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Waterfall Lifestyle

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By James Clarke
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recycle their rubbish. It concerned Donna
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Challice (30) of Exeter in England,
mother of three who appeared
in court for “contaminating
recyclable rubbish”.
Now, just as I support
plain English, I also
support recycling rubbish.
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Threnody! see who’s on the phone please.
Threnody! see who’s on the phone please.
What? It’s the E*D*I*T*O*r and she’s rung off? “On Thursdays, non-recyclable refuse may be put into
What did she say? she said everybody knows either the red or blue receptacles. All discards must be
you are in favour of recycling rubbish because washed – except clothing which may be either washed
you keep recycling it in your column! or dry-cleaned depending upon the fabric - and paper.
Anyway, Britain’s Environmental Protection Act “Paper with coloured printing should only be placed
specifies what sort of material householders have in the red cans on the first Tuesday of each month.
to place in special bins (after cleaning them) on Paper with only black ink may be placed in the red
specific days for recycling. Donna, on six occasions containers on any other qualifying Tuesday.
this year, put items in the wrong bins. she says
it is because the rules are so confusing. “On weekends, the bins are to remain empty
for cleaning. These rules are all posted on
Exeter City Council’s waste disposal chief, Arthur the bottom of each recycling bin. so it's not
Dimson, says Donna’s excuse is rubbish. as if people have to memorise them.
"It's quite simple really,” he says. “On the second "Mrs Challice could wait until the weekend
and fourth Monday of each month, plastics go and look at the bottom of the empty bin
in the red bins and aluminium in the blue bins. to refresh her memory on the rules."
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month -
providing there has already been a first Monday, LoST BiD
paper goes into the red containers and other non- scene – an auction room. The auctioneer
aluminium metals go into the blue containers. suddenly announces: “A gentleman in this
room has lost a wallet containing $10 000. If it
“If there hasn't been a first Monday, the schedule is is returned, he will pay a reward of $2 000."
pushed back a week. On alternating Wednesdays,
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recyclable refuse goes into the blue cans. back of the room: “$2 500!"
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