Rubbish Charge Plans Revisited

Having had the chance to think about this for a few days, I've decided that, on balance, for me personally, a direct charge from the council to empty my bin would be a good thing for me and my family. Here's the reasons why:

• I could pay the council to empty my bin when it was full, not a week after the local vermin had scattered the tastiest bits of the overflow of rubbish over a wide area. They could come round every three or four days to do this.
  
• I'd be directly responsible for the rubbish I created; provided I could afford it, I can create as much rubbish as I like.
• I will not have to muck about with all that nasty recycling nonsense. I can go back to having one single green wheelie bin, and the council can blummen well empty it when it's full, and I'll pay them to do so.
• There'll be no need to put glass or recyclable plastic, card, or tin cans separate, I can lump them all together, and they can all go to land-fill, and I'll have a clear conscience because I will have paid for it with my own money.

Wow - this is a great idea by the government - one that will do absolutely bugger all for recycling; in fact, it's probably the best way to discourage recycling I can think of. When is it coming in?

Oh, and on the Bin front, and having spoken to the City Council after my last blog entry, apparently I was authorised for a new bin getting on for a year ago. I've just not had it delivered yet. Well, it's a bit early still...