Waste fees 'will lead to fly-tipping'
Labour Lambeth's plan to introduce charges for bulky waste collection have been attacked by local Conservative councillors for encouraging people to litter the streets with their junk by fly-tipping.
The Council plans to charged up to £20 each time residents ask for large items to be collected from their homes. The service is currently free.
One resident in Tulse Hill has already reported 130 incidents of illegally dumped rubbish in the past year - a figure that is set to soar under Labour's money-grabbing scheme.
One resident said: "What the council is doing will encourage environmental crime. It was the view of the council in May this year that charging would cost the council extra money because it would need to collect fly-tipped items. What's changed?"
Thurlow Park ward councillor John Whelan has also spoken out. He said: "Instead of boosting recycling, the new charges for collecting bulky items are an open invitation for fly-tipping on our streets.
"Fly-tippers will target parks and open space, and even the doorsteps of those councillors responsible for this policy u-turn. Like charging in parks for tennis and cricket, it will cost more to administer than the cash it collects."
As with all Labour Lambeth 'initiatives' the big loser will be the taxpayer who will end up footing the bill to pay more for illegal dumping.
The Council plans to charged up to £20 each time residents ask for large items to be collected from their homes. The service is currently free.
One resident in Tulse Hill has already reported 130 incidents of illegally dumped rubbish in the past year - a figure that is set to soar under Labour's money-grabbing scheme.
One resident said: "What the council is doing will encourage environmental crime. It was the view of the council in May this year that charging would cost the council extra money because it would need to collect fly-tipped items. What's changed?"
Thurlow Park ward councillor John Whelan has also spoken out. He said: "Instead of boosting recycling, the new charges for collecting bulky items are an open invitation for fly-tipping on our streets.
"Fly-tippers will target parks and open space, and even the doorsteps of those councillors responsible for this policy u-turn. Like charging in parks for tennis and cricket, it will cost more to administer than the cash it collects."
As with all Labour Lambeth 'initiatives' the big loser will be the taxpayer who will end up footing the bill to pay more for illegal dumping.
posted by Cllr John Whelan on 13:19
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