Victory for residents – Tory Administration scraps recycling booking system
Liberal Democrat councillors are hailing a ‘victory for residents’ over the scrapping of the system.
Councillor Alex Wagner began a petition against the booking system on New Year’s Day, receiving over 1,000 signatures in under 24 hours. The total now sits at nearly 6,000. He said he is delighted with the announcement today.
Councillor Wagner said: “This is a victory for residents and proof that campaigning can work and get results for people in Shropshire. I’m delighted that people have been listened to.
“This system was always a terrible idea. It added a layer of costly admin, was trying to fix a non-existent problem, and plainly made it harder for people to access a service they needed to use.
“With fly-tipping increased by 20%, residents want to now see action to get on top of the problem and have a County Council which works to improve the situation – not make it worse.
“Thank you once again to the nearly 6,000 residents who backed our campaign.”