Dordogne bin collection: non-recyclable waste limits need a rethink

To the Editor,

I have a few comments regarding your recent article about waste management in Dordogne.

We are in North Dordogne. Our household consists of two adults with no children, and mostly recyclable waste, which works well in the communal bins. We have never had a collection from the house.

The bins are rarely overloaded – that generally only happens when holidaymakers are visiting the area, or Christmas/Easter, so increasing the load. However, our collection teams seem to clear it quite quickly.

The major problem for us is that we can only use the card for non-recyclables 26 times a year, then over €5 per use. 

Only one of us eats meat, so our non-recyclable waste is no more than two chicken carcasses and a couple of chop bones a week, which have to be binned, so for half the year it would cost more to use the bin than to buy the meat!

I would suggest that if bins in a particular area are frequently overloaded, an extra bin would help.

Non-recyclable waste should not be charged for, or the charge should be commensurate with weight, not frequency. 

L.S., Dordogne

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