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[Andy in Germany]

Just be greatful you're not in Huddersfield.

Í generally am.

 

[classic33]

Í generally am.

Can be arranged, if you want to see what it's like.

Lorry leaves approx 16:00 hours, your local time.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Just be greatful you're not in Huddersfield.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-48280792

I have to say it's is never clear what can & can't be recycled well certainly around our area, then you go on holiday & it's completely different

 

[Reynard]

Just be greatful you're not in Huddersfield.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-48280792

Ouch.

Mind, recycling in Cambs is well above the national average, and our blue bins do take more items. But it's not rocket science, is it?

 

[Reynard]

I have to say it's is never clear what can & can't be recycled well certainly around our area, then you go on holiday & it's completely different

It does vary wildly from area to area, which strikes me as a really barmy policy...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Can be arranged, if you want to see what it's like.

Lorry leaves approx 16:00 hours, your local time.

I've been there, nothing intrinsically wrong with it.

Just glad I live where I do.

 

[classic33]

Ouch.

Mind, recycling in Cambs is well above the national average, and our blue bins do take more items. But it's not rocket science, is it?

They've started issuing the fines this week. And removing your bins.

National average is only around the 26% mark.

 

[classic33]

I've been there, nothing intrinsically wrongg with it.

Just glad I live where I do.

You've not been of late then?

 

[Andy in Germany]

I have to say it's is never clear what can & can't be recycled well certainly around our area, then you go on holiday & it's completely different

In Bavaria we had two bins: Compost and general rubbish. General rubbish was €0.50 per kilo. Everything else had to be taken to the tip on Saturday between 10-12.

There were thirteen bins at the tip, I counted. Don't try sneaking your steel cans in the aluminium section.

Where I live (Esslingen) we have compost (brown) Paper (Blue) Plastic and metals (Yellow) and general (Black) If they see paper in the plastic bin it won't get emptied.

Where I work, in Stuttgart, it's a completely different system.

 

[Andy in Germany]

You've not been of late then?

Last time I was int he UK was about 2013, I think.
That wasn't intentional: financial and training pressure and then Brexit made it a bit difficult.
That reminds me, my UK passport has lapsed.

 

[Reynard]

National average is only around the 26% mark.

It's 56% here according to the stats.

My general waste is mainly cat food pouches. Irritatingly, there are places in the UK that recycle them, but it's one of the few things that can't be recycled here.

 

[Andy in Germany]

It's 56% here according to the stats.

My general waste is mainly cat food pouches. Irritatingly, there are places in the UK that recycle them, but it's one of the few things that can't be recycled here.

So what you're saying is that you are personally responsible that it isn't 60%?

 

[Reynard]

So what you're saying is that you are personally responsible that it isn't 60%?

Hey! I've only got two cats... That's two pouches a day.

Some of the food I buy does come in 100g tins. I'd switch completely to tins or foil trays if I could, but neither madam will eat the stuff that comes in the larger cans or in the foil trays.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Hey! I've only got two cats... That's two pouches a day.

Some of the food I buy does come in 100g tins. I'd switch completely to tins or foil trays if I could, but neither madam will eat the stuff that comes in the larger cans or in the foil trays.

The farm cat at our city farm would always become much more interested in her food when a local cat came sniffing about*. Perhaps an extrra moggy that isn't fussy should be allowed to visit?

*Personally I thought we should stop feeding it so it remembered its purpose in life was to catch rats and mice on the farm.

 

[Reynard]

The farm cat at our city farm would always become much more interested in her food when a local cat came sniffing about*. Perhaps an extra moggy that isn't fussy should be allowed to visit?

You should see the girls chase off the large feral (entire) boys that hang around, more in hope than expectation. My neighbour's cat also treads very lightly across heavy ground...

*Personally I thought we should stop feeding it so it remembered its purpose in life was to catch rats and mice on the farm.

The girls bring me plenty of rodenty and rabbity gifts - usually headless. N.B. It's actually been proven that a well-fed cat is actually a far more efficient hunter than a hungry one.