http://www.westhoughton-libdems.org.uk/2010/01/emergency-bin-service-is-not-good-enough/ The number one team representing the Westhoughton community Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.westhoughton-libdems.org.uk/2010/01/emergency-bin-service-is-not-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Matthew Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:09:32 +0000 http://www.westhoughton-libdems.org.uk/?p=844#comment-704 Bolton Council have made no serious attempt to collect refuse - my road was probably not safe for the collection of refuse so I left my bin at the end of my road adjacent to a road that was completely clear of snow or ice - the council have advised me the bin wasn't emptied because I hadn't left it in it's normal location - but also admitted they wouldn't have emptied it if I had left it in the normal location - what exactly do we pay council tax for if they can't be bothered to empty bins? - it's now 5 weeks since my bin was emptied. Bolton Council have made no serious attempt to collect refuse – my road was probably not safe for the collection of refuse so I left my bin at the end of my road adjacent to a road that was completely clear of snow or ice – the council have advised me the bin wasn’t emptied because I hadn’t left it in it’s normal location – but also admitted they wouldn’t have emptied it if I had left it in the normal location – what exactly do we pay council tax for if they can’t be bothered to empty bins? – it’s now 5 weeks since my bin was emptied.

]]> http://www.westhoughton-libdems.org.uk/2010/01/emergency-bin-service-is-not-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Samantha Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:14:09 +0000 http://www.westhoughton-libdems.org.uk/?p=844#comment-700 To me this seems a bit ridiculous - forcing residents to walk across town with bags of rubbish, with the worsening ice and snow on the ground. The limited collection points are certainly not close enough for us to consider risking life and limb just so our rubbish will be collected. Driving the refuse trucks along main roads and stopping at the end of streets is surely a safer option than asking residents to drag bin-bags out across town. To me this seems a bit ridiculous – forcing residents to walk across town with bags of rubbish, with the worsening ice and snow on the ground. The limited collection points are certainly not close enough for us to consider risking life and limb just so our rubbish will be collected. Driving the refuse trucks along main roads and stopping at the end of streets is surely a safer option than asking residents to drag bin-bags out across town.

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