Does your Council empty your bins on time?

[Kolani]

I'm trying to understand why some areas their bins seem to overflow regularly whilst other areas, mine for instance, the bins are emptied like clock work and no over flowing bins in sight.

Why are there so many black bins/full bins that seem to be waiting weeks in some areas of e.g North London. I'm assuming no matter where people live, they pay council tax so why the delay?

Council funding cuts, which have resulted in two things:

• Reduced frequency of collections.
• Industrial action by workers due to poor pay and working conditions, often as a result of outsourcing.

I'm assuming no matter where people live, they pay council tax so why the delay?

In areas of high deprivation, that council tax has to stretch much much further.

Ours are almost always emptied on time (sometimes delayed a day) but we have neighbours who do not use the bins correctly or put out too much, then leave it out when it isn't collected. Bags and bags of cardboard at the moment, like cereal boxes not flattened and so on. They could just flatten it and then stack it sideways in their paper and cardboard bin so it would fit but it seems they can't be bothered.

@LizDoingTheCanCan This is why asked, everyday is a school day here. I didn't realize that some councils had reduced frequency. In our area food waste is collected weekly, recyclables every other week same as non -recyclables. We also have large plastic bins for everything and I notice some areas seem to just put black bags by the roadside. Is that due to cuts as well?

Your point about council tax having to stretch further is also really sad, it's making so much more sense now. It means no matter how much council tax they pay in deprived areas, it's likely to be dirtier than non deprived areas due to cuts and money being diverted away from waste collection into other services.

@Svara That must be so frustrating. I sense they are also not the type you can also ask to bin their waste correctly..?. it then becomes a vicious cycle as more people throw their rubbish about (as it's already dirty).

A few months ago, I woke up to a washing machine, and various other items dumped beside the public bin opposite my neighbors. By the next day there were about 7 bags of more rubbish sitting beside it. What was a lovely walk path where people could stroll to the park and use the bin for their take away boxes etc, had turned into an overflowing mess of rubbish, left over food flying around all over the floor etc luckliy someone contacted the council and they came out pronto and cleared up the whole lot. I wondered even then, why don't other councils clear up the rubbish I see driving through London.