In the item: Let’s talk more about recycling and waste.
STATEMENT:
“.....we’ve seen black box recycling rates continue to increase by 24 per cent and landfill waste reduce by 22%”
EXECUTIVE VIEW:
Cllr Angus Ross, Executive Member for Environment says “Some 25,000 tonnes (virtually all) of our non-recyclable waste we collect goes to the Energy from Waste plant at Colnbrook.
“..........not only do we pay for the cost of collection and disposal of waste, we also pay large landfill taxes. Please remember that these taxes are increasing over the coming years, and we face penalties if we send more waste to landfill than our allocation, so we have to reduce our waste even more”.
MISLEADING
There is some lying going on here.
Does the domestic non recyclable waste from WBC go to landfill as in statement 1, or does it go to energy from waste as stated by Cllr Ross?
If Cllr Ross is not lying and it really does go to ‘the Energy from Waste plant at Colnbrook’, then he is lying when he says ‘we also pay large landfill taxes’ as energy from waste is not landfill and does not attract landfill tax.
Likewise – the point about landfill tax increasing over coming years is irrelevant if the waste really does go to energy from waste.
Which is the lie, the bit about energy from waste or the bit about landfill tax?
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6 comments:
Someone needs to issue a correction from WBC.
The item clearly gives the impression that a lot of money is paid by WBC in the form of landfill tax thus justifying the need to cut down on waste.
As stated, if the waste goes to Colnbrook then the landfill tax claim is false.
If what you say is right this is a fraudulent ststement by WBC concerning public money - Cllr Ross should lose his job over this.
I dont think councillors can lose their job can they?
he must be correct or he wouldnt have said it - he is an expert wether you like it or not.
I don't like or dislike Angus however he speaks for WBC and I dispute what 'the Council' says in their rag.
Likewise I don't dislike the Tories however I do think that a mass majority Council tends to be holier than thou - in the case of WBC, we the people seem to be regarded as plebs.
Do you know how hard Cllr Ross works for you? Obviously you don't - why don't you take a minute to find out then write another little piece on your moaning blog to apologise.
Hello Anon
You were right; he's a hard working bloke and I am sorry for all the nasty things I have written.
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