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14/07/2009 Don't fall asleep over safety
Entry from 'Thoughts from the Kerbside' - The Big Wheelie Bin Blog
A thoughtful and sometimes humourous look at the world of waste, brought to you by industry observers. 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!  Union leaders are now calling for large wheelie bins to be checked individually by collection crews before they are emptied into refuse trucks. While Brighton & Hove City Council is upping the number of stickers it puts on such bins, warning people not to climb in, you have to wonder just how often these containers are used as temporary shelters by people. In Brighton there are an awful lot of homeless people on the streets. It's hard to believe, but these bins must provide a welcome refuge from the cold and rain, especially when winter sets in. I guess they must also be seen as a safer option than open doorways where many are vulnerable. In an ideal world, procedures would be put in place to ensure tragic incidents like this never happen again but - as always - it's a question of resources. According to the GMB Union, cuts to the council's refuse budget mean no loader is employed to check if anybody is inside the bins before they are automatically emptied into the crusher. I fear that unless the council can find the means to stump up the cash from somewhere, operational safety will once again be compromised. It's a sad reflection of the times we live in. Maxine Perella, editor of LAWR 
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