Man banned from using wheelbarrow to take his recycling to rubbish tip - told to DRIVE there instead

what are these "health and safety chiefs" going to do if he continues? maybe he should try riding a bike with a bag full of recyclables on his back, if they keep being morons about it.

His name is Wheeler and he pushes a wheelbarrow.

Anyway....He gets exercise in a country that is starting to have high population of obese people. That should be a good and happy thing. He recycles unlike 5.9 billion other people. Why make what he is doing more difficult? To make him just up and quit?

Swell thinking.

Mr Wheeler is yet again a victim of the idiots who are allegedly health and safety "experts"

I worked in the civil engineering industry till retirement and the last few years were made the most difficult by these so called "experts"

Working from the bottom to top management I never asked anyone to do that I had not done. Working in some of the most hazardous situations I was aware of any problem or difficulty and made my staff realise these matters, extreme care was taken be it 150 foot high or 900 foot deep in pit shafts

I had the best record for safety in the three companies I worked for all that was needed was common sense.

Then along came the "experts" .Many had no practical knowledge of the industry one had never climbed ladders to any great height and "froze" at 70 foot. I had to literally take his hand and keep talking to coax him down. This was someone who came on site to show me the problems! By the way when he reached the safety of the ground he was sick

I expect that their training is more intense nowadays, they can be highly educated but intelligence and practicality and common sense are extremes

My mate has to drive to the center and then pay to recycle her things. Before they used to have bins you'd put out on the curb for the trucks to come and get but the city took it away because of a lack of funds. Even though they raised taxes by at least 15% and I've yet to see where all that money's going.

He might get knocked down? Then maybe they should erect some signs for drivers telling them to walk next time!

I'm amazed. This is pure stupidity.

did anyone catch the double the in the summary paragraph?

This is sad. We seem to be a closeminded world. How can a wheelbarrel be dangerous? Wouldn't a world that we can't live in be more dangerous?

what is the purpose of driving a car to recycle a few bags. you would be doing more harm then good.

its like the police surrounding a man who is about to commit suicide and jump of a building, then shooting him after telling him to get down

I'm sure they are worried about being sued. With all of the lawsuits for silly stuff (i.e. Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's_coffee_case), they are probably just trying to quell the incident before it happened.

Of course this doesn't make the fact they are making the man drive instead of allowing him to excercise and spend less money on gas any less STUPID.

No matter how good the ideas are there is spoiler bureaucracy always sitting somewhere waiting to get its turn....

You would think if you are recycling they would promote not using a car.....
Uh, this is just stupid. They should cite the center. What if someone doesn't own a car? They can't recycle? This makes no sense!

I dont think that the cops who are giving this man scruff are on BiggOil's payrole. Saftey can become an issue if loose recyclables are a'flying...
If the man is on the streets or bike paths, it COULD get unsafe as he tries to hold his bundle together. The man he just took the time to make it a little safer, then their would be no gripe. Install some flashing hazard-type lights that's tell motorists to be weary and yeild.

Find a solution. Find the loophole. And look at their sad sap faces when you've made it happen for yourself.

Somewhere along the line they believe that they are being efficient.

Carpooling, that could work!

Maybe he could just wheel it to the edge of the tip then carpool with another avid recycler through the "dangerzone".

C'mon, how can someone with a name like Wheeler upset a wheelbarrow..?

This is ridiculous - so the amount Mr Wheeler does to save the environment by recycling is neutralised by him having to drive..? And what about people in the village who can't drive?

And to suggest cars are safer than wheelbarrows is plain ridiculous.

EXACTLY Suncatcher. They don't care if he gets flattened, as long as his family doesn't sue.

Maybe they should draw up a contract...

It sucks, but it's a liability for the recycling plant. The plant did the right thing. What he should do is petition the plant to provide wheelbarrow access.

This has nothing to do with his health or safety ... they just don't want to get sued.

if it is an issue of SAFETY, the council should consider the safety of all their denizens, not just the majority who are in this case drivers of petrol burning cars. There are other members of their community they must worry about too and they should make the appropriate accomodations to ensure the HEALTH & SAFETY of EVERYONE they have a responsibility to!

Well of course to any health and safety person, recycling without a pollution machine would be having your cake and eating it too; and cake is so fattening and unhealthy. It 's also unhealthy to not make something do all of your work for you these days, maybe he should buy an ab shocker to give him a good workout while he drives a hummer 2 to go and recycle, now thats what I call health!

just make a path. it'd be easier than driving

There is something wrong when our civil servants are making decisions to stop one person from taking a specific course of action which benefits both the citizen and the environment. They are put there to serve us and hopefully protect the environment too.

out of control. we should be encouraging these types of acts, not banning the man from walking.

This is exactly why we are headed for a catastrophe on a global level. Stupid laws, lazy thinking, and not enough outrage.

This is absurd. Build a path for the man and encourage more people to do what he is doing.

How about wearing a helmet?

isnt the whole idea of recycling to help the enviroment. if he is walking then he helping the enviroment. ok am comfused.

Wait a minute!

All the cars are backed up in a line waiting to get into the recycling station!

Exactly what is going to "knock him over"?

- b_p

p.s. what's a "tip"? When are the English going to learn to speak english?

p.p.s. that's a joke...

This is totally ridiculous like Mr. Wheeler said, if they are worried about safety, build a path!

just have him walk it to the bin then give it to a car waiting in line to drop their stuff off to recycle it if they don't want him walking around the dump for safety reasons.

people are crazy these days.

Why not? He is not hurting anyone... if anything he is helping from not driving AND recycling.

If the lack of footpaths is the problem, maybe you should add a damn footpath.

Doesn't have to be fancy or anything. Dirt will be fine.

If it wasn't for all the lawyers, we wouldn't need all these other lawyers.

Defeats the whole purpose of going green. Here in Northern Ireland there now looking to introduce cash to urge people to recycle!

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?

More people should walk, save the gas if you can!!