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07/06/2006, 8:46 AM minnow Joined on 07/06/2006 Posts 2 recycling I would like to see the banning of the polystyrene boxes Lynda mentions are now used for fish and chips at many outlets. I moved here only recently and live in the middle of Norwich overlooking the river...I know about these boxes as they float!...a frequent sight bobbing along amongst the boats swans etc!..at least paper is biodegradeable and it soaks off a bit of the fat therefore healthier for the consumer! I have been saddened to see how little recycling is done here....the pub locally only recycles the tiny glass softdrink bottles that they are given a refund for...everything else is tossed in the rubbish....I thought it would be a good spot for me to recycle items as we had no collection whatsoever (bins arrived about a week ago) and was blown away at learning they basically recycle nothing. Wake up community... this is unacceptable    Report

08/06/2006, 7:15 PM Lynda Joined on 22/03/2004 Norwich Posts 2,721 Re: recycling Welcome, Minnow, to the forum!   I totally agree with everything you said about the polystyrene trays used for fish and chips!    I used to have chips put in a paper bag - I don't bother to have fish and chips now as I am fed up with the trays which are useless once we have eaten our chips! I am also shocked at the waste people go to at public events.     I was told at one recent popular city centre event they were using disposable cups for drinks as "there are too many people to wash up after".   In my opinion there were too many people to use disposable cups for - it really upset me to think how much rubbish must have been generated at this event.     Needless to say I went elsewhere to have my cup of tea - in a proper cup. Why do people insist on using disposable cups?   Surely, it is easier to wash up rather than having to keep buying replacement cups?   Lynda  Technology is great when it works.    Report

14/06/2006, 9:34 PM minnow Joined on 07/06/2006 Posts 2 Re: recycling Hi there Lynda, I have just had a few days in Croatia and was amazed at how this country (Croatia) has embraced recyling...we stayed in the most isolated of places and there was none of the mindset of the belief that it is too hard ..or we can't get a truck in...just that ...this is what we must do....recycle as much of what we can from our waste, and endeavour to make the major % of the rest biodegradeable! The front page of the Times yesterday had a leader for an idea to weigh all domestic waste and charge ratepayers according to the weight volume they dump...well ...we should all be trying to look twice at everything we put out for dumping, and if recycling is really difficult, phone or write to the council and ask them how they can help you...ask to be put on record as making a request for assistance to make recycling more accessible....try to shake things up a little here...we can quickly become so much better The waterways we saw in Croatia were so clear and free of visible contamination that they were probably the feature of our visit! Cheers Mary    Report

14/06/2006, 11:13 PM Lynda Joined on 22/03/2004 Norwich Posts 2,721 Re: recycling I am glad, Mary/Minnow, that you had a good time in Croatia and that they seem to have a better idea of recycling than our country has! Our EDP also has been carrying the item regarding the "black bag tax" which I think is a good idea!    People would then think twice about creating rubbish and will also take more care over packaging when buying goods.    As a single person living on her own I only normally throw away around half a black bag full of rubbish a week - quite often I don't bother to put it out as it seems a waste of a bag to put it out!     I live the wrong side of Dereham Road to have a wheelie bin.   Lynda  Technology is great when it works.    Report

31/10/2006, 10:41 AM Bucket and Spade Joined on 11/10/2006 Posts 21 Re: recycling I saw a programme on TV showing a family who had made no refuse over the week.  There was no rubbish to be seen.  There were no old plastic milk bottles, yogurt cartons, etc.  How is it possible not to make any refuse over the days, especially if one lives with other people?  Where do all those empty milk bottles, yogurt cartons go?    Report

01/11/2006, 11:50 PM Lynda Joined on 22/03/2004 Norwich Posts 2,721 Re: recycling  Bucket and Spade wrote: I saw a programme on TV showing a family who had made no refuse over the week.  There was no rubbish to be seen.  There were no old plastic milk bottles, yogurt cartons, etc.  How is it possible not to make any refuse over the days, especially if one lives with other people?  Where do all those empty milk bottles, yogurt cartons go? The answer is to avoid buying things in packaging which cannot be recycled. The family probably had milk delivered in glass, returnable, milk bottles (which is impractical in this part of Norwich due to the deterioration in the milk rounds) and do not buy yoghurt or anything else in a plastic container. I can function without yoghurt or soft margarine - I buy butter wrapped in paper - which can then be composted. Lynda  Technology is great when it works.    Report

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