The New Bins
My household is pretty good at recycling. Cardboard, paper, tins, plastic etc and glass all go out in the relevant containers. And we have a "green waste" bin for anything that doesn't either go into the compost or is not suitable for the worms or chooks. We have very little actual food or green 'waste / rubbish'.
So with the new system I have an immediate dilemma - what do I do with all those absorbent pad things the supermarkets place in trays under chicken, fish, meat etc?
Consulting Mr Google I find they're absorbent materials covered in perforated plastic - so they can't go in the food bin. But certainly NOT recyclable as they contain food matter. So they must be 'general waste?
NO, you can't put anything containing food into general waste!
So I'm imagining the pong, let alone flies, maggots etc if they DO have to sit in my general waste bin for up to two weeks - but I suppose I could I buy plastic bags to wrap them in so they don't cause a pollution problem to me or my neighbours in the interim?
Or should I take them back to the relevant supermarkets so they can deal with them?
Ok so I'm being a bit pedantic about this but have the council really thought about all the exceptions to the general 'waste' rule as I’m sure there will be other anomalies as well.
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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20% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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60% Nah - not for me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
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Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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