Wheelie Bins Bring Down Waste Production
Soon residents of Birmingham will find their waste disposal troubles reduced with the introduction of new wheelie bins.
After the success of a new pilot scheme which involved giving five demographically representative areas two wheelie bins, a grey wheelie bin for rubbish and a green wheelie bin for garden waste resulting in a 15% reduction in waste,the new proposal has been ordered to be introduced throughout the country.
The plan will allow each resident to be given one of each colour wheelie bin and a booklet containing helpful information on the most sufficient way of managing their waste as well as useful tips on how to dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly manner.
Before the system was tested residents all over were able to leave out as much waste as they wanted, knowing it would all be collected, meaning no care was given into trying to reduce the amount of waste put out. Whereas in this proposal each wheelie bin would be checked to ensure the correct waste is deposited into the correctly designated colour bin or it wont be collected.
Manager of the pilot scheme Alex Luz told Waste Watch:
” The results speak for themselves, residents are so poistive about the new system and it is set to achieve a collosol reduction in waste”
So watch out for the new wheelie bins coming to your area and ensure you welcome the idea to your household and help improve the environment.
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Joseph Chapman says:
I wish they’d do that for my area in edgbaston, we don’t even have one wheelie bin, we just have to put all our bin bags out on the pavement each week. The other week, one broke open and our rubbish was all over the road.
Mar. 15 at 12:44 pmScott Redding says:
It would be more successful if we produced no waste to put in the rubbish bin at all … people call this “precycling” … reducing waste by attempting to avoid accumulating it in the first place.
That is, you refuse junk mail, you buy things loose without packaging, you get milk delivered in bottles to your door (not plastic milk bottles), you read newspapers online (or in the library), you buy things that can be refilled (my local health food shop in Coventry offers refills of all Ecover products), etc.
Before you think, only crazy greenies do this, Sainsbury’s is reporting a 36% rise in its sales of lunchboxes.
Mar. 15 at 2:00 pmPhil Gordon says:
I live in Balsall Heath and the rubbish problem is exactly the same there. There is one particular road that is disgusting – there is always so much rubbish all over the pavement which never seems to get cleared up.
The pre-cycling idea is very interesting but I cant ever see online newspapers replacing physical ones- I cant imagine labourers wanting to log on during their tea breaks.
Good article.
Mar. 15 at 9:07 pmGeorgie says:
The council in my local area has already enforced a scheme similar to this. While it does encourage recycling, bin day is a complete nightmare. We have a green bin for garden waste, a black bin for general rubbish and a blue bin for dry recylables.
My house is tucked away at the end of a drive with 5 other houses using the same exit – with the increased number of wheelie bins its sometimes hard to get out of the drive!
Although wheelie bins will stop bags from breaking etc, I’m not sure if they will make us think more about recycling. The bins can hold much more than a plastic bag, so would we end up putting more in the bins just because it fits?
Mar. 16 at 12:56 pmStacey Spencer says:
This will be good. At the moment I’m making do with those small plastic boxes that you can’t really put much into.
Will this be for both private and Council based properties?
Mar. 17 at 9:26 pmZara Bokhari says:
Well the initiative has been set out for houses both private and council in all boroughs,as the benefits of using the wheelie bins will be good for all residents!
Mar. 19 at 12:39 pmAndrew Nichol says:
where i live at home in lichfield we have one for garden waste and one for household waste and its great, makes things a lot easier and as joe said you don’t have the problem of bags blowing all down the road. We also have 2 boxes one for card and paper and the other for bottles, this doesnt work aswell as if its a windy day you end up with daly mirrors laid out all down the road which isn’t great.
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Mar. 20 at 2:19 pmsalimah says:
I moved to Manchester from Birmingham 5 years ago and have been using four wheelie bins for various recycling waste since and its nice to walk out the front door knowing my rubbish hasn’t been scattered over the street by cats,dogs or rats. Birmingham needs wheelie bins !
May. 1 at 10:21 am