good idea will they sell the compost back at a cheeper rate to recyclers?

haven't seen that bit, but knowing this lot, they will  probably charge full price,

all frogs should be recycled.

They want you to BUY it?    Cheeky beggars!    We've a green, grey, blue and brown bin here - and rumours of a red one to come.    bloomin' sure I'd not be buying one though.   

into some other nationality?

We've had that over here for a while now...it works great.  We have 3 bins, compost (which we never use coz we have an actual composter down the back of the garden), green bin and black bin.  The green bin is collected every 2 weeks and is free, so we pile everything (recyclable) thing we can into the green bin, which means we don't have to put the black bin out as many times as we used to, which has saved us money *breathes*

yes kaffy, we have to buy it or take our green waste to a recyling centre (my nearest is about 7/8 miles away

we have a blue bin (recycling) and green (rubbish), they state that they are not required by law to dispose of "green waste" and are therefore able to charge £20 for a bin

can you share the bin with a neighbor?

£20 is too much, IMO. I have a bin for general waste, a bin for paper, cardboard, cans etc, and a green waste compost bin. Didn't have to pay for any of them! It's unfair to slap that cost onto households when we pay council tax for this type of thing.

I never thought I'd appreciate our council!    We've plastic and tin recycling, paper, green and landfill - and word on the street is we're getting a glass one.  Pity people who have tiny gardens though.

Our brown bin is for garden waste,green is recycling.blue is household waste,the number of times I've saw green and brown bins left with a big CONTAMINATED sticker across them.

i live on a fairly new development where gardens are called "minimum maintenance", i couldn't fill a bin in three years let alone fortnightly, it is a shame they are cancelling the present collections - i think this will lead to more fly tipping not less

well.... what are  intending to put in your half?

erm... grass

bolivian?

erm....maybe, it dosen't have a tag on it.

Yeah, ours were free Kaffs 

I've got a grey bin for ordinary waste, a green bin for garden waste and a blue recycling bin with a caddy in it in which papers go and all other stuff goes in the body of the bin.

As my grey bin only needs putting out every two weeks (there's only me in the house) I put the recycling and the grey one out the same day  

not all lincs, district councils charge, when i lived in ELDC we had three bins, green, recycling and household, but Boston  

We have two wheelie bins, black (Non recycled stuff) and green (all kitchen food waste + garden stuff), a blue container (glass) and see-through bags (all paper, plastic and metals).

There was no charge, apart from paying our council tax.

you live in the early learning centre, thats  why you always so happy.

cept for those red faces, they dont look at all happy.

have just noticed the advert at the top ^^^^^^ "eastern Waste Disposal"

Oh I forgot about that. That's what probably paid for mine then 

was not happy in ELDC -they often behaved like children 

Do you live near me Machel? Am I gonna have to pay for a bin? They never tell me anything

Mind you, I have enough weeds to fill it.  

where abouts are you ducky?  i am in Boston borough council area but close to south holland

We have a brown bin for garden and food waste.

A blue box for glass and tins.

A large green bag for plastic.

A white bag for paper.

A black bin for anything which can't go into the recycling bin/box/bags.

We didn't have to pay for any of them.

Machel, what did you mean in your OP when you said you aren't modding in here, where are you modding?

Our council(Birmingham) is the worst for recycling - we still put black bags out once a week on a Tuesday and on a Friday we alternate between green waste (grass cuttings, leaves but no soil attached) in a see through green plastic bag and paper/cardboard the other week which we're supposed to have a container for but my end of the road has never been given one so it goes out in a Sainsbury's heavy duty shopper 

I'm in Boston Borough Council but close to South Holland too!  A few miles south of Boston. 

I should have quoted  You lot and your bins  

in other forums - i said  that i would be a mod but not in BB as i think being familiar could cause problems

I see, thanks.

ducky i am in the 5 villages ward  ( i think!)

You keep making me google! I've already had to google South Holland to check where it was in relation to me (I knew it was close cos my sister lives in it...but wasn't quite sure where it started).

*goes to google 5 villages*

Ooooh really close then. I'm one up from you...in the Kirton ward.  

And I've learnt something else tonight too.....cos looking at the map I now understand why there are signs saying you are in Frampton whichever side of the A16 you happen to find yourself on. It's pretty spread out  (they're so greedy) 

we looked at kirton - more amenities, but sutterton is more quiet

algakirk is spread out as well

MrD lawnmowered one last week (on his birthday - MrD's, not the frogs)...  he was gutted...  he still is.

I know he is still gutted cos he raised his glass of birthday pear cider to it