BRIGG CAN DO WITH A NEW YEAR CHANGE

Christmas is a season of goodwill to all men (and women, of course). But those people who turned up with Christmas sacks full of cans at one of the recycling centres in Brigg over the festive period might beg to differ.
For the lids on both the can recycling bins on the edge of the Old Courts Road car park were locked down. And that meant that rather than merely lifting the top and tipping in dustbin bags filled with cans, these had to be fed into the side slots - two by two.
With the dregs from the cans running down sleeves, this was not guaranteed to put recycling-conscious types in the festive mood.
Sometimes there's a nice surprise for those who visit the Old Courts Road recycling facility; they find the large bins ARE unlocked.
What we can't work out is why, if it's OK to leave them unfastened some of the time, this is not ALWAYS the case.
Brigg Blog has drawn attention to this issue previously, but no change of policy has been instigated.
It would not cost the authorities a penny of public money to leave the bins unlocked, but this would help encourage recycling. For this needs to be made as easy, simple and QUICK as possible.
So how about a slight change in procedures for the New Year?
 
Please remember that MONDAY, December 31 (rather than Tuesday, January 1, 2019) will see the next household collection made from Brigg properties by North Lincolnshire Council. The crews will be emptying our general waste wheelie bins, recycling boxes containing glass, cans and paper, plus bags of textiles.
 

Can re-cycling bins locked in Brigg on December 27, 2018 meaning people cannot tip in sacks full of cans but have to feed them in two by two