I heard on the news this morning that there was talk of introducing a 10p deposit on plastic bottles to encourage consumers to recycle them rather than dump them in our already full landfill sites.
Ex-MP Neil Hamilton wasn’t convinced that it was fair to ‘tax’ consumers further with already stretched finances, I though, wholeheartedly agree with the idea. I know the theory is to get your own money back, but I see it as a lucrative way of earning my beer money on a Saturday night.
I recently took a walk along the River Trent from Radcliffe and the amount of debris littered along the banks was appalling. Most of it looked like it was the remains from the flooding last year rather than fly tipping I might add. I would be happy to pop down one weekend with a couple of sacks to fill with plastic bottles and make a few quid in the process...what’s not to like!?
There is the potential for a whole new business venture here, and it surely won’t just encourage recycling to save the landfills, it could also be a very clever way to tidy up the countryside again.
Ruth
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