13th November, 2012
Veolia have submitted a planning application to import waste from a very wide region around Sheffield. The areas concerned are Doncaster, Bolsover, Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, … Full Story »
5th November, 2012
This article from Steve Barnard responds to two articles on the South Yorkshire Politics website. The government will soon be announcing how much money it will be allocating to local … Full Story »
5th September, 2012
Green Estate, a local enterprise, has lost the contract for recycling the city’s green waste – prompting concerns that small, local businesses are missing out in the awarding of recycling … Full Story »
8th June, 2012
The Green Party is calling for the Labour administration to work with the GMB union and local businesses in the city to find better ways of managing the city’s waste. … Full Story »
12th May, 2012
12th May 2012 Dear Sir The Green Party believes in multi-party government. The whole point of electing councillors and MPs is so they can represent a range of views within … Full Story »
18th October, 2011
Dear Sir Three letters about recycling (Telegraph, 13th October) raise important questions. The answers illustrate the difficulties faced by the council as it seeks to improve the waste collection service. … Full Story »
25th September, 2011
Dear Sir Cllr Peter Moore is “horrified” that the contract he signed in 2001 means that Veolia may have been overpaid for providing assisted bin collections (£6m black hole, Star … Full Story »
6th April, 2010
Dear Editor. Mark Gamsu’s letter (Telegraph, April 1st) is asking precisely the questions about the employment and environmental impact of the new recycling service that the Green Councillors have been … Full Story »
3rd December, 2008
The Green Party will strongly criticise a report passed by the Council last month on their waste strategy in the Full Council meeting today (Dec 3). Coun Creasy said, “The … Full Story »
2nd September, 2008
At the Full Council meeting this week, the Green Party have called on the Council to push Veolia, the private company who incinerate our waste, to spend more of their … Full Story »