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22/08/2007
Support For 'Pay-To-Throw' Scheme In Bid To Reduce Waste
A pay-to-throw scheme has been backed by two thirds of people according to a survey.
A poll of 1.208 people found 64% in favour of lower council tax and charges according to how much rubbish they put out, with recyclers paying less.
The Local Government Association (LGA) who conducted the survey has outlined different schemes which councils in England could use to cut the amount of rubbish residents throw away.
It says the schemes, which include pre-paid waste sacks and wheelie bins with microchips aim to cut waste and encourage more recycling.
A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokeswoman said: "We would need to change the law to introduce variable waste charges and it might be possible to do something in the Climate Change Bill."
However the TaxPayers' Alliance says the proposed schemes are unlikely to lower council tax.
Blair Gibs, campaign director of the taxpayers lobby group said: "People may be prepared to accept variable charging as an issue of fairness, but cuts in council, tax would have to be in the order of £20 a month to justify charging."
The LGA said any scheme a council introduced would be dependent on local circumstances and have to be supported by residents.
The Association has also warned that taxpayers could bear the brunt of hefty fines which would be imposed on councils over the next four years if they did not meet European targets for reducing the amount of waste which ends up in a landfill.
According to current EU landfill targets, there must be a 25% reduction on 1995 levels by 2010 and a 65% cut by 2020.
The Government has also announced plans to increase the number of recycling bins placed next to public litter bins in an effort to encourage recycling.
(DS/SP)
A poll of 1.208 people found 64% in favour of lower council tax and charges according to how much rubbish they put out, with recyclers paying less.
The Local Government Association (LGA) who conducted the survey has outlined different schemes which councils in England could use to cut the amount of rubbish residents throw away.
It says the schemes, which include pre-paid waste sacks and wheelie bins with microchips aim to cut waste and encourage more recycling.
A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokeswoman said: "We would need to change the law to introduce variable waste charges and it might be possible to do something in the Climate Change Bill."
However the TaxPayers' Alliance says the proposed schemes are unlikely to lower council tax.
Blair Gibs, campaign director of the taxpayers lobby group said: "People may be prepared to accept variable charging as an issue of fairness, but cuts in council, tax would have to be in the order of £20 a month to justify charging."
The LGA said any scheme a council introduced would be dependent on local circumstances and have to be supported by residents.
The Association has also warned that taxpayers could bear the brunt of hefty fines which would be imposed on councils over the next four years if they did not meet European targets for reducing the amount of waste which ends up in a landfill.
According to current EU landfill targets, there must be a 25% reduction on 1995 levels by 2010 and a 65% cut by 2020.
The Government has also announced plans to increase the number of recycling bins placed next to public litter bins in an effort to encourage recycling.
(DS/SP)
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