| Topic: | Re:Re:Re: Acton Reuse and Recycling Centre - Westminster's Squeeze on Councils | |
| Posted by: | Joe Conneely | |
| Date/Time: | 20/02/21 14:56:00 |
| It was a few years ago but I did a special project focussed around the Acton recycling site. During that I learnt that the levels of local usage (pre-Covid) was consistently most days very high as reflected in the long queues back onto the main road at certain days and times. Also almost all of the stuff recycled is high turnover in that contracted firms come and remove the containers or dumps of items they recycle and pay the council for. Since Ealing had just then introduced the extra charge for house collection of garden rubbish this was especially popular. Among the problems the small staff faced was stopping trades people who should go to Greenford because they were charged there as commercial operations (especially gardening contractors) and people from other boroughs. None of the postings make any reference to that this might actually be a nice little earner for Ealing Council rather than a cost (I have not seen any figures quoted in any other announcements) plus given its geographical location in the middle of a busy industrial estate it is doubtful that social housing would be the intended future use? |