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Thoughts from the Kerbside

The Big Wheelie Bin Blog
A thoughtful and sometimes humourous look at the world of waste, brought to you by LAWR's editor, Maxine Perella. We'd like to create a vibrant blogger community going forward, so if you'd like to become a regular blogger for LAWR, please get in touch - we'd love to hear from you!

Landfills - a nuclear option? (21/10/2009 10:23:33)

I must admit I was somewhat floored yesterday when I heard there were plans to dump radioactive waste in landsite sites. Highly toxic news!

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Party politics - is blue the new red? (07/10/2009 15:31:01)

Ahh, the Tory conference. I was looking forward to this one. It's nice to have a bit of straight-talking from Shadow Chancellor George Osborne on how debt-ridden Britain will have to pay its way back into the black. Something that is woefully missing from Alistair Darling's battered little red suitcase.

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The stink around food waste (23/09/2009 14:11:13)

Food waste seems to be flavour of the month when it comes to recycling ... or maybe not. There is still a lot of concern and reluctance among councils to undertake food waste collection trials, despite the financial incentives being offered from WRAP.

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Spellbound? Hardly ... (02/09/2009 11:36:27)

Councils and wheelie bins took another thumping today, this time from hypnotist and self-improvement guru Paul McKenna who was talking on LBC radio this morning.

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Bagging a bright idea (17/07/2009 16:01:26)

It's a shame the leading supermarkets have just missed out on hitting their voluntary targets to cut single-use carrier bags by 2%. The target was 50% and they collectively achieved a 48% reduction - still a figure not to be sniffed at.

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Don't fall asleep over safety (14/07/2009 23:25:10)

As news broke today of a man who fell asleep in a wheelie bin in Brighton and was subsequently crushed to death, the issue of safety comes yet again to the fore to haunt this industry.

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Gloves off for the kerbside debate (23/06/2009 12:59:46)

Although I have commented in the magazine about WRAP's statement which advocates source-segregated collections over co-mingled, I feel I must venture further thoughts on this topic for our online readers.

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A foxy tale (22/05/2009 11:29:32)

I like foxes. I regularly hear them screeching at night, whether in play or fight, and occasionally see them at dusk out scavenging for food - more often than not right by the wheelie bins. I mean, they're not daft.

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Life's not a beach (08/04/2009 11:36:28)

The amount of litter found on our British beaches has reached an all-time high. This makes a holiday to the seaside this summer all the more poignant.

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Robert Peston: He's the business (02/04/2009 10:20:30)

Robert Peston is my favourite journalist. His description this morning of the world's press being crammed battery-hen style onto a bus for hours while waiting to pass security into the G20 summit talks was class.

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Will council efficiency savings lead to more co-mingled collections?

Yes, it's a cheaper option over source-segregated
Won't know until tighter budgets start to bite
No, councils will stick with their existing set-up

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