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Originally Posted by Burnley_Lad Burnley Borough Council are not to blame for this - it is Biffa (the company they have let the contract to), they have decided not to collect any refuse in the week between Christmas and New Year. |
Surely, if Burnley Council let the contract to Biffa, then it is their fault for letting it to the wrong firm.
At the end of the day, they're in charge, so the buck stops there. If Biffa refuse to take away our refuse for a week, then it's up to Burnley Council to make alternative arrangements. Let's face it, Christmas time probably generates more rubbish than at any other time of year, to have a break in the disposing of all this extra waste at this particular time of year is just irresponsible.
A while ago, I recieved a letter telling me that I wasn't allowed to put out bin bags full of rubbish along with my wheelie bin. I was threatened with a fine if I did so again. I rang them up and asked what I was to do with the extra rubbish that didn't fit in my dustbin. They told me to store it in my back yard until the next collection. I told them that by that time I would have twice as much extra waste as my family somehow generates more rubbish each week than what fits into my dustbin, so the pile of rubbish would only get bigger and bigger. I asked them what the rules and regulations were to run a rubbish dump and did my yard fit all the criteria? Also, what were the wages involved in running a rubbish dump for Burnley Council and where could I pick mine up?
They told me to carry on leaving the bin bags outside.
