What Planet are these Tories on, certainly not a green one. In a recent statement by a Tory Minister Bob Neill he criticized the Audit Commission for advising Councils that it is more cost effective to collect non-recyclable household waste once a fortnight. With Erewash Borough just reeling from the shock of a £1.100,000 cut in grant the Council now are told that a weekly black bin collection is a desirable option. What utter rubbish. Apart from the additional cost, which in Erewash's case would exceed £500,000 per year, the message it would send out to the minority of people who are already a bit skeptical about recycling is particularly negative. We were winning the battle to recycle more waste but the Conservatives want to get back to the bad old days of more tipping and damaging the environment.
If there is money to spend surely it should be invested in waste recycling and waste reduction. Free wheeled bins for dry recyclates would be more beneficial and more cost effective than a return to the bad old days of encouraging wastefulness. I think we should make renewed efforts to reduce waste, recycle more and aim to make Erewash one of the top recyclers in Britain not the dirty man of Derbyshire.
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