A former MP and current candidate has temporarily cast aside the traditional election-time “purdah” to ask Denbighshire County Council to pause the rollout of its controversial new waste recycling system and make an urgent return to the old system before the situation “gets out of hand”.
Dr James
Davies represented the former Vale of Clwyd seat until the election was
called and is now standing as Welsh Conservative candidate for the new Clwyd
East constituency which includes Llangollen.
Yesterday
(Wednesday) he took to Facebook to launch his plea about the new recycling
system which substitutes waste collection in tiered troliblocs for the old
wheelie bins and has led to a chorus of complaints from angry residents about
the way the change-over has been handled by the council.
Most of the
complaints about the new system, which was introduced on June 3, centre on missed
collections.
In his post Mr
Davies says: “As we are in an election period, there are strict communication
restrictions between election candidates and local public services such as the
council.
“Therefore, despite the many many complaints I am
receiving relating the rollout of the trolibocs system, I am unable to get the
answers I usually would from the local authority.
“Nevertheless, I have contacted Graham Boase,
Chief Executive, and suggested that the rollout needs to be paused and an
urgent return to the co-mingled blue bin is necessary before the situation gets
out of hand and fly tipping increases.
“I am aware that due to the level of
understandable anger from residents across Denbighshire, the council will be
holding an emergency meeting tomorrow with councillors to discuss the urgent
action required. I hope that they consider my suggestion.
“I have strongly opposed this change since it was
first considered. You can read more of my thoughts and about my campaign here: https://www.jamesdavies.org.uk/.../retaining-blue-bin... “
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