New Waste Arrangements

FreshAir4Us replied on 07/08/2021 20:58

Posted on 07/08/2021 20:58

It seems that new waste arrangements are in place at Pembrey Country Park and are being introduced at Gowerton and other club sites. The reason given by wardens is health & safety as there have been increasing waste volumes and unacceptable waste eg syringes and medical waste. The new arrangement is for zero disposal at the usual service points and a single point at the site entrance with large disposal high bins. Whilst understanding the real concerns regarding wardens handling unsafe waste there are a number of initial first thoughts which make me wonder whether this has been thought through properly. 

Some members have limited mobility and cannot regularly walk with waste as far as the site entrance. For those with cars maybe this could be done by driving to the entrance but the extra traffic on site will not be welcome and some do not have cars. The height of the bins is approx  chest height. How will someone in a wheelchair manage? This seems to reduce accessibility for disabled members. As regular disposal of waste will be more difficult and users don’t want to keep full bin bags in their vans there will be a temptation to leave full bags of waste outside attracting vermin and scattering of waste. I would guess this will be more of a problem when there is a visiting fish& chip/ pizza van and it is a rainy evening!  Carrying glass bottles all the way across site will potentially lead to more glass breakage too.  Maybe a sensible compromise would be to have larger waste bins at the usual disposal points to be collected by waste collectors. Almost certainly  the glass recycle bins at Pembrey could be deposited around the site rather than at the entrance and lower height access bins could be considered for those needing them. What do others think? 

redface replied on 14/08/2021 00:14

Posted on 14/08/2021 00:14

Most annoying is that there are a lot of plastic bags and film that are NOT re-cycled.  Surely they can be burned to  generate electricity? 

So why can't district councils etc. have them out sorted, manually if needs be?

kenexton replied on 14/08/2021 05:56

Posted on 14/08/2021 05:56

Astounded to read that Members should think it appropriate to dispose of syringes at Site waste points.My OH has to periodically inject herself to control her RA but we always carry a small Sharpsafe with us in the MH and take it home for collection by her supplier of the said medication.Following cancer treatment last year I had to dispose of medical waste for a while, but I bagged it  and put it in our rear storage box and took it home for proper disposal.Fortunately I am back to "normal" now,so no longer an issue.

The mind boggles that people should think it OK to dispose of  potentially hazardous waste on site!

Barking50 replied on 21/08/2021 15:46

Posted on 21/08/2021 15:46

As previously mentioned, it's a win win. Reduced costs for the club will surely result in reduced fees for members to offset the inconvenience and reduction in facility.

replied on 25/07/2023 12:33

Posted on 21/08/2021 15:46 by Barking50

As previously mentioned, it's a win win. Reduced costs for the club will surely result in reduced fees for members to offset the inconvenience and reduction in facility.

Posted on 25/07/2023 12:33

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