Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:They are at it again .. Wheelie Bins are on the Way | |
Posted by: | Dan Murphy | |
Date/Time: | 02/06/13 06:23:00 |
The 140 wheelie bin stands about 1m tall, and has a 48cm X 56cm footprint. It weighs about 11kg. Buying in bulk, the standard cost of these looks like £45-£80 depending on quality, although the costs put forward by LBH indicate something more like £16 each, which seems very low. They put forward two reasons for the trial, neither of which makes sense. 1. Black bags being ripped open by vermin. OK, I see the odd one torn open but is this really a major problem? Certainly nobody has measured it as the report contains no data. So this is just anecdote as far as I can see. Why does LBH seem to have such an aversion to real data when it comes to these decisions? I would like to know how many bags are ripped open by vermin at the moment. Does anyone know? 2. The physical limit of the bins means that people will be forced into recycling more. Really? 140 litres isn't enough? I don't believe this for a minute. I reckon these bins carry way more refuse than most people throw out currently, so it won't have any effect on recycling. The report tells us that the scheme will be reviewed in 6 months time and there will then be a "review of its success". How can that happen? In order to review "success" one has to know the position today, i.e. what exactly is the problem, and the objective of the trial, i.e. what do we want the position to be? Then we have something to measure. I cannot see these data points anywhere in the report so once again we have nothing but anecdote and opinion, which means that someone can say it was a success and nobody can argue. And my earlier point remains. If the reasons given for these wheelie bins (foxes and recycling) are not true, and I don't believe they are, then what is the real reason? |