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Council crackdown on wrong-bin rubbish

8:30am Saturday 15th November 2008 in News By South Wales Argus Newsdesk

A FRESH approach is likely to be taken with Newport residents who "contaminate" their orange-lidded recycling bins Garden waste and cardboard are the only items supposed to be put in the green wheelie-bins.

In the past, the council has taken a hard line with people who try to use them for other items.

Bins are slapped with a sticker and left unemptied with a visit to residents the following day.

If the contamination is not taken away by the next collection, the bins are removed and they cannot have one again.

But these measures do not make exemptions for genuine mistakes, said a report to Cllr David Fouweather, cabinet member for the environment and community safety.

Sustainability manager Carl Touhig said they needed to provide additional education and encouragement to get all residents to participate in schemes so enforcement and punitive measures could be minimised.

He made a number of proposals which were backed by Cllr Fouweather.

  • On the initial visit following contamination, more comprehensive advice will be offered and the bin only removed if there was further contamination.
  • Residents that had contaminated their bins could apply for another one but it would be accompanied by a legal notice specifying what materials could go in the receptacle.
  • Failure to comply could lead to a fixed penalty notice and prosecution.
  • Stickers to be introduced for people who overload their rubbish bins informing them about recycling services. Legal action could be taken against those who ignore the advice.
  • Larger bins for bigger households and families with two or more members in nappies could receive the additional hygiene waste collection service.

Like other authorities, Newport has to meet tough recycling targets or face punitive fines.

In partnership with Newport Wastesavers, the council provides one of the UK's most comprehensive kerbside reycling collection schemes.

Comments(16)

Bobevans says...
10:39am Sat 15 Nov 08

So the Rubbish Nazis are alive and well & living in Newport.

This recycling farce gets ever more silly. The facts are that most of this so called recyled rubbish ends up in landfill in China.

The system we have for recyling currently in the UK is so inefficient and expensive its crazy.

Even dafter is it actualy increases C02 emmisions.

So now we have more council busy bodies driving around generating yet more C02

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Albert Tatlock says...
11:47am Sat 15 Nov 08

I wish someone would re-cycle Bob Evans.

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CR newport says...
6:01pm Sat 15 Nov 08

PATHETIC, i had council busy bodys at my door this week threatening 2 fine me, simply because there was a bottle in my orange lid bin, its a scam, and as for the green bins being emptied every 2 weeks, thats a complete **** take, do these council idiots really think that by collecting the green bins every 2 weeks rather than 1 will cut down on waste, and they wonder why people fly tip

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bert says...
8:58pm Sat 15 Nov 08

i think the council should start looking at the local businesses as there are not many company's in Newport that recycle, so is it about time the council started to give these company's a fixed penalty, start with the celtic manor? (sir Terry Matthews wont be happy) sorry we don't want to upset sir Terry do we.

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milhe01 says...
11:43pm Sat 15 Nov 08

I am proud of my orange bin as I had to request it on a street where there are only 4 or 5 others, and I have had a letter about contaminated waste early in the year...following putting carded packaging in the top of the bin which had a 2inch squard plastic window in which I did not notice (Sorry also have a busy life trying to pay mortgage!). So as opposed to making things difficult why don't people ask us (tax payers etc) what we think would work...I mean have the policy makers etc tried to recycle a weeks worth of plastic in to the boxes we have?
Come on...bigger bin for plastics/tins please and atleast more encouragement for the people who are trying to make a difference!!

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Binty Schooner says...
1:02am Sun 16 Nov 08

I've quite often picked up rubbish and placed in bins and taught all of my offspring to dispose of theit rubbish in the correct manner, they have been known to put their empty pop bottles into peoples bins on the kerbside rather than throwing them into the hedge !....does this mean that me teaching my children to be consdierate to others can cause them a hefty fine....what a load of tosh I say

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Binty Schooner says...
1:04am Sun 16 Nov 08

Sorry if my children put a recyclable pop bottle into your wrong bin...! oooops. Perhaps the council should bring in fingerprinting and DNA testing to make sure who put it there...

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Musing Militant says...
11:56am Sun 16 Nov 08

I have decided not to fill any recycling bins or request an Orange Bin and will continue to use my Green Bin only. That way not only do I save the council money (no car visit to my home by paid officials) but also keep my waste business between me and the landfill..

