“When this fee rises to £25 for every eight items then there will be an even greater temptation to avoid the cost of getting bulky waste collected by the Council.”. Just when Calderdale is plagued by fly-tipping our Labour run Council decide to raise the cost of bulky waste collections. //]]> window._auth_token = "tyPyTTS+4iN6mXxOlMy74ZtWTxs5ZN0gt9oP1WwcemQ="; NB.pageId = "1063"; }(document, "script", "twitter-wjs")); Where staff become unwell or have to self isolate, the services will be adapted to make the best use of the resources available. Bulky waste means in the context of man & van rubbish clearance any non-hazardous waste that can comfortably be lifted by two people. The current charge of £10 per collection was due to go up to £15 in October 2013, but instead, the increase will start on 1 February 2014. We hope that this will help residents in the run up to Christmas. Instead of White sack for cans and plastics – use a sturdy bag, eg heavy duty supermarket bag, Household Waste Recycling Centres will operate reduced hours; open at 10am and close at 4pm seven days a week, from 20th March. Published and promoted by Mike Dixon on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, 8-10 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AE. window._auth_token_name = "authenticity_token"; It currently costs £15 to have bulky waste collected. Despite this number of cases the Council didn’t issue a single fixed penalty notice and only managed to take five people to court to receive fines. Instead of Green bag for paper – use a carrier bag – folded closed but do not tie it up To exercise your legal data rights, email: The Brighouse and Halifax sites will reopen on a restricted basis, with strict safety measures in place to protect both staff and visitors. var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; The latest figures released by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs reported that in 2016-17 there were 1912 reported cases of fly-tipping in Calderdale. ","learnMore":"More info","link":"http://www.libdems.org.uk/privacy","theme":"dark-bottom"}; However, waste and recycling collections rely on staff being available to deliver the services. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Economy and Environment, Cllr Barry Collins, said: “The price increase for bulky waste collections was due to start in October, but we recognise that people have extra rubbish over the Christmas period so we have decided to leave the charge increase until after the festive season. Fortnightly… version: 2, They know they can do this for free and avoid any costs of disposing of their waste. name: "LD MP (2.0)", } var NB = NB || {}; The Liberal Democrats will use your contact details to send you information on the topics you have requested. NB.environment = "production"; var t, js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; Theme: { Instead of caddy liners for Food waste – wrap food in newspaper or use a carrier bag inside the caddy This spoils the environment and costs the Council thousands to clear up every year.”, “We should be making it easier for people to arrange collection of waste, not upping the costs and bringing in complex rules about the numbers of objects that can be collected.”. })(); //