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Southend Labour Councillors have announced their intention to bring in a free bulky waste collection policy as part of the new waste collection contract if they win the local elections in May.
Councillors and residents have raised concerns about the Conservatives plans to scrap weekly bin collections in Southend from April next year, saying the move could see fly-tipping increase in Southend.
Announcing this policy, the Labour Group have issued a statement saying they have zero confidence in the Tory administration to deliver a sensible waste collection contract. The Tories have been wholly unable to satisfy the concerns Labour has raised on behalf of residents about how bins will be collected under the new Conservative regime of once every fortnight.
We welcome and support these plans for free bulky item collections. Fly-tipping is an absolute menace here and anything that can be done to improve the situation is welcome. These plans won’t eliminate it, but will help immensely by making legally disposing of bulky waste items like fridges and mattresses cheaper and easier than dumping them illegally.
Meanwhile, please continue to report any fly-tipped items you come across – including dumped black and pink sacks – via MySouthend. https://my.southend.gov.uk
Thank you.
Labour wants to build a city we can be proud of, and that means keeping our communities as free from fly-tipping as possible. The Tories broke their promise to keep weekly bin collections. We’re still opposing that move and we have real concerns that their half-baked plans will see fly-tipping increase. Labour has a real plan to reduce fly-tipping and this is one part of that.
