I don’t know about you, but I want Martin to go home smiling, not grumbling about my dinner. So here’s the easy-going rule: if it’s greasy, it goes in the rubbish. No exceptions. Pizza box, fried chicken container, butter paper—toss it in the black bin. Clean cardboard? You’re golden.
One last story: Martin once saw a kid proudly put a clean pizza box in the recycling. The dad had torn off the greasy part and washed the lid. Martin gave them a thumbs-up from the truck. “That made my whole shift,” he said. Be that kid. Be that dad. Make your binman’s day.
So next time you finish a pizza, take a breath. Don’t just throw the box in a bin. Give it a glance, tear off the clean bits, and bin the rest. Your recycling, your wallet, and a cheerful binman named Martin will all thank you.
