Liberal Democrats in Gateshead are campaigning for kerbside collections of plastics and cardboard for recycling, despite a shock decision by the Labour run Council to reject the proposal.
Liberal Democrat councillors made the call for the current kerbside collection scheme for paper, cans and glass to be extended to cardboard and plastics at the Council meeting in June.
They called on Gateshead Council to investigate how kerbside collections of plastics and cardboard could be introduced across Gateshead.
But Labour councillors attacked the idea claiming that in other authorities collection lorries ran late, plastics had to be washed and the system couldn’t cope with the material collected.
"We were very disappointed with Labour’s negative attitude," said Lib Dem CouncillorFrank Hindle. "So we are asking the people of Gateshead to show their support for the idea by signing our petition - we are determined to get the the Council to move forward on this."
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We, the undersigned, call on Gateshead Council to investigate kerbside collections of plastics and cardboard for recycling.
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