The unusual site banners are to bring attention to the fact that Labour activists in Bexley are manipulating Facebook Groups with fictional posters. They deny it, threaten police action for ‘harassing’ a fictitious character and then demonstrate their willingness to impersonate by creating a false Administrator account in my name. The banner on display is chosen randomly from a selection of three, with a fourth bearing the familiar Bexley Council is Bonkers logo.
I
must confess I hadn’t noticed and required an email reminder or two but it is
not just car parking charges that went up by 30% this month, the garden waste
collection charge is being hiked by a similar amount.
Last November 30th I paid £40 for a service I do not use every fortnight and now
it maxes out at £55. That’s more than twice what I paid when the garden waste service began -
there was an early bird enticement to sign up.
At around £3 for collection of a frequently half full bin I doubt I will bother
any more. The main casualty will be my neighbour’s hedge and front lawn.
If you have a borderline need for the waste collection service, now might be the
time to think of what you should do come renewal time.
The waste charge has always been a bit of a scam. When the system was changed from free
combined garden and food waste to the current segregated one Bexley
Council gained £440,000 a year from recycling the cleaner waste. They
successfully duped residents into thinking that payment was unavoidable.
If prices had risen in line with inflation you would be paying no more than £34.
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To cancel your bin subscription email wasteteam@bexley.gov.uk.