I de-cluttered, loaded my car up and took a trip to the dump. There was 
a very helpful attendant there (not!)
He stood by my boot telling me where to put things (but not actually 
helping, himself). So his (paraphrased and cut) monologue (the brackets 
are my own explanations) went something like, "The base of that ironing 
board (metal legs) goes in 'metals'. And you need to put that (old 
knackered radio) into 'small electricals'. Then those sheets (broken 
down cardboard boxes) go into 'cardboard'..." 
AAaaaaaaaaAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHH!
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Bev burbled:

>I de-cluttered, loaded my car up and took a trip to the dump. There was 
>a very helpful attendant there (not!)
>He stood by my boot telling me where to put things (but not actually 
>helping, himself). 

But he's only a man.

>So his (paraphrased and cut) monologue (the brackets 
>are my own explanations) went something like, "The base of that ironing 
>board (metal legs) goes in 'metals'. And you need to put that (old 
>knackered radio) into 'small electricals'. Then those sheets (broken 
>down cardboard boxes) go into 'cardboard'..." 
>AAaaaaaaaaAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHH!

Satisfying isn't it?

A lot of stuff still gets wasted though eg lever arch files cos
they're metal and card. They can't cope with mixed materials.

We have a container for rigid plastics, asbestos!, batteries etc. etc.
The clothing banks were overflowing onto the ground this week. I can't
believe any of that is still wearable even if it could have been.
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Sheel warbled...
> The clothing banks were overflowing onto the ground this week. I can't
> believe any of that is still wearable even if it could have been.
> 
Most recycled fabric is shredded and reused in another life. It tends to 
be only the specialist charit bins that try to sift out wearable 
clothes, I think.
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Sheel warbled...
> >So his (paraphrased and cut) monologue (the brackets 
> >are my own explanations) went something like, "The base of that ironing 
> >board (metal legs) goes in 'metals'. And you need to put that (old 
> >knackered radio) into 'small electricals'. Then those sheets (broken 
> >down cardboard boxes) go into 'cardboard'..." 
> >AAaaaaaaaaAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHH!
> 
> Satisfying isn't it?
> 
No. He should either have started shifting the stuff or stopped stating 
the bleedin obvious!
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Bev burbled:

> Sheel warbled...
>> The clothing banks were overflowing onto the ground this week. I can't
>> believe any of that is still wearable even if it could have been.
>> 
>Most recycled fabric is shredded and reused in another life. It tends to 
>be only the specialist charit bins that try to sift out wearable 
>clothes, I think.

So I could have put this week's torn T-shirt in.

I've seen a bloke in a big lorry collecting from those bins and he
seems to be having a quick look and then squashing it into cubes.
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Bev burbled:

> Sheel warbled...
>> >So his (paraphrased and cut) monologue (the brackets 
>> >are my own explanations) went something like, "The base of that ironing 
>> >board (metal legs) goes in 'metals'. And you need to put that (old 
>> >knackered radio) into 'small electricals'. Then those sheets (broken 
>> >down cardboard boxes) go into 'cardboard'..." 
>> >AAaaaaaaaaAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHH!
>> 
>> Satisfying isn't it?
>> 
>No. He should either have started shifting the stuff or stopped stating 
>the bleedin obvious!

Maybe he thought you couldn't read the Welsh signs.
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Sheel warbled...

> So I could have put this week's torn T-shirt in.

Yup. 
> I've seen a bloke in a big lorry collecting from those bins and he
> seems to be having a quick look and then squashing it into cubes.
> 
'sactly
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Sheel warbled...
> >No. He should either have started shifting the stuff or stopped stating 
> >the bleedin obvious!
> 
> Maybe he thought you couldn't read the Welsh signs.
> 
They were in English first.
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