| Topic: | Re:Reply | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 17/07/25 10:24:00 |
| Fly tipping in this whole borough has been a problem since the 1980s. But in Brent it has been truly awful , particularly in Kingsbury and the Fryent Way area. On an industrial scale. But the newer problem is overdensification, flat conversions, limited garden space, and no proper infrastructure. Lots of people generate lots of rubbish and whilst the day to day stuff is dealt with , the bigger stuff from a broken TV stand to building works detritus is manageable if you have a decent sized car, or a garden or space to break itup. But people in flats have nowhere and no means and often now, no access to a vehicle. Damage excess to a spot hire car is huge and they are vociferous in chasing you for costs. It has been made harder and harder to legitimately dispose of waste. The populous goes up and the facilities go down. Most people do not have time, that's not their fault but it is a pressure on everyone. Then there's all the enviro stuff. Badly organised, differing from place to place, and recycling is far from what it is publicly perceived as. Meddling and this councils unfeasible policies and influences have resulted in loss of facilities, over use of what remiains and huge amounts of time required. So it's not hard to see why businesses and residents use or abuse the under market in disposals. Time is money, and the amount of building works in Ealing alone and the stuff that is surplus to skips is everywhere. Too many changes and costs are 'created' charges and overblown. That's down to the council cashing in on the already high cost of waste disposal. So hiring a skip is costly but having a licence is time consuming and also too costly and seldom policed so damage to kerbs walls lamp post and pavements, even when reported goes unchallenged. But there is a complete lack of adequate recycling centres, it was not great in the first place but now with such a huge rise in populous and with very little if any personal outdoor space and limitations on residents vehicle access and use, its hardly rocket cscince to see why this has become such a problem. That is down to the local authority and the GLA. |