I followed a refuse lorry today. Not a Hounslow one but an Ealing one. Apart from the extreme danger of an operative being decapitated by a lifting bin,  the compactor, not the operatives are responsible for the amount of litter. As it operates it simply blows back light material straight out the back. This is a brand new truck not a year old.  I've seen the same thing happen with the new Hounslow trucks which are the same. As a footnote. Wheelie bins are only safe for purpose for a maximum of 3 years. The plastic becomes brittle and fails which can be catastrophic when hooked up to the machine. H&S advisory recommends bins are replaced on a 3 yearly basis. Has this been budgeted for? With the cost of the trucks, the bins and the extra fuel as well as what must be huge additional insurance costs for both operatives and risk to passers by etc, I'm struggling to work out what the cost savings can possible be. If any at all. One big con by waste companies and their associate spin offs.? Surely someone has videoed this?

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
We give up!	31/01/17 12:45:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:We give up!	31/01/17 13:50:00	Philippa Bond
Re:We give up!	01/02/17 17:28:00	Simon Anderson
Re:Re:We give up!	01/02/17 18:28:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:We give up!	03/02/17 15:24:00	Simon Anderson
Re:We give up!	02/02/17 14:49:00	Philippa Bond
Please Don't Give Up	03/02/17 16:53:00	Jim Storrar
Re:Please Don't Give Up	07/02/17 09:39:00	Graham Edwards
Re:Re:Please Don't Give Up	07/02/17 10:25:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Please Don't Give Up	07/02/17 14:37:00	Steve Taylor
Re:Re:Re:Re:Please Don't Give Up	07/02/17 21:29:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Please Don't Give Up	07/02/17 22:11:00	Sarah Felstead
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Please Don't Give Up	08/02/17 16:49:00	Steve Taylor
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Please Don't Give Up	08/02/17 21:24:00	Sarah Felstead

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