Born in BBB era
How dare Julie Dore say bins are full of fresh air?
I’d like to see her come round my house on a bin night. In our house, with three little ’uns, our bins are full to the brim. It’s fine for people living alone or couples in posh flats but it’s a different case for hard working families.
I presume Coun Dore will be coming round to my house personally to pick up my extra rubbish?
Gwen Smith, Norfolk Park
I WAS born in the era BBB – before black bins.
In those days we had weekly collections, of one bin, much smaller than the current black bins.
I am confident that the total capacity of my black bin, my blue bin and my blue box is more than twice that of the potty little bin of the past and should really not need to be emptied every week.
Obviously for some people, such as those living in flats or with large families, alternative arrangements may be needed, but the rest of us? Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, or rather, the rubbish.
Viv Tynley
I CAN see the logic of axing weekly bin collections. It will be more money in the kitty to keep the chief executive and Lord Mayor with chauffeur-driven luxury cars.
EB Warris, S14
I find it difficult to understand why there has been so much opposition to fortnightly collections. My bin and many of my neighbours’ are not full every week. I put mine out fortnightly anyway.
Other authorities have fortnightly bin collections eg our neighbours Rotherham and Barnsley and have done for a while and people seem to manage very well.
We now have two bins and a box for our various types of rubbish. However did we manage when we just had the one bin which was much smaller than the current one?
And when we had the brown paper bin there were no complaints, as I remember.
Surely with the country in such a mess there are more important issues to focus on.
Joyce Wright, Chapeltown
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Ivan Eddake
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 02:16 PMDon't criticise Comrade Julie on here or she might tell you to 'act your age, not your shoe size' like she did on Radio Sheffield the other day. What an absolute nightmare of a council leader!
serendipity
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 06:57 PMThe only thing full of fresh air is her head.
Butterfly7
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 11:58 AMIn the days of the "potty little bin" we originally had fireplaces in our homes used for fires which got rid of a whole load of stuff which now goes in the various bins, then when the clean air act came in, there were lots of garden bonfires, and the scouts used to collect our magazines, newspapers etc. which now go in our blue bins....... We used to put garden weeds, cuttings etc. in the new large black wheely bins, then came the big new green bins, so the content of our black bin went down.................Now, we still have the blue box, blue bin but (oh the stupidity of it) they're getting rid of the green bins and making black bins fortnightly!!!............ Back once again to lots of garden bonfires and fly tipping of mucky nappies!....... Where did the "grey matter" of this Council go when they became Councillors?!!!
Sir Taxedalot
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 10:45 AM................and Julie Dore is full of hot air and no fresh ideas.
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