DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY
Where’s you(r) bin? For an unofficial list of uncollected bins – and a few laughs – switch to West Dunbartonshire Council’s Complaints Column.
There must be nothing worse for a councillor then to be called a figure of fun.
You don’t have to go up to the Kelvin Hall for the circus this year.
All the laughs you could ever want are there to be had at West Dunbartonshire Council’s headquarters in Church Street.
Caroline Crossan — Reported our uncollected bin more times than a UFO sighting, armed with a case number longer than War and Peace, and yet it still sits there, overflowing like it’s auditioning for Bin Idol. At this point, I think the council’s waiting for it to evolve into a new tourist attraction and ill have to pay the extra 5% tourist tax.
The Leven Line — Good morning Pauline, I have been doing a lot of work tidying the steps down to the River Leven at Lomond Bridge in Balloch (see picture below). I am happy to do the work but need help to dispose of the waste. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ann Doris — Is it right that blue bins and brown bins both go into the same truck?
Anne Darroch — Has the brown bin uplift been extended from 30th November being final uplift.
Heather Henderson — I had a refuse collector at my door last week who handed me this calendar and told me the previous one I had delivered was wrong. According to the new calendar my bin is due to go out today for collection tomorrow. Some of my neighbours put their bins out yesterday and the brown and blue bins have been emptied this morning. Does that mean if I put my bin out today they are coming back tomorrow. Argyll Estate Alexandria.
Alison Kerr — Could the bin sweeper van please sweep leaves in Benbow Road please , some residents used to keep doing this but as our bin permits now run out we feel we should be getting this done by council.
Ken Godwin — Bins , bin problems , bin questions, can I have a silver bin with green polka dots. I don’t know how you can look forward to coming onto Facebook and say good morning. How can I help? Unless you have a brilliant sense of humour and have a laugh at bin bin bin bin. This bin that bin my bin his bin. Blue brown black green bin.
Jeanette Ledgerwood — Can someone go round all the areas with clothes bins and tidy up as ground around them is a disgrace. The ones I see are car park behind Kitchen Craft, the one on Stephen Street an one at bottom of Cook Road.
Sean Collins — Good morning Pauline. Blue bins at Glendevon place are still out and full still not been emptied. Had to also raise that as I pay for commercial waste my blue bins at my commercial property has not been collected on Dumbarton Road, G811ug. We have 2 weeks of recycling waste built up and it’s paid been to be collected weekly. When I called commercial waste services they were very unhelpful, unapologetic and had no reason as to why this has happened. Both of these issues have been raised several times now and I am extremely disappointed with the mis-management from waste and commercial waste services. If this can be done ASAP as I will not be paying for a service I am not receiving (understandably).
Ann Wild — Food bins/caddys were not emptied in Braehead (244) on 21st November as stated in the new bin uplift schedule mines has been outside since 20th along with a few of the neighbours also waiting, can you let me know when its getting collected as nowhere to put the food waste now.
Nanci McBride — Having called many times, emailed and sent in a complaint. You still have not issued us with a correct bin schedule. You took 2 weeks to rectify the website and in turn we have General Waste piling up in the street. When will this be put right for ROUTE 11??? You initially told us we were ROUTE 13. Not everyone has Internet Access to see the updated route and not everyone has the ability to make it to a recycling centre. When will this be sorted out and bins emptied ?
Gregor Soroka — Bin stickers Pauline!
Julie Graham — Alongside this page, can another page not be made for Bin issues?
Dumbarton Democrat editor Bill Heaney writes — I have an even better suggestion than Julie. West Dunbartonshire Council should abandon this ludicrous project altogether. Complaints Column and the new Bins Strategy and return us all to sanity or some place similar before all this started.
What eejits though November was a good time for this?
Someone should have told them that it became impossible to open the lids of bins – no matter their colour – because they are frozen over.
I predicted in my Notebook column weeks ago that this whole project was destined for failure.
Anyone who disagrees has far too much money and no common sense.
This whole project will cost council taxpayers a fortune.
West Dunbartonshire Council should be taken into special measures by the Scottish Government.
And, just by the way, wipe that smile off your face, dear reader.
Councillors and their highly paid staff don’t find this funny.
You could even, like me, find yourself banned by them.
They’re handing out moustaches to the suits and giving lessons in straight arm salutes to the skirts this Christmas.
Peace be with you all! I hope your plum pudding is duff this year.
We requested a new recycling bin due to the old one being damaged 10 days ago, still no sign of our replacement bin.
Paid for the permit sticker too for garden waste earlier this year.
I won’t be paying again.