Letters: New Forest waste system – intelligence only from animals

SO now we have the evidence – Forest donkeys have the intelligence and ingenuity sadly lacking in the asses who have foisted a slop bucket – sorry, food caddy – on Hampshire residents.

Steve Herra

Winsor

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THIS week for the area it was the turn of the black-lidded rubbish bins to be emptied.

However, when I retrieved my bin after it had been lifted by the machine to be emptied, I found that because it was so light with little rubbish, the bag still remained in the bottom of the bin.

Now it’ll be another two weeks before this bin will be emptied again.

M Hill

Barton

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WITH regards to the apparent ongoing problem of animals gaining access to the food bin waste, it would appear that the New Forest District Council has only themselves to blame as it is their instruction (as per their leaflet originally circulated to all residents) to leave the waste bins with the handle in the upright position in order to help the rubbish crews when emptying the bins.

The upright position only partially locks the bins and as Sarah Denholm comments (A&T Letters 25th July), it makes it easy to open if knocked over and while it may be acceptable to those of us that live in areas not populated by donkeys and ponies etc, it isn't really suitable for those living in areas where these animals freely roam and where the bins need to be much more secure.

The correct full locking position is for the handle to be positioned fully to the front of the bin, as indicated by the arrows engraved on the bins lid, thus making it much more difficult to open if knocked over. Problem solved.

J Saby

Barton