this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2023
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People are complaining about food scrap collection which is starting in Auckland.

My favourite complaint:

"I think it is too small, and when it's full it's heavy.

It's too small, except when it's full then it's too big.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't wait until the people in my neighborhood start kicking these over

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No need. The wind will take the guys when they are empty.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And the dogs when they are full

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Man people will bitch about anything.

We love ours, sure it's one more (tiny) bin to take up to the end of the drive, but it's reduced our regular garbage quite a bit. They are a good scheme, and they latch closed. And for the person in the article complaining about "three trips" you can literally pop this onto the recycling bin to take it to the end of the drive. It's not that difficult with a tiny bit of problem solving.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I love this little bin. It is great it can take meat and bones unlike normal compost. We fill it up every week reducing what goes to landfill. Some people like complaining I guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Our has not been collected for the last 2 weeks, I guess they gave up. I think this was a good initiative but poorly executed, as expected.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sucks. You should complain to the council, so they know and can work to improve it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I finally did, they came and emptied my bin an my neighbours the next day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Quality critical thinking there.

It's nice of them to sign post it so we can ignore whatever else they say.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We like ours. We don't produce much though as we have a worm farm and a dog.