Asthehills Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dirty Buggane said: That has not turned or produced electricity in many a long year,neither have the air filters scrubbed any air. Why do you think they no longer collect air samples around Douglas, the readings are off the charts and would see any local orthoritie ie the gov putting public at risk. Where does this information come from please? I was told they were sometimes generating power only a few weeks ago? I would love to see any info that supports the claim That air quality around Douglas is “off the charts”. The last data I saw which was only collected this year suggested quite the opposite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Ringy Rose said: It's not working in the UK, though. I had it where I was living in the UK, before I moved here, and it was horrible. It'll be equally horrible here. I'm against it simply because I've lived with it before and it was nasty. ETA: where I lived before also had proper recycling wheelie bins, paper/plastic/tin in the bin and a caddy for glass. Batteries and fabric could be left in a bag in the caddy too. And, despite doing it properly, it was still disgusting opening the normal bin with two-week-old waste nicely stewing in the bottom. Personally I think you are talking rubbish. Since my last post, I have contacted several friends and relatives and yes, at first is was difficult. They then gave it chance and now work with it. Before you start spitting your vitriol once more, a few of them have young children in nappies. Welcome to the Isle of Man where they don’t like change. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 36 minutes ago, Dirty Buggane said: That has not turned or produced electricity in many a long year,neither have the air filters scrubbed any air. Why do you think they no longer collect air samples around Douglas, the readings are off the charts and would see any local orthoritie ie the gov putting public at risk. I think you need to check that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 36 minutes ago, Dirty Buggane said: That has not turned or produced electricity in many a long year,neither have the air filters scrubbed any air. Why do you think they no longer collect air samples around Douglas, the readings are off the charts and would see any local orthoritie ie the gov putting public at risk. Well according to their website: We process the island’s domestic and commercial waste at the energy-from-waste facility that we designed, built, and operate, and generate 10% of the island’s electricity. The facility’s state-of-the-art technology and onsite laboratory ensure the highest environmental and operational standards are maintained. You can see the electricity generation figures here and the emissions monitoring information here or download our latest annual report for an overview of the previous year at the facility. So you can click on the links for the details. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Ringy Rose said: It's the stuff that can't be recycled- shitty nappies and cat litter, mainly- that I don't want in my bin for a fortnight. I had that in the UK and it was horrible. Simple. Train the cat to shit in other people's gardens. Then get the cat to train the baby. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: Simple. Train the cat to shit in other people's gardens. Then get the cat to train the baby. Preferably a Garden in Onchan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 hours ago, NoTailT said: It only ended up working in the UK because everyone ended up with 4 wheelie bins for different reasons and each one is collected differently over the fornight. That's 4 different bins being collected on different days. Of all things for the council to focus saving money on, this does seem like the most silly still. Not true. The compostable waste , food waste, grass cuttings etc is collected every week. Alternate weeks paper/cardboard, general waste, recycling consisting of glass, cans and bottles. So it's a three week cycle with food, garden, compostable waste collected every week. How DBC have arrived at a two week cycle for everything needs explaining... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 minute ago, P.K. said: Not true. The compostable waste , food waste, grass cuttings etc is collected every week. Alternate weeks paper/cardboard, general waste, recycling consisting of glass, cans and bottles. So it's a three week cycle with food, garden, compostable waste collected every week. How DBC have arrived at a two week cycle for everything needs explaining... Ah I wasn't far off! They still ended up with 3 or 4 bins rather than one. The problem with DBC is that it is filled with people who think they're more intelligent than they actually are and they must know best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, NoTailT said: Ah I wasn't far off! They still ended up with 3 or 4 bins rather than one. The problem with DBC is that it is filled with people who think they're more intelligent than they actually are and they must know best. 4 bins. But, crucially, it not only works but works well. However it may not suit the island's current strategy about dealing with household waste... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Just now, P.K. said: 4 bins. But, crucially, it not only works but works well. However it may not suit the island's current strategy about dealing with household waste... I hate suggesting this because it would probably never work in IOM practicalities. But why can't we have joined up bin collections with one focused all-Island strategy? More bins, frequent collections, as with the UK? But not separated by authority area, one single unified collection provider. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 10 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: Back to basics What really was so wrong with the old system of weekly collections? Nothing probably. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 14 hours ago, Max Power said: Well, not really. I called for assistance as although I'm not concerned about two week collections personally, I am disabled and concerned about missing one for one reason or another, and ending up with a months rubbish festering. I was told that they would send a form in the post, even though I was happy to have one emailed. It didn't arrive but I found it on the Council website. I now have a six week wait to get it signed and stamped by my doctor. This, because Council workers will not collect from the rear of my house, which they used to do, as it's an unadopted lane, but they will if I have a red bin lid!! get a tin of red paint then ? there could be a song derived from the Alice in wonderland animated classic , 'we're painting the bin lids red ' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 9 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: Simple. Train the cat to shit in other people's gardens. Most of them don't need any training in that respect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 7 hours ago, P.K. said: How DBC have arrived at a two week cycle for everything needs explaining... ££££££££££££££££ that they think they've saved by halving the number of trips to the EFW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Eddie Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: Nothing probably. But presumably they think the planet will die if they don’t adopt this pointless exercise in eco virtue signalling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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