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Re:Creating a Personalised Bin Calendar by Dries007 on Thursday July 02, 2026 @08:50AM (#48760733)
Communal bins mean everyone pays for everyone's garbage and/or lack of sorting.

Here the rate per kg is different depending on which bin it is, so you're "rewarded" for sorting properly.

Re:Creating a Personalised Bin Calendar by artisinal on Thursday July 02, 2026 @09:23AM (#48761197)
The EU has laws for that and countries with communal bins are doing just fine.

Communal bins are even better for sorting trash as you can easily have seven different types* next to each other. Nobody wants seven personal bins in their yard.

https://eeb.org/en/library/explained-europes-new-laws-for-se...

* paper, textile, plastics, biowaste, chemical/oils, glass, other

Re:Creating a Personalised Bin Calendar by rjsw on Thursday July 02, 2026 @09:03AM (#48760908)
At least in France, you sort the garbage then choose the correct communal bin to put it in.