THE LEGAL RIGHT OF ALL HOUSEHOLDERS TO HAVE THEIR BINS EMPTIED BY THEIR LOCAL COUNCILS IS TO BE ABOLISHED
The government is to give councils the power to refuse to collect rubbish if home owners fail to abide by draconian rules which may include leaving bins in the right place, sticking to weight restrictions and following strict recycling policies.
The proposals will allow town halls to set their own rules on what constitutes a contravention of waste collection policies
Labour is quietly pushing the new rules through parliament without any debate after it proposed amendments to a 130-year-old law which has, until now, made it a statutory duty of local authorities to collect household waste.
There are fears that the changes to the law will lead to large increases in fly-tipping, bonfires of noxious substances and rat infestations around uncollected waste. Despite this, there will no reduction in council tax for home owners.
(Daily Telegraph)
