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| Vote Green Go Blue |
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80,000 tonnes of rubbish are produced by Kingston residents every year. Of that, 14,880 tonnes (18.6%) are recycled, although 64,000 tonnes (80%) of rubbish produced could actually be recycled.
In 2004/05 the Lib Dems wanted to increase recycling levels to 36%, which would have meant an 11.4% increase. They later had to lower this target to just 30%. The targets for this year have dropped by 232 tonnes. So how can the Lib Dems talk about '.more and better recycling facilities'?
This reduction in recycling has not only happened in the last year, but over the past 3-4 years. Lib Dem Councillors are not keen to publicise this fact.
Because Kingston is below the Government target, we have to send the surplus waste we cannot manage to landfill sites, costing every household in the borough £25 a year.
But the resultant effect on the environment effectively costs us a lot more then £25 a year.
In the English league table for recycling; Kingston came a disgraceful 247 out of 393 councils. Conservative controlled St Edmundsbury Council is number 1 in the league table, with a recycling rate of 50% (almost three times as much as Kingston). Four of the top five Councils for recycling are Conservative controlled, with no Conservative Councils in the bottom five. Conservative Councils have a proven track record for recycling and we are endevouring to increase our efforts nationwide.
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| Letter from David Cameron |
At our Spring Forum in Manchester, I made it clear that Conservatives intend to lead
a new green revolution in Britain. It’s an ambitious aspiration but we’re already
making a start.
We have to think globally and act locally. Conservative councils are bringing innovation
and imagination to the challenges of tackling climate change at a local level.
In less than three weeks’ time, voters in many parts of the country will go to the polls to
elect their local councils. Conservatives are already the largest party in local government,
and I’m encouraging our councillors to do everything they can to advance the green
agenda. Whether we’re in power or in opposition, Conservatives will seek to build a
cross-party consensus for local policies tosafeguard and enhance the environment.
That doesn’t just apply to recycling or reducing carbon emissions. Cleaning up litter,
fighting noise pollution and making parks and public spaces beautiful are all on our
agenda. As a society we’ve got the resources to improve our quality of life. My job is to
make sure we’ve got the political will too. We don’t want to wait until we’re in
government nationally to make a difference. We’ve already started making a difference
locally, as the examples of decisive Conservative action given here show. There are many
more places throughout our country where Conservatives locally are going green with
dramatic success.
We’re all in this together, and together we can lead the way. Vote blue, Go green.
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