| Topic: | Re:Recycling rewards results. Gimmick or genius idea | |
| Posted by: | Colm Costello | |
| Date/Time: | 30/05/11 23:50:00 |
| Hi George It never ceases to amaze me how many people believe what Cllr Mahfouz actually says. If this scheme had not existed, the rates would have most likely increased anyways, as they did every six months over the four years we were in power, from 19% to over 38%. The scheme has not achieved what it set out to do, which was to increase participation rates. Spending the £110k knocking on the doors of those who do not recycle at all would have increased participation rates and the amount recycled, so there would be less rubbish going to landfill, and the saving would have been even greater than the £231k that Cllr Mahfouz refers to, especially if you focussed this effort in the worst performing wards, maybe the western ones as you referred to them Cllr Mahfouz has spent £30k promoting himself and running the scheme, and another £80k on prize money that will be spent on schemes that will do nothing to increase recycling participation rates in the borough. It's a poorly thought out scheme. I want recycling to increase because I hate waste, and this is not how you increase the numbers participating. It was a gimmick George |