Refuse

This year BNES implemented a city wide change to the presentation and collection of household refuse. The change has been vigorously contested by many individuals and groups within the city, including the Royal Crescent Society. We believe that the case for change is not proven and that residents were not fully consulted and many issues have not been considered. However we feel strongly that everyone should judge the facts and the argument for themselves and have provided below links to correspondence, media coverage, council statements and documents.

 

We are extremely grateful for the kind permission granted by Bath Chronicle to reproduce articles first published by them. These remain the copyright of Bath Chronicle.

 

 

 

Chairman Stephen Little after the Bank Holiday rubbish was left.

 

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Correspondence

• Letter from Stephen Little to Andy Furse 29th July 2006
• Letter from Rachel Clarkson-Short to Waste Service Department (Plus photos of second gull attack) 28th July 2006
• Email to Cllr O'Flaherty from Bath resident Jacqui Buffton
• Letter from Mike Hare of Coronation Avenue to Cllr Dixon
• M Daniels presentation to Public scrutiny meeting 5th July 2006
• Email correspondence between Martyn Daniels and Andy Furse, June 2006
• Request for Facts under Freedom of Information Act 30th June 2006 (see response under council correspondence)
• Letter to FBRA from Stephen Little -19th June
• Letter to Waste department from Mike Daw - 19th June
• Letter sent to Waste Services Department by Bath Tourism Plus in response to letters raised by Mike Daw on 25th May and 1st June
• email to RCS Committee and Members from Martyn Daniels - 7th June
• Letter to Mayor from Martyn Daniels - 6th June
• Letters to Bath Heritage and Tourism and Waste Service Department from Mike Daw on 22nd and 25th May
• Letter to Waste Department from Stephen Little, May 2006

Press and Media coverage

• Landmark attraction is covered in rubbish (this is Bath 1st Sept,2006) plus 2 reader comments
• Residents Win in Bin Battle (this is Bath 19th August, 2006)
• Crescent says no to second waste pick-up (This is Bath 4th August, 2006) plus 3 reader comments
• Council Reveals background to its decision (This is bath 4th August,2006) Plus 2 reader comments
• 10,00 People think this stinks (this is Bath 1st August, 2006)
• But Lib Dem had [plenty of time for Publicity (This is Bath 28th July,2006)
• Why New Rules Just Don't Work (This is Bath 27th July 2006) Plus 1 reader comment
• Rubbish Leaflet must be instantly recycled (This is Bath 26th July,2006) Plus 1 reader comment
• Concillors Fix Residents' Rubbish Bin Collections (This Is Bath 18th July,2006)
• Waste Concerns - letter from M Daniels (This is Bath 17th July.2006)
• Councillor Shows Ingrorance of Issues (this is Bath 15th July,2006)
• Rubbish Chaos Everywhere (This is Bath 15th July,2006)
• What if this was Royal Crescent (This is Bath, 18th July,2006)
• Your ideas Wanted on Getting Rid of Rubbish (This is bath 13th July,2006)
• Rubbish has Big Cash Implications (This is Bath 12th July, 2006)
• Lib Dens Vanish at Time of Crisis (This is Bath 10th July , 2006)
• Angry Clashes in Rubbish Row (This is Bath 7th July,2006)
• Eyesore 1 (This is Bath 3rd July) Plus 3 reader comments
• So Just How Many Refuse Collectors have been Injured? (This is Bath 23rd June,2006)
• There is still time to get rubbish decision dumped ( This is Bath 19th June,2006)
• MP Praises Controversial New Rubbish Collection (This is Bath 16th June, 2006)
• Council Created Rubbish Chaos (This is Bath 15th June, 2006) Plus 5 reader comments
• What a load of Rubbish (This is Bath 14th June, 2006) Plus 11 reader feedback comments
• Council Portrays City as a Dump not a Jewel By M Daniels (This is Bath 9th June,2006) Plus 1 reader feedback
• Crescent Residents Rubbish Bin Collection (This is Bath 9th June,2006) Plus 5 reader feedback comments

We are extremely grateful for the kind permission granted by Bath Chronicle to reproduce the articles first published by them. These remain the copyright of Bath Chronicle.

Council and Lib Dem correspondence

• Official response to Request for Information (includes accident reports, statements, risk assessment, H&S statements) July 2006

• Cllr Andy Furse's submission to the Public meeting 5th July

• Implementation of the Edge of Property Refuse Collection - Public meeting 5th July

• Response from the Mayor's office to letter to Mayor sent 6th June

• Lib Dem "Cleaning up our Bins"

• Bath & North East Somerset Council letter to residents June 2006

• Bath & North East Somerset Council letter to residents May 2006

• Bath & North East Council Flyer, May 2006

• Click to read Bath & North East Somerset Council web article on Call in meeting

• Click to read Bath & North East Somerset Council web article on Refuse change

• Click to read Bath & North East Somerset Council web Press Release on Refuse change

Council Papers

Additional hyperlinks are also provided below some of the original papers, but please note that these are not persistent links and may not work

• Bath & North East Somerset Council - Edge of Property Collection Call in Minutes 6th March, 2006

Click to read at Bath && North East web site

• Bath & North East Somerset Council - Edge of Property Collection  PTE&S Overview & Security Panel meeting to determine call in for meeting (Curran, Tunnard, Smith)

• Click to read BNES Executive Minutes Extract 8th Feb, 2006

• Bath & North East Somerset Council - Edge of Property Collection Call in Paper submission 8th Feb 2006 (Tunnard)

• Health and Safety Inspection Itinerary 13th 14th December 2005 (no report)

• Waste Collection Study - Evaluation of Current System Draft Report April 2005. Includes Critical Appraisal Survey and H&S letter (Zoe Smith, Project Officer, July 2004),

Click to read at Bath & North East Somerset web site

• Waste Strategy - Towards Zero Waste 2020

Click to read web article on Full Waste Strategy Paper at Bath & North East Somerset