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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax
Posted by: Philippa Bond
Date/Time: 09/09/11 15:46:00

We have never really had enough information on the plastics
collection - on what exactly happens to it, how much is really recycled and how much is just (hopefully) diverted from landfill.  I'd like to hear that the plastic bottles are recycled into new bottles. It would be good to hear it was closed loop on this.

Plastics give out a lot of energy when burned so I always suspected that it would be used as fuel in the new efw facility that there was the court case between LBE and  Ken Livingstone over.  Whatever.

We so depend on there being good contracts in place for our 'recycling'. Plastic is horrible stuff and the pictures of our plastic waste being sorted and burned and re-processed in the third world where there are obviously few regulations in place to protect the local people are awful.  China stopped manufacturing carrier bags for the duration of the Olympics.  There is terrible pollution.  We need to reduce and refuse all unnecessary packaging.  We didn't ask for it; we don't want it - we just didn't complain about its creeping increase. The focus should NOT be on it being used to stack well and advertise well.  A lot of it IS unnecessary.

I'm happy with the white bag; we don't put it out every week.  We flatten any milk containers.  However we also get milk in reusable returnable glass bottles from the milkman and I don't believe this is necessarily more expensive.  You save money when you go to the supermarket less often...  Milk is being sold as a loss leader in the supermarkets to get you to go there often and buy more. (Notice the way you will have to cross the whole supermarket to find it being tempted at every turn.)

Residents need to be encouraged to reduce the amount of waste they make overall and not just recycle more.  Then think about reduction of volume ie squash the plastic bottles and crush the cans.  Are the lids wanted or not?  If wanted should they be on the bottles or not?  The sorting and recycling of these things has been evolving.  It is time it was all updated.  It doesn't confuse people if things change especially if the reason is explained and it is logical.  It is more difficult when it is not clear.

I still don't know how you fill a white plastics bag each week.  Perhaps we need some high profile people to be interviewed and shown how to reduce their waste but maybe it is Julian Bell or Bassam Mahfouz we should put on the spot!!



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Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 06:46:00 Phil Taylor
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 11:16:00 Nigel Brooks
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 11:57:00 Michael Brandt
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 12:03:00 Una Dennedy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 12:23:00 Penny Crocker
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 12:54:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 13:36:00 Sue Rowe
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 15:10:00 Eric Alan Leach
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 15:32:00 Nigel Brooks
                           Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 16:39:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 17:04:00 David Whitelam
                                 Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 17:30:00 Michael Brandt
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax08/09/11 21:41:00 Kathy Murch
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 00:35:00 Jean F Fernandez
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 09:16:00 Graham Weeks
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 15:48:00 MIchael Cass
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 11:10:00 Ben Owen
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 11:38:00 Nigel Brooks
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 13:30:00 Rosa Popham
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 13:53:00 Penny Crocker
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 15:46:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 11:52:00 Philippa Bond
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 16:46:00 Ian D. Richardson
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 18:48:00 Peter Chadburn
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 19:59:00 Michael Brandt
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 21:21:00 Ben Owen
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax10/09/11 08:58:00 Michael Brandt
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 21:57:00 Jean F Fernandez
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax09/09/11 23:36:00 Keith Iddon
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax10/09/11 05:28:00 Graham Weeks
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax10/09/11 08:28:00 Ian D. Richardson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax10/09/11 09:03:00 Graham Weeks
                  Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax10/09/11 10:19:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax10/09/11 17:24:00 Michael Brandt
                        Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax10/09/11 18:40:00 Philippa Bond
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax11/09/11 21:37:00 Bassam Mahfouz
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 00:35:00 Nigel Brooks
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 18:34:00 Rosa Popham
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 12:57:00 Jason Stacey
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax14/09/11 07:26:00 Colm Costello
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax14/09/11 14:32:00 Nigel Brooks
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 12:16:00 Jools Lewis
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 13:27:00 Eric Alan Leach
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 14:38:00 Mark Kehoe
         Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 14:43:00 George Knox
            Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 18:35:00 Rosa Popham
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax12/09/11 20:51:00 Jim Louten
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax13/09/11 10:31:00 Jean F Fernandez
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax13/09/11 11:42:00 James de Vivenot
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax13/09/11 11:59:00 Nigel Brooks
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax13/09/11 22:52:00 Jean F Fernandez
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax14/09/11 10:38:00 Robert Darke
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax14/09/11 13:39:00 Michael Brandt
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax14/09/11 13:40:00 Michael Brandt
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 10:43:00 Una Dennedy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 11:48:00 Jennifer Moyse
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 11:57:00 Ian D. Richardson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 12:00:00 Charles Campbell
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 12:42:00 Faith Wardle
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 13:22:00 Graham Weeks
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 13:54:00 Nigel Brooks
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 15:08:00 Jean F Fernandez
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 15:27:00 Jean F Fernandez
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 15:52:00 Graham Weeks
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 16:17:00 Harold John Ward
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 17:26:00 Faith Wardle
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 18:27:00 Andy Horridge
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 18:37:00 Michael Brandt
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax15/09/11 22:31:00 Nigel Brooks
   Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax16/09/11 07:54:00 Ruth Goldsborough
      Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax16/09/11 11:06:00 Jean F Fernandez
   Conservatives call in Labour's garden tax20/09/11 12:54:00 Phil Taylor

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