Submitted on Sunday 5th April 2020
Rejected on Monday 1st June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Allow for waste & recycling centres to be re-opened
Currently local waste & recycling services are closed across the country due to councils following national government guidelines. We petition the government to re-designate waste & recycling service workers as key workers during the current crisis, such that local councils can then re-open services
The current approach taken is short sighted and is leading to increasing infection risks rather than containing them by increasing the amount of illegal fly tipping occurring across the country, and by requiring households to retain more waste materials on the their premises for longer. The nature of a waste & recycling centres involve little person to person contact in comparison to other areas already designated as key services, and so there is no reason a well managed service cannot be run.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition, waste and recycling centres in England have been reopening.
The operation and opening times of individual sites is a matter for local councils.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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