No bins on Club Site

lofty replied on 10/04/2022 21:18

Posted on 10/04/2022 21:18

Has anyone else experienced club sites not having bins out for you to use & asking you to take all your waste to the main bins in the area the wardens usually put it? This is in Wales if that helps? I do t this can be blamed on covid anymore, so don’t understand why this is happening? Can anyone shed any light on this?

JollyKernow replied on 11/04/2022 09:06

Posted on 11/04/2022 09:06

Morning

I believe there are one or two sites that have a central waste point, don't know why. Did you enquire with the site staff with your question? It could be something simple like broken down machinery. I did a couple of weeks at a site in East Anglia where we had to do the same because the new tractor had a fault that lasted two weeks. No one complained when it was explained.

JK

brue replied on 11/04/2022 10:12

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:12

Away from CAMC a lot of sites operate a single bin area. I would think it reduces some of the work load on sites and is quite an efficient practice.

Takethedogalong replied on 11/04/2022 10:15

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:15

Yes. Warwick Racecourse, which is an AS site. We considered it good exercise and a chance for fresh air. Central bins. 

mickysf replied on 11/04/2022 10:21

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:21

What a brilliant idea, encourages exercise whilst reducing work load on staff, can concentrate on other more important tasks and helps with reduction of energy use. No bin run and no extra vehicle on site. We should all do our bit!  

Cornersteady replied on 11/04/2022 10:22

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:22

Even on large sites, say with 150+ pitches, there is usually just two waste bin points as far as I can recall. If they change it to just one and provided there are enough bins and emptied regularly it is not really a problem is it? 

brue replied on 11/04/2022 10:24

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:24

Warwick is still a club site not AS but as you say it does have just one bin area, probably needed on race days too. I expect there are others. smile

brue replied on 11/04/2022 10:31

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:31

There is a drawback for less able bodied people and personally some of us who arent very tall sometimes have problems but it does make sense.

JVB66 replied on 11/04/2022 10:40

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:31 by brue

There is a drawback for less able bodied people and personally some of us who arent very tall sometimes have problems but it does make sense.

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:40

It is not normally both would be less able.    the  bin area here has a large wheeled bin and also has an ordinary bin fir the vertically  challenged

Tinwheeler replied on 11/04/2022 10:42

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:42

Several club sites have reduced bins and removed them from the service points. For instance, Malvern removed then and replaced with some by the 2 facility blocks which wasn't a problem but I have encountered sites where the only bins were quite a hike from some of the pitches which isn't great for those less able. The big heavy lidded bins are a real struggle for some folk to use too and a bit more thought wouldn't go amiss.

Takethedogalong replied on 11/04/2022 10:42

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:22 by Cornersteady

Even on large sites, say with 150+ pitches, there is usually just two waste bin points as far as I can recall. If they change it to just one and provided there are enough bins and emptied regularly it is not really a problem is it? 

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:42

Bolton Abbey only has 55 pitches, but three service points. Marazion has 60 pitches and four service points. The Club may be over providing rubbish bins I think……. Every morning is one of brrr, brrr, rattle rattle, crash crash as bins are emptied. With a tractor and trailer of course.

There was one Site we used, where staff used a hand cart, but I can’t recall at the moment where it was…..🤔 

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