Ellen - you have been going to a lot of trouble not all of which is perhaps necessary. Perhaps you can make a few alterations to make it easier. The recycling isntructions for the green box have never said that I can remember that you had to take the windows out of window envelopes.  The new info for the paper banks seem to say this by inference (last time I looked).  So if it's going in your green box don't bother (unless the info is officially changed and if it is let them tell us publicly and not just by tweaking the website)! Only shred the minimum amount of paper anyway as it reduces the length of the fibres for recycling - so tear little pieces with the address off if it is a standard letter - checking that your address isn't entered automatically elsewhere on the paperwork. Can you reduce the amount of paper coming in? Do you and your neighbour both have green boxes or do you have flats recycling?  Are your dustbins downstairs? Can you share? Where is your nearest bottlebank? Sometimes you just have to slow down and do less. It is great to aspire to being perfect at everything but it usually isn't possible.  Sometimes you just have to aim to be adequate! You are so right about the short sightedness of the garden waste collection but it seems that Councils are not required to collect this.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 09:24:00	Ellen Houghton
Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 11:14:00	Mark Pattinson
Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 11:20:00	Ellen Houghton
Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 12:07:00	Julian Pavey
Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 13:17:00	Sarah Barker
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 13:27:00	Julian Pavey
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 13:28:00	Julian Pavey
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 13:34:00	Ellen Houghton
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 13:45:00	Julian Pavey
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 13:48:00	Ellen Houghton
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 15:06:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 15:19:00	Sarah Barker
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 15:59:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 16:31:00	Julian Pavey
Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 16:56:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 17:23:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	18/06/12 19:03:00	Joe Conneely
Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	21/06/12 10:24:00	Philippa Bond
Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	19/06/12 22:57:00	Phil Taylor
Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	21/06/12 08:41:00	Phil Taylor
Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	21/06/12 10:52:00	Ellen Houghton
Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	21/06/12 11:05:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	21/06/12 12:59:00	Philippa Bond
Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	22/06/12 14:11:00	Phil Taylor
Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	22/06/12 14:12:00	Ellen Houghton
Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	22/06/12 14:53:00	Clare Gittins
Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	23/06/12 15:11:00	Phil Taylor
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	23/06/12 18:09:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	23/06/12 18:32:00	Ellen Houghton
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	23/06/12 19:50:00	Sarah Barker
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	23/06/12 21:10:00	Ellen Houghton
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	23/06/12 21:55:00	Sarah Barker
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	24/06/12 11:09:00	Andrew Steed
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	24/06/12 11:22:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	24/06/12 13:42:00	Sarah Barker
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New recycling lorries, Ealing?	26/06/12 09:44:00	Andrew Steed

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