Comments on: Keep Britain Tidy, Royal Mail and rubber bands! Find out what they have in common http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/06/25/keep-britain-tidy-royal-mail-and-rubber-bands-find-out-what-they-have-in-common/ thinking globally, acting locally Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Heena Modi http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/06/25/keep-britain-tidy-royal-mail-and-rubber-bands-find-out-what-they-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-29864 Heena Modi Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:05:02 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=846#comment-29864 Have a look at this video guys - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm1WIkJnEqc Have a look at this video guys – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm1WIkJnEqc

]]> By: John Edwards http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/06/25/keep-britain-tidy-royal-mail-and-rubber-bands-find-out-what-they-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-29795 John Edwards Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:17:54 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=846#comment-29795 Heena I am aware that you have sent this e-mail to a number of people, but I am not sure if you have received a reply. The council will sweep up these rubber bands as routine street cleaning when they are dropped in public areas. Royal Mail state that they frequently remind their staff about the need to avoid dropping the bands, but control of individual employees remains a challenge. I believe that the use of red bands was part of an approach to clearly identify that the bands were being dropped by Royal Mail Staff. ENCAMS (more widely known for the Keep Britain Tidy campaign has been putting a lot of pressure on Royal Mail, including a recently ended campaign of asking people to collect the bands and then send them to Royal Mail. At Harrow we see Royal Mail as a significant partner contributing to the appearance of Harrow and would to them to coninue to press their staff to do the right thing. We do have the facility to issue fixed penalty notices if need be, but tend to focus our attention on issues such as major fly tipping. Best wishes John John Edwards Divisional Director Environment Services Harrow Council Civic Centre Station Road Harrow HA1 2XF 020 8736 6799 Heena

I am aware that you have sent this e-mail to a number of people, but I am not sure if you have received a reply.

The council will sweep up these rubber bands as routine street cleaning when they are dropped in public areas.

Royal Mail state that they frequently remind their staff about the need to avoid dropping the bands, but control of individual employees remains a challenge. I believe that the use of red bands was part of an approach to clearly identify that the bands were being dropped by Royal Mail Staff.

ENCAMS (more widely known for the Keep Britain Tidy campaign has been putting a lot of pressure on Royal Mail, including a recently ended campaign of asking people to collect the bands and then send them to Royal Mail.

At Harrow we see Royal Mail as a significant partner contributing to the appearance of Harrow and would to them to coninue to press their staff to do the right thing. We do have the facility to issue fixed penalty notices if need be, but tend to focus our attention on issues such as major fly tipping.

Best wishes

John

John Edwards
Divisional Director Environment Services
Harrow Council
Civic Centre
Station Road
Harrow
HA1 2XF
020 8736 6799

]]> By: Heena Modi http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/06/25/keep-britain-tidy-royal-mail-and-rubber-bands-find-out-what-they-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-29768 Heena Modi Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:03:51 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=846#comment-29768 Good point! :) Good point! :)

]]> By: Heena Modi http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/06/25/keep-britain-tidy-royal-mail-and-rubber-bands-find-out-what-they-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-29767 Heena Modi Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:03:12 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=846#comment-29767 I think they use them to group letters together e.g. batches for specific roads I think they use them to group letters together e.g. batches for specific roads

]]> By: Sagar http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/06/25/keep-britain-tidy-royal-mail-and-rubber-bands-find-out-what-they-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-29765 Sagar Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:28:43 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=846#comment-29765 I was reading about recycling and came about this blog. What is the purpose of the rubber bands in the mail? Seems like such a waste and would irritate me..lol. I was reading about recycling and came about this blog. What is the purpose of the rubber bands in the mail? Seems like such a waste and would irritate me..lol.

]]> By: Anon http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/06/25/keep-britain-tidy-royal-mail-and-rubber-bands-find-out-what-they-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-29757 Anon Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:44:11 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=846#comment-29757 apart from littering, its costly - maybe the delivery people should be charged for rubber bands - I'm sure they wouldn't throw them away then apart from littering, its costly – maybe the delivery people should be charged for rubber bands – I’m sure they wouldn’t throw them away then

]]> By: Suraj http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/06/25/keep-britain-tidy-royal-mail-and-rubber-bands-find-out-what-they-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-29721 Suraj Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=846#comment-29721 You know my cousin works for the post office in the USA and they have the exact same issues as our Royal Mail. So it's just not us Brits -- the yanks have the same sh_ _ to deal with!! You know my cousin works for the post office in the USA and they have the exact same issues as our Royal Mail. So it’s just not us Brits — the yanks have the same sh_ _ to deal with!!

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