Variable Charging for Waste Collection

[Lordmagic]

Originally Posted by Darren Reynolds

Yes, the containers currently in use are poor in design and should be replaced. Whoever chose the original containers didn't think it through properly. I understand alternatives are currently being checked out and replacing them all is going to cost a lot of money.

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Darren

Darren as a councilor, can I ask who will pick up the bill for the replacement of these containers and why would the orignal containers get authorised if they were of poor design, even though they were issued a second time to the bourough's households after the first issue fell through?

Did or has anybody been held responsible for such poor decision making and what type of quality assured public or private company would oversee such a gross mistake/negligence?

In any public or private sector that has been awarded a certificate towards being 'quality assured' the systems used for for such an award has to cover 'design and development' in the process of new developments such as 'recycling containers', one example would be: Are the containers fit for purpose? It would be intresting to hear of what trails were undertaken for such development purposes and at what age groups, social stance and types of property, I can only assume minimum or nothing! Trials of this nature cannot be decided overnight or after a week or so, it should be over a period of not less than 6 months in order to gain maximum feedback and if possative then and only then must the change be reveiwed and authorised if the trials seem to be effective, if they are not, then I'm affraid it would be back to the drawing board to restart the development process once again untill successful.

Hopefully you could ask whom ever is dealing with this project on this ocassion to get it right as I feel the tax payer will only have to suffer once again!!!

[Lordmagic]

Originally Posted by Lordmagic

Darren as a councilor, can I ask who will pick up the bill for the replacement of these containers and why would the orignal containers get authorised if they were of poor design, even though they were issued a second time to the bourough's households after the first issue fell through?

Did or has anybody been held responsible for such poor decision making and what type of quality assured public or private company would oversee such a gross mistake/negligence?

In any public or private sector that has been awarded a certificate towards being 'quality assured' the systems used for for such an award has to cover 'design and development' in the process of new developments such as 'recycling containers', one example would be: Are the containers fit for purpose? It would be intresting to hear of what trails were undertaken for such development purposes and at what age groups, social stance and types of property, I can only assume minimum or nothing! Trials of this nature cannot be decided overnight or after a week or so, it should be over a period of not less than 6 months in order to gain maximum feedback and if possative then and only then must the change be reveiwed and authorised if the trials seem to be effective, if they are not, then I'm affraid it would be back to the drawing board to restart the development process once again untill successful.

Hopefully you could ask whom ever is dealing with this project on this ocassion to get it right as I feel the tax payer will only have to suffer once again!!!

Darren........ Does the council have any answers to the above or is this thread now considered 'closed', surely the people paying their dues to the system desreve answers to shody decisions and directives???