Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[MrLongbeard]

1. Member States shall ensure that single-use plastic products listed in Part C of the Annex that have caps and lids
made of plastic may be placed on the market only if the caps and lids remain attached to the containers during the
products’ intended use stage.

Yeah good luck with that, first time the bottle gets opened the lid gets pulled off in this here house.

[Count Steer]

Not in this neck of the woods they don't. I don't know how they do it but from what I've seen of AOs white goods recycling facility I imagine it all gets mashed up then the small bits get separated somehow!

(We used to have a bin at the recycling facility just for plastic lids but they stopped having one).

We have brown bins (cans, bottles, plastics), blue bins (paper and cardboard) and black bins (general household waste). But there is also a humunguous council-run incinerator less than a mile from us. I wonder what goes in there?

We have 2 + garden waste. Basically landfill/not landfill/compost. (Apparently everything in public waste bins goes to landfill in this area. I was told this by the chap emptying them in the local car park. The one he was emptying was chock full of bottles every week courtesy of a local alcoholic).

According to the gummint, energy from incineration is supposed to be 'residual' waste ie after all possible recycling has been done. I imagine what local authorities think of as 'all possible' varies.

In theory anything with a calorific value could go in inc. garden waste, plastic, cardboard and paper - one can only hope the scrubbers on municipal incinerators are up to scratch. (Wonder what they do with the toxic cocktail from the scrubbers?).

[Saga Lout]

I like those lids, they don't fall off and roll across the floor.

My bmp is vacuum packed mince that was also introduced to help the environment, I'm wondering if I can run the brick through a mincer to turn it back to mince.

Or run the mincer in reverse and turn it back into steak?

[Mr. Dazzle]

the package is cardboard

Probably plastic-lined. Which recycling tub?

Food cartons go in the blue bin here. They've got handy diagrams moulded into the lid . Food cartons, tins, bottles of all kinds, tin foil and plastic all go in the blue. The red is only for "pure" cardboard.

I suppose its fairly straightforward to just mince up and recycle cardboard by itself, which is why they want that on its own. Everything else goes into the separation/ship to a third world country pile.

[Yorick]

Brain fade. My memory has always been good, but struggle names.

Couple of days ago I'd a few beers with pals. Only 4 or 5.

Today saw them again. Told them my best pal is coming Wednesday. He was my best man.

They said I'd told them Saturday.

No, you're mistaken.

No. You told us about his stag night at Beverly race course.

Ooooh. A bit fuck.

Hmmm

[Bigjawa]

So my mate Locky had his life support turned off last night.

He was on the organ donor register so his heart was out and on a plane to England within an hour.

He was always bringing me bits to fit to his bikes so it's kinda on brand for his bits to be fitted somewhere else.

If anyone remembers Bod from VD, I bought his seemingly indestructible GS500 and lent it to Locky who killed it stone dead in an afternoon. He was an absolute disaster zone when it came to bikes, but you couldn't help but like the daft big eejit, he was as strong as an ox but he wouldn't have hurt a fly.

When I gave up couriering, I gave him my jacket, when he had his big accident and gave it up too, he gave me it back. I still wear it to this day.

Hopefully if there's a heaven, he's up there with the other guys we lost, bouncing about the bar to one step beyond like we did every Thursday night when we got paid.

See you again sometime, Bravo Ten.

[Skub]

Sorry to hear that @Bigjawa

[Jody]

Because it's easier (cheaper ) to have one bottle type across a market region than two I suppose.

Because it makes them easier to recycle. I get some stuff in bottles where the lid does come off but they ask you to put the lids back on when you put them in the recycle bin. Sooooo, the recyclers are keen to keep them tethered where possible.

But who actually, deliberately separates the bottle and cap when recycling? The cardboard tetrapak that my milk comes in is rinsed, squashed flat (to save space in the recycling bin) and then the cap screwed back on to keep it flat. And if we're being really anal, the package is cardboard, the closure is plastic and the two parts should go in different recycling bins.

