Plus: The move to monthly bin collections in Stirling is unjustified, given the high Council Tax that residents pay.
Face masks are destroying the environment. Social distancing rules have disrupted visits to recycling centres.
If there was genuine competition throughout the collection and processing sector we would see a greater range of products becoming economically viable.
The structure and management of the council needs total reform. I would reduce the current 101 councillors to around 30.
Most residents want this basic service to be provided, and escaping from the constraints of EU red tape should make it easier.
A PFI contract fixing a cost to dispose of residual waste that was double the market rates.
Drastic changes are needed to a lobby group that has served as an apologist for failure.
Unlike in Wales, weekly collections survive in much of England. Yet there has not been a revival.
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What has Labour-run Sheffield City Council (or Labour-run Manchester or Bristol where Labour has more councillors than anyone else) got against students? Why does it believe that students should pay an extra levy to have their dustbins emptied? Students don't pay Council Tax but the local government finance system makes allowance for this. The more […]
George Pender, a PhD student in Physics at University College London has been on a tour of the rubbish and recycling processing centre. He liked what he saw The recycling issue is almost invariably presented in one of two ways, the Green Party versus Jeremy Clarkson dichotomy. A noble sacrifice, or a waste of time, […]
While the efforts of the Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles to defend and revive weekly bin collections have been widely reported less the Government have also abolished state powers for town hall bin inspectors to enter homes and gardens to inspect bins. Powers originally intended to tackle large-scale fly-tippers were twisted under Labour […]
The Daily Mail reports that under a Community Protection Notice there will be £100 on-the-spot fines introduced for those who use their gardens as rubbsh dumps for items such as old sofas or fridges. The report says: The powers will apply to privately owned homes as well as council houses. Officials will target only those […]
While many councils are looking at switching from fortnightly to weekly bin collections – helped with a new £250 million fund from the DCLG – Labour-run Sheffield are moving in the opposite direction. The Daily Mail reports that they are hoping to save £1.6 million a year by switching from weekly to fortnightly bin collections. […]
Instead of chasing targets for their own sake, we will be free to explore new opportunities for energy supply, jobs and environmental improvements.