| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Rats | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 11/07/18 10:34:00 |
| There seem to be a lot of Rats about and some really large ones far more than usual. The stench from wheelie bins that are never washed out own some streets around here beggars belief and the open plastics boxes are little better all of which are out in this weather and usually filled with items. What irks me is the vociferous zeal over combating one aspect of pollution on the basis of scaring everyone witless over health risks. The biggest health risk of all is from vermin and the causes. Namely waste. The smells carry spores which can cause hay fever like infections through to encephalitis, TB and Toxoplasmosis can be transferred to pets via waste foods, which in turn can be harmful to women of child bearing age. Then there is the risk of Wiel's disease from the Rats and other vermin, Mange and distemper from Foxes. All these nasties were the roots of why municipal refuse was collected daily and everything went in to a bin with a closed lid which became a lined. The difference is old style dustbins were easier to clean out. Wheelie bins are near impossible and the fortnightly collections are clearly a massive health risk and the open plastics boxes must have something to do with the huge rise in vermin. The black bag system meant that bags were only out for one day at the most. But the plastics in a lidded sack was probably a better means of container as it can be folded and put away whereas the boxes remain outdoors and coated with all manner of residues. Needless to say this all fell on deaf ears to suit the bean counters. But the double standards towards public health is simply disgusting, hypocritical and reckless. |