Recyclers are cashing in on the fortune in your bin
Times - NEW - Local councils find that it's waste not, want not with rubbish
Times - NEW - Rubbish is fast becoming the new gold as cost of raw materials rises
WRAP - NEW - Barriers to recycling at home - Worth bearing the above in mind as you read this
Junkk.com promotes fun, reward-based e-practices, sharing oodles of info in objective, balanced ways. But we do have personal opinions, too! Hence this slightly ‘off of site, top of mind' blog by Junkk Male Peter. Hopefully still more ‘concerned mates’ than 'do this... or else' nannies, with critiques seen as constructive or of a more eyebrow-twitching ‘Oh, really?!' variety. Little that’s green can be viewed only in black and white.
Monday, August 11, 2008
1 comment:
I believe in freedom of speech. But I also don't like bullies on blogs, even verbal ones, as they can drive away those with something valid to say... or offer.
Subjective is fine, but well argued and substantiated is even better. Calm and polite tops. Anything that crosses my personal line will not go up. There may be reasons given, but not guaranteed.
I'm not too keen on 'Anon' as a handle (and the content usually explains why), so if that's what you opt for it may not make it. Sorry.
Now why would anybody ever have considered that local councils provide recycling facilities simply because they are being environmentally friendly?
ReplyDeleteThe kerbside collections, that we all dutifully put out for our local councils to collect, having done all the prior work in cleaning, sorting etc., are an essential part of most local councils revenue streams, and have been thus since day one. Ditto the local special bins for your used bottles, tin cans etc.
Yet they still put up council taxes on the pretext that Government directives have 'ordered' them to do more recycling.
The math is simple - if a local council collects 1000 tons of paper per week, at £100 per ton, it now generates them £5 Million per year!
From the comments posted it would appear that some local councils have somewhat missed out on the 'rubbish' gravy train being enjoyed by others.
Now, I wonder when my council tax reduction will come to pass?
The answer, of course, is never.