BGDDisco Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Walrus Wheelie Bin Brackets now available nationwide. Tell all your friends and relatives 'doon-the-road' to visit walrusbracket.co.uk and place their order. Nigel Bridgman-Elliot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 It may just be a coincidence but when I was at the Gremista dump today the skip was full of cardboard boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGDDisco Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 What's a man meant tae do wi a cardboard box? Not sure what da right answer is.Personally I recycle as far as I can, using them for mackerel trace hooking avoidance.Other ideas greatly accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 What's a man meant tae do wi a cardboard box? Sometimes I keep a new pair of shoes in a cardboard box. The Cleaner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGDDisco Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Essy Cart Men appreciate the Walrus BracketVIDEO Nigel Bridgman-Elliot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PJS1979 Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 How much are the brackets ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghostrider Posted August 5, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 SIBC Article. Questions are being made on how much plastic waste being collected in Shetland under the new recycling scheme will actually be recycled. Up until now much of the plastic collected in Shetland was incinerated, producing heat for the heat to energy plant but there are now fears that much will head south to landfill. That's nice...... George., Nigel Bridgman-Elliot and The Cleaner 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Colin Posted August 20, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Got my wheelie bins today.. Got nowhere to store them and, 6 steps up to the road to get them emptied. Better than some I suppose but, what is the point in having a bin reserved for paper when we use very little, do not buy newspapers, and what paper we do get goes into the rayburn ? Also, what is the point of reserving the other one for plastic when most of it (plastic) cannot be re-cycled ? We have a bit of glass that can be re-cycled but, apparently, we are expected to carry that (don't drive anymore) 3/4 of a mile to a skip because it will not be collected. The biggest problem with the SIC's view of re-cycling is that it is not fit for purpose just isn't "flexible" enough for most people. I'm willing to try and "do my bit" but, I'm I'm not really willing to waste my time fulfilling somebody else's pipedreams. The Cleaner, Suffererof1crankymofo, Keedle and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 The biggest problem with the SIC's view of re-cycling is that it is not fit for purpose just isn't "flexible" enough for most people.It wasn't the S. I. C. that thought up the idea regarding recycling. Scotland's zero waste plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 You could always cycle to drop off glass to be recycled. That's what I'm planning to do, once I can cycle far enough..I might meet folk doing the same thing !Brackets are £15 I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyboy Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 The Grey lidded bin is not reserved for plastics, but is for plastic bottles, Tins, Drinks cans and drinks cartons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 This is a potentially interesting scheme http://www.shetnews.co.uk/newsbites/16876-views-sought-on-deposit-return-scheme From the Zero Waste Scotland website A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland OverviewConsultation on the options for distinct elements of a deposit return scheme on beverage containers, seeking views on which options will deliver the best results for Scotland. Why We Are ConsultingWe want to design a deposit return system that will work well for everyone in Scotland, providing increased recycling rates and quality of recycling, reductions in littering and business opportunities. We want a wide range of views as possible to help us design an effective system. The responses to the consultation will help us to design an effective system. This will then go forward as regulations under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 I think that it is a great idea. Puts a lot of the responsibility back on the retailers who, up until now (and along with manufacturers), seem to be getting away quite lightly. Only problem I can see is that it might end up being corrupted into just another money making exercise with no real "bite". Davie P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 (edited) Puts a lot of the responsibility back on the retailers who, up until now (and along with manufacturers), seem to be getting away quite lightly.Is the responsibility primarily on the retailers and manufacturers, or is it on the backs of Joe Public? As far as I'm aware the retailers and manufacturers aren't really the ones that make so much of a mess. Joe Public is the one that chucks it here, there and everywhere without any thought about it while the businesses are all too often seen to do their best to cause no more pollution than necessary. Not perfect but they make the effort. Edited August 29, 2018 by George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Fair comments George but, I am not aware of any businesses (manufacturers or retailers) that offer to take back the "empties". Wholesalers (wiith turnover over a certain turnover value), on the other hand, have to pay a levy to SEPA based on the amount of packaging waste they generate. I honestly feel that if Coca Cola, and all the rest, place their products into millions of plastic bottles then, they should have to pay a levy for each bottle they use, and that the levy should then be used to properly dispose of the used items. Start at the source/top, it's much more efficient !Same for the massive amounts of coffee shops and their plastic cups and anyone else who contributes to "industrial scale" waste.The money raised should then be used to set up proper recycling facilities and to try and educate the morons who seem to dump their rubbish anywhere and everywhere. The charge on plastic bags that retailers have to make is both good, and bad. Good is that it raises the public's awareness in respect of the problems the bags cause.Bad is that the money generated is handed to local charities who appear to have nothing to do with trying to clean the environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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