Green bin bags - Now Free!

[jayne67]

Quote from the telegraph:

 

Doesn't say anything about non taxpayers.

 

 

 

"Instead of charging £1 for each sack, local people will be able to collect their sacks and arrange to get them collected for free. This shows that we are delivering on our promise of making it easier to recycle."

 

Up to six sacks will be issued free of charge to residents per visit when collecting them from libraries, First Point and housing offices and the Town Hall. Instructions will come with the sacks to arrange their collection when they are full.

 

Coun Mohammed said: "To start with 200,000 sacks will be available on a first- come-first-served basis.

[Warden]

so who's paying for them?

[jayne67]

so who's paying for them?

 

In what context?

 

Do you mean whos paying for them from the Library?...No one.

 

Or

 

Whos paying for them to be distrubuted free? In which case I should imagine ultimately the Tax Payer. Is this your point about the free for non taxpayers??

 

 

Jayne

[Hook]

they're only free to non tax payers.

 

Not according to this page: http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/waste/gardenwaste/greensacks

 

We are giving away green waste sacks to help you dispose of your garden waste - up to six at a time...The green sack collection is available to all residents of Sheffield and helps us in diverting waste away from landfill.

[Warden]

 

Whos paying for them to be distrubuted free? In which case I should imagine ultimately the Tax Payer. Is this your point about the free for non taxpayers??

 

Jayne

 

Yes it is.

[jayne67]

Yes it is.

 

 

Bit of a weak argument really, considering what is paid for by the tax payer. I don't particularly like paying towards free collection of council tenants large household items, when I have to pay to have mine removed etc. but I do. I'm not saying that council tenants don't pay taxes, but ultimately we all have to pay towards something.

 

Jayne

[Maddy]

We don't have green bins here and I had never heard of the bags.

I've been hiding garden wastein the black bins too but think this is a great idea!