Recycle Kitchen Waste, say Lib Dems
June 4, 2007 12:00 AM
Cllr Carl Mayhew wants kitchen waste collections
A trial of the collection of Kitchen waste is being suggested by the Liberal Democrat Group at City Hall.
Liberal Democrat Councillor for Mile Cross Ward, Carl Mayhew, who is asking
the Council's Executive to consider a trial, commented:
"I am fully behind the Council's Waste Management Strategy and the introduction of an alternate weekly collection for some wards from October. However if we are to really have aspirations of being 'amongst the best recycling authorities in the
country by 2012' then we must be looking at what other councils are doing.
"Our neighbours in Broadland and Waveney District Council have announced
trials of kitchen waste and I think we should be doing the same.
Over 13% of what goes to landfill is food waste. Therefore this should be
collected separately and I think a trial on the lines of Broadland DC should
be looked at.
"At the same time this would show that the Council is looking to find ways to
deal with food waste which we are hearing from residents is one of their
main concerns with the AWC."
Cllr Mayhew will put his idea to the Labour Executive at a Council Meeting on Tuesday. He will ask:
Following the recent publicity from neighbouring Broadland DC & Waveney DC
who are to introduce a pilot scheme to collect kitchen waste would the exec
member for environmental impact and transport consider a similar pilot to
compliment the councils Waste Management Strategy which will see some areas
of the city moving to an Alternate Weekly Collection in October?
Whilst residents appreciate the need to reduce the amount of rubbish going
to landfill there is a genuine concern that AWC would result in an
unhygienic situation. The collection of kitchen waste would overcome many
anxieties connected with AWC and the Liberal Democrats who fully support the
council's Waste Management Strategy wish to respond to the concerns of
residents and push this Council to achieve more by at least agreeing to look
into collection of kitchen waste.
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