Bins on site.

Some years ago a very professionally, and every expensive looking converted towed horse box pitched next us. At first I was perplex and somewhat mystified as to how it classified as acceptable. The passenger in the car was a paraplegic and required hoists to go between car, wheelchair and the ‘living quarters’. Talking with the couple they told us that prior to an accident they had been avid caravaners and this setup provided that enjoyment they had previously enjoyed. The driver, who was also somewhat limited in mobility said they enjoyed doing everything to maintain their independence and actually relished the challenges. I totally understood this and was in admiration. We passed daily pleasantries with them whilst on site. The other thing that amazed me was their sense of humour and ability to laugh frequently. If they could find ways to manage their rubbish then everyone else can.

Club Sites have generally become much easier to use, in lots of different ways, and have enabled those who might be less physically able to continue for longer, without a good deal of the fetching and carrying, particularly of water.  Most Sites are very easy to use without much effort if you need or prefer it this way, nothing wrong with that. Changes like centralised bins just need visitors to think a bit more about how to deal with rubbish.
We only have a small door mounted bin in our MH, takes a carrier bag sized liner. We seldom need to empty it more than every couple of days, so mention of taking rubbish a few times a day baffles me🤷‍♀️ Tasks like this, and fetching water, taking waste water we consider as easy daily exercise while away, and rather than shying away, we share the load to get our step count up. Appreciate that some folks cannot though.😁

Changes like centralised bins just need visitors to think a bit more about how to deal with rubbish,

My take is, Changes like centralised bins just need site managers to think a bit more about how visitors of all abilities can deal with rubbish, just put some thought into it.

We do like serviced pitches, our ideal pitch is a serviced one on a CL with hardstandings and no facilities.  So much easier to use our on board facilities, especially in poor weather, and the CL will be far less expensive than a Club site.

 On the very rare occasions that we have used a Club site in the last few years, we have used an ordinary HS and requested either a pitch close to the facilities so OH can use the disabled room if she wishes, or more often one close to the service point, as she  mostly prefers to use our own facilities, and  I am happy to fetch and empty water for her.    These days is usually just me that uses the site facilities.

Rubbish removal was always OH’s responsibility, but she now has knee problems that make walking somewhat painful, so central bins at the entrance are working well for us.

Mobility issues were certainly one of the reasons for us giving up touring. Hopefully we are in a position where those problems can be corrected but knew in the meantime that we would get little use of the van. I am sure there are many with disabilities for whom getting away to a campsite is therapy in itself so I can't blame people for wanting to go on as long as they can. However I think this issue with centralised bins is very much a Club "bubble" thing. It would seem that many who complain probably have little experience, if any, of sites outside the Club otherwise they would have come across the concept elsewhere. The Club, whilst unlikely to change it's mind on this should listen to the concerns. Perhaps it would be better to have these bins next to the toilet blocks as surely everyone will probably visit on a regular basis during their stay?

David 

I would think one reason to have them near the gate is to make it easier and safer for them to be emptied when the bin lorry comes.   It would be a bad idea for the lorry to need to drive round the site, and these big bins would too heavy and unwieldy for wardens to move any distance.

The original compounds where the bin bags were taken to were usually near the gate.