Plymouth targets ‘persistent offenders’ in collection row

28 May 2008
 
Plymouth City Council has defended plans to ask residents for personal details, in a bid to improve waste-collection services.

After a draft letter was leaked to a local newspaper, alarmist press reports have accused the council of snooping over plans to seek the information, including medical details and the number of children in households. But the council said it was drawing up ideas for ‘those individuals who persistently ignore the rules’.

The spokesman added: ‘If this is approved, it is not a letter that would go out to every household, but would target those who consistently ignore our rules.’

The draft letter did ask for information, such as how many people were in a household or whether they had any medical needs, but the council said this would be to help them rather than prosecute them, as it could establish whether they needed a bigger bin or other assistance.

‘We accept our service needs to improve before we are in a position to enforce, which is why we are also working on a project that will involve how we can make our service better and give clearer guidelines about what we can and cannot do,’ added the spokesman.

‘Prosecution would only ever be used as a last resort, after education and a series of letters. If people consistently ignore all offers of help, we will prosecute them using powers under Environmental Protection Act 1990.’

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