Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 The authority began accepting registrations for its £56-per-year green waste subscription service this month after deciding in July that the previously free service was no longer affordable . A booking system for household recycling centres was also announced as part of changes designed to help the council meet a £62 million savings target for the current financial year.
A consultation on the proposals drew more than 18,000 responses from the general public earlier this year before the council decided to press ahead with the scheme. Now, a petition organised by residents calling for Shropshire Council to think again on the policy will be debated by a meeting of full council on Thursday, September 26, having reached the 1,000 signature threshold required to force a debate. The petition, which has been backed by 1,840 people, calls on the council to “significantly reduce” its proposed £56 charge and to scrap the proposed booking system for recycling centres.
“After a public consultation which generated an unprecedented response, the Council appears to have made decisions without regard to public opinion on the charges and the proposed booking system for the recycling centres,” the petition says. “This [£56] cost will be prohibitive to many people and will result in less recycling and increased fly tipping, costing more to clean it up and a blot on our beautiful county. “The proposal to int.