Graham Hill, a rubbish collector will have a fabulous christmas if he can solve the puzzle he found on his bin emptying round.
In one bin, he found a bag containing £10,000 in £10 and £20 notes!
The snag is, that they have all been torn up into tiny pieces.
Graham handed the package into the police but six months later, no one has claimed the money and investigators cannot link the money to any crime.
The Bank of England have told Mr Hill that they will replace the money with new notes - if he can piece the notes together again.
Mr Hill must piece the notes together so that they have both copies of the serial number and also the bank signature.
Colleagues of Mr Hill are hoping that he gets to work quickly. One said, "I just hope he pieces enough of the notes back together to get a round of drinks in at the works christmas do. Christmas is only around the corner, so any bonus will be welcome".
BinScents can't help Mr Hill with his challenge to stick the notes back together. Nor can we help you find a bag of loot of your own. However, we can ensure that your bins don't pong or act as germ magnets while you rummage for your own treasure trove. Try BinScents Bin Fresheners now. Visit our website, www.binscents.co.uk
Merry Christmas!
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Where Does All The Recycling Go?
Town hall chiefs have admitted that millions of tons of carefully sorted rubbish may never actually be recycled!
Many councils which impose strict, compulsort recycling schemes have admitted that they have simply no idea where it all ends up. They simply pass it over to contactors who never have to reveal what happens to it.
Doretta Cocks. of the Campaign For Weekly Waste Collection said: This is a dreadful admission".
A number of councils have already been caught sending your carefully sorted rubbish put out for recycling to landfill sites.
Others sent waste to foreign countries such as Ghana, Guinea and Vietnam, where waste is supposed to be recycled but there are few checks done.
Latest figures suggest that waste recycling is now more than 34% and ministers have proudly announced that the UK is going to achieve EU targets.
However, this figure applies only to waste collected from homes and not what fate actually awaits it.
BinScents Ltd can't guarantee that your council will actually recycle your waste. However, we can assure you that our products will work around the clock to protect your bins from bugs and invisible germs such as e coli or salmonella.
Visit our website today for more information
www.binscents.co.uk
Many councils which impose strict, compulsort recycling schemes have admitted that they have simply no idea where it all ends up. They simply pass it over to contactors who never have to reveal what happens to it.
Doretta Cocks. of the Campaign For Weekly Waste Collection said: This is a dreadful admission".
A number of councils have already been caught sending your carefully sorted rubbish put out for recycling to landfill sites.
Others sent waste to foreign countries such as Ghana, Guinea and Vietnam, where waste is supposed to be recycled but there are few checks done.
Latest figures suggest that waste recycling is now more than 34% and ministers have proudly announced that the UK is going to achieve EU targets.
However, this figure applies only to waste collected from homes and not what fate actually awaits it.
BinScents Ltd can't guarantee that your council will actually recycle your waste. However, we can assure you that our products will work around the clock to protect your bins from bugs and invisible germs such as e coli or salmonella.
Visit our website today for more information
www.binscents.co.uk
Friday 17 October 2008
Fortnightly Collections Lead To Fly Tipping
The foul crime of fly tipping has reached suburbia, official figures showed this week.
Illegal rubbish dumping of mainly household refuse is now found as much in leafy suburbs as in inner cities and run down estates.
The shift into the suburbs coincides with the introduction of fortnightly bin collections and strict wheelie bin legislation..
Six out of ten fly-tipping incidents involved household rubbish rather than industrial or business waste.
Evidence of such middle class fly tipping brought a new barrage of complaints against the compulsory recycling policies from the Opposition parties.
Local government spokesman, Eric Pickles, said, "Gordon Brown's new bin taxes look set to make it even worse, by giving perverse financial incentives to irresponsibly fly-tip".
Meantime, householders are not allowed to overfill bins so that heir lids are open, rubbish must not be put out in the wrong hours and no additional waste may be left out in bags beside the bins.
BinScents are powerless to stop the fly tipping, not to bring back weekly collections, but we can help in the fight against germs and foul odours with our uniquely designed wheelie bin fresheners.
A combination of natural fruit extract and tea tree oil mask unpleasant bin smells with a fresh, natural fragrance, whilst the tea tree oil deters insects and fights germs such as e-coli and salmonella.
