“Bags not Paperwork” were the calls from Liberal Democrats last night, Milton Keynes free Pink sacks were nowhere to be seen across Milton Keynes as Libraries and Council offices have been depleted of stocks for since the Conservatives took control of Milton Keynes Council in May.
Recycling was at 60% in some areas under the previous Lib Dem administration, some of the highest rates in the country, must be maintained and continue to grow.
Lib Dem Cllr Andy Maric told the new Tory Cabinet member that they must take recycling seriously and provide pink sacks instead of a report, which the Tory Cabinet member initially suggested.
Sam Potts said, “It’s common sense, the new Conservative Cabinet walk past these empty boxes probably multiple times each day, and have done since they’be been empty, yet still said they said they would bring me a report to another meeting the following week, and that they weren’t aware of the issue
and said they would “look into it”.”
“It will hit tax payers hardest as not only will people be forced to use black sacks which, if you use more than your given, you have to buy extra rolls from Supermarkets, but Council’s black sack waste is fined by Government as it goes directly to landfill, all because they seem more focused on paperwork and bureaucracy than front line services which will end up hitting taxpayers pockets!”
“Extra pink sacks are free from Council offices and libraries throughout the Borough when they are there, as famously instigated by the previous Lib Dem Administration, the Conservatives told residents of Milton Keynes at the local elections they were up for the job of running the Council, but they really need to pull their socks up as their oversight is costing us all money, money tax payers nor the Council has spare right now.”
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