REFUSE COLLECTION

[jimbob]

Please can you all copy and send this letter to rcore@swindon.gov.uk

To whom it may concern

You won't be surprised to hear that I am writing in respect of the (non) refuse collection that has taken place this week in Ermin Street (in between Crown Inn and Estate Agents on the corner)

You've known for months now that the day of the collection was changing to a Wednesday from a Monday and also the fact that our properties weren't going to be receiving wheelie bins.

So what happens?

We don't get issued with these nice and shiny blue sacks until a couple of days before the 1st Wednesday collection! By which time people have filled their black sacks and have already put them out IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE!

So then what happens?

Well, I start wondering to myself, as it's the 1st week, they'll surely collect these anyway and then from next week, they'll be strict and make a point of collecting blue sacks only.  But no, they decline to collect these black sacks, some of which have been out in the street for over a week now.

I then start thinking, well, maybe they'll do a sweep up of all these bags come the end of the week, so today, I decide to phone your 'Help' Line to find out.

Spoke with a pleasant enough girl called Gillian who gave all the standard speak and empathy statements like 'yes I can understand how you feel' etc...only to then find out that any black sacks are not going to be collected not just today, but not even next Wednesday when the collection is due.

Call me unreasonable, but I don't expect rubbish to be sat OUTSIDE MY HOUSE indefinitely, until someone from above decides that 'we best collect those black bags as we're getting too many complaints about this, we can't handle call volumes and our council reputation is on the line here etc...'

I do hope you've got every intention of not only acknowledging this complaint within 48 working hours, but providing me with an adequate and satisfactory response about this issue, and I don't want a standard 'copy and paste letter' you'll probably try and fob me off with either.

Ok, so you're now probably thinking how I want this matter resolved to a satisfactory conclusion, to which I'd say.....

COME AND COLLECT THESE RANCID STINKING BAGS FROM OUTSIDE MY FUCKING HOUSE, OR THIS IS GOING TO GET MESSY!

I await your response.

 :evil:

[reeves4england]

A well thought out, calm and sensible argument there pal  

[Bogus Dave]

All the best fella. Its stupid having the rubbish collection every two weeks, even if we do get some rather sexy wheely bins.

[Reg Smeeton]

I suggest collecting the bags and dumping them on the steps of the Civic Offices.....same problem where I live, although I suspect it may be because of the Poles not being able to understand the instructuions issued by  SBC  about black bags/blue bags.....Wednesday morphing to Thursday...and the pavenent nearest to your property.

[Bushey Boy]

Can I just say did anyone care when this was introduced to west swindon about 3 years ago - did you heck

Therefore good luck with teh poor service we have got used to

[jimbob]

cheers Rodney, sorry Dave, but the point is that we are having collection on a weekly basis, but coz the rubbish people had already put out were in black sacks as opposed to the shiny fuckin blue ones that we've been given by the fuckin council about 2 days before collection, they're refus-ing to collect em

WANKERS!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

still, more importantly, gonna stuff it up wycombe and ava few jars  

TFI FRIDAY

[Bogus Dave]

I dont understand why they can't just do everything simply. Just have one collection a week, one bag full of recyclable rubbish, the other full of normal rubbish. Maybe thats whats supposed to happen, i dont really know. Its all too much to comprehend

[land_of_bo]

Not being funny, but you could just pick up the full black bag and put it into a blue one. I know it's not your problem but at least they would be collected next week!

[Gazza's Fat Mate]

having spent the last three days with a fella who runs a council refuse collection service I think everyone should stop moaning and image how much of a pain in the arse it is to pick up the tons and tons of rubbis from everyone and then get rid of it!!!!

does anyone recyle, compost, reduce etc do they fuck they throw it in the bin then out on the street and forget about it!!!1

take a minute to think about what has to happen to your rubbish then you might  have another view!

as for your letter I receive letters like that all the time moaning and swearing at me and you know what I do I put them in the bin.

If it such a problem why don't you just put the black bags in the blue sacks but off course you are taking the stance that it's not my problem but I'm gonna moan like fuck about it. stop moaning and do something prodcutive!

[Bushey Boy]

Ha ha how is Mr Jukes and his crusade against non recyclers! He is so easy to wind up! also when is his birthday have we found out?

[DMR]

having spent the last three days with a fella who runs a council refuse collection service I think everyone should stop moaning and image how much of a pain in the arse it is to pick up the tons and tons of rubbis from everyone and then get rid of it!!!!

does anyone recyle, compost, reduce etc do they fuck they throw it in the bin then out on the street and forget about it!!!1

take a minute to think about what has to happen to your rubbish then you might  have another view!

as for your letter I receive letters like that all the time moaning and swearing at me and you know what I do I put them in the bin.
If it such a problem why don't you just put the black bags in the blue sacks but off course you are taking the stance that it's not my problem but I'm gonna moan like fuck about it. stop moaning and do something prodcutive!

Surely this just creates more rubbish, ergo, more complaints?  

[sonic youth]

the letters will be recyclable

[Gazza's Fat Mate]

Ha ha how is Mr Jukes and his crusade against non recyclers! He is so easy to wind up! also when is his birthday have we found out?

stick to the subject! but he's fine and no i haven't found out when is bday is?

[Samdy Gray]

I do hope you've got every intention of not only acknowledging this complaint within 48 working hours...

You do realise that'd be over a week going on a standard 7 hours working day?

[fatbury]

ive sent this ... as its disgusting .. thats what we pay our taxes for .. the wheelie bins are a joke too!! Collection only once every 2 weeks!!!! What about when you throw a party? We already pay too much in tax so the least they can do is pick up the bloody rubbish!