Try some today from leading retailers such as Tesco, or direct from our website www.binscents.co.uk
Illegal rubbish dumping of mainly household refuse is now found as much in leafy suburbs as in inner cities and run down estates.
The shift into the suburbs coincides with the introduction of fortnightly bin collections and strict wheelie bin legislation..
Six out of ten fly-tipping incidents involved household rubbish rather than industrial or business waste.
Evidence of such middle class fly tipping brought a new barrage of complaints against the compulsory recycling policies from the Opposition parties.
Local government spokesman, Eric Pickles, said, "Gordon Brown's new bin taxes look set to make it even worse, by giving perverse financial incentives to irresponsibly fly-tip".
Meantime, householders are not allowed to overfill bins so that heir lids are open, rubbish must not be put out in the wrong hours and no additional waste may be left out in bags beside the bins.
BinScents are powerless to stop the fly tipping, not to bring back weekly collections, but we can help in the fight against germs and foul odours with our uniquely designed wheelie bin fresheners.
A combination of natural fruit extract and tea tree oil mask unpleasant bin smells with a fresh, natural fragrance, whilst the tea tree oil deters insects and fights germs such as e-coli and salmonella.
Try some today from leading retailers such as Tesco, or direct from our website www.binscents.co.uk
Thursday 2 October 2008
Now its Bin Wars!
The increasing number of fornightly collections have resulted in an increase in the number of assaults on Dustmen by angry householders.An increasing number of councils refuse to empty bins if strict regulations are not followed.Refuse Collectors have been abused verbally, physically attacked, driven into and even shot.Assaults are up by more than 20% in a year.Many householders find the systems confusing and also that, by the end of the fortnight, their bins are often overflowing and smelly, sometimes resulting in the binmen refusing to empty them.Figures show that front line Garbeologists have suffered 228 physical and verbal onslaughts in the past 12 months.While BinScents can't bring back weekly collections, our Wheelie Bin Fresheners can help in the fight against germs such as E-coli and Salmonella, as well as fending off insect larvae. All this whilst masking evil odours with natural fruit fragrances. Try BinScents today - visit our site www.binscents.co.uk to see our latest offers!
My Wheelie's bin Stolen!
A spate of wheelie bin thefts caused residents to wonder if they should contact the police.But when the thieves were caught out, they turned out to be council officers, on a special assignment to snoop in back gardens.Their mission was to find out who was using unauthorised rubbish bins.If they found any households harbouring more than one bin for non-recycling, they took the offending bins away without telling the householder.Hazel Wilson, 67, of Blackburn challenged two men when she found them lurking in an alley near her home."One was carrying a ladder and putting it up against back yard walls one by one and the other man was taking notes", she said."They had a lorry parked nearby, I thought what if an old lady had been doing her washing up and this man peered over the fence. It would give you an awful shock".Bin Campaigner Doretta Cocks, founder of the Campaign for Weekly Waste Collection, said, "It's just not on and I would call 999 if it happened to me".Blackburn, with Darwen Council says action is needed because householders who put out too much waste cost council tax payers £17,000 per year.The move is the latest draconian collection measure.BinScents Wheelie Bin Fresheners won't deter council snoopers, but they will deter other unwanted pests, such as e coli and salmonella from your bins and mask unpleasant odours with their real fruit fragrance at the same time!
Thursday 11 September 2008
Wheelie- The Movie!
It had to happen I suppose.... Flyde and Wear Council have produced a DVD on how and where to put rubbish in bins.
The step by step guide shows a recycling officer rummaging through the kitchen bin of a householder to show her what items should be recycled in the council supplied bins and boxes.
Mathew Sinclair of the TaxPayer's Alliance said *These DVDs ... are sure to end up in the bin".A council spokesperson said, "Waste management is one of the biggest issue facing local government and this is an innovative way of assisting in facing that challenge.
You don't need a DVD to fit a BinScents Wheelie Bin Freshener. Just remove wrap, and snap it onto the clip - we figure you understand the rest without a training course. Buy one today for only £1.49 at Tesco or direct from our website http://www.binscents.co.uk/
The step by step guide shows a recycling officer rummaging through the kitchen bin of a householder to show her what items should be recycled in the council supplied bins and boxes.
Mathew Sinclair of the TaxPayer's Alliance said *These DVDs ... are sure to end up in the bin".A council spokesperson said, "Waste management is one of the biggest issue facing local government and this is an innovative way of assisting in facing that challenge.
