Following Haringey Council’s continued failure to resolve the chaos at Crouch End Library’s recycling point, local Lib Dem councillor David Winskill is asking for local residents help in pressing Haringey Council to take urgent action.

In the last few months, one of the most frequent complaints made to the Lib Dem councillors in Crouch End has been the deterioration of the Hornsey Library Recycling Centre. Last weekend things reached a new low. Last Friday evening’s scheduled collection was not made, so by last Sunday morning the recycling point was in a worse mess than ever. All the banks were completely full with paper, bottles and cans covering a wide area and spilling out onto the Library car park approach road. To make matters worse, attempts had been made to set fire to piles of paper. If successful the consequences could have been disastrous.

Lib Dem councillor David Winskill comments:

“I have asked Haringey Council for an urgent onsite meeting to discuss what action should be taken, including the possibility of sacking the contractor responsible for this mess. I am also asking local residents if they would rather see the facility suspended until the council sorts out this shambles, either under a new recycling contract or better still, with a new company.

“A suspension would be a shame, as I don’t want to see Haringey’s abysmal recycling rates falling further, but the present situation is becoming intolerable.”

Residents can write with their views to David Winskill at david.winskill@haringeylibdems.org.