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Originally Posted by tasmin
...has anyone any idea of where i could get a green bin and how much they cost.
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Hi Tasmin,
My green bin is supplied free by a company called Oxigen -- others may charge. Click on your Local Authority and find out if they supply the green bin service themselves or have contracted it out to a private company. Links to all of the county and city councils can be found at the top and bottom of JumbleTown's Home Page.
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Originally Posted by tasmin
...could someone explain to me why you have to leave your dishes on for three to twelve hours in a dishwasher?
hubby recently bought me a dishwasher, and i was shocked to see settings fo 3,6,9,12 hour settings.
at the moment i'm leaving my dishes in for about 15 mins, then rinse them...and they are perfectly clean....so why are they supposed to be left on for hours?
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I don't have a dishwasher so I've no idea how long you should leave your dishes in. However, I recently used a tumble-drier for the first time in my life and was shocked to realise that it takes well over an hour to dry even a few items. Given our weather, I'm sure they must seem a godsend for people with large families (or large wardrobes!), but I reckon they are a shocking waste of energy. The same goes for washing machines -- 90 minute cycles! How dirty can clothes be?
Dish-washers may be labour-saving devices but can their energy-use really be justified? And what about all of the water they use (gallons upon gallons, surely), not to mention the amount of cleaning agent that is washed into the water-stream. Elbow-grease, a fistful of scourers, a couple of girly aprons, and team-work should be enough. (Gosh, I never thought I'd be pontificating about the glories of doing the dishes -- I hate doing them!) :)
Thanks for the post, Tasmin!
Regards
Chris P
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