Sefton Council chiefs have been slammed for getting rid of the much-loved food caddies.
Southport residents who have had the scheme binned off say the councillors should hang their heads in shame for the minuscule saving, which will cause more pests.
One resident said:
“This is not environmentally a good situation having food waste sitting outside your house for weeks on end because they ‘forget’ to collect it.
Not only is the smell unpleasant it also attracts vermin etc.
“Is it not a case of like everything else Sefton does it is half-hearted, not thought through properly, and carried out as cheaply as possible, thus resulting in a poor service.”
NB. Southport Author, Pat Regan, was previously involved in the national Campaign for Weekly Waste Collection, which he covered in his book ‘Dirty Politics’
https://pat-regan.blogspot.com/2013/01/dirty-politics-second-edition-2013.html
The national Campaign for Weekly Waste Collection was launched in Eastleigh, Hampshire in 2002. It was clear by that time that the problems residents were experiencing, especially in summer months were doing nothing to improve our local environment and the service that many had taken for granted. A weekly rubbish collection was in danger of being lost in every borough of the UK. To have two weeks’ worth of food waste, nappies and other non-infectious clinical waste left in a wheeled bin is not a pleasant experience. Smells, flies, maggot infestations and increased rat sightings became commonplace.
It was in 1875 in the Public Health Act that 7-day frequency of collection commenced. This was to interrupt the life cycle of the housefly. World Health Organisation guidelines recommend that refuse is collected ‘weekly’ in countries like Britain for excellent health reasons.
Gilston is a leading waste management company with over 20 years of experience in the Healthcare Industry. We can offer our customers a total waste package which can include anything from safe removal of Hazardous material, confidential waste destruction, general waste collections and food waste services to name a few.
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