Bin emptying

[lethargic_man]

How often do you empty your bins? I rarely take my block of flat's dustbins out to the street because I recycle as much as I can, and put organic waste in the green bin; consequently I rarely empty my bins into the dustbin (or, to be precise, my waste paper basket into the kitchen bin, and the kitchen bin into the dustbin). However, until today I was not able to put a figure on what exactly was meant by "rarely".

I first intended see how long I went between bin emptyings early this year, but that was derailed by a premature bin-emptying forced by Pesach. Since then, however, this is the first time I've emptied my bin, so if this interval is typical, I can say I go eight weeks between bin-emptyings.

I read about a family on the BBC News website some while ago that had got their bin-emptying down to just once a year. Evidently I have some way to go.