Bracknell Recyling

I was shocked by the letter published on behalf of the local Liberal Democrats in the Bracknell News of 21 August on the subject of recycling. The major point is that the new Bracknell Forest Council system resulted in a huge increase of 12% in the amount of local recycling. This reuse of materials is good for everybody. Another point is that domestic waste in landfill leads to methane, the most harmful gas creating global warming. 

The Council will still have to get rid of our rubbish when landfill becomes even more heavily taxed and so the effort by local people to increase recycling is most welcome. Of course the local recycling level is not high enough and the Bracknell Green Party, together with Bracknell Friends of the Earth, have held a meeting with Bracknell Council when further improvements were suggested. We should be aiming for the levels reached by other European nations.

Some scientists believe that it already too late to prevent runaway global warming resulting in the extinguishing of most human life on Earth. Let's hope they are wrong for the sake of our grandchildren. I ask the Liberal Democrats to accept that increasing recycling is one of the ways that residents can help to save the planet. 
 
David Young
The Green Party General Election candidate for Bracknell.