See article in the Frome Times on my petition here – http://www.frometimes.co.uk/?p=2761:

“An online petition has been launched in a bid to reinstate the opening hours of recycling centres across the county to help combat illegal fly-tipping. Mendip District Councillor for Frome College, cllr Adam Boyden, has set up the online petition. He hopes it will help overturn a decision made by Somerset County Council in April of last year, that reduced opening hours of recycling centres across the county. … 

Opening hours were reduced last year and new charges brought in to household waste recycling centres in Somerset, due to cuts in the Waste Services budget by Somerset County Council. Since then, recycling has fallen and fly-tipping has increased, significantly across Somerset. Waste going to landfill, and landfill tax charges, have also increased. I think this is bad for our environment in Somerset and not what people expect from their councils.”

You can sign the petition here – 

https://www.change.org/petitions/somerset-county-council-and-somerset-waste-partnership-keep-recycling-centres-in-somerset-open-every-day-and-reduce-tip-taxes

You can see my earlier recent articles for the reasons why this is important!

Adam Boyden

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