RE: From Birmingham City Council - 4

As its not for the first time it must be being recycled, so we are doing the right thing

From the Birmingham Crappy Council website….

All collections of bulky waste are now chargeable.
Why not recycle or give them to charity?
To find out where your nearest recycling points are please go to: http://www.bebirmingham.org.uk/recycling_map.php

Alternatively, you can take items to your local housing recycling centre for disposal. There is no charge for this service.
You can order this collection service by calling our contact centre on 0121 303 1112 or online by clicking on the button above and completing the form. The cost is £25 for the collection of up to 6 items.
If you order online you will receive a £2.00 discount. Before you order the service you will need to access or register for an online account. It only takes a few minutes and means you will be able to track progress of your request(s).

Every week since we started using wheelie bins I have had to complain to to the council about the bins not being returned.
Hemming has written to environmental services about it three times.

So what happened this morning? Bin taken away and not brought back. If it wasn't for men in their eighties returning the bins on behalf of the bone idle useless dickheads that took them away they would get left in the road.

If this was the other way round then this clause in their specification would apply to us….
2.4 Whilst the Council expects households to comply by presenting their recycling and refuse for collection in the containers provided for their property, if persistent non- compliance is identified the Council will, if necessary, consider using formal powers in order to ensure compliance in accordance with section 21 of this document (enforcement provisions).

And if we try to present our waste in any other way….
10.5 The Council expects households to comply by presenting their recycling and refuse for collection in the wheelie bins which the Council considers appropriate for their particular premises. If persistent non-compliance with this requirement is identified the Council will, if necessary, consider using formal powers in accordance with section 21 of this document in order to ensure compliance.

Then there are other clauses…..
14.7 Once wheelie bins have been emptied, the Council will return the wheelie bins to the point from where they were collected. In appropriate circumstances (shared / communal containers) it will be the responsibility of the Management Company, etc., to retrieve the container from the collection point and return it to any designated storage area.

15.1 Householders, except those with ‘Assisted Collection’ arrangements, will be expected to place their wheelie bins at the specified collection point on their scheduled collection day (or no earlier than 3.30pm the day before) and then retrieve their wheelie bin from the collection point as soon as possible, once emptied.

15.2 Where it is established that this service standard is repeatedly being ignored without good reason, enforcement action will, if necessary, be considered in accordance with section 21 of this Service Specification.

21.0 Overview
21.1 The Council recognises that the service requirements contained in this specification will take time to be fully understood and will take a reasonable approach in managing this change process.
21.2 Consequently, the Council will adopt an approach that will offer advice, support and guidance as the first and preferred way to establish this policy. However, the Council recognises that the use of formal enforcement powers may be necessary in some circumstances. Such powers will be utilised in a transparent, reasonable and proportionate way.
21.3 Where, without reasonable cause, an occupier persists in not complying with this Service Specification, for example by not presenting recycling and waste for collection on the required day, in the required containers, or by deliberately over-filling or
Appendix 7 – Service Specification 19 contaminating the containers, then the Council will adopt a 3-stage approach in attempting to resolve the issue.

Sounds like we could have the same binmen as the one's on our route do exactly the same. Last week my bin was left in a really dangerous place and a car could have easily hit it.

Quote: Cleopatra wrote in post #49

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Sounds like we could have the same binmen as the one's on our route do exactly the same. Last week my bin was left in a really dangerous place and a car could have easily hit it.

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