You don't need a DVD to fit a BinScents Wheelie Bin Freshener. Just remove wrap, and snap it onto the clip - we figure you understand the rest without a training course. Buy one today for only £1.49 at Tesco or direct from our website http://www.binscents.co.uk/
Friday 5 September 2008
Wheelie Bin Shortage - Europe Wide Crisis!
Now we all may have to share our wheelie bins due to a shortgage caused by growing demand on mainland Europe.
Nationwide, council stocks are in decline.
The crisis affects both large wheelie bins and smaller, black recycling bins,unless your in an area with large black wheelie bins and smaller green recycling bins, or if you have blue recycling bins and red - oh ... never mind, the point is that we are facing an increasing shortage.
Town halls suggest sharing bins (if you know a small eater), using black bags (if your bin men don't have elf 'n' safety issues) or driving to the dump (burn more fuel to help save the planet?).
There is some panic in Lancashire as 8,000 new householders have been told that they will have to wait for eight months before receiving a bin.
The stoic residents of Derby and Leeds are also binless as their councils have completely run out.
The sensible corporation farmers of Wear Valley had a crop of some 15,000 bins stockpiled in a field but they too have been badly depleted.
Robert Bull of supply company wheeliebins.com said, "its an absolute nightmare at the moment because we are not getting any through, It's been getting steadily worse since May".
Increasing thefts are being reported as desperate householders resort to crime to aquire a bin. A black-bin market is also being reported.
BinScents Ltd don't sell bins, legal or otherwise, but we can ensure that those fortunate households who still have a bin can enjoy piece of mind in that their bin is protected from bad odours and germs (although not from bin thieves).
Try BinScents products today, available from Tesco and other reputable stockists or directly from our website www.binscents.co.uk
Nationwide, council stocks are in decline.
The crisis affects both large wheelie bins and smaller, black recycling bins,unless your in an area with large black wheelie bins and smaller green recycling bins, or if you have blue recycling bins and red - oh ... never mind, the point is that we are facing an increasing shortage.
Town halls suggest sharing bins (if you know a small eater), using black bags (if your bin men don't have elf 'n' safety issues) or driving to the dump (burn more fuel to help save the planet?).
There is some panic in Lancashire as 8,000 new householders have been told that they will have to wait for eight months before receiving a bin.
The stoic residents of Derby and Leeds are also binless as their councils have completely run out.
The sensible corporation farmers of Wear Valley had a crop of some 15,000 bins stockpiled in a field but they too have been badly depleted.
Robert Bull of supply company wheeliebins.com said, "its an absolute nightmare at the moment because we are not getting any through, It's been getting steadily worse since May".
Increasing thefts are being reported as desperate householders resort to crime to aquire a bin. A black-bin market is also being reported.
BinScents Ltd don't sell bins, legal or otherwise, but we can ensure that those fortunate households who still have a bin can enjoy piece of mind in that their bin is protected from bad odours and germs (although not from bin thieves).
Try BinScents products today, available from Tesco and other reputable stockists or directly from our website www.binscents.co.uk
Friday 22 August 2008
Dead End for Cul-De-Sac Collections
The torment for council tax payers was stepped up today by Uttlesford District Council in Essex. They have decreed that Binmen shall no longer collect from the residents of six cul-de-sacs as it takes too long for the trucks to reverse into them.
Raymond Kirk, 66, of Dunmow, said, *It's ridiculous. The council makes these announcements and there's nothing you can do". Mr Kirk, whose wife is blind, added, *If I was taken ill it would be a nightmare. Jill wouldn't be able to drag the bin out on her own".
Penny Saunders lives at the entrance to the cul-de-sac and has a mass of wheelie bins outside her house on collection day. She said. *the council tells people to take them back immediately but that isn't always feasible".
BinScents Ltd can't physically get into Dunmow to rescue the residents but our Wheelie Bin Freshener products could at least help minimise odours outside poor Mrs Saunders house whilst the natural tea tree oil acts as an antiseptic in order to combat germs and insects. Try BinScents products now, available at Tesco and other good retailers or directly from our website www.binscents.co.uk
Raymond Kirk, 66, of Dunmow, said, *It's ridiculous. The council makes these announcements and there's nothing you can do". Mr Kirk, whose wife is blind, added, *If I was taken ill it would be a nightmare. Jill wouldn't be able to drag the bin out on her own".
