In an extraordinary move by the Camden council, they announced that in an effort to save £5m a year they will reduce rubbish collections from once per week to once per fortnight. That’s £5 from an annual budget of £1 billion or 0.5%. They foxes applauded the move which affects residents like Thierry Henry and Olivier Giroud from Arsenal fame, record spinner Boy George and supreme funny boys James Corden and Ricky Gervais as the area covers Camden and includes Highgate, Hampstead, Belsize Park and Primrose Hill.
The weird catch is that they will keep collections for poorer parts of the area to weekly, but not to the wealthier parts? Bizarre.
If you’ve ever watched the rave like party that the foxes have each night in the streets of London, the sheer thought of doubling the rubbish being stored in the front of each home must be tantalising.
Camden says the changes have a double aim: to save money, and to encourage more recycling…. and added ‘The borough is one of the worst performers on recycling in London’
Cllr Leyland said: “There is no thought that some of the streets will not have room to store waste. It’s been produced without really talking to residents, the worst consultation I have ever had the misfortune to be involved in.
“The danger now is, because they haven’t worked out what can work where, that there will be an increase in rubbish just being left on the streets by people who have nowhere to store it.”
In Kensington which has incredible fox problems, the advice is to discourage foxes by “removing their shelter and sources of food (aka rubbish),’ lot’s of luck in Camden.
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