Stop the wind blowing your bin open!
Getting a bit sick of heaving a big stone onto my bin to keep it closed in the wind, then I found this in Birons the hardware place in Wick. It's a strap which fastens around the handle at the back of your wheelie bin, then pulls over the lid and hooks underneath. I've posted some pics cos I'm not so good at explaining things! It's mostly made from some strong webbing-type stuff with an elastic bit so you can stretch it at the end. I tried a bungee-cord (think that's what they're called?!) before but the bliddy thing was too elastic-y and kept pinging back and catching me with the sharp hook! This is much safer and nicer to use and stays attached to the handle of the bin even when it's being emptied. Only thing is I need to go back for another now cos I forgot I have two bins! D'oh :roll:
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