The Daily Mail campaign against 'unsightly' wheelie bins in people's front yards (NIMFY) seems a bit odd given all the other problems that are currently evident (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1193528/Wheelie-bin-revolt-Householders-fight-monster-plastic-bins-blighting-gardens.html). I appreciate that these are not the most attractive or pleasant-smelling entities but they are certainly more secure than plastic bags that tend to be ripped open by wild animals, domestic animals, gulls and Jackdaws. They are also easier and quicker for the 'waste operatives' to collect that keeps down the cost of collections. Perhaps it would be better if they could be disguised in some way? Perhaps they could be made to look like giant mushrooms or duck houses?
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Wheeling Out the Old Arguments?
The Daily Mail campaign against 'unsightly' wheelie bins in people's front yards (NIMFY) seems a bit odd given all the other problems that are currently evident (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1193528/Wheelie-bin-revolt-Householders-fight-monster-plastic-bins-blighting-gardens.html). I appreciate that these are not the most attractive or pleasant-smelling entities but they are certainly more secure than plastic bags that tend to be ripped open by wild animals, domestic animals, gulls and Jackdaws. They are also easier and quicker for the 'waste operatives' to collect that keeps down the cost of collections. Perhaps it would be better if they could be disguised in some way? Perhaps they could be made to look like giant mushrooms or duck houses?
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It would be a start just to have them (so long as they are easy to wheel), but I love the idea of having themed designs. Yes to the duck house!
Any other shapes? I thought pyramids would be tasteful but it's not a very useful design.
Reshape wheelie bins as neighbourhood Bobbies on the beat. The introduction of the PC Ploddybin should see a dramatic decrease in street crime, Rob ;)
Apparently, in Sweden, cardboard policemen cause motorists to markedly reduce their speed. The bins might then replace the need for speed bumps!
Achterlijk, looking like a mushroom or duckhouse, worse than the wheelly bin itself!
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