Cllr Ann Reid who is leading the anti charging campaign is interviewed by a regional TV team
Residents anger grows as Labour prepare to charge for emptying green waste bins
National media attention has been focused on York, as the Liberal Democrat campaign to oppose any attempt to charge for green waste bin emptying gains momentum.
According to our surveys, over 98% of residents are opposed to the charges which Labour are proposing to consult about “during August“
We will be campaigning against their proposal.
Residents already pay, through their Council Tax, for bin emptying and setting up a separate charging system for green bins would be both costly and ineffective.
Many residents have already said that they would use their grey bins for garden waste – a move which would see landfill tax charges increase with Council taxpayers picking up an even bigger bill.
Where Labour have tried their charging policy in other parts of the country most residents have refused to pay.