Weekly Bin Collections

East Riding fortnightly bin collection trial

April 17, 2012 | Author Andrew Allison

Some council taxpayers in the East Riding of Yorkshire are being forced to take part in a fortnightly rubbish collection trial. The council says this is to encourage recycling and it is what residents want, but when you delve deeper into the subject, all is not what the council wants us to believe. According to the East [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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More back door tax increases in Sheffield

April 3, 2012 | Author Andrew Allison

News of more taxation through the back door from Sheffield City Council. In February I wrote about huge hikes in the cost of parking permits for residents and businesses. Now the council intends to introduce charges for garden waste collections. Residents who wish to keep their green wheelie bin will get it emptied if they [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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Wiltshire’s waste shame

January 25, 2012 | Author Tim Newark

Wiltshire residents and TPA supporters Jenny and Tim Stevenson are furious at the loss of their weekly rubbish collections. ‘I don’t know how Wiltshire Council has the nerve to change to fortnightly bin collections in order to save money,’ says Jenny, ‘especially in view of the salary being paid to its chief officers, and monies [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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