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| Author: | george [ Mon May 12, 2014 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
how often do residents use victoria rd tip.always looks busy when i go by. does anyone know if the council have organised an alternative site? |
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| Author: | Kremmen [ Mon May 12, 2014 1:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
Don't use it that often but I would have thought its location near the rail line perfect. Isn't this where out refuse trucks unload ? This is what happens when you bring in a private firm: Quote: Waste Authority closes Civic Amenity Site
The West London Waste Authority (WLWA) has taken the regrettable decision to close their Civic Amenity Site in South Ruislip. News release: 07 May 2014 Hillingdon Council has been fighting for some time to ensure the WLWA-managed site in Victoria Road is efficiently run and operating a good service for the benefit of residents. Now the council has been asked to take on the 100 per cent of the high running costs of the site even though 40 per cent per cent of users are from outside the borough. Between 2012-13 and 2013-14 the WLWA increased the charge to the council from £269,000 to £476,000 and now wants at short notice to put this up to £715,000 for 2014/15- an increase of 166 per cent over two years without the council having a direct say on the running or financial management of the facility. The decision by the WLWA to close the site has also been taken without sufficient time given for meaningful discussion or to reach agreement on the facilities' future. Jean Palmer, Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director for Residents Services, said: "We have said all along that we want the site to continue operating and regret the hasty decision taken by the West London Waste Authority to close their own facility and the impact this will have on residents. "We are also very disappointed in the way the WLWA has handled this matter and, more generally, their running of the site. "We are keen for a well-managed civic amenity facility in the area but have been given little time to reach agreement on Victoria Road's future and are being asked to take on full and ever-increasing running costs when 40 per cent of users are proven to be from neighbouring boroughs, which do not pay any share of the cost. "We are therefore looking for an alternative site so we can operate our own facility that provides value for money and a good service for the residents of Hillingdon. However, whilst this process is underway and to give the West London Waste Authority more time to reconsider its position, the Council is willing to fund the operation of the site for one month beyond the stated closing date" The WLWA have stated their intention to close their CA site at Victoria Road in South Ruislip on Saturday 31 May 2014. Hillingdon residents can use the Harefield Civic Amenity Site in New Years Green Lane free of charge on production of their Hillingdon First card or identification such as a utility bill. Harefield Civic Amenity Site New Years Green Lane Harefield Middlesex UB9 6LX |
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| Author: | Jon [ Mon May 12, 2014 4:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
Crazy. What a shambles. |
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| Author: | SOT [ Mon May 12, 2014 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
We are having 'recycle this' and 'green that' rammed down our collective throats all the time, and this is the response from the authority which is supposed to be supporting LBH to dispose of waste responsibly. With Hayes gone, Harefield will not cope, so expect the lovely sight of rubbish strewn country lanes and industrial estates around the Boro |
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| Author: | Father Ted [ Mon May 12, 2014 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/loc ... ls-7109061 I give up... |
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| Author: | john [ Mon May 12, 2014 11:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
Gone are the day when dustmen just took the rubbish policeman walked a beat park keepers ruled the parks next will be a walking tax |
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| Author: | Kremmen [ Tue May 13, 2014 7:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
I fully support Hillingdons stance on this. Not only are this waste firm trying to rip off the council tax payer but they also recently introduced that £7.50 charge if what you were taking there wasn't considered normal household rubbish. I only go there once a year and only if I have no other choice as I've been breaking things up and letting it go in the normal bin bags. That was prompted by those car wrecking humps they introduced a few years ago. |
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| Author: | Lunar [ Tue May 13, 2014 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
I am guessing that the Government are fully behind the decision and that their Environmental policy remains intact. I started using Harefield when Ruislip became too busy. Hayes shut a few years back probably for the same reason. |
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| Author: | Kremmen [ Wed May 14, 2014 7:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
Is Greenford still open, the one where the bus garage/park is/was ? Used to go there years ago |
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| Author: | SOT [ Thu May 15, 2014 8:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: victoria rd rubbish tip to close |
Kremmen wrote: Is Greenford still open, the one where the bus garage/park is/was ? Used to go there years ago Kremmen Can you use that for free if you are not an Ealing resident? |
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