Member Since: 31 May 2017
Location: Isle of Sheppey
Posts: 1516
Suez waste collection. They recently got the contract around here. Previously it was Biffa iirc. The first couple of months they ran a when they can be bothered rota for collections which they soon had to stop and actually collect when they were supposed to. But what has really got my goat is they consistently think it acceptable to drag the bags across the front of my car from the pavement to the refuse lorry. I went out and challenged them about it after watching them do it again and just got blank expressions. That’s ok. The cctv recorded the video and audio of it. I will go up to the local council office after work tomorrow and ask them what they plan to do about it. I will add I’m not being a Karen for the sake of it. I’ve got some lovely scratches across the bonnet which I’ve polished out three times now. I thought it was kids doing it. Got my answer as to where they have actually come from now.2006 TdV6 HSE.
A symptom of the lowest-priced bid getting the work and people working on the minimum page who aren't paid enough to give a hoot about anything. The 'refuse collection operatives' round here used to have a choice of three depots at which to transfer the waste from the wagon. The council closed two, meaning they now have to drive most of the way across the county to transfer the waste. This means they haven't got a hope in Hell of keeping to the schedule and what was three-weekly collections are stretching out to nearly four (probably what the council wanted anyway).
The Welsh government now make businesses sort their waste into seven different types. Lots of filling-stations have removed their bins (who wants to sort through those, used nappies and all?). Guess what? The amount of roadside litter has noticeably increased.
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26th Aug 2024 10:54 am
robsmith
Member Since: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 2396
FedEx (or how ever they want it spelled today).
On Saturday a package was delivered by an anonymous man in a white (and rust) van. Looking at the label it was an expected package, but it was dispatched on Monday ( that is the one after it was delivered).
Today, Wednesday I had an email warning me that a parcel was out for delivery by FedEx. A few hours later another email arrived saying the package had been "dropped off" at my address. I check the package numbers, they are all the same, I looked to see if a second package had arrived - no. And then an two emails (via flee-bay), one saying the package had been delivered yesterday, and the second saying the package hadn't been delivered as the driver couldn't find the address........ All this correspondence had the same package reference!Rob Smith
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27th Aug 2024 6:50 pm
GrumpyPenguin
Member Since: 06 Mar 2024
Location: Thanet Kent
Posts: 33
HWN wrote:
A symptom of the lowest-priced bid getting the work and people working on the minimum page who aren't paid enough to give a hoot about anything. The 'refuse collection operatives' round here used to have a choice of three depots at which to transfer the waste from the wagon. The council closed two, meaning they now have to drive most of the way across the county to transfer the waste. This means they haven't got a hope in Hell of keeping to the schedule and what was three-weekly collections are stretching out to nearly four (probably what the council wanted anyway).
The Welsh government now make businesses sort their waste into seven different types. Lots of filling-stations have removed their bins (who wants to sort through those, used nappies and all?). Guess what? The amount of roadside litter has noticeably increased.
I spent a few months driving Freighters (AKA Bin Lorries) for a council contractor - the wages were above average, the council were fussy, very fussy - if the crew missed a bin & it was reported by the householder the crew had to go back (effectively in their own time). Crews were followed to make sure that they left no rubbish on the streets, so it's not all bad.
28th Aug 2024 9:03 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14212
Our bin collectors are brilliant.
We also only have three bins: recycling, household and glass but there is an option to pay for garden waste, which we do.
Even the dumps are really good. Just turn up. No booking necessary. The only thing you need to do is register a van or trailer for the year.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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