Council says no to pay as you throw
23 OCTOBER 2007
: Harrogate Borough Council's Cabinet Member for the Environment, Councillor Richard Cooper, has acted quickly to allay residents concerns over the confusion about possible powers contained in the Climate Change Bill which may allow for the introduction of 'Pay as you Throw' charges.
He has confirmed that Harrogate Borough Council will not be introducing the Government's new bin tax.
"We have ambitious plans to increase the number of materials we can recycle at the kerbside over the next few years so our approach is to help people to recycle rather than tax them if they don't.
"The new tax is likely to encourage more fly tipping as people attempt to avoid paying it.
Such a move could be severely detrimental for a beautiful district such as ours."
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FURTHER INFORMATION:
Councillor Richard Cooper is available for comment on 07957 844380.
Further technical information is available from Mr Simon Johnson, Head of Environment on 01423 556845.