Walton Road Car Park Recycling Bins

We have been advised that Elmbridge Council has decided to remove the recycling bins in the Council car parks, including the Walton Road car park, on 4 February 2019.

These bins are popular, and are often filled, and this will disappoint those residents who use them regularly. We have queried whether this change is necessary, but the Council insists that they have taken this step only after careful consideration. They have pointed out that the recycling sites in the car parks often attract both fly-tipping and unauthorised use, which can result in the wrong items being put in the recycling banks. This is both costly and cancels out the efforts of those who carefully separate their recycling. The Council says the need for the bins has also diminished because people can now recycle textiles and small electrical items alongside the weekly kerbside waste collection service although, as we have pointed out, this does not include food cartons, which can currently be recycled in the car park.

Published on Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
in General Interest