tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189021335579222470.post4153205874174162178..comments2024-03-15T09:19:54.968+00:00Comments on Mr Mustard (mrmustard@zoho.com): Laughing all the way to the recycling bankMr Mustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522242686839965655noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189021335579222470.post-78250077469480452192011-07-04T16:23:58.289+01:002011-07-04T16:23:58.289+01:00No Mr M, but they might well incinerate it - unfor...No Mr M, but they might well incinerate it - unfortunately, there is no "incinerator" tax, like landfill tax, so it must be a marginal cost.baarnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301292285255035403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189021335579222470.post-27105325282554174372011-07-04T12:12:29.397+01:002011-07-04T12:12:29.397+01:00Hello Baarnett
I don't think May Gurney would...Hello Baarnett<br /><br />I don't think May Gurney would find it cheaper to send the recycling to a dump as landfill tax is £56 a tonne and going up to £64 a tonne next April.<br /><br />We should all recycle more but I don't want to gift May Gurney more money.<br /><br />Best regardsMr Mustardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522242686839965655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189021335579222470.post-310292995769241332011-07-04T11:41:42.126+01:002011-07-04T11:41:42.126+01:00The council should reasonably have stated in its r...The council should reasonably have stated in its report(s) what happened in other authorities.<br /><br />Slightly in the council's defence (now, that's a novelty!) it would be easy for the contractor to collect waste as "recycled", and then dump it in general waste, unless we make it worth its while. However, that doesn't have to mean a 50% bung.baarnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301292285255035403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189021335579222470.post-8955086623208642062011-07-04T10:59:12.898+01:002011-07-04T10:59:12.898+01:00Fantastic, detailed, worthwhile research. Seriousl...Fantastic, detailed, worthwhile research. Seriously, how should the Council now respond? The issue, in so many instances,appears to be in the drawing up of contracts and then the scrutiny where the private sector has move expertise and invests more than the public.<br />I'm a baby in this field but hope to learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com