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To: Daventry District Council
Urgent review of the new Bin Collection Schedule in Daventry District
Seriously reconsider the new bin collection schedule to take into account petitioners needs and the environement.
What we need -
An improved recycling collection bin protected from animals and weather.
Recycling collected weekly - not fortnightly.
Household waste collected every 2 weeks - not 3 weeks..
Garden waste to be collected every 2 weeks from spring-autumn - no charge. Not at all through winter - unless requested at charge.
Food waste to be collected every 2 weeks.
What we need -
An improved recycling collection bin protected from animals and weather.
Recycling collected weekly - not fortnightly.
Household waste collected every 2 weeks - not 3 weeks..
Garden waste to be collected every 2 weeks from spring-autumn - no charge. Not at all through winter - unless requested at charge.
Food waste to be collected every 2 weeks.
Why is this important?
The new proposed scheme to start in June 2018 does not take into account the following issues -
1) Families, especially families with medical needs or pets, and what happens to any waste that cannot be fitted into the waste bin. Are you providing a larger bin for them? Or a variety of bins - e.g. one for nappies?
2) Where the excess household waste goes. Does each household over 2/3 people go weekly/fortnightly to the recycling centre to drop off their excess waste? This will produce more traffic, and more emissions to damage our fragile environment, and more queuing at the recycling centre at the weekend.
3) The increase in fly tipping by households that refuse to take their excess household waste to the appropriate place, or have too much recycling to deal with.
4) Reducing the regular collection of recycling will negatively affect families with children. Families with children are in the forefront of recycling with the younger generations supporting it widely. Family red and blue boxes are usually over flowing already, which should be appreciated. Collection every 2 weeks will cause strain on this, as 1 bin (equivalent to 5 boxes) will not be enough. What will happen to the excess recycling? Burnt in the garden? Transported to the recycling centre weekly? The space for recycling needs to be increased, not maintained a the current level.
5)Collecting garden waste at a cost to householders is not acceptable. Throughout the Spring-Autumn each household with a garden will collect garden waste. Not getting collected will lead to garden fires and unsightly gardens. Many avid gardeners are retired householders, pensioners with little money, who will find it very difficult to dispose of their garden waste without the council's help. Again, increasing the likelyhood of garden fires. None of that is good for our environment, for the ozone or the aesthetics of the district. Winter is less productive in the garden and a fee could be levied then if required. At any other time it is absolutely necessary, and any fee levied is clearly for profit.
6) Collecting food waste every week seems particularly premature as the number of households producing this waste for collection is currently low in comparison to other waste. Why increase this before the need is realized? It is much easier to put on the compost at home than a bin full of recycling or household waste.
7) Asking the local community throughout the district before making these major changes to the bin collection schedule.
1) Families, especially families with medical needs or pets, and what happens to any waste that cannot be fitted into the waste bin. Are you providing a larger bin for them? Or a variety of bins - e.g. one for nappies?
2) Where the excess household waste goes. Does each household over 2/3 people go weekly/fortnightly to the recycling centre to drop off their excess waste? This will produce more traffic, and more emissions to damage our fragile environment, and more queuing at the recycling centre at the weekend.
3) The increase in fly tipping by households that refuse to take their excess household waste to the appropriate place, or have too much recycling to deal with.
4) Reducing the regular collection of recycling will negatively affect families with children. Families with children are in the forefront of recycling with the younger generations supporting it widely. Family red and blue boxes are usually over flowing already, which should be appreciated. Collection every 2 weeks will cause strain on this, as 1 bin (equivalent to 5 boxes) will not be enough. What will happen to the excess recycling? Burnt in the garden? Transported to the recycling centre weekly? The space for recycling needs to be increased, not maintained a the current level.
5)Collecting garden waste at a cost to householders is not acceptable. Throughout the Spring-Autumn each household with a garden will collect garden waste. Not getting collected will lead to garden fires and unsightly gardens. Many avid gardeners are retired householders, pensioners with little money, who will find it very difficult to dispose of their garden waste without the council's help. Again, increasing the likelyhood of garden fires. None of that is good for our environment, for the ozone or the aesthetics of the district. Winter is less productive in the garden and a fee could be levied then if required. At any other time it is absolutely necessary, and any fee levied is clearly for profit.
6) Collecting food waste every week seems particularly premature as the number of households producing this waste for collection is currently low in comparison to other waste. Why increase this before the need is realized? It is much easier to put on the compost at home than a bin full of recycling or household waste.
7) Asking the local community throughout the district before making these major changes to the bin collection schedule.
