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Posted by PresenterOne on Friday, 16 March 2007 22:49:10

The latest pseudo-scientific garbage, apparently being considered as justification for Government policy, leads us to believe that fortnightly rubbish collections would not constitute a health hazard. I wish to point out, as someone who lives in an area already blighted by implementation of this idea, that late last summer, our local papers seethed with reports of streets infested with maggots. I suppose it is just possible that, after a spell in the green re-education camp, a few good citizens will dutifully make sure their bin lids are firmly down at all times; but to expect Joe public to do it is like believing every gun-toting, drug-dealing inner city gang member will become a born-again Christian on Monday because the government wants them to.

Please can we have a reality check? Nature does not yield to wishful thinking, and real science does not pretend otherwise..

Post edited by PresenterOne on Saturday, 17 March 2007 10:19:18

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Posted by Vespasian on Friday, 16 March 2007 23:10:19

Unfortunately its' just a way of reducing services and sod all to do anything else. Just another means of extracting cash from us without actually achieving anything with it.

Posted by AlanP on Sunday, 18 March 2007 17:31:05

Whoever created the report are idiots. I live in an area where garbage is collected fortnightly. In summer it stinks and there is a marked increase in flies. The councils answer - to double or tripple bag everything. A short while ago we were told that plastic bags were an environmental hazzard, now we are encouraged to use them. This has nothing to do with recycling, it's about cutting costs.

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