| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's new £1 million garden tax | |
| Posted by: | Jean F Fernandez | |
| Date/Time: | 15/09/11 15:27:00 |
| Actually, when you think of it - we residents already apend a lot of our time sorting out rubbish into different categories ready for the next collection. It is not only time consuming but we have to find enough space to store everything for up to a week. At present I have 3 pink garden sacks, 2 while sacks for plastics, 2 green boxes for paper/cardboard/glass/tin cans/foil/tetra packs and so on. Then I have a green food bin, plus a smaller food bin, not forgetting of course my sturdy metal dustbin! Now where would I be expected to put wheelie bins??? I could think of many better used for my £40.00. I can forsee that this borough is going to take a number of steps backward as far as recycling is concerned! Not everyone has space nor the inclination to compost garden rubbish. Good for those of you who do but it's not for everyone. When the council charged for reusable garden bags fewer people bothered to use this service. Some I expect just put their garden clippings in the ordinary black bags. What I would like to know is - if the current scheme seems to have the approval of a majority of residents why on earth would the council wish to change this? I thought the idea was to encourage people to recycle as much as possible. Even if residents have a car and take their garden rubbish to the Rubbish Tip surely this is going to cause more pollution? Also if residents decide to burn their garden rubbish some people also add obnoxious materials to the bonfire causing friction between neighbours! Please Ealing Council - seriously rethink this scheme - as I said before...maybe it's time to go back to the drawing board? Surely the voice of the citizens count? |