Our council has switched to alternating bin collections.
Instead of rubbish every week, then every other week collect the recycling as well, they've switch to rubbish collection one week and recycling collection the next.
There had been a none too popular 'slops' bucket where food waste was processed for compost but that's been stopped for months.
The bin men are strict and won't collect bins where the lids won't go down or extra bin bags.
It's recycling tomorrow and rubbish next week.
I've come home to find my rubbish bin, filled to overflowing with dense, stinking bin bags and 'presented', with the handle sticking out, ready for collection.
On trying to move it, I almost caused myself an injury.
The bin is so heavy, it may be rejected by the bin men next week.
Now, I had a completely empty bin this morning, when I went to work.
I freeze my food waste until the night before, my recycling is as clean as my washing up and I throw away as little as possible.
Sometimes as little as one bin bag a month.
I live by myself and I am making a concerted effort to be 'cleaner and greener'.
This is not the first time this has happened.
For the second time in less than a month, I've been unable to throw my rubbish in my bin.
The houses are terraced, with no front gardens, so anyone walking along the pavement can 'help themselves'.
The odd cigarette packet, can or other litter is not a problem, but this is on another scale all together.
I am fuming and I have complained to my local councillor and to my council.
Aside from taking the bins inside the house, I've got no way of preventing this from happening again.
I am fucking furious.