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Public meeting planned for
Carndonagh
01.10.09
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A Carndonagh-based
group opposed to the introduction of charges for
recycling are to hold a public meeting in the town
next week as they step up their campaign.
Members of CARC (Citizens Against Recycling Charges)
have already voiced their strong opposition to the
introduction of charges at the Civic Amenity Site in
the town.
They have already staged a protest outside the
council offices in Lifford and have circulated a
petition, which they claim, over 3,000 people have
signed.
Speaking to the Inishowen Independent Charlie
Williams a spokesperson for CARC said that many
people in Inishowen are angry that they are being
asked to pay money to recycle. |
“For many years people
could bring their recycling to this site for free.
The public acceptance of this place was tremendous.
Citizens of the town and the wider area were
disciplined, separating their goods and returning
them. Now the Recycling Centre is almost abandoned.”
He also maintained that |
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there has been a
dramatic increase of fly-tipping in the countryside,
and said with more back yard burning dangerous toxic
fumes are being released in our atmosphere.
Now the group plan to hold their first public
meeting at the
Inishowen Development Board offices on Monday
October 5th at 8.30pm in an effort, says Charlie
Williams, to give local people an opportunity to
voice their opinions on the recycling charges.
“We’ve had our protests, we’ve had our petition
circulating and now we have a public meeting and
this will be an opportunity for members of the
public to make their voices heard.”
He said the meeting is open to all and the group,
and added that local councillors have also been
invited for what, he says, promises to be a lively
debate on the future of recycling services in the
peninsula. (Inishowen Independent) |
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