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.
🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Do you think you know the answer?
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Citizens Advice - real people, real support
In March, it is CAB Awareness Week! This is when we put a spotlight on the CAB to celebrate our mahi and highlight to the community the support and services we offer.
This year’s theme is ‘Tūturu te tangata, tūturu te tautoko – real people, real support. It reflects the fact that the CAB is a place where people can get help from a real person who will assist them with the questions, issues or challenges they are facing.
We are able to offer this person-to-person assistance because of our trained volunteers working out of our office here in New Plymouth. Our volunteers are the people who deliver our service of information and advice to the public. They volunteer for the CAB because they want to support and empower people and make a difference in people’s lives.
If you need support and don’t know who to ask, or if you would like to give back to the community through volunteering with an organisation whose mahi assists people individually and also benefits the wider community, CAB could be the place for you.
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