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#3095418 27-Jun-2023 14:16

neb: Damn wokeism, a red bin, an orange bin, a yellow bin, a green bin, a blue bin, an indigo bin, a violet bin, and then you're up against the neighbour's red bin and the cycle starts again.

I see what you did there, very clever. 😀

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#3095706 28-Jun-2023 09:06

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Tinkerisk:

That is only partially correct. You will be punished if you throw harmful substances into the rubbish - paints, varnishes, solvents, used engine oil, etc. have no place there either.

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#3095710 28-Jun-2023 09:10

neb:
hsvhel:

Looking at some of the houses around here on bin days, Waste Management has now changed green waste to the same schedule as rubbish/recycling. Granted that is only once a month it collides, there are some kerbs with 3/6/9 bins out

Damn wokeism, a red bin, an orange bin, a yellow bin, a green bin, a blue bin, an indigo bin, a violet bin, and then you're up against the neighbour's red bin and the cycle starts again.

But I would now be interested to know more precisely what goes into the purple bin?🛢

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#3095751 28-Jun-2023 10:30

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#3098711 2-Jul-2023 16:35

Looks like Dom Joly, wondered what he'd got up to after Trigger Happy TV.

In other news, got rid of my food scraps bin to a friend who can use it. Was up at Mother Neb's today and she commented on Neighbourly in her area being full of posts from people who had these things dumped on them and now can't get rid of them.

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#3098784 2-Jul-2023 21:53

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Definitely don’t write Te Reo on it or you’ll confuse people. Not Simeon Brown but other people.

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#3115467 14-Aug-2023 08:43

I live in the Hobsonville, West Harbour, Westgate catchment areas for supermarkets in Auckland. In total I can easily visit 3 x Countdown, 1 PaknSave and 1 New World.

We are now onto our final roll of 3 free compostable pink bin liner rolls.

So far, I haven't found any supermarket that actually stocks the pink bin liners.

I don't really want to visit a Library or Council Service Centre, but may have to, or look for a similar product which may hold more or doesn't have any handles.

Auckland Council Site is Food scraps collection bins and bin liners (aucklandcouncil.govt.nz)

Anyone, actually bought new rolls from a supermarket?

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#3115472 14-Aug-2023 08:57

You don't need specifically pink liners - they do make compost-able bin liners in a variety of sizes.

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#3115519 14-Aug-2023 09:07

Canuckabroad:

You don't need specifically pink liners - they do make compost-able bin liners in a variety of sizes.

I've actually found the pink liners to be terrible - they don't fit well and are often starting to com apart when filled with moist scraps.

I'd like to think that they could supply bags that fit properly and do what they are supposed to

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#3115530 14-Aug-2023 09:43

We just use brown paper bags (no.1, 127x270x70, block bottom - like american kids pack their school lunch in). They're smaller so they don't take up as much counterspace, and you switch them out more often so no need for the lid - I just fold the top over when we put it in the bigger bin. When I bought them it was $60 for 500 (12c each), each one lasts 1-3 days, so we're set for a lonnnng time.

That doesn't help with where to buy more liners, sorry. I've used exactly 1 from the rolls they supplied so far, mostly just to see what it was like.

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#3115540 14-Aug-2023 10:14

Swamphen:

We just use brown paper bags ….

What happens when they come in contact with something damp or wet that’s put in them? Bottom falls out when you pull it out of the mini bin?

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#3115543 14-Aug-2023 10:23

Never had any issues finding the bags around here. Not sure Ive found them at paknsave on Lincoln Rd but have found them at multiple countdowns around here (Kelston / Henderson). They are hopeless though, rip if you look at them funny.

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#3115548 14-Aug-2023 10:33

eracode:

What happens when they come in contact with something damp or wet that’s put in them? Bottom falls out when you pull it out of the mini bin?

I put them in a takeaway container on the counter to keep it from leaking, and will use the container to carry the bag to the green bin, because sometimes they're rip part way up (and I don't wanna touch the bottom lol). The paper itself is surprisingly durable if it doesn't rip -- it doesn't seem to just disintegrate into nothing the way the compostable plastic seems to, and the inside of the bin is clean. Maybe because the bottom is a few layers folded and stuck together?

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We'll see how it hold up over time, but I was doing this in Christchurch for about 2 years before moving and only had to really clean the big green bin once (because the residue had gotten a bit sticky, not stinky. Hot water and then a blast with the hose and it came right.)

Ofc, I try not to put anything absolutely dripping in there either. eggshells are fine, wet veggie peelings. It was definitely easier when I had an insinkerator for the really slimy stuff 😝, but it doesn't really sit long enough to get super gross and wet.

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#3115559 14-Aug-2023 10:42

I agree - I have traditionally used a leftover paper bag to hold the compost being stored to go into the bin in the back yard, and it works fine so long as you avoid pouring liquid directly into it - and you empty it every few days. The occasions when my inside bin gets wet is inevitably when the bin gets over-filled and squished closed and sits for a few extra days rather than going outside frequently. It just needs to become part of a habit that is done fairly frequently and it's stops being the hassle it first seems.

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