Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PETITION IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THIS CAMPAIGN AND SIGNED IT. 732 SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. YOUR COMMENTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TOGETHER WITH THE PAPER PETITION TO DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. THE OUTCOME SHOULD BE KNOWN BY APRIL 2012.
PLEASE GO TO
www.newfieldcommunityassociation.co.uk to continue following the Save Todhills Household Waste Recycling Centre campaign where you can view the letters we have written and DCC's responses.
Newfield Community Association is strongly opposed to the proposals made by Durham County Council to close the Todhills waste recycling site near Willington due to the following issues: • It is less than a year since the site was totally revamped to address legislation issues relating to access and health and safety using tax payers money. • The closure is against the interests of all residents who use this well run poplar site and to the detriment of the environment, as its closure could lead to 15,000 residents in this area having to travel further to recycle their household waste to areas such as Tudhoe or Tindale Crescent therefore increasing their carbon footprint. • It could increase the number of fly-tipping incidents which occur in and around the village of Newfield and the surrounding areas, as people may not be prepared to travel to other sites to recycle their household waste. • Recycling rates may reduce further adding more costs to Durham County Council in landfill tax reducing the savings made by closing the sites. • Providing a mobile recycling service is not cost effective unless you are going to charge residents for the use of this service. Newfield Community Association ask that you show your objection to Durham County Council’s proposals by signing this petition.
Petition Update
Last month 77% of waste was recycled from this site. So far from combined petitions (paper and ipetition over 460 people have signed). Letters were sent to all DCC Cabinet Members and so far we have not received any replies so much for public consultation. DCC also organised a public consultation at Byers Green Village Hall advertised in Wear Valley Advertiser neither Byers Green or Newfield get this publication no invite was extended to Newfield Community Association so sadly we missed an opprtunity to speak to them directly.
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DCC are useless. spent thousands of our tax money on the upgrades just to dump it all now. total waste.
Absolute joke. They just spent all that money doing it up last year and now they want to shut it down? Makes no sense at all.
so stupid to close a busy site that works perfectly fine. hope they listen to us for once.
Keep todhills open!!!!
Used this site for years. Always clean and the staff are helpful. Stop cutting services we actually need.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PETITION IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THIS CAMPAIGN AND SIGNED IT. 732 SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. YOUR COMMENTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TOGETHER WITH THE PAPER PETITION TO DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. THE OUTCOME SHOULD BE KNOWN BY APRIL 2012.
PLEASE GO TO
www.newfieldcommunityassociation.co.uk to continue following the Save Todhills Household Waste Recycling Centre campaign where you can view the letters we have written and DCC's responses.
Newfield Community Association is strongly opposed to the proposals made by Durham County Council to close the Todhills waste recycling site near Willington due to the following issues: • It is less than a year since the site was totally revamped to address legislation issues relating to access and health and safety using tax payers money. • The closure is against the interests of all residents who use this well run poplar site and to the detriment of the environment, as its closure could lead to 15,000 residents in this area having to travel further to recycle their household waste to areas such as Tudhoe or Tindale Crescent therefore increasing their carbon footprint. • It could increase the number of fly-tipping incidents which occur in and around the village of Newfield and the surrounding areas, as people may not be prepared to travel to other sites to recycle their household waste. • Recycling rates may reduce further adding more costs to Durham County Council in landfill tax reducing the savings made by closing the sites. • Providing a mobile recycling service is not cost effective unless you are going to charge residents for the use of this service. Newfield Community Association ask that you show your objection to Durham County Council’s proposals by signing this petition.
Petition Update
Last month 77% of waste was recycled from this site. So far from combined petitions (paper and ipetition over 460 people have signed). Letters were sent to all DCC Cabinet Members and so far we have not received any replies so much for public consultation. DCC also organised a public consultation at Byers Green Village Hall advertised in Wear Valley Advertiser neither Byers Green or Newfield get this publication no invite was extended to Newfield Community Association so sadly we missed an opprtunity to speak to them directly.
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We need this place open. If they close it everyone will just start fly tipping in the lanes and then the council will be moaning about that too.
DCC are useless. spent thousands of our tax money on the upgrades just to dump it all now. total waste.
Absolute joke. They just spent all that money doing it up last year and now they want to shut it down? Makes no sense at all.
so stupid to close a busy site that works perfectly fine. hope they listen to us for once.
Keep todhills open!!!!
Used this site for years. Always clean and the staff are helpful. Stop cutting services we actually need.
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We need this place open. If they close it everyone will just start fly tipping in the lanes and then the council will be moaning about that too.