Comments on: Wash and Squash! http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Thu, 17 May 2012 07:17:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2206 Grannymar Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:35:01 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2206 Baino, I am not against recycling I was doing my bit long before the Council hopped on the Band Wagon. We pay 'Rates' here every year. Part of it is based on Household Valuation and the other part is set by the Council to cover water, street lighting and cleaning and of course the Emergency Services. My bug bear is that Gordon Brown & Co wanted to introduce Water Rates throughout the UK and We of course were lumped in with that. The new Water Rater awere more than and on TOP or the normal rates. We had a reprieve thanks to The 'Smilers' who run NI Assembly. We will have to start paying in 2008 and my main bug bear is that my water rates will be the same as the family next door and the one around the corner with three or four children using multiple showers and washing machines and dishwashers several times a day! Baino, I am not against recycling I was doing my bit long before the Council hopped on the Band Wagon. We pay ‘Rates’ here every year. Part of it is based on Household Valuation and the other part is set by the Council to cover water, street lighting and cleaning and of course the Emergency Services.

My bug bear is that Gordon Brown & Co wanted to introduce Water Rates throughout the UK and We of course were lumped in with that. The new Water Rater awere more than and on TOP or the normal rates. We had a reprieve thanks to The ‘Smilers’ who run NI Assembly.

We will have to start paying in 2008 and my main bug bear is that my water rates will be the same as the family next door and the one around the corner with three or four children using multiple showers and washing machines and dishwashers several times a day!

]]> By: Baino http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2186 Baino Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:31:05 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2186 IT's a tough one Granny and I agree to some extent with Wisewebwoman that the onus is always upon the consumer. We have a green bag system but using our own containers is only available through some bulk detergent outlets. We have paid for water for ever by the way but it does make us conscious of usage. Water restrictions are now permanently in force in NSW and grey water recycling schemes part of every new development. The four trucks is a bit of overkill. We have the same system with 2 trucks but each is partitioned to take recyclable and putrifactious waste. It's the 5am bashing down the street I object to more than the trucks! We still need to go to the source and vastly reduce the amount of packaging utilised by manufacturers but action starts with individuals. IT’s a tough one Granny and I agree to some extent with Wisewebwoman that the onus is always upon the consumer. We have a green bag system but using our own containers is only available through some bulk detergent outlets.

We have paid for water for ever by the way but it does make us conscious of usage. Water restrictions are now permanently in force in NSW and grey water recycling schemes part of every new development.

The four trucks is a bit of overkill. We have the same system with 2 trucks but each is partitioned to take recyclable and putrifactious waste. It’s the 5am bashing down the street I object to more than the trucks!

We still need to go to the source and vastly reduce the amount of packaging utilised by manufacturers but action starts with individuals.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2181 Grannymar Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:41:38 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2181 At times I might agree Ian. At times I might agree Ian.

]]> By: Ian http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2180 Ian Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:34:11 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2180 Grannymar, One of the naughtier bloggers down here, (maybe Bock?), suggested one time that the problems of waste charges could be solved by handing all waste to a certain minority group who seem to generate a lot of waste and never have anything to pay. Grannymar,

One of the naughtier bloggers down here, (maybe Bock?), suggested one time that the problems of waste charges could be solved by handing all waste to a certain minority group who seem to generate a lot of waste and never have anything to pay.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2179 Grannymar Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:25:52 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2179 Chris the whole recycling thing is becoming a farce as far as I am concerned. One Council says this while another says that. Elly has a recycling bin and as far as I can see it takes everything recylable. I have been doing my bit for years and was rather amused that a member of the local Council living three doors from me did nothing. He also had a dog that he was happy to let foul the pavement and not clear up. Chris the whole recycling thing is becoming a farce as far as I am concerned. One Council says this while another says that.

Elly has a recycling bin and as far as I can see it takes everything recylable.

I have been doing my bit for years and was rather amused that a member of the local Council living three doors from me did nothing. He also had a dog that he was happy to let foul the pavement and not clear up.

]]> By: chrisb http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2178 chrisb Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:17:44 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2178 It's funny you should put up this post when today I had to drive to get rid of my plastic bottles (not collected from the house with the other recycling) I too was thinking about how much it had cost me to do this, both in time, money and effort! It’s funny you should put up this post when today I had to drive to get rid of my plastic bottles (not collected from the house with the other recycling) I too was thinking about how much it had cost me to do this, both in time, money and effort!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2177 Grannymar Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:09:34 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2177 WWW shopping bags are fine but can you imagine the Healthy & Safety folk just waiting to pounce on the little customer if we tried to use our own containers! WWW shopping bags are fine but can you imagine the Healthy & Safety folk just waiting to pounce on the little customer if we tried to use our own containers!

]]> By: Wisewebwoman http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2176 Wisewebwoman Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:39:54 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2176 We are gone so insane on this whole business GM. The source - the manufacturer- is let off scot free. The packaging has to STOP. It is not disposable anywhere. The consumers wind up paying again and again for the sins of the manufacturer. What the hell happened to paper and glass? Now it is plasticized cardboard and endless plastic bottles. No one is addressing the real issues. and using YOUR precious water at YOUR cost to clean up? Puh-leeze! I say using our own containers and our own bags in bulk stores is the answer. XO WWW We are gone so insane on this whole business GM. The source - the manufacturer- is let off scot free. The packaging has to STOP. It is not disposable anywhere. The consumers wind up paying again and again for the sins of the manufacturer. What the hell happened to paper and glass? Now it is plasticized cardboard and endless plastic bottles. No one is addressing the real issues. and using YOUR precious water at YOUR cost to clean up? Puh-leeze! I say using our own containers and our own bags in bulk stores is the answer.
XO
WWW

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2175 Grannymar Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:01:01 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2175 Robert I think I will stagger along with my own clean money!! Robert I think I will stagger along with my own clean money!!

]]> By: robert http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2174 robert Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:57:30 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2007/12/14/wash-and-squash/#comment-2174 Most of those who gave him money weren'r friends of his so it shouldn't affect you too much ;) Most of those who gave him money weren’r friends of his so it shouldn’t affect you too much ;)

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