Penny Saunders lives at the entrance to the cul-de-sac and has a mass of wheelie bins outside her house on collection day. She said. *the council tells people to take them back immediately but that isn't always feasible".
BinScents Ltd can't physically get into Dunmow to rescue the residents but our Wheelie Bin Freshener products could at least help minimise odours outside poor Mrs Saunders house whilst the natural tea tree oil acts as an antiseptic in order to combat germs and insects. Try BinScents products now, available at Tesco and other good retailers or directly from our website www.binscents.co.uk
Thursday 21 August 2008
Wheelie Bins Head For The Sun
Peterborough Council, which spent more than £75,000 replacing stolen wheelie bins last year reported a sighting of one of their bins in the Black sea resort of Sunny Beach.
A council spokesman said, "This is the most outrageous example of theft of a wheeled bin we have come across."
BinScents ltd can't protect your wheelie bin from theft, but we can help protect against germs such as salmonella and E-colli. Our unique natural blend of tea tree oil and fruit extract combats nasty odours with refreshing fruit fragrances whilst fighting bugs and insects with the antiseptic properties of the tea tree oil. Try our products today info@binscents.co.uk.
A council spokesman said, "This is the most outrageous example of theft of a wheeled bin we have come across."
BinScents ltd can't protect your wheelie bin from theft, but we can help protect against germs such as salmonella and E-colli. Our unique natural blend of tea tree oil and fruit extract combats nasty odours with refreshing fruit fragrances whilst fighting bugs and insects with the antiseptic properties of the tea tree oil. Try our products today info@binscents.co.uk.
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Citizens of Huddersfield Take On Binmen!
After missing their fortnightly rubbish collection due to industrial action by their binmen, the families of Birk Road in Huddersfield were delighted to see the council lorry arrive after a month.
But their relief quickly turned to anger when the binmen announced that, while they would empty the Wheeie Bins, they would not collect the loose bags which had piled up.
Two weeks later, they were still refusing to take away all the rubbish and at this point the residents began the Siege of Birk Road.
One man parked his car across the entrance to the quiet cul-de-sac, preventing the bin lorry from getting back out. Meanwhile others formed a human chain around the truck while children began sit down action in front of it.
2 hours later, the binmen backed down and collected all of the rubbish.
The residents' bins had been emptied on July 2 as normal but, due to industrial action a fortnight later, the next visit was not until July 30. By mid-August the residents had decided "enough was enough".
BinScents couldn't have averted the industrial action. Nor prevented the episodes which followed. Our Wheelie Bin Fresheners could, however, have at least made for a more pleasant environment for a sit-around siege and helped reduced the risk of anyone picking up germs from around the bins Our fresheners not only contain real fruit fragrances to help mask odours but also tea tree oil - a natural antiseptic.
But their relief quickly turned to anger when the binmen announced that, while they would empty the Wheeie Bins, they would not collect the loose bags which had piled up.
Two weeks later, they were still refusing to take away all the rubbish and at this point the residents began the Siege of Birk Road.
One man parked his car across the entrance to the quiet cul-de-sac, preventing the bin lorry from getting back out. Meanwhile others formed a human chain around the truck while children began sit down action in front of it.
2 hours later, the binmen backed down and collected all of the rubbish.
The residents' bins had been emptied on July 2 as normal but, due to industrial action a fortnight later, the next visit was not until July 30. By mid-August the residents had decided "enough was enough".
BinScents couldn't have averted the industrial action. Nor prevented the episodes which followed. Our Wheelie Bin Fresheners could, however, have at least made for a more pleasant environment for a sit-around siege and helped reduced the risk of anyone picking up germs from around the bins Our fresheners not only contain real fruit fragrances to help mask odours but also tea tree oil - a natural antiseptic.
Thursday 7 August 2008
Residents Forced To Share Wheely Bins
Lewisham council has asked residents to share their wheelie bin with their neighbour due to a European shortage.
A fire at a major wheely bin production plant in France combined with increased demand for bins across has led to a shortage in Lewisham. The council is now asking residents to share their bins with neighbours until new ones can be delivered.
Councillor Susan Wise said: "Unfortunately, the shortage of bins is affecting the whole of the UK, and not just Lewisham.
"If your neighbour has a bin, please ask them if they would share it until yours is delivered."
