MY green wheelie bin has been totally destroyed by the municipal workers who are responsible for garbage removal.
One wheel and the handles were broken off and the bin had a long crack on the side.
Our street sometimes looks like a war zone after the garbage removal truck has made its rounds here.
I reported this matter to the municipality and an official paid me a visit a few days later.
He informed me that I should pay an amount in at the municipal office after which they will provide me with a new bin.
At first I thought that he was joking, wanting me to pay for damages caused by municipal workers.
He took my bin away and needless to say I never received a new one.
As a matter of principal I then decided to buy a new bin from a local hardware shop, which obviously is now my property.
If the municipal workers break this bin again I will hold the municipality responsible for replacing it free of charge and I will personally deliver my garbage to the Mayor in his office until such time that I received a new bin at their expense.
TOM T DUNN
Empangeni
