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09/10/2015 at 1:35pm
Location: Llanidloes Powys
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Talk to Jakers on here.
She recycles at her site.
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09/10/2015 at 1:56pm
Location: Oxford
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Most sites we have used have separate bins, biffa can supply these for you, they have different prices depending upon how you want to recycle whether you want to separate at source or send mixed recycling. Obviously space may be an issue having multiple bins.
I have used Biffa for temporary events and whilst most people are generally pretty good at separating landfill from recycling, they tend not to be that good at separating the recycling into cans, paper and glass.
That being said you will probably find that campers are generally a bit more conscientious
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09/10/2015 at 7:14pm
Location: Lancashire
Outfit: Leisuredrive VW T6 campervan
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My experience of camping in France indicates that campers are no better at recycling than anyone else. And this isn't Brits, we scarcely see any, it's Dutch, Germans, with a few others.
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09/10/2015 at 7:28pm
Location: Ayrshire
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We recycle conscientiously at home & do as much as we can when we're away. One CCC site did none at all as the Council didn't collect separately, they said. We've been to only one CS (the Clink) where they compost food waste themselves. Other owners separate glass & take it to the disposal point themselves - alarming how quickly the bin fills with bottles of wine & beer. But generally we've been frustrated to see how much plastic, metal & paper goes into the one bag then into the landfill bin when there are recycling bins right next door. Fastidious about putting their hands into their bags to sort their own rubbish? Unthinking or uncaring about landfill sites which aren't in their own town? Don't realise the cost implications? Or just plain lazy? Not their problem? I've taken electrical goods home - a perfectly good heater & radio at two sites, left by the bin. And the worst are folk at the end of the holiday - I've seen tents, towels, clothes, chairs, all binned. Sorry for the long reply but you hit a raw nerve!
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2025=3 sites, 5 nights; 2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.
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09/10/2015 at 8:24pm
Location: Southport
Outfit: Adria Adora Premium Yeti 4x4 run about
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MY last site had four different colours of bin for various items and still people dumped their rubbish by the bin not in it because they were to bloody lazy to lift the lid.
As Fiona said end of season or leaving site just dumped perfectly good gear in the bin park because their to lazy to take it home.
The warden use to make a few bob on the side selling gear to second hand dealers who stripped vans.
Alongside each site tap there was afenced off area containing four round plastic bins to put your food waste in supermarket bags then inside black bin liners in the bins which warden emptied each morning.if the first bin was full they just dumped it on top.I am sure they donot sort rubbish at the tip sights unless a dead camper turns up. but they do sort rubbish at recycle sites which are different kettle of fish, a lot of it is automated now days. even your council sites have different bays for different waste.
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09/10/2015 at 8:36pm
Location: Milton Keynes
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Surely you need to seek more advice from Biffa? If you know how they want to organise waste and collections it should be a simple choice of setting site waste collections to suit. Unfortunately you won't stop those lazy people who have no interest in recycling. At home all our recycling goes into a pink sack so pretty visable when put out for collection. In all the years we have been going it there is one house where they hardly ever put out a pink sack!!!
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09/10/2015 at 10:47pm
Location: West Wales
Outfit: Pili Pala Pod
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It largely depends on your local council? General waste for us is collected via an 1100 ltr bin by a private waste company. We operate what we call a mickey mouse recycling which consist of 'normal' waste bins split into our councils catagories for recycling, apart from glass which our council does not recycle. ...... some customers do bother to recycle but largely we put in great efforts ensuring things are in the right bins it does save us considerable money than having to jave it all get paid for via general waste. ... hope that helps!
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10/10/2015 at 7:36pm
Location: West Wales
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Campsites have to pay to be involved in david bellamy so would get it regardless of recycling ;)
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10/10/2015 at 9:22pm
Location: Sheffield or my happy place
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When we are away we recycle if the site has facilities. We tend to recycle glass and paper\cardboard and the rest just goes in general waste.
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11/10/2015 at 8:48pm
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We recycle at home and try to do so when away, yes, it might be seen that folk are lazy, but because the waste is classified differently in different areas, it can be confusing! The way my daughter sorts her rubbish just a few miles away is totally different from our local council guidelines.
So we sort things out in the motorhome, then get to the bins and find metal and paper can't be together.....etc
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11/10/2015 at 8:48pm
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One bag for all recyclables, one for non. Anything is just not acceptable when on my holidays !
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