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| Thread ID: 143774 | 2017-04-06 05:50:00 | Garden waste collection companies in Auckland - recommendations? | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
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| 1433840 | 2017-04-06 05:50:00 | I've used Greenfingers for a few years and I'm getting more and more fed up with their service. Googling shows several other options so I'm looking for reports of your experiences - good and bad. And yes I know I should be composting it all myself but that is not really an option for me. TIA |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1433841 | 2017-04-06 10:03:00 | Council?? Auckland now has a blueprint to help guide its journey towards the long-term aspirational goal of Zero Waste by 2040. The Waste Management and Minimisation Plan is our region-wide plan for tackling waste. Key changes over the next few years include: wheelie bins in a variety of sizes for refuse and recycling with the option of bags in rural areas and Hauraki Gulf islands a new collection for organic waste (such as food scraps and garden waste) in urban areas, paid for by rates They are rolling out the rubbish bins (not recycling ones) now, not sure about the green waste ones. You could email them..... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1433842 | 2017-04-06 10:31:00 | I'm not holding my breath for that one - and I'm going to need a solution next month, not next year... I'll chase it up though - thanks. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1433843 | 2017-04-06 12:39:00 | Hmm. When I lived in Auckland a few years ago Waitakere council allowed us to put all rubbish into one bin. Suggest you call them to see if its still the same. | Greg (193) | ||
| 1433844 | 2017-04-06 18:17:00 | Hmm. When I lived in Auckland a few years ago Waitakere council allowed us to put all rubbish into one bin. Suggest you call them to see if its still the same.We should be so lucky! We are all part of the brave new super city these days, so it is general waste in an orange bag, recycling in a green bin, a paltry inorganic collection once a year, and garden waste is all ignored. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1433845 | 2017-04-06 20:09:00 | I love the bins. Can't wait for the plastic bag to go and the bin to start - around June/July apparently. Not sure when for the garden bins - we compost so not something I asked about, but they are doing that too. Inorganic? I have found it easy enough to either donate to op ships, take stuff to the tip (and metal is free) or to scrap metal guys if it's worth anything... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1433846 | 2017-04-06 20:10:00 | I have been using Green Fingers for 2 years now, and so far, so happy with them. What's the problem you encounter, Tony? | bk T (215) | ||
| 1433847 | 2017-04-06 20:36:00 | I have been using Green Fingers for 2 years now, and so far, so happy with them. What's the problem you encounter, Tony?How long have you got? Basically they never collect on the day they are supposed to, and a few times lately they have been up to two weeks late, and then only collected after repeated phone calls. The two-week delay also means that (in theory at least) there is only two weeks before the next collection, which means that frequently there is hardly anything to collect - which is hardly cost-effective for me. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1433848 | 2017-04-07 00:29:00 | I had a 3rd party rubbish bin crowd at one point. While waiting on the council........ It was the pits. Missed collections, sit on hold on ph for ages, only to be passed round various depts. Gave up in the end and asked for the difference to be refunded. Oh no, not for 2 months, not back on my visa (that I used in first place) etc etc. In the end Visa refunded me. Council gets picked on a lot but they seem to be far better at this sort of thing. I'll just wait patiently for their service.... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1433849 | 2017-04-07 00:30:00 | I just get a mini skip/jumbo bin every year or so & fill that up with garden waste or, econowaste have large wheelie bins , emptied every week . |
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