It’s a perennial problem here.

Every day I seem to accumulate a load more of sheer crap and nowhere to put it.

Standard everyday waste isn’t too bad.  Some goes in the kitchen pedal bin which once again has to be emptied today.  That bin always seems to be full no matter how often I empty it.

Some stuff goes into the compost bin which also needs to be emptied in the garden.  A disgusting job.

The recycle bin is my bin of choice.  Virtually everything goes in there by default.  I have a wheelie bin in the lobby which I periodically empty into the outside green bin.  As usual the lobby one is full so stuff is starting to pile up on the kitchen table again.  I haven’t a clue what is recyclable or not but the collection is free so fuckit – they can sort out the mess at the far end.  Most of it probably goes into landfill anyway.

But then there’s the other things.

Garden waste isn’t too bad.  Branches, trees, hedge cuttings, weeds and all the rest just get dumped.  That’s the advantage of an estate over a garden – lots of hidden corners which can contain mountains of stuff.  I used to burn it on  massive bonfires but I’m afraid to do that now as there are too many trees that have grown up and would go up too in a spectacular blaze.

Cardboard is another problem.  I get lots of stuff delivered in cardboard boxes and crates.  These all get dumped into the garage until I can get around to cutting them all up.  Then I can dump all the cardboard in the back of the car and dump it in Skobieville recycling.  I have to do that soon as the garage is piled to the roof.

But then there’s all the other stuff.  They don’t tell you what to do with an old mop and bucket.  Various broken bits of machinery are lying around until I decide what to do with them.  What do I do with a broken wheelchair that is beyond repair?  And don’t talk to me about mattresses!

I think it’s nearly time to hire another skip?