Labour criticises Conservatives on weekly waste collection pledges

Date: 16 March 2010. Posted in Industry News

The Labour Party has criticised the Conservative Party for pledging to reconfigure existing local government funding to support weekly collections, as opposed to a funding regime that pushes fortnightly collections.

Environment Minister Dan Norris told MRW: "Decisions on local waste collections, including their frequency, are a matter for local authorities as they are best placed to understand local needs. It is not for Government to intervene and 'cut' local waste collection services." His comments follow an announcement by the Conservative Government that pledged a commitment to weekly ...Read more

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