Treat this rubbish with the contempt it deserves!

It seems like only yesterday that we were talking about the borough council's war on litter and people who put their rubbish in the wrong recycle bin.
But that's because it was only yesterday.
It's clearly a "hot" topic, as the borough website might once have said, because during a trip to the library, we found a pack called "A Guide to Council Services" (their capital letters) which was absolutely crammed with information about how best to dispose of waste.
Disregarding the fact that most if not all of it will be chucked away unread and therefore make its own additional contribution to the ever-mounting pile of rubbish being generated by the powers that be, as we read through the contents, we were reminded of the recent debates about accuracy vis a vis borough documents and publications.
A spellcheck should pick up mistakes such as "Spetember" and "outisde. "
And a thorough reading through would avoid slip-ups such as mentioning facilities that are visited on a daily "bases," and telling us that "the Assembly Rooms was built in 1822" or that the council "provides an alternately weekly collection." Oh yes, and "cannot" is a single word. And we're not quite sure what date the 31th of March might be.
As the documents were produced by a local authority, it comes as no surprise that unnecessary capital letters are Everywhere, whilst punctuation is completely random.
As well as a host of inaccuracies, the use of language is quite spooky in places, but you really need to collect you own copy to fully appreciate all the nuances. But we do like the introduction of George Orwell's newspeak from 1984 in the shape of "greenspaces." Doubtless more such words will follow over time, though it would be doubleplusungood if they were allowed to.
Weightwatchers will be pleased to learn that the council operates a public weighbridge, where a member of staff "will show you to the weighbridge, weigh you and complete a ticket for you."
Presumably to save money, up-to-date price lists for trade waste collection have been stuck over the old ones - reminding us of a day long ago when we found staff in the former Tourist Information Centre busily blacking out areas of the latest issue of the town map with marker pens to remove a host of inaccuracies.
Much space is wasted in the publications spelling out the precise letter of the law and level of fine involved for various environmental offences, which will turn off most people and stop them reading further.
And we expect the council will to have to deflect quite a number of requests from people ringing up after being asked: "Are you aware that a lot of materials that can not (sic) be recycled in your blue recycling bin, can actually be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre free of charge" (no question mark.)
In this case, "free of charge" means free to Boston Borough council - because you deliver it to the site ... but as you don't pay for admission the word "free" is used - albeit incorrectly.

Try ringing up and requesting this "free" service and see how far you get if you don't believe us.
The triumph of the guide is a recycling "wheel."
Simply look for whatever you want to dispose of, dial the wheel to feature it, and a coloured bar will appear in a window alongside telling you where to dispose of it.
The wheel lists no fewer than 96 individual items - including "Paper Back Books."

The guidance sheets carry the customary grinning bin logo and list a total of 55.
Oh yes, and the wheel is almost impossible to operate because of its poor manufacture and some design problems.
Our problem with this latest attempt at getting council taxpayers to bend the knee to the bin police is that not only has the material been produced in such a slipshod manner, but that it has either gone unchecked, or been checked by someone who doesn't know any better either.
Inside the folder is an exhortation to recycle it ... we think that this is best done before trying to read it.
It is inept, incompetent, poorly produced and an insult to the public.

We'll be keeping our eyes open and let you know if we find any more.

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