Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned

[Chris S]

Herring gulls that live inland swallow small rodents whole. They must produce pellets like owls that contain the bones and other parts of the animal that they can't digest.

 

[Chris S]

There used to be a street called 'A B Row' in Birmingham. It marked the boundary between Aston and Birmingham when they were seperate.

 

[albion]

GB 17761-2024 is the new must have standard for e-bike safety.
I assumed GB meant British standard but maybe not, China today mandating
GB17761-2024.
https://de.china-news-online.com/lang/Canada/398800.html

There was a 3 month grace to 'clear out their older none standard batteries.
I imagine the rest of the world will have to adopt it fast.

 

[Fergs]

GB 17761-2024 is the new must have standard for e-bike safety.
I assumed GB meant British standard but maybe not, China today mandating
GB17761-2024.
https://de.china-news-online.com/lang/Canada/398800.html

There was a 3 month grace to 'clear out their older none standard batteries.
I imagine the rest of the world will have to adopt it fast.

Some geekery from a former life…
British standards have the prefix ‘BS’.
IIRC, BS 01 is the standard for creating a standard.
There’s also a British standard for making a cup of tea. You wouldn’t want a European standard for that (I’m looking at you, Liptons)

 

[Chris S]

There’s also a British standard for making a cup of tea. You wouldn’t want a European standard for that (I’m looking at you, Liptons)

Or an American one - using a microwave!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Some geekery from a former life…
British standards have the prefix ‘BS’.
IIRC, BS 01 is the standard for creating a standard.
There’s also a British standard for making a cup of tea. You wouldn’t want a European standard for that (I’m looking at you, Liptons)

I remember when the only tea you could get in some places abroad was Liptons!!!


Clearly I had to drink beer instead!

 

[biggs682]

You shouldn't recycle loose shredded paper in a recycling bin

 

[Pblakeney]

You shouldn't recycle loose shredded paper in a recycling bin

Oops!
Why?

 

[Dogtrousers]

You shouldn't recycle loose shredded paper in a recycling bin

As well as having different coloured bins and collection schedules, different authorities also have different rules on what you can recycle. It's all very inconsistent and confusing . My local authority says; Shredded paper can also be recycled but it should be contained in a paper bag or wrapped in newspaper. Other authorities will no doubt differ.

 

[biggs682]

As well as having different coloured bins and collection schedules, different authorities also have different rules on what you can recycle. It's all very inconsistent and confusing . My local authority says; Shredded paper can also be recycled but it should be contained in a paper bag or wrapped in newspaper. Other authorities will no doubt differ.

I wasn't aware of the above till I popped up on my faceache feed and regularly put quite a lot of shredding in the green recycling bin

 

[Pblakeney]

As well as having different coloured bins and collection schedules, different authorities also have different rules on what you can recycle. It's all very inconsistent and confusing . My local authority says; Shredded paper can also be recycled but it should be contained in a paper bag or wrapped in newspaper. Other authorities will no doubt differ.

I just checked and I am okay with shredded paper but it does highlight the inconsistency.

 

[Dogtrousers]

There is an attempt to make some kind of sense of it all in the pipeline.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...te/simpler-recycling-in-england-policy-update

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

There is an attempt to make some kind of sense of it all in the pipeline.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...te/simpler-recycling-in-england-policy-update

Just checked our - it changes and they don;t tell us so I do that every now and again

The mention of shredded paper has gone - no idea why

but in the list of "prohibited Items" there is a specific item of
"Anything that is NOT a plastic bottle"
and this is not under a "what plastic can I put in the bin" section - just a general thing!!

now I know what they mean
but it does sound rather funny in some ways!

 

[Electric_Andy]

Just checked our - it changes and they don;t tell us so I do that every now and again

The mention of shredded paper has gone - no idea why

but in the list of "prohibited Items" there is a specific item of
"Anything that is NOT a plastic bottle"
and this is not under a "what plastic can I put in the bin" section - just a general thing!!

now I know what they mean
but it does sound rather funny in some ways!

The downside to all of these vague or missing instructions is that by default people will chuck everything in the green bin (in our case). As a result, a fairly low percentage of stuff actually gets recycled. I know some regions where they have 5 different bags to put things in; which is ok if the resident is a decent person and goes by the rules, but many can't be bothered and throw everything in the brown bin. There seems to be a massive disparity between bins getting refused/checked as to what's in them, and people getting fines. For example I once lodged with a lady who used the different colour plastic bags provided (for plastic, cans, glass) as bin liners for the landfill bin and put everything in there. There was no recourse in the 18 months I lived there.

I think they'd be better off doing what they do for us - green bin is all recycling and brown bin is landfill Then you only have to keep 2 bins in the house and you'd get a better compliance rate. Sorting at the rubbish centre (or whatever) creates jobs and the employees will (hopefully) sort it into the correct piles. I did this in AUS for a few weeks and it's surprising how much you can get through with 5 people on a conveyor belt, whilst the ferrous metals are taken care of by the magnet. We could do a full lorry load in about 40 mins

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Our place says - very clearly - that all recycling need to be in the bin directly - and not in plastic bags then put in the bin

but several house up our road seem to produce a lot of recycling - I can tell because the bin lid is open every week - with several plastic bags full of stuff sticking out of it

yest no-one ever says anything about it