You say that the blue bin waste does not go to landfill – why then have I seen both green and blue bins emptied into the same dustbin lorry?
Occasionally this does happen. If for instance there is a freighter breakdown, in order for us to get through the rounds and empty all the bins, it may be necessary for us to pull in a vehicle that has been collecting Green Bin Waste to help finish the days work. This only happens if there is no other way that we can complete the days schedule. Another occasion that a Green and Blue bin may be emptied into the lorry is if a bin has been contaminated with the wrong materials and the householder has moved house. It would be unfair to ask a new resident to sort out somebody elses waste, so in this instance, we would empty the blue bin into a residual waste lorry. Again this is the exception rather than the rule as normally if a bin is contaminated we advise the householder that it is there responsibility to remove the wrong items and then we will empty the bin, if it contains the correct materials, on the next blue bin collection day.
