I Told You So!

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“My old man’s a Dustman, he wears a Dustman’s hat”.

Sorry, I think that should be…

“My old man’s an Environmental Domestic Waste Disposal Engineer,

He wears an Environmental Domestic Waste Disposal Engineer’s hat”

Mustn’t upset the PC brigade.

Here’s another case of “I told you so”.

It appears that someone has noticed that fortnightly bin collections could cause respiratory illnesses for Britain’s 60,000 “dustmen“, according to a study by the government-funded waste watchdog.

Leaving food waste to rot for two weeks instead of one could expose refuse collectors to dangerous levels of fungal spores and airborne micro-organisms, increasing the risk of throat infections and other health problems.

Surprise…..surprise.

The report by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) confirmed that less frequent collections did result in an increase in “incidence of maggots and flies and the risk of exposure to bacteria, moulds (and their spores), and bioaerosols (airborne microorganisms) from both kitchen and garden organic waste materials”.

At the onset of the fortnightly collections, when the public complained bitterly about health considerations, they were ignored by local and central government. Now, with the potential of “binmen's” health and on-the-job illness looming, suddenly it's a big issue.

The obsession with recycling rates has taken precedence over common sense and public health.

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