What a load of rubbish

Now, this is going to sound pretty boring but bare with me, I am covering the environment afterall! I've just read in a blog that there is a huge demand for wheelie bins in Poland, Estonia and Germany and that it's reportedly the cause of a shortage in wheelie bins in Britain. Now don't get me wrong, what with all the other disasters going on in society today, we're hardly going to establish a crisis about where to put last nights curry and it certainly isn't going to be at the top of Gordon Brown's fix-list, but lets just take a look at the bigger picture.

Councils all over the country have told its residents that if they need a replacement bin, then its going to take several months before it arrives. Bins for new homes may take even longer. It's rumoured that a bin factory fire somewhere in either Poland, France or England is allegedly responsible for the shortage.

So what does this mean? Well it's simple, people don't have anything to put their crap in. I'm sure there's nothing more tedious than taking out the rubbish, especially when the end of the journey marks a dirty, smelly wheelie bin. However, having to pile black bin bags on top of each other in your garden is definitely not the superior option! And that's just what people in Derbyshire have been suggested to do while they wait for their replacement bins to arrive.

A little closer to home (and something that struck a bit of a chord with me after having my own wheelie bin robbed the other day!) is Lancashire's new homes may take up to an 8 month waiting period to receive bins! Lewisham councils are suggesting people share bins until November or later. It got me thinking, the core problem here is that pollution is soon to become a factor, right outside your doorstep. People aren't going to be able to manage sharing waste and any waste that is left in the gardens in bin bags will surely attract vermon and other unwanted creatures. There's never been a better time to start recycling than now people, so give it a go and make a difference!

References: http://www.technorati.com/posts/f424p5cjw2QsvtkNbhjzCn5aJPKqzDbVdjSdF6eM62I%3D, http://www.recycle.co.uk/news/868000.html