Wheelie Bins

[Neal]

Well we now have no wheelie bin as someone has obviously took a liking to it.

So we rang Burnley Boroush Council to see about getting another one and we were told we had to pay £20 to get a new one. It used to be free. I pay my council tax, this is paying for this.

So does that mean I can put my rubbish on the street as they haven't given me a bin?
Does this mean that I can leave my new wheelie bin in my yard for them to come in and collect to limit the possibility of being stolen again?
Should I call the Police and report it as stolen?
If they want me to put rubbish in a bin, shouldn't they provide it?

There must be something in the law somewhere where I can get a new bin for free. After all, they have the Burnley BC logo on it so should I charge THEM to advertise on my bin or is it their bin to replace then?

I'm just sick of things being changed without being told and having to pay more for everything!

[takersbabe]

mine got nicked at my old house and they told me they would replace it once but if it went again they would charge me

[Neal]

First time we have requested a bin at the new address. Can't see why I should have to pay for it, it's a public service isn't it?

[Sweetpea]

Silly question, but did you have your house number on it?

[wayneyboy1942]

Next doors box that you put tins etc in got nicked Neal! they got told to report it to the police when they asked for a new one!! I bet looking for nicked bins is high on the police's priority list!! It's very anoying for people who get their bins pinched! but if you don't pay for a new one you'll probably not get your rubbish collected!!:(

[Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by wayneyboy1942

but if you don't pay for a new one you'll probably not get your rubbish collected!!:(

...and no council tax rebate I bet.

[Madhatter]

Have one of ours, we've got two. Personally I think you should refuse and should bag it up and put it on the pavement. It's not your property, it's theirs, they ask you to put it out on the public road, therefore they are responsible. If it is yours, buy two, and send one down here, with two bins spare, i can start wheelie bin racing.
I've got a black one, I want a purple liverpool one, a brown one, a blue one, I want a green one from down here then I'm all set.

[Robert]

They only sell the rubbish to China anyway.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Madhatter

Have one of ours, we've got two. Personally I think you should refuse and should bag it up and put it on the pavement. It's not your property, it's theirs, they ask you to put it out on the public road, therefore they are responsible. If it is yours, buy two, and send one down here, with two bins spare, i can start wheelie bin racing.
I've got a black one, I want a purple liverpool one, a brown one, a blue one, I want a green one from down here then I'm all set.

Heh heh! I like the pun!

[Neal]

they say it's £20 for DELIVERY, so I e-mailed saying i'd collect it so i'll see what they reply to it ;-)

[Crabby]

They started charging for them after they decided to collect evry 2 weeks
so a large number ware stolen so people had enough room for there rubbish
also people were saying there bin had been stolen so they could have 2

[davesatan]

i wheelie bin to the sea side

[Digsyboy]

my brother's got knicked once, but the pillocks knicked it after it had been snowing!!!!
He followed the wheelie tracks and reclaimed it!