I got home from a walk today and noticed that my brown garden waste bin was still half full after the collection.
It was odd as there were still hedge cuttings in there, but I had put these on top of the bin this morning and it was already 80% full.
So called the Council and the women on customer services struggled to hide her delight at the chance to bash the bin company and said they would call me back.
So get a call and I was explaining to the bin company lady what had happened, in the conversation I mentioned I had put some bamboo in the bin the week before.
She then told me that I can't put bamboo in my garden waste bin. I say sorry I won't do it again (I will but it will be at the bottom of the bin
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Then I'm told that they won't come back as I put the wrong thing in the bin. I tell her that the binmen have taken the bamboo and left hedge trimmings in the bin, but she is having none of it. So I say ok as I really don't care that much given I have 2 of these bins.
Around 10 minutes later I'm at the front of the house reading an email from the council, confirming that I've committed a garden waste infraction and that if I want my bin emptying before the next scheduled collection there will be a fee.
Next thing back comes the bin lorry and empties my bin
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Just love Council incompetence