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Sep 13 2010 Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Scholes family of five told to hand back one of their bins after Kirklees Council review
A FAMILY of five are questioning waste policy after being told they will have to give up one of their grey bins.
The Killocks, of Scholes, have had two grey bins for the last eight years.
As Carol Killock’s three sons grew, so too did the amount of waste she accumulated.
But despite her staunch recycling efforts – which includes washing every carton, jar and recyclable – it’s not enough.
As part of a borough-wide Kirklees Council review, the family of five have been told to make do with one grey bin – the same size a single-person household is given.
And other households can expect their bin facilities to be reviewed too.
Environmental Services staff have told Mrs Killock she can have another green bin, if she washes every item before throwing them away to avoid contaminating recyclables.
For the next month Mrs Killock is keeping a list of every item she throws away so the council’s environmental waste team can advise her what more she can do.
Mr Killock said: “I applied to the council eight years ago for a second grey bin and it arrived within a week with no questions asked.
“As my boys have grown so has the waste and because I cook a fresh meal almost every night there is a lot of waste packaging, potato or vegetable peel.
“I was sent a letter asking me to state who was living here and a week ago I got a letter telling me they were removing one of our grey bins.
“We’ve always been a family of five – nothing has changed about our circumstances except my sons have grown up, are over 6ft and eat a lot more than they used to.”
Conversations with Kirklees Council waste and recycling staff have, so far, proved fruitless.
They maintain that only a family of six can have two grey bins.
She added: “I’ve got half a grey bin a week for five people.
“I’ve always recycled, I even wash out the pots of Nutella, which isn’t an easy job.
“I’ve been told to get a composter, which we may do, but the problem is actually food packaging.
“They should speak to the supermarkets – not everybody has the time or money to go to a butchers just to cut down on the plastic trays and packaging that comes from supermarkets.”