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Musing Militant says...
11:59am Sun 16 Nov 08

Oh, I forgot to say I don't collect plastic bags, have a shopping trolley that I use when I go shopping and actually put a lot of green waste on my composter. So anyone thinking I don't already to my bit is wasting their time.

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Bobevans says...
4:52pm Sun 16 Nov 08

CR newport wrote:
PATHETIC, i had council busy bodys at my door this week threatening 2 fine me, simply because there was a bottle in my orange lid bin, its a scam, and as for the green bins being emptied every 2 weeks, thats a complete **** take, do these council idiots really think that by collecting the green bins every 2 weeks rather than 1 will cut down on waste, and they wonder why people fly tip
The first thing is that these council snoopers have no legal right to come onto your property. If they do so they are trespassing. If they come onto your property without your permission you are fully within your rights to remove them from your premises and that includes your front garden & driveway. You can use reasonable force to remove them if required.
You should also try to get their name. & the registration number of their vehicle. Then write to the council informing them that one of their staff was caught trespassing and acting suspiciously and that the police have also been informed. Warn them that they should not trespass on your property in future and if they do so they may be prosecuted

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mr woo newbridge says...
6:22am Mon 17 Nov 08

the council are wheelie out of touch with the good people of newport time they got back to reality and with so many people living in newport ithink bins should be emptied every weak

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snappersearch says...
6:43am Mon 17 Nov 08

I lived 2000-2003 in Germany wher rescycling is dun for years musch more intesife than ere. Rubbish collected onli every four weeks, with plastik and compost stuff seperutly collected.Paper andglass too. Systumworks 100%cos instead of moaning or reesistin change citizens adappts theryre beaviour and bover to learn the system that is reaulli guite simpule.Itgoes further than that aspeople ther mowstly ave more respekt for eech other and the towns und placus they live in und collektivly contribute by takin theyre rubbish ome ettc, not chukin iton the grownd. Downt get me wrong althow plass is much cleane and tidiur not all appekten of life is bettu ther, but it proofs that recyclining can work if all do they're bit. Then we'll bee ridded of nosey cowncil bissy boddys.

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XFACTOR says...
1:44pm Mon 17 Nov 08

We live in a maisonette, therefore we are not allowed to have an orange lidded bin as people who live in flats and maisonettes do not use or need to get rid of cardboard apparently!!!! - we do not have a reduction in our coucil tax for this tho.

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bingeupman says...
6:13pm Mon 17 Nov 08

snappersearch wrote:
I lived 2000-2003 in Germany wher rescycling is dun for years musch more intesife than ere. Rubbish collected onli every four weeks, with plastik and compost stuff seperutly collected.Paper andglass too. Systumworks 100%cos instead of moaning or reesistin change citizens adappts theryre beaviour and bover to learn the system that is reaulli guite simpule.Itgoes further than that aspeople ther mowstly ave more respekt for eech other and the towns und placus they live in und collektivly contribute by takin theyre rubbish ome ettc, not chukin iton the grownd. Downt get me wrong althow plass is much cleane and tidiur not all appekten of life is bettu ther, but it proofs that recyclining can work if all do they're bit. Then we'll bee ridded of nosey cowncil bissy boddys.
Could there be a connection between this post and what Bobevans says...?

10:39am Sat 15 Nov 08
So the Rubbish Nazis are alive and well & living in Newport....

Snappersearch seems to be saying something similar If you try hard enough to understand the rather dyslexic text, you get the impression that the Germans have long-since beaten us to it, yet again! With their well-known extreme mania for order and cleanliness, it is amazing they didn't recycle him too!

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mr woo newbridge says...
1:25am Tue 18 Nov 08

lol

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snappersearch says...
3:36pm Tue 18 Nov 08

Well bingeupman, barry methinks mentiunin nazis rer is no so verry construktife. Thought you bit brighter than Bobevans, so silly jokes to dyslexia also not so consruktif. Taks a lota guts forr peeple like us to right finks, so gimmee a break.
Just pointin owt inme post that livin and working abroad gives wider perspektife in many things.

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