Has there been ANY contingency planning in Haringey?
- By Brian Leveson
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- 23 Mar, 2020
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I thought that social distancing and being at home 24/7 might mean some additional thought and planning about how services are planned and delivered. For example, we shouldn't really go the dump should we - as it is NOT essential; and we'll be generating more domestic waste; and what about our contaminated waste?... So, you can only imagine my sunrise when I received the following leaflet through the door this morning!

So, I dropped a quick email to Cllr Brabazon, Cllr Seema and the Chief Exec
Dear Zena
Thank you for the leaflet "Your recycling and waste service - good to know" that I got through my door this morning. I have attached a scanned copy for you. It has lots of helpful information on food waste; garden waste; my collection day; Christmas collections; dry recycling; general waste; bulky items and the refuse and recycling centre.
Thank you for the leaflet "Your recycling and waste service - good to know" that I got through my door this morning. I have attached a scanned copy for you. It has lots of helpful information on food waste; garden waste; my collection day; Christmas collections; dry recycling; general waste; bulky items and the refuse and recycling centre.
I admire that the local authority is adopting this business as usual approach to the Covid-19 crisis and issues arising from social distancing such as we are all working at home and we all have to stay at home, with the possibility of an impending curfew.
However, just a few questions spring to my mind
- We are at home generating more waste - how is this being accounted for? For example: increased domestic general waste collections; re-deployment of bins and bin collection rounds from commercial premises to domestic premises
- Where we were generating 3 soiled nappies a day, we are now generating 5 soiled nappies, on top of our addition household waste - how might this be appropriately dealt with? For example: issuing additional bins or bags for human waste
- If I get the virus, my waste will be contaminated. What advice would you give for the storage of coronavirus contaminated waste during self isolations? AN dhow can I protect other people from getting the virus from my waste when I dispose of it outside my house?
- Will there be additional street cleaning? Will our streets be disinfected?
- If I am trying to limit social contact, what should I do about waste for the recycling centre? Can I go? Are additional procedures and precautions in place?
- Would you consider a more lenient approach to recycling in these unusual times?
Many thanks

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