Lynne Featherstone

Residents in Wood Lane, Highgate are set to receive door-to-door recycling just like other streets in the area after the Council agreed to supply the street with a Pedestrian Controlled Vehicle (PCV) collection for their recyclable waste. The assurance comes after intervention from local Lib Dem councillors and Lynne Featherstone, following complaints from residents that they were not receiving a recycling collection.

The Council originally told concerned residents earlier this year that due to the narrowness of Wood Lane and the size of the recycling vehicles it was impossible to do a collection without blocking the road completely. However following the Lib Dem councillors’ intervention, the Council agreed that a collection will be possible using a much smaller vehicle such as a PCV.

Cllr Lynne Featherstone comments:

“Green boxes should be delivered to every home in Wood Lane by the end of December and it is great news that these problems have now been overcome.”

Cllr Melanie Simpson adds:

“Highgate residents are keen to recycle, and the Council should be more active in dealing with problems regarding collections. This is good news, but it should not require a campaign before the Council starts to look for solutions.”