Bin bother
I recently took delivery of a brown bin from Dublin City council. This is to add to my black bin (normal waste) and my green bin (recyclables).
The brown bin is for ‘organic’ waste, so your potato peelings, egg shells, leftovers, garden clippings and the clumps of poo that are too big to go down the toilet.
The problem is the bin is now full of old food and grass and other ‘organic’ waste and when you open it a swarm of flies and assorted insects emerge. It’s what I imagine happens when Brian Cowen lifts up his scrotum (not that I imagine that too often).
And the smell, fuck me. It’s rank. I’m not sure they’ve thought this through very well.
I’m think just going to wrap everything up in layers of plastic and put it in the green bin like I used to.
July 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Did you check it thoroughly for a pissed New Zealander?
July 15th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I did not. I suspect it would have to be a drawn NZer and you know fine well my feelings on those little cunts.
July 15th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
They love the aul bins,the dirty bastards..
July 15th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Slap a few shovels of composed in on it!! If you left the egg shells out you could have a compost bin. Make your own muck Twenty!
July 15th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Never open a brown bin with your mouth open. Never do that.
The newer bins have small holes in the sides so the flies can come and go and the smell dissipates. Demand one.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Or save the bother and drill the holes yourself.
A couple drilled in the base will also allow the liquids formed as your waste decomposes to drain safely away… all over your patio.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
I have one with the holes in the side, the thing is still full of fucking flies though.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
You can buy bio-degradable bags in the super market.. they can go in the brown bin to fix this…
They think of everything these days.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Sounds like a conspiracy from the powerful bin bag lobby to make us buy more bags.
Good solution though.
July 15th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
That’s a glorified five-star fly hotel / maternity hospital.
July 15th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Do the buggers not collect the bin or something? Why fucking give you a bin that is just going to fester and attract vermin.
July 15th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
That’s exactly what it is. I’m sure there were maggots in it too. Couldn’t keep it open long enough to look properly.
Marc – every second week.
July 15th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
my house mate put raw chicken tits straight in the bin few days later the entire back yard was full of flys and the bin full of maggots. boiling water purged them though
July 15th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
You’re allowed to just fuck all that stuff on the street though. Food, teabags, twigs etc.
It’s natural. It’s like the way you’re allowed to shit on the street if you have to.
I think.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:36 am
boiling water purged them though
Cunt. Absolute bastard.
July 16th, 2009 at 4:42 am
At least for as long as you have that bin Twenty, it can be honestly said that there are no flies on you…..
July 16th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Suggestion:
Step 1: Add yeast to contents of bin.
Step 2: Let ferment for a few days.
Step 3: Squeeze liquor into fancy bottle.
Step 4: Give to Dirty Dave as gift.
July 16th, 2009 at 11:30 am
I refuse to use mine, I didn’t even want the fucking thing. I don’t think it’s enough to use biodegradeable bags, they have to be “compostable” whatever the fuck that means. Although to be fair, they’re the dogs bollocks to keep empty bottles in after you’ve had a session or a party.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
chicken tits?!
July 17th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
It’s well for ye scalding maggots, it’s a fiver a kilo for maggots in most tackle shops.