausted, although it looks like it was fun, too. Hope the bath revived you.<BR/>And well done for posting all about it and adding so many photos and video clips. That must have take some effort. You would probably have rather had a nice nap after your bath, if it wasn't too near the end of school.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting us see how they do recycling in B-S-E.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913127925431380024noreply@blogger.com