MAKE KENNINGTON A BONFIRE FREE VILLAGE
WHAT’S THE ALTERNATIVE?Disposal methods, which are far less environmentally damaging, are available such as Composting and Recycling. The Redbridge Waste Reception Centre is very handy to the village. They will take all domestic waste. Garden Waste can be collected in the Vale’s Brown Bins. See below for details of the scheme. Why not share one with your neighbour. The Vale of White Horse District Council can provide details by telephoning 01235 520202 or on their web site. THE BROWN BIN GARDEN WASTE AND CARDBOARD SCHEMEThe scheme for garden waste and cardboard collection is available to householders in the Vale of White Horse. Scheme members will receive a brown 240 litre wheeled bin to put their garden waste and cardboard in. The bins will be emptied fortnightly all year round for an annual rental charge of £29. The garden waste and cardboard will go to a local site for composting, and then be used on local fields as a soil supplement. It is hoped that the scheme will achieve the council's 29% recycling target. WHAT CAN BE PLACED IN THE BROWN BINS?Cardboard, Grass mowings, Green prunings, Leaves, Hedge & tree clippings, Tree branches, Twigs, Flowers, Plants, Weeds (including couch grass, ground elder etc.) This year the message to reduce our impact on the environment is that there should be no need for garden bonfires apart from that special day the 5th of November. |
Last year the Parish Council published an extract from the guidelines on avoiding creating a nuisance with bonfires. Since then there have been a number of reports of un-neighbourly fires throughout the year. Smoke can ruin your neighbours’ enjoyment of their gardens, prevent them from opening their windows or hanging washing out, and reduce visibility in their neighbourhood and on roads. There is no doubt that bonfires cause air pollution; burning garden waste will produce smoke especially if it is damp and smouldering rather than dry and blazing.