The shortage is affecting both domestic, black wheelie bins as well as green recycling ones.
Lewisham council doesn't expect to get a delivery until November.
Green Party councillor Darren Johnson responded to the news and said: "Lewisham seem to have got themselves into a real mess.
"I would like to know why the council has entered such an inflexible contract that they can't go elsewhere for supplies. "
BinScents Ltd don't supply wheelie bins, but our Wheelie Bin Fresheners will ensure that the fine people of Lewisham are not embarrassed by unpleasant pongs when their neighbour opens their wheelie bin to pop in the rubbish! The unique blend of tea tree oil and real fruit extract helps to mask odours while combating germs and bacteria such as E-coli.
A fire at a major wheely bin production plant in France combined with increased demand for bins across has led to a shortage in Lewisham. The council is now asking residents to share their bins with neighbours until new ones can be delivered.
Councillor Susan Wise said: "Unfortunately, the shortage of bins is affecting the whole of the UK, and not just Lewisham.
"If your neighbour has a bin, please ask them if they would share it until yours is delivered."
The shortage is affecting both domestic, black wheelie bins as well as green recycling ones.
Lewisham council doesn't expect to get a delivery until November.
Green Party councillor Darren Johnson responded to the news and said: "Lewisham seem to have got themselves into a real mess.
"I would like to know why the council has entered such an inflexible contract that they can't go elsewhere for supplies. "
BinScents Ltd don't supply wheelie bins, but our Wheelie Bin Fresheners will ensure that the fine people of Lewisham are not embarrassed by unpleasant pongs when their neighbour opens their wheelie bin to pop in the rubbish! The unique blend of tea tree oil and real fruit extract helps to mask odours while combating germs and bacteria such as E-coli.
Monday 4 August 2008
£110 FINE IF YOU OVERFILL A BIN!
Overfill your wheely bin and you face an even bigger fine than that given to shoplifters and drunks. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has backed such fines for such arch criminals who leave their bins out too early, or blatantly leave an extra bag of rubbish beside their bin or (perish the thought) OVERFILL the bin!
The fine is £30 higher than that given to shoplifters and drunks.
The confirmation that Labour has been putting pressure on local authorities and their Bin Police comes after three years of rapid increases in the number of fines handed out to residents for "littering"
BinScents can't help to make your rubbish disappear but, with our unique blend of natural fruit extract and tea tree oil, we can at least help to make your bin less likely to harbour germs and insects.
Purchase a BinScents freshener today, available in Tesco or from our E Bay shop.
Wednesday 16 July 2008
Council Bin Men on Strike
Another "Summer of Discontent" begins today as thousands of workers, including cleaners and bin men, begin a 48 hour walkout over low pay rises.
Many of Unison's 600,000 local government workers are affected. The union is furious about a below inflation pay rise of 2.45 per cent. Further stoppages are anticipated throughout the summer.
So, just as the warm weather finally arrives, our wheelie bins may not be regularly emptied, with the inevitable risks of bad smells and bugs and bacteria developing around the bin areas.
Help may be at hand with BinScents' Wheelie Bin Freheners! They may not be able to empty the bins for you but the unique blend of natural fruit fragrance and tea tree oil help to mask any unpleasant bin odours, while the tea tree oil acts as a proven, natural antiseptic, deterring the arrival of insect larvae and germs such as E-coli and salmonella.
You can buy BinScents Wheelie Bin Fresheners in Tesco for £1.49 or directly through our E-Bay shop. Fresheners are available in lemon, red apple or lime fragrances.
Many of Unison's 600,000 local government workers are affected. The union is furious about a below inflation pay rise of 2.45 per cent. Further stoppages are anticipated throughout the summer.
So, just as the warm weather finally arrives, our wheelie bins may not be regularly emptied, with the inevitable risks of bad smells and bugs and bacteria developing around the bin areas.
Help may be at hand with BinScents' Wheelie Bin Freheners! They may not be able to empty the bins for you but the unique blend of natural fruit fragrance and tea tree oil help to mask any unpleasant bin odours, while the tea tree oil acts as a proven, natural antiseptic, deterring the arrival of insect larvae and germs such as E-coli and salmonella.
You can buy BinScents Wheelie Bin Fresheners in Tesco for £1.49 or directly through our E-Bay shop. Fresheners are available in lemon, red apple or lime fragrances.
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