What a load of Rubbish.

[Polarengineer]

This would encourage shoppers to open their purchases and leave the packaging in the shop.

[Polarengineer]

Which reminds me, can anyone recommend a tin crusher or any useful compactor to reduce the volume of rubbish?

[niemeyjt]

For wheelie bins:

https://www.galaxus.ch/en/s4/product/re ... g-21282002

I think for 35L bags a different solution is required

[exile]

@Polarengineer shouldn't tins go in the recycle?

And incidentally crushing items may lead to recycle problems depending on what systems your recycler uses.
Some systems use an optical recognition system and a crushed plastic bottle or can will not be recognised as such. Personally I don't think such systems are particularly clever but if that is what is installed.............

[Polarengineer]

their problem. If such heavy charges are made for the public to deposit the rubbish by volume, then people will try to reduce the volume. It would be nice to sit down and design a system to sort it for recycle, but I'm too busy just now.

[Polarengineer]

For wheelie bins:

https://www.galaxus.ch/en/s4/product/re ... g-21282002

I think for 35L bags a different solution is required

great company, they actually give a dimensioned design so that you can make your own compactor, however, I would not go for it as the problem is then getting the compacted rubbish out of the wheeliebin. I was thinking of more individual can crushers like this one to reduce the volume.
onehttps://www.ebay.fr/itm/391612789260

[Chappers51]

We had a perfectly good system for a year.
We were issued with 2 huge wheelie bins and had to leave them pointing in a particular direction in front of the house or in a designated spot for people who lived outside the village. These were then collected: the driver used controls in his van to lift, empty and replace them. It all worked efficiently.
I understand (but it might not be correct) that the person who introduced this system died, was then replaced and the successor introduced the current system which results in areas around the communal bins being left surrounded by waste.

[Veem]

Fish remains were a real problem, but a while ago I hit on an idea which works for me. I put them (prawn shells, fish heads etc) back in the wrapper they came in and stick them in the freezer until bin day, when I pop them in the bin, still frozen. No nasty smells of rotting fish and no maggots.

[Lori]

Fish remains were a real problem, but a while ago I hit on an idea which works for me. I put them (prawn shells, fish heads etc) back in the wrapper they came in and stick them in the freezer until bin day, when I pop them in the bin, still frozen. No nasty smells of rotting fish and no maggots.

What an excellent idea !!!! We eat a lot of fish/seafood and, up til now, I've been throwing the shrimp shells in the garden. We tried doing a compost heap, but that was kind of a disaster.

I normally have plenty of freezer space, so I will try your idea Veem. Thanks !

[niemeyjt]

First, make a stock with the shells - as well as a delicious stock, boiling the shells makes them smell less for a while