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LBH Environmental services - Brain dead?

So the chap in the Scarab diligently sweeps and brushes and washes the curb gutters and leaves them spotless. Then half an hour later along come the two litter pickers  who meticulously pick up every piece of paper, cardborad, plastc and cigarette butt.  Great service.Thanks chaps. Half an hour later the extremely efficient  wheelie bin guys arrive and quickly go about their business and the area is looking good.And then, oh dear, oh dear - the recycling people arrive and try to gather the green, blue and terracotta (coloured) boxes and load them onto the recycling truck but, as usual, there is too much plastic and cardboard stuffed into some boxes and it falls out en-route to the truck. The 'emptied' green, blue and terracotta (coloured)  boxes are then randomly strewn across pavements and the recycling truck leaves the area.The wonderful job done by the gutter sweeper, litter pickers and bin guys is negated by the total mess left by the recycling people. It is quite ironic that people who care about the environment are meticulously sorting their recyclables and the people charged with collecting the recyclables appear to care not a jot.I don't really blame them because it is clear that they are rushed off their feet to get the job done.  I do, however, blame the person or people who are supposed to manage the Highway cleaning and refuse collection process.Surely just a little common sense would dictate that the 'cleaners' should clean AFTER the collectors  have left the debris? Is this really too difficult for someone who is supposed to be 'managing' street cleaning and litter collection?

Steve Taylor ● 2321d4 Comments

Not environmantal Services Steve - Hounslow Highways. Try Guy Lambert.

Vanessa Smith ● 2321d

I find the recycling has got better during lockdown. It used to be normal to find a few bits of paper or plastic left in the bins after they had been supposedly emptied but not these last three months.Why would paper and plastic bins be 'stuffed' so full that things fall out en route to the lorry? They're collected every week. How much plastic can one household generate in seven days?

Susan Kelly ● 2321d

"Why would paper and plastic bins be 'stuffed' so full that things fall out en route to the lorry?"I know. It is quite ridiculous the amount of plastic and packaging still being used. The supermarkets really need to get their act together on this issue and people should stop buying stuff which is wrapped in unnecessary packaging.However, until that happens the Council is paid to remove our rubbish with due diligence and care and, as such, effective management of the system is mandatory.It isn't rocket science - the logistics are simple. It's about time management of the crews. 

Steve Taylor ● 2321d

When I last asked about the nets for the boxes I was told that LBH had them in stock. (This wasn't the case at one time.)LBE used to send the street cleaners around just BEFORE the collections too.  There's so much more tech now. It drives you to despair.Him Indoors is now buying everything in plastic in his once a week only run around the supermarket. It was a shock to be playing a continuous Ready Steady Cook game.  (We don't eat ready meals.) It is so depressing.  We used to go out to pick up fresh veg much more often.Everybody needs to read what is accepted in their COUNCIL KERBSIDE recycling boxes and how to present their recycling.Suck-it-and-see on the off chance that it will be taken is not the answer.https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20128/(and click where it says "more details" for more info!)

Philippa Bond ● 2320d