Refuse Collections, Recycling, and Incineration
We support the Malew Commissioners attempts to widen the effort to recycle and reuse.
We deplore the fact that Central Government in their fascination with incineration has consistently taken steps to undermine the stated and agreed priorities of ‘Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse’. There are so many fundamental contradictions in the Government’s stated position and their actions.
In their attempt to make the incinerator viable, they have engaged in a massive subsidy of its operations which in turn hugely undermines the stated
priorities of ‘Reduce, Recycle and Reuse’.
Not only do the public not understand how badly this is amiss, but worse still nor does most of the Government. As it stands at present, they are subsidising 90% of the incinerator costs, but penalising many aspects of recycling.
It was confirmed that there were problems at the Amenity Centre caused by a combination of Government interference, a refusal to renew contracts, a lack of proper equipment at the Civic Amenity Centre and the completion of their contracts for ‘refilling the golf course lands’. There has been some encouragement that the problems will be resolved.