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?

Tinwheeler replied on 11/04/2022 10:44

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:40 by JVB66

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

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:44

It's very possible for one person to be less able and the partner, if there is one, to be shortish or not very strong.

SteveL replied on 11/04/2022 10:46

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:46

All the C&CC sites we have used so far have had bins at the entrance. Or in the case of a larger site one by the entrance and one at the opposite end. I quite like the idea, although the C&CC could do with lighting them a bit better.

mickysf replied on 11/04/2022 10:46

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:46

I’m sure there is someone out there but I’ve never come across anyone wanting to be pitched next to the bins. Service point maybe.

JVB66 replied on 11/04/2022 10:50

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:44 by Tinwheeler

It's very possible for one person to be less able and the partner, if there is one, to be shortish or not very strong.

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:50

And your pont is.?Read my post u have yet to go on a site to find there is not an ordinary bin also

But several without recycling facilities  and not those who's contractor sort it at depot 

Cornersteady replied on 11/04/2022 10:56

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:56

I think there are two points here, one is having one central place for bins, which I think is fine.

The other is how easy the bins, waste crates or whatever , is to use. And here I think they should be easy to use and at an appropriate height. 

Perhaps a collect your rubbish service on demand could be available by the wardens for an extra costsmile 

Perhaps a button on the new metering bollards?

(That was a joke - both of them)

Graydjames replied on 11/04/2022 10:57

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:57

On small sites, perhaps, one central place for bins is acceptable, but I disagree with those who claim such a practice is positive - for our health and efficiency and the environment. This is especially so if it leads to people collecting their own waste in bags, hung on the back of their outfit, as an interim measure to save frequent trips to the central bins. I remember one contributor promoting this practice last time this subject came up. That seems to me to be liable to cause unpleasantness all round. 

Tinwheeler replied on 11/04/2022 11:15

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:50 by JVB66

And your pont is.?Read my post u have yet to go on a site to find there is not an ordinary bin also

But several without recycling facilities  and not those who's contractor sort it at depot 

Posted on 11/04/2022 11:15

"....u have yet to go on a site to find there is not an ordinary bin also"

JVB, you are not often right but you're wrong again.

You have no idea what sites I've visited and my point was perfectly clear.

 

Takethedogalong replied on 11/04/2022 11:20

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:57 by Graydjames

On small sites, perhaps, one central place for bins is acceptable, but I disagree with those who claim such a practice is positive - for our health and efficiency and the environment. This is especially so if it leads to people collecting their own waste in bags, hung on the back of their outfit, as an interim measure to save frequent trips to the central bins. I remember one contributor promoting this practice last time this subject came up. That seems to me to be liable to cause unpleasantness all round. 

Posted on 11/04/2022 11:20

I suppose it depends on how much waste, how many bottles you generate. We have a lidded bin inside our MH, integral to door. We struggle to fill it once a day, so luckily can manage at least a once a day stroll, usually with the dog in tow. Is a once a day visit to a central bin really an issue? 

I can understand the big bins being a struggle, but there are ones with slots for bottles, holes for bags, and this could help somewhat. Needs to be dealt with as part of contract. 

On some Club Sites, we are never sure if recycling is happening, as all the bins are the same, with perhaps a crate for bottles, usually overflowing. Ferry Meadows a case in point, last time we visited in March.🀷‍♀️ (Please don’t tell me the staff have to sort through it😱)

 

EmilysDad replied on 11/04/2022 11:23

Posted on 11/04/2022 11:23

 central waste points tend to be near the main entrance for ease of collection by the bin waggons, so just take it with you when you leave site. As for ease of use of the larger bin, there are plenty of places that have these bins in the street for general use .... eg Edinburgh and places abroad - they all seem to manage. I'm sure those who are taller & can manage to use the bins will help those vertically challenged if needed.

EmilysDad replied on 11/04/2022 11:24

Posted on 11/04/2022 11:20 by Takethedogalong

I suppose it depends on how much waste, how many bottles you generate. We have a lidded bin inside our MH, integral to door. We struggle to fill it once a day, so luckily can manage at least a once a day stroll, usually with the dog in tow. Is a once a day visit to a central bin really an issue? 

I can understand the big bins being a struggle, but there are ones with slots for bottles, holes for bags, and this could help somewhat. Needs to be dealt with as part of contract. 

On some Club Sites, we are never sure if recycling is happening, as all the bins are the same, with perhaps a crate for bottles, usually overflowing. Ferry Meadows a case in point, last time we visited in March.πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ (Please don’t tell me the staff have to sort through it😱)

 

Posted on 11/04/2022 11:24

... how many bottles you generate

we generate hardly any πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„

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