Glasgow council officials have again denied that the introduction of bulk waste charges has led to an increase in fly-tipping.
officials have again denied the introduction of bulk waste charges has led to an increase in fly-tipping, as a local councillor insisted the problem has escalated.
“I am talking about everything from how you recycle, where you recycle, down to the issue of fly-tipping. “That worries me because that is people getting into an entrenched way of thinking – that you can just dump things and someone else will come and take them away. A council officer said: “I think you raise an interesting point about the £5 bulk charge. When that went live in the Budget we did a couple of social media posts with our PR team.
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