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‘Big Belly’ bin to be used across York

8:04am Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in News

A NEW style bin, which can hold up to eight times as much waste as traditional bins, is to be tested out across York city centre.

City of York Council’s trial of the Big Belly Bin started in King’s Square last August, as part of a de-cluttering and improvement scheme. The bin maximises space through a solar-powered compacter which activates when it is almost full, and is set to be trialled in other areas of the city in the next few weeks.

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pedalling paul says...
9:25am Wed 22 Feb 12

It might be big enough for me to park my bike in.......

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ISeeEverything says...
9:42am Wed 22 Feb 12

pedalling paul wrote:
It might be big enough for me to park my bike in.......
Don't overreach inside. It might compact you too!!

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pedalling paul says...
9:53am Wed 22 Feb 12

Only one comment in 20 minutes....come on chaps, you're slacking!

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Smiler says...
10:10am Wed 22 Feb 12

pedalling paul wrote:
Only one comment in 20 minutes....come on chaps, you're slacking!
No... we are all forming an orderly queue to press the compress button on the new bins with your bike in it.

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Jazzper says...
10:27am Wed 22 Feb 12

ISeeEverything wrote:
pedalling paul wrote:
It might be big enough for me to park my bike in.......
Don't overreach inside. It might compact you too!!
I doubt very much whether PP's head would fit into it...maybe if he took his helmet off first ?

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Oaklands Resident says...
10:43am Wed 22 Feb 12

I see no mention of costs?

Stands to reason that a compacting mechanism will be more vulnerable to vandalism than a simple bin (which get a lot of abuse).

...and if its bigger, then it will be more intrusive in our special city.

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pedalling paul says...
11:01am Wed 22 Feb 12

That's more like it......

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Mentos says...
11:36am Wed 22 Feb 12

Hope no one tries a crafty nights sleep after a few.

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Ignatius Lumpopo says...
12:31pm Wed 22 Feb 12

I thought York was trying to get rid of all its street clutter?

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LibDem says...
3:42pm Wed 22 Feb 12

These bins have been trialed by various Councils across the country with mixed results.

Issues relate to initial purchase and maintenance costs (Pointedly not mentioned by the York Council in their media release)

The supplying company (www.bigbellysolar.c
o.uk/) do offer a recycling option but it is big and pretty much unsuitable for most of the York City centre.

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chickpea says...
6:55pm Wed 22 Feb 12

What happens if a toddler falls into one? I can foresee claims lol.

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