General Waste & street litter
General waste A big business waste metal bin of the type the council formerly had here would present us with a significant expense that we believe we could do without. Moreover, we are morally opposed to the level of waste produced by communities. The government is attempting to address this overconsumption of resources, but often in a wasteful manner. We aim to lead the way in tackling our community's waste issues. At the hub, we've started by replacing the former massive, non-recyclable general waste only bin used for business waste with a single green wheelie bin designated for general waste—similar to those used by households. However, while it’s the same size as those bins, it’s still classified as trade waste, meaning it gets picked up on different days from the residential bins in the area. This has created some confusion. The bin has a yellow sticker on it to indicate to the collectors that it's for trade waste. On one occasion, when we put it out on what we k...