A council chairman in Rochford District Council has warned the UK government to avoid meddling with its impeccable recycling initiative, which the councillor hails as the best in the country.
The Government announced that it would seek to cut down on the number of wheelie bins allocated to each household across the country. The hopes is to prevent excessive amounts of containers from clogging up streets and sidewalks. Announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman, the government said that the removal would aim to make rubbish disposal easier for householders.
However, Rochford District Council, which remains number one in the nation in terms of recycling rates, has already managed to reach a 65 per cent target in recycling. The system, however, requires householders to have three separate wheelie bins to divide food scraps, dry recyclables and all other rubbish. Terry Cutmore, the Tory leader for the Council, said that removing any bins could disrupt the scheme’s current success rates.
Mrs Spelman did not elaborate in her statement has to how many bins would be removed from programmes, but the upcoming waste management review is expected to reveal more details on new recycling and waste policies. Mike Steptoe, Rochford’s councillor for waste, said that he did not see the system operating with less than three wheelie bins. He also cited a recent council survey, which revealed that 90 per cent of all residents were content with the current waste collections operations.
Over the next three months, the government has requested contributions from families, councils and businesses to asses the current climate review attitudes towards waste management and collections. The survey will also seek to find solutions on how councils can increase collection frequency and quality.
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