Monday, 7 June 2010
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Waste Consultation
How can we help you reduce your waste?
What would help you recycle more?
How should we deal with Surrey’s remaining waste?
We are reviewing our Plan for Waste Management in Surrey
and want you to help shape it
Take part in our public consultation between
17 May and 12 August 2010 and tell us your views
Visit www.surreywastepartnership.org.uk or call 03456 009 009
Your waste,
your views
Surrey waste partnership
Your councils working together
Fostering Fortnight
Next week (17 May) sees the start of Fostering Fortnight, a national campaign promoting the need to recruit more foster carers across the country.
In Surrey we always need more foster carers for the children in our care. From time to time we focus on specific groups and locations, depending on shortages or where there is a need to find carers for specific groups of children, such as: children with disabilities sibling groups 0-5 age group teenagers.
This fostering fortnight we are specifically targeting two locations - Guildford and Staines, where the number of children needing care outweighs the number of available carers. We are also focusing on two groups of children, teenagers and the 0-5 age group, for whom we are having particular difficulties finding suitable foster carers.
In Surrey we always need more foster carers for the children in our care. From time to time we focus on specific groups and locations, depending on shortages or where there is a need to find carers for specific groups of children, such as: children with disabilities sibling groups 0-5 age group teenagers.
This fostering fortnight we are specifically targeting two locations - Guildford and Staines, where the number of children needing care outweighs the number of available carers. We are also focusing on two groups of children, teenagers and the 0-5 age group, for whom we are having particular difficulties finding suitable foster carers.
Ashford Have your Say Event
This year’s Ashford “Have Your Say event” organized by Spelthorne Borough Council is on Thursday 17th June
Venue: Thomas Knyvett College, Stanwell Road, Ashford, TW15 3DU Time 7pm – 9pm
There will be opportunities to meet with local councillors, chat with partner agencies at their stands in the marketplace and hear presentations on a variety of topics. These will include the Police Restructure; a Fire Service presentation; an update from Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals; information around local regeneration projects including Stanwell New Start; planning matters; Strong Leader vs Mayor consultation as well as an open forum question and answer session.
Please come along and support this event, thank you
Venue: Thomas Knyvett College, Stanwell Road, Ashford, TW15 3DU Time 7pm – 9pm
There will be opportunities to meet with local councillors, chat with partner agencies at their stands in the marketplace and hear presentations on a variety of topics. These will include the Police Restructure; a Fire Service presentation; an update from Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals; information around local regeneration projects including Stanwell New Start; planning matters; Strong Leader vs Mayor consultation as well as an open forum question and answer session.
Please come along and support this event, thank you
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
The EU and Local Government
Local councils and councillors operate within a framework of law made by central government and the European Union.
Local councillors' ability to make changes for the communities that elect them is often constrained by rules which originate from EU directives and which are frequently goldplated by central government civil servants in Whitehall.
The following are just some of the EU directives in force in the UK which affect local government, and shows how EU law now permeates many aspects of the work of local councils.
Waste and Recycling Costs: The Recycling of Hazardous Waste Directive 91/689/EEC is resulting in the need for massive investments in new recycling technologies. This, together with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2003/108/EC, is leading to higher disposal costs which are being passed on to council taxpayers. The Landfill Directive 99/31/EC means that local councils must reduce landfill waste by half of 1995 levels by 2013 or face fines of up to £180 million per year, leading some councils to move to fortnightly bin collections. The Audit Commission estimates EU waste law could add £30 to each council tax bill. The European Commission recently suggested reducing landfill waste through building more incinerators despite local concerns over their cost and damage to the environment.
Local councillors' ability to make changes for the communities that elect them is often constrained by rules which originate from EU directives and which are frequently goldplated by central government civil servants in Whitehall.
The following are just some of the EU directives in force in the UK which affect local government, and shows how EU law now permeates many aspects of the work of local councils.
Waste and Recycling Costs: The Recycling of Hazardous Waste Directive 91/689/EEC is resulting in the need for massive investments in new recycling technologies. This, together with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2003/108/EC, is leading to higher disposal costs which are being passed on to council taxpayers. The Landfill Directive 99/31/EC means that local councils must reduce landfill waste by half of 1995 levels by 2013 or face fines of up to £180 million per year, leading some councils to move to fortnightly bin collections. The Audit Commission estimates EU waste law could add £30 to each council tax bill. The European Commission recently suggested reducing landfill waste through building more incinerators despite local concerns over their cost and damage to the environment.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Surrey Green Steps
To help Surrey businesses become legally compliant in dealing with business waste., the county council has developed a new online environmental toolkit, Surrey Green Steps, which has just gone live. click here. Green Steps aims to help businesses take steps towards becoming greener and smarter about dealing with their waste and improving environmental credentials. It includes databases to search for recycling sites and collection services, as well as case studies of businesses who have seen improvements from adopting greener practices and a link to a carbon footprinter. There is also the option for businesses to create their own individual Environmental Management System (EMS) to improve their company’s green credentials through an online training tool. The url for the toolkit is www.surreygreensteps.com
The Environment Agency will also offer businesses in the county a postcard giving details on Green Steps when they visit them.
The Environment Agency will also offer businesses in the county a postcard giving details on Green Steps when they visit them.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
May Sugery
The May councillor surgery in Ashford Library will be on Saturday 1st May from 11am to 12noon. Borough Councillor George Trussler will attend with me.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
