The Council consultation on this policy proposal can be found here: https://www.sustainableswindon.co.uk/what-we-propose-to-do
The Council consultation on this policy proposal can be found here: https://www.sustainableswindon.co.uk/what-we-propose-to-do
“The Labour Group strongly object to the Council’s proposal to scrap plastics recycling collection. When Swindon already has a terrible recycling rate, we think this decision is a further backward step.
While other Councils are introducing food waste collection and increasing their recycling rates, Swindon is going to become only the fourth council in the country not to collect plastic recycling. The decision is in complete contrast to what is happening across the country.
I should imagine when they hear about this policy, local residents will rightly be questioning the point in them putting effort in to recycling when their local Council is just going to burn plastic? This proposal sends a terrible message about the value of recycling.
The reality is that this is just another cost cutting, austerity measure. But their proposal is misguided and not based on the facts according to the company who actually deals with our plastics recycling. We would urge the Conservative administration to drop this ill-thought, retrograde step.”