Fly Tipping is ugly and is destroying our open spaces, it is also dangerous for the wildlife that may root through it and either eat the plastics and other toxins or be trapped and die amongst it.
These are the reasons why Tom Shaw, like many local residents, has been reporting fly tipping to the Council and asking for it to be removed. The Liberal Democrats are calling on Heywood Township and Rochdale Council to take immediate action to tackle fly-tipping by introducing a Big Skip Day twice a year when the Township will provide street for people to get rid of unwanted household waste.
This would cost less than removing flytipping. Liberal Democrat campaigner, Tom Shaw, stated that “The closure of the Heywood Tip was a big mistake, however we cannot reverse that decision and it is high time that the Council took action to put right some of the mess that they have created.
That is why we are calling on Heywood Township to start organising a big-skip day twice a year to give people the chance to get rid of their bulky rubbish and keep Heywood clean.”
Tom went on to say “We know this isn’t going to be a quick fix and it needs more work such as utilizing transit vans once a month to collect bulkier items without people having to book on the website. I am calling on the council to speed up and increase the bulky waste collection introduced to the council by the Liberal Democrats and work with organizations like the Guiness Partnership and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing to ensure any fly-tipping reported to them be dealt with.” Schemes like this have been successful in councils such as Gosport which have seen a reduction of around 40% and 95% of waste is recycled.
The Liberal Democrats have set up a petition which can be found at https://www.rochdalelibdems.org.uk/ward/west-heywood/fly-tipping
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