Olly Wells

Former Liberal Democrat Councillor for Knaphill Learn more

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Household Waste Collection

by admin on 17 August, 2008

Having just spent an hour or two cleaning my bin of maggots and other such nasties, I really can relate to the need expressed by many on the door step to make refuse collection more frequent than biweekly. One solution often mentioned is the collection of non-recyclables weekly during the summer.  I had hoped that more clarity would be available on food waste recycling that may help with this problem, but I understand it will be mid September before this is the case.  I for one hope that Woking opts for the more controversial option of creating its own refuse collection company, so that it is not tied into a contract that does not offer the flexibility needed to change the service to shifting demands and could also possibly offer business recycling at a rate that does not make the cost prohibitive.  I would really be pleased if we could also ensure that any more frequent collection was carbon neutral and did not reduce recycling efforts in the borough.  One way to do this would be through environmentally friendly fuelled collection vehicles.  Although I know that this is not policy for either the Conservative group or the Liberal Democrat group at present, it is a conversation worth having, with cost implications and the views of Woking residents taken into account too.

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