Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Enfield LibDems: Dawn Barnes: "Wheelie bins are anti-recycling in Enfield"

Link to Dawn Barnes web site

"To encourage recycling and reduce general waste, as well as keeping rubbish out of reach of scavenging foxes, Enfield Council has started to roll out wheelie bins. However, for flats this means a reduction in kerbside recycling.

"In the meantime, it looks like more of my waste will be heading to Edmonton to be burned – sorry Edmonton, I try to send as little as possible your way. It’s no wonder that there is a need for another waste disposal plant on the borders of Enfield and Haringey – the very unpopular Pinkham Way - which will, if it goes ahead, see a huge waste disposal plant in a residential area and an increase in the numbers of vehicle journeys in the area of over 1000 a day."



"I regularly hear that people in Enfield are unhappy with the myriad wheelie bins outside their homes, particularly people who live in maisonettes and terraces and can’t easily put them in their back gardens. Enfield Council consulted people and informed us that they would give appropriate bins to people. This has not been the case and our streets are currently being blighted by a proliferation of large wheelie bins. I want the council to reconsider this scheme and try to give people reasonably sized waste receptacles.

"Meanwhile, the North London Waste Authority is seeking to build a large waste disposal site on the Enfield and Haringey borders at Pinkham Way, a section of the A406. In addition, Barnet Council intends to move its waste vehicle depot to the site. The result will be over 1100 additional journeys around the site; a smelly waste disposal site near people’s homes in Bowes, Southgate Green and Alexandra; and a risk of burning of waste on the site in future. The Pinkham Way Alliance is leading a campaign to stop this site from being used for waste disposal."

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