Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
The Great Stink Revisited
So now we know how the new rubbish collection arrangements are working out - stench, flies and maggots. I hope we go back to normal British temperatures soon 
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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It seems common sense to me that when temperatures temporarily get this high, there should be enough flexibility in the contract to return at least temporarily to weekly general waste collections.
Anyone got friends or relatives in other parts of London or elsewhere in the country where they've taken this sensible course of action?
(Tottenham Hale ward councillor)
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John, I'm curious that no one else has responded to your discussion. Maybe you and I are more sensitive to the odours of rotting refuse in a 30º heatwave.
But help is at hand.
On 19 July 2013 a page appeared on the Council's website, headed "Managing waste during hot weather" It gives useful advice on preventing the pong. Making it clear that any escaping stench is likely to be our fault: and that the necessary action is down to us rather than the Council.
So, for example, we're told to wrap our waste and keep it out of direct sunlight. We are assured that: "Wheeled bins are designed to effectively contain both refuse and recycling waste in all weathers". We are asked to "ensure that all waste is kept within your bins to reduce any associated odours".
Still haven't got the message? Patiently the Council explains that: "Nearly all waste that smells, such as food waste, is collected on a weekly basis".
If all else fails and we can't bear to store our reeking rubbish for a fortnight, we are invited to "make use of the council’s two Refuse and Recycling Centres."
So, John, that's the simple flat-pack unassembled unvarnished truth. It's my fault; it's your fault. We the people, have badly let down the Council and Veolia. We've failed to rise to the challenge of hot weather and failed to play our full part in the waste management arrangements.
What is to be done? The Borough elections in May 2014 will soon be here. Following Bertolt Brecht's suggestion, because Haringey residents have completely forfeited the confidence of the Dear Leader and her minions, the time has come to dissolve the people and elect another.
(Tottenham Hale ward councillor)
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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Alan:
I agree that we as residents could do more to manage our waste more sensibly.
The bin on the right is completely empty, as is another nearby. Some of the residents in our block make no attempt to separate general and recyclable so the general bins overflow and the huge recycling one has plenty of room.
The Brecht suggestion is not so far off the truth.
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