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Why did we change to alternate weekly collections?
Health and safety of employees - A
wheeled bin container needs to be supplied to refuse operatives.
Under the Health and Safety Regulations the previous method of
manual handling refuse sacks was considered to be harmful to
our refuse operatives and we need to prevent: stab injuries from
glass, syringes etc. Also the long term back and limb injuries
through excessive lifting
To reduce the amount of waste we collect
and dispose of in landfill, and to enable us to meet the
tough Central Government statutory recycling targets we need to
help residents take more responsibility for their waste.
We believe that: By limiting the amount collected from each
household, and reducing the frequency of collection - residents
will: -
- Recycle more or start recycling, as well as make more use of
bring sites (e.g. bottle banks, clothes banks etc and Household
Waste Recycling Centres. An Alternate Weekly Collection service
will make residents realise that we are serious about tackling a
big national and global problem that is not going to
disappear.
- Be more responsible when purchasing items in the shops - waste
minimisation is the key to it all but the difficult one to tackle,
but in turn will put pressure on retailers and packaging
industry.
- Dispose of garden waste by the correct means, to prevent it
going to landfill/incineration (e.g. composting at the
Household Waste Recycyling Centre's).
To deliver a value for money
service and keep disposal waste costs to a minimum so that
Havant Borough residents do not see significant increases in their
Council Tax bills.
The cost of waste disposal is currently met by the County
Council and forms a part of your overall Council Tax. The rising
cost of landfill and possible central government financial
penalties could see large rises in the overall Council Tax bill to
meet any shortfall.
Our previous waste collection service was considered expensive
and wasn't providing value for money for our residents. This reason
together with health and safety considerations has led most
Council's to adopt a wheeled bin collection service.
To help
maintain a cleaner Borough, if refuse is containerised we
can eliminate the incidence of:
- animals breaking open bags
- sacks breaking open whilst out for collection leaving behind
debris and mess on our streets
- Alternate Weekly Collections: Recycling Rates Up, Costs
Down