Comment

Representation ID: 18867

Received: 15/02/2007

Respondent: BALI

In general we liked this section and its recognition of environmental targets in 8.12. However,
Waste Management and Waste Disposal should be tackled head-on here and not just in Section 9 i.e. in an environmental context. Why is Rother District Council introducing kerbside recycling and the diversion of waste from Landfill? Why do most people (and I believe members of RDC) oppose further landfill in Bexhill? Not as questions of infrastructure, but to reduce the effects of landfill on the Rother environment and to reduce greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

There should be also low-cost loans or grants for existing homeowners to install energy efficient equipment and planning restrictions on wind/solar panelling should be relaxed. New homes should be required to meet the highest standards of insulation and use green technology to produce most of their own heat and electricity .