Cilla Cone Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Would it not have made more sense to have had the schools going back on the Monday, rather than the Tuesday, after the holiday and to have carried the Monday over to the Easter weekend? It seems that the rest of Europe have Easter Monday as a school holiday, why not Shetland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staney Dale Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Schools take quite a lot of 'occasional' holidays, much to the annoyance of us working parents. So I am unclear why one could not have been taken on Easter Monday, when I was off but had to get up to get the kids to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B/M/S Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Does one of our holidays not get swallowed up by the day after up helly a ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Will this rear its head again on monday are the schools off on 5th may as I believe that is a national holiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 The 5th May iis in the middle of exams so the schools will be open. It is not a national holiday, it is a bank holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 the 5th of may is may day and has been a public/bank holiday for years some areas couple it with victoria day at the end of the month for a long weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvercloud Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hi, So is just the exam students that need to go in ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Having had a little time to digest this and do a little research the information about Shetland being the only place in Scotland to hand out free black bags is both untrue and a little red herring. Aberdeenshire hand them out to rural communities where wheelie bins are difficult to access. Also Dundee now supply 5 different wheelie bins for different waste Perth council provide them stirling council provide them and Im dam sure the cost of these bins will be far more than bin bags. I was always under the immpresion that they had to provide a recipticle for rubbish in the intrests of hygiene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Wheely bins cost around £40 retail, and I would be sure there would be a huge discount for a council and as well the lack of VAT. If you then work out the cost of labour to pick up and carry the bags, the spillages, the rubbish spread by hungry wildlife and the piles of rubbish that can block the pavements at times, using wheely bins can be a common sense route to collection and segregation of rubbish. You would only need 3 in a crew as there is very little lifting involved with a wheely bin, when they are delivered, a contract is in place to say that you will look after the bin, even though it is not yours, you are responsible for it. There are few issues with wheely bins, we use 4 here, this makes collecting recyclables cost effective.We have had our wheely bins now since 2006. We have not had to replace them and the collection rate is up to 99.6% over the year throughout the borough. Flats and houses that are down long ginnels have communal bins, something they do in Brighton for much of the waste collection. I have not found anywhere where it says the council has to supply and vessel for waste. Those that do generally do it for their own convenience or as an additional service. Edited May 14, 2014 by shetlandpeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 when they are delivered, a contract is in place to say that you will look after the bin, even though it is not yours, you are responsible for it.Why would it not be yours if you have bought it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 when they are delivered, a contract is in place to say that you will look after the bin, even though it is not yours, you are responsible for it.Why would it not be yours if you have bought it? In the Peat round about way he is saying they are provided.Again Peat you miss the point if I remember the headline it said Shetland were the only place to provide bin bags/rubbish recipticle that is infact untrue I havent found a council in Scotland that does not provide them FOC including bin bags as explained in my earlier post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwalker Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I can assure you my wheelie bin IS MINE. I had to buy it from the council as they do not provide them for free. As stated above lots of councils provide the wheelie bins or black bags. Now I also have to buy the black bags to put in the wheelie bin! And Shetland is one of the richest councils in the country. You couldn't make it up. I think some of those making these decisions should be put in the wheelie bins, I would happily loan my bin for the purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Knows Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 SIC have a unique view on a council's responsibility for the provision of a waste management collection service that they are legally required to provide. An Freedom of Information request to the other 31 councils will probably confirm they provide wheelie bins free for the collection of waste, hence why they do not provide black bags. A quick search on Google appears to show this https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=+scotland+councils+role+to+provide+bins+for+domestic+waste+collection However South Ayrshire website helps in clarifying that councils cannot charge for domestic waste collection and they will specify collection arrangements and type of receptacle to use. http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/waste/plans/collection.aspx Existing houses as far as can tell where provided the Wheelie Bins free and in some Councils new houses the builders had to buy and provide these e.g. Highland. Orkney recently switched to wheelie bins and due to a procurement error have a few spare SIC might want to see if they can by at reduced costs. http://bbc-now.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-25858047 Orkney's frequently asked queries for this switch shows that they moved from providing free black bins and instead provided the Wheelie Bins for free. http://www.orkney.gov.uk/Files/Rubbish-and-Recycling/Alternate_Weekly_Collection_Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Wheelie bins and high winds, always good for entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Wheelie bins and high winds, always good for entertainment.Not to mention high steps.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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