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Increased rubbish leads to a rise in costs for council

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A West Lothian Council spokesperson said: “Since the start of the pandemic, the council has continued to maintain its household recycling and waste collection services.

If you compare the 41-week period from the first national lockdown in March 2020 to date and hold it up against the same period in 2019, then you will see a significant percentage increase in the amount of material collected from the kerbside across the board.“This can largely be attributed to the fact that people have been spending more time at home which is resulting in a natural increase in material generated per household.“With costs for disposal being calculated per tonnage of material, this increase is the main contributor to the increase in expenditure over the.

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