Joint Statement from DDC and Shepway on Waste.
- 9 November 2010 10:4179230JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY:
DOVER DISTRICT COUNCIL AND SHEPWAY DISTRICT COUNCIL
8th Novemeber 2010.
SHARED RECYCLING AND WASTE COLLECTIONS
AND STREET CLEANING - CONTRACTOR ANNOUNCED
Major changes to the way recycling and waste are collected for homes in Dover and Shepway districts have been given the green light for the future - and the contractor delivering this ground-breaking service is officially announced today as Veolia Environmental Services.
Dover and Shepway District Councils, which collect waste, and Kent County Council, which disposes of it, have worked together on this important joint contract. Thanks to the innovative partnership, savings made by reducing waste disposal costs will contribute to the new recycling and waste collection and street cleaning service.
The new service will include:
· The introduction of a weekly collection of cooked and uncooked food waste from a small caddie
· Recycling collection of glass and an increased range of plastic including bottles, plastic cartons (yoghurt, cream etc), plastic food punnets and trays, food and drink cans, sweet and biscuit tins, and 'Tetrapak' containers
· The collection of paper and card from the black box currently used for plastic bottles and cans
· The fortnightly collection of residual waste from a wheelie bin
· Alternative arrangements for households with no room for wheelie bins.
Full details of the new service will be given to customers as new services are rolled out from late spring of next year. Collections will continue as they currently are in the meantime.
Residents across Dover District and Shepway have helped shape the new service. More than 2,000 responded to a survey and many attended workshops in Sandwich and Hythe to learn about the proposals, give their views, and influence decisions.
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Cllr Nicholas Kenton, DDC Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste and Planning said: "We are very pleased to announce this new contract, which will help us to protect resources and make dramatic improvements to the amounts we recycle. This important partnership working means we can keep our costs as low as possible, while helping us all to work together to recycle more and protect the environment for the future."
Cllr Rory Love, SDC Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Services, said: "I am delighted that our districts will be working with Veolia Environmental Services in the years ahead following their submission of a highly competitive bid to deliver an exceptional quality of service for our residents. We invited our residents to help design the service they wanted. Residents told us they wanted to recycle more types of plastic, so that is what we shall do. They told us they wanted a weekly collection of food waste, so that is what we shall do. And they said they wanted better co-ordination between refuse collection and street sweeping, and that is what this new contract will deliver."
Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste, Nick Chard said: "This is a clear demonstration of how councils can work together to reduce costs for the benefit of their residents."
Jean-Dominique Mallet, Chief Executive of Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Plc said: "We are committed to helping the East Kent Joint Waste Partnership achieve the goal of maximising operational efficiency by delivering improved services that will increase recycling and reduce the cost of disposal. It is inevitable that in the current economic climate more authorities will consider joint working arrangements and through this contract we will demonstrate we have the resources and capabilities to deliver value for money and improved services by combining innovation and economies of scale."
For further information, please see the DDC website at www.dover.gov.uk or the SDC website at www.shepway.gov.uk or the KCC website at www.kent.gov.uk or the Veolia website at www.veolia.co.uk
- ends -email: dover7@msn.com - 9 November 2010 13:0979253this could get very complicated, 4 different collections.
3 appear to be weekly and the other one fortnightly, i can see people getting confused and just leaving stuff outside in case it is collection day. - 9 November 2010 16:5179286Yes could be confusing, certainly for me as Im easily confused!
But seriously though reading through it reminded me of what Keef said, the process gets ever more remote. I know it appears to save money but we see quotes there from Councillors none of us have heard of. We know and.. ermmm love our own councillors and grow familiar with them over the years and know as a consequence who exactly to hurl the brickbats at when things go skewiff!email: dover7@msn.com - 9 November 2010 16:5979291TUT tut ,Paul B Cllr Nick Kenton a very good councillor, member for Eastry .Has been on the Council for some years now .Well known Farmer and Chairman of Eastry Parish Council The Dover District has wide stretching boundaries .He is also responsible for Planning .,
- 9 November 2010 17:1879298A good bloke indeed. But that said.....
This is not the way to go - far too complex. Once again the KISS principal has been forgotten in the name of recycling and it is a recipe for confusion. The only thing I bother with for recycling is paper and that is because it is convenient and easy - i have a lot of paper.
I dont want any damn wheelie bin cluttering my front either.
Any more 'refusnics' out there? - 9 November 2010 17:3379307Ah yes Sue Im aware of DDC's Nicholas Kenton but I meant the other guys there...names from obscurity, we dont know who they are. The councillors we all know now have fought long and hard to get into our psyche..if thats the right word. We voted for them as well.
email: dover7@msn.com - 9 November 2010 18:0379316when I see how the planning dept works for Dover, its a very big no from me.
- 9 November 2010 18:5379329count me in barry, it will mean various containers cluttering up the house and keeping a diary on when they have to go out.
i am happy with the wheely bin though, will keep the hill foxes and herring gulls away. - 9 November 2010 19:0679330I told you about this months ago,try being disabled,old,living in a house with no front lots of steps and you have a nightmare.There will also be a charge for a nappy collection as these cannot be put in the normal waste.These will be left in the bins down the town and throw everywhere. But in some areas wheelie bins will be good but in others impossible,yet I am told 85%-90% of house will have them.If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
- Keith Sansum1
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9 November 2010 20:2379356I can see how confusng this is going to get
im a great one for recycling
but like others can i be bothered to seperate up to 4 times
maybe a re think
and do i need a wheelie bin
?
whats the alternative?
Also
SUE;
YOU will fnd most people do not know who there councillor is, let alone
who the cabinet members are;
Without cheating looking at web sites
I challenge forumites to name;
Who local county members are
who local Ward councillors are
who local ward town councillors
I hope all forumites locally based will reply without cheating and give honest replies
as sue thinks everyone knows this informationALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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9 November 2010 20:4079365I quote "Alternative arrangements for households with no room for wheelie bins."
BTW...I think I know the name of my councillor but I am not sure because I have never needed to contact him. Unless you are politically minded I would guess this goes for most people.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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9 November 2010 20:4179366all your cllrs jan
take your reply as a no thenALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 9 November 2010 21:4079378good one keith, i know who my district ones are and one of my county, on town there is sheila and pam brivio.
i have been told many times on here who my mep is, always forget, who cares who it is?
getting back to recycling, i seem to remember that a company that takes in waste paper is choc a bloc and cannot take anymore. - Keith Sansum1
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9 November 2010 22:5079388thats a no with you as well then howrd?
you have 4 town cllrsALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 9 November 2010 23:0179392got me there keith!!
i only remember those who are active and contactable. - Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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10 November 2010 08:0079405But you remember the others and there not all active or been seen in ward
just to help
the other two town cllrs are
bobby royston and jenny morganALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 10 November 2010 11:0779414Umm....wheelie bins waiting to be collected on hills...could be interesting. Bet someone will think it funny to push them downhill. Not against it totally, just reckon it could look unsightly and in some places will have to be left on the pavement (no front gardens) could block the pavements a bit.
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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10 November 2010 11:1879416I quote yet again "Alternative arrangements for households with no room for wheelie bins."-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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10 November 2010 14:1279452Jan;
Your right what are these alternatives
and wheelie bins top of hills was always of concern interesting to see how that was has been resolvedALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 10 November 2010 20:0379507OOH another trophy for the youth of St rads if wheelie bins are used up here my recycling black box was stolen leaving the contents on the pavement.