tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post8182732872584623480..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: Rubbish statistics - UpdatedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-70583196984214238232014-05-01T15:28:33.831+01:002014-05-01T15:28:33.831+01:00Erratum - it's the private land owner who coul...Erratum - it's the private land owner who could be prosecuted for not clearing the waste from their land, not the local authority. (Put it down to my age, I am slowing down and easily get muddled - does that qualify me for a job with the Country Council?)ZBDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-21404247806999551532014-05-01T14:02:04.727+01:002014-05-01T14:02:04.727+01:00In an effort to hit their targets, the local autho...In an effort to hit their targets, the local authority specifies that every household is only allowed to put out four bags of general waste every fortnight. There are some exceptions for families with a number of children.<br /><br />If people place out more than the four bags of waste, the excess waste is left behind on the street. <br /><br />Similarly, if bags of recyclable waste are contaminated, with items that cannot be recycled, these too are left behind.<br /><br />Every local authority in England and Wales has a statutory obligation to collect waste.(See Section 45 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (E.P.A.) ).<br /><br />A Waste collection authority (i.e. Carmarthenshire County Council) also has a statutory obligation to ensure that our streets are free of litter and refuse (See Section 89 E.P.A.)<br /><br />When you drive around Carmarthenshire, you'll see many areas strewn with litter and waste.<br /><br />The law provides that the public can complain about the local authority, for not keeping the streets and public places clean and free of waste. They can - if they so wish - go to the Magistrates and lodge a complaint against the County Council, for their failure to adhere to the requirements of the E.P.A.<br /><br />If Magistrates concur, they can fine the County Council.<br /><br />The Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science were asked to undertake research on the causes of fly tipping. This established that a major contributory factor was the charges waste collection authorities impose, for the collection of bulk items of household waste and business waste.<br /><br />From 2004 to 2010 Investigations into fly tipping incidents on private land were undertaken by the County Council's Technical Services. If you were to trawl back through local newspaper reports, you'll see that the local authority had a considerable number of successful prosecutions for fly tipping on both private and public land. <br /><br />In 2010, for reasons best known to themselves, the County Council's senior management decided to shift the responsibility for investigating fly tipping on private land, to the so called Public Protection Department. <br /><br />Since that time, there have been no successful prosecutions for fly tipping offences, other than on the public highway and land owned by the County Council.<br /><br />Instead the Public Protection serve statutory notices on land owners, requiring them to clear up the dumped items. This means they are victims of the fly tippers and are then penalised by the local authority. If land owners fail to comply with a statutory notice, ordering them to remove the waste, the local authority could potentially be prosecuted.<br /><br />These matters were drawn to the attention of the Council's senior management, but this was dismissed in their usual wooden and perfunctory manner. <br /><br />Oh and just one more thing - I believe senior managers get a bonus for achieving their targets on recycling. It makes you wonder whether this isn't an incentive to 'massage' the statistics.<br /><br />I have always wondered why public servants get bonuses merely for doing their job.ZBDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-14859414310066727022014-04-30T23:38:50.724+01:002014-04-30T23:38:50.724+01:00Re Llangadog Site - it received £250,000 per annum...Re Llangadog Site - it received £250,000 per annum to run the service for 1 2years .<br />Who gave them such a good contract ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com