The Brighton and Hove wasteful recycling issues aren't going to be successfully tackled without a unified local approach. No politics and no profiteering. For the city and owned by the city. For households and for local businesses.

There are alternative city made solutions being overlooked intentionally, or, deliberately. These are due a rational explanation of why they've been shunned and sabotaged.

There are residents funding their own solutions who are not supported for being the community champions they are. 

Greenboxes carefully used and carefully collected around Brighton and Hove for this the 30th year are one such trusted local environmental service. Trusted by households, businesses and institutions. Recycling at a peak rate of 80% is amazing given the council services real recycling rate is 20% . A sad way to count to 100%.

Based on publicly available data from the Environment Agency:

First quarter 2023. 700 tonnes out of 3000 for recycling was incinerated

Final quarter also around 1/3 burnt 

Real recycling rate less than 20%!

Don't publicly blame the householders, workers, equipment or the weather. Better to claim the issues and work in partnership to be better.

This is not a call to conflict. It's as important to be honest about the problems as it's important to celebrate solutions. 

The mission so far is to show what can be done ourselves. Now is the time for what more can be done as one.

We, the people, undersigned ask

1) Brighton and Hove City Councillors to fully and responsibly consider all the community owned proposals delivered to officers and councillors .

2)That this is to begin with a public meeting such as a forum or an assembly to establish the  best endeavours for a better city environment

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Cleaner Air and Cleaner Streets

 

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