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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Barman on August 22, 2007, 07:09:35 AM

Title: Public 'support pay-as-you-throw'
Post by: Barman on August 22, 2007, 07:09:35 AM

Quote from: BBC Web Site

Almost two-thirds of people would support a "pay-as-you-throw" system of collecting household waste, a Local Government Association survey suggests.

 happy001 happy001

How convenient! But why would householders agree to pay extra for having their rubbish removed?  shrugs:

Oh, here we go...

Quote from: BBC Web SIte

Its poll of 1,028 people found 64% in favour of lower council tax and charges according to how much rubbish they left, with recyclers paying less.

Ah... a little biased then? I wonder how many of those polled actually believed that council tax would be reduced?  rubschin:

Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6957814.stm)

Title: Re: Public 'support pay-as-you-throw'
Post by: Bar Wench on August 22, 2007, 08:07:48 AM

See, if I truly believed that it would work out cheaper I would do it. However, it won't and it will just lead to further random tipping as people attempt to get out of having to pay anything. Another grant for the jobless and feckless to claim for.