Wednesday 9 September 2015

Gloucester Council hide behind health and safety "rules"

Refuse collectors at Gloucester City Council say health and safety rules stop them collecting bins which do not have the lid fully closed.
Gloucester City Council defended the policy and said bins in the city are emptied if the lid is fully closed.
Councillor Jim Porter, cabinet member for environment at Gloucester City Council, said: "The city council has a closed lid policy to stop too much waste going to landfill.
In other words, it's nothing to do with 'elf n safety, it's part of the environmental agenda
- See more at: http://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/councilrefusestocollectbinsunlesslidisfirmlyshut#sthash.BAxF5LCo.dpuf

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