The upshot is more food in the waste-bin, as well as more in the stomach.

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Vale of White Horse District Council has blamed "irresponsible companies" and "lazy individuals" for dumping non-recyclable waste at bin sites.

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Mandy Leathers has also got rid of her wheelie bin for landfill waste - though admits to using street bins.

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Dodge's house is an early-1980s split-level ranch, with a large construction waste bin full of refuse in the front yard and a shutter hanging askew next to the window above the garage.

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First and foremost, BigBelly trash bins compact trash using electricity produced by built-in solar panels, which allows each bin to hold about five times more waste or recycling compared to traditional trash bins.

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