Pre-paid waste sacks and wheelie bins with microchips could be introduced to make householders pay for their rubbish under plans outlined by council leaders. People could also be charged according to the size of the wheelie bin they choose to use. What do you think of these proposals?
2007-08-23 04:18:46 · 18 answers · asked by K.Rowley 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Rip off, especially as our local Council does not provide a recycling collection service so we'd either have to cart our rubbish over 6 miles accross town to the Council Recycling
point (which would be overflowing) or get charged for disposing of it. Phooking cheek!!!
2007-08-23 11:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Utter Rubbish , the system will never work , there are so many problems , that can not be sorted out
People share bins , others dump there rubbish into others
The only thing this will do , is increase fly tipping , and the new sport of wheelie watching , and on bin day there could be the weekly match , two people fighting over rubbish
2007-08-23 12:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fine as long as they cut council tax too, i dont believe that smaller families should pay extra for the larger more wasteful family. microchips however are a step too far, i cant believe anyone would want to police my waste lol it would make far more sense to make people pay for their wheelie bin or sack collection like you pay the milkman lol
2007-08-23 04:22:27 · answer #3 · answered by louise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think these are fair proposals, always provided that my council tax is abated by the element previously calculated to cover refuse collection.
This is the same principle as the earlier suggestion that the Road Fund Licence should be abolished, and an appropriate amount be added to the price of petrol/diesel.
By doing this, those who use more, pay more. Equally,those who use less, pay less.
2007-08-23 04:28:54 · answer #4 · answered by archery_dave 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When the UK had underground coal mines, we had no problems finding places to dump our rubbish. They're all full. So are the gravel pits and chalk quarries. We've run out of places to dump the stuff. We've got to do something about the problem, but I don't think charging more money will solve it. People will just chuck their rubbish in the street
2007-08-23 04:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My city uses pre-paid waste sacks to cover the cost of waste collection. They are yellow, pitifully weak, and very noticeable when people pull their roll cart to the side of the road filled with loose refuse. They fill their roll cart and tie a roll-cart sized bag to the handle. I think it's atrocious because they obviously are "cheating the system".
2007-08-23 04:27:39 · answer #6 · answered by Serena 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard on the radio yesterday that £120 would be taken off the council tax bill for each person to pay for the new charges.
Recycle more pay less.
2007-08-23 04:24:43 · answer #7 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We do it in my city, the system works well. People recycle more, utilize green been, blue binds and yard bags. The amount of waste produced by the city is dropping rapidly.
2007-08-23 04:26:40 · answer #8 · answered by smedrik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just another extra tax from the government. Just what the hell does our council tax pay for is what I would like to know.
2007-08-23 04:23:06 · answer #9 · answered by ANDY T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfair. The less scrupulous of neighbours will put their rubbish in yours, thus ensuring they get to pay less, and you end up paying more. Besides, isn't that what we pay council tax for?
2007-08-23 04:24:52 · answer #10 · answered by Rednell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