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Plans to close tips are simply rubbish says CLA Proposals by Cumbria County Council to close six household waste recycling centres, scale down the operation of others and introduce new charges for certain types of waste are fundamentally flawed says the CLA, which is also encouraging people to respond to the consultation. Douglas Chalmers, Director CLA North said: "This might be a cost saving exercise for the council, but all that will happen is that the cost will be transferred to the private individual.
"People, and not just in rural communities, will be faced with having to pay more to travel further to dispose of their waste, and these additional journeys can only have a detrimental effect on the environment.
"But the real threat comes from the undoubted increase in fly-tipping, which is already an increasing concern to our members who have to foot the bill for this growing rural crime. We know from when some local authorities introduced permits for going to tips, even if free, that fly tipping simply become a more attractive option.
"With fewer outlets and increased charges to dispose of waste legally, fly-tipping will be the easy option for many, leaving a trail of environment damage, health hazards for people, livestock and wildlife, and clean-up bills for the landowner. Even local authorities will face higher clean-up bills if fly-tipping takes place on public land.
"It's important that anyone concerned by these proposals responds to the public consultation either online at www.cumbria.gov.uk or those without access to broadband can call 01228 226329 for details of how to respond. The consultation closes on 19 February.
"When you want to encourage more recycling, it just seems daft to make the actual task harder and more expensive", concluded Mr Chalmers. |
Contact Douglas Chalmers
Douglas is from an Aberdeenshire farming family and trained as an animal nutritionist after graduating from the University of Aberdeen. He held technical and management positions in the agricultural supply industry for 20 years prior to joining the CLA in 2001 as North West Regional Director. He is a Governor of Myerscough College and a member of Cumbria Local Access Forum. He was previously Chairman of Cumbria Fells & Dales RDPE Local Action Group and Vice Chairman of the North West Rural Affairs Forum. Douglas and his wife own a small farm near Appleby-in-Westmorland keeping Herdwick sheep and free-range poultry, and where he has helped his wife to form Learning Fields, a Community Interest Company and care farming enterprise offering educational and environmental activities. He is also a member of Eden Time Bank. T: 01748 907070 F: 01748 907075 douglas.chalmers@cla.org.uk Have a problem - need advice? North West Office Aske Stables
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