Here in France there's only 3 bins. General waste, Glass and Packaging.

Ohh and mine today.

Sit up when you eat your food. Do not lower your head until it's 3 inches off the plate. Especially if you are going to regularly berate your child by telling them to "eat properly".

[mangocrazy]

Here in France there's only 3 bins. General waste, Glass and Packaging.

In our little corner of France there's just two - green bin for general waste, yellow bin for cans, plastics and cardboard. You're expected to take your glass waste to the bottle bank for recycling.

[Pirahna]

I'm clearing out what I can from the old mans place in Ireland. Three bins from a private company, compost, recycling and waste, €221.66 a year, collected every 2 weeks. Many people choose not to have bins. The place isn't strewn with rubbish but I've no idea what they do with it. Entry to the recycling centre is ticket only, €3.50 a go. If you want to get rid of general rubbish at the recycling centre it has to be in a specific blue bag, €6 each.

[Taipan]

Just had to pay my annual £50 green bin emptying subscription. On top of the council tax they have the cheek to charge another £50 to take away garden cuttings. Of course it is a bargain compared to me queuing at the local tip throughout the year, but all it's really done locally is lead to flytipping of garden waste everywhere.

[Noggin]

Duty free!! I have always believed that airports stuff is generally cheaper. Not always cheap but not silly prices

When I left home this morning I forgot my Bluetooth headphones. (Well, forgot any headphones )

Thought I’d grab some at the airport.

Nope

Firstly there’s none I actually would use but also, bloody hell they are expensive!!! Even the plug in jobbies aren’t cheap and I have loads at home so really object to buying those!!

Oh well. Pound shop tomorrow hopefully!!!

[DefTrap]

Duty free!! I have always believed that airports stuff is generally cheaper. Not always cheap but not silly prices

I was pissed up at a hotel in Central London last week and wanted some snacks. The hotel has a sort of mini-superette in the foyer for pissed up mugs snacking. 5 quid for a packet of wine gums! Of course I paid it, I couldn't be arsed to walk the 100 yards to where there were lots of proper shops.

[v8-powered]

Just had to pay my annual £50 green bin emptying subscription. On top of the council tax they have the cheek to charge another £50 to take away garden cuttings. Of course it is a bargain compared to me queuing at the local tip throughout the year, but all it's really done locally is lead to flytipping of garden waste everywhere.

Same here but I have 2x green bins. As you say, beats going to the tips with all the coffin dodgers.

[Horse]

the package is cardboard

Probably plastic-lined. Which recycling tub?

Metallised cardboard. But same dilemma...

Opened a milk carton to check: plastic.

[mangocrazy]

Probably plastic-lined. Which recycling tub?

Metallised cardboard. But same dilemma...

Opened a milk carton to check: plastic.

Ah, but was it a St Helens full fat Goat's milk carton? This kind of detail is important...

[Horse]

Metallised cardboard. But same dilemma...

Opened a milk carton to check: plastic.

Ah, but was it a St Helens full fat Goat's milk carton? This kind of detail is important...

Skimmed, lactose-free. Perhaps lactose dissolves plastic and would need foil?

[Count Steer]

Hand dryers that appear to be specifically designed to blow water up your sleeves.

[Noggin]

Toilets in busy public areas. Well, specifically the hand wash facilities

Ok, I know I would never have noticed the issue before 6 years ago but FFS, why put the hand towels/paper towels too high up for anyone with only one active arm or anyone quite short to be able to use them? This is Geneva airport. You do really need two hands to get the paper towel and I can’t get one arm that high!!!

Heathrow has some fancy system where the hand dryer is behind the sink. All automated. I can’t reach my right hand that far forward (probably can normally but not after 8+ hours of travelling!!)

Neither place has an option for anyone a bit spazzy (or very short in the case of GVA). Stupid bastards!!!

[gremlin]

Wipe 'em on your strides and be done.