Return of the bins?

Last week's news that the idea of taxing people for how much rubbish they use had been binned now seem premature. This week the idea is back again.

The idea has been parcelled up into the new climate change bill which will allow authorities the option of using a 'pay-as-you-throw' tax. I quite like the idea if there is a rebate for those that recycle, but I don't think many councils will introduce the proposals unless they can guarantee that they will make serious gains from the tax.

If the costs to administer the scheme (which will including training up the bin men, using new technology to weigh the waste, a new database, a new billing system, chasing up those that don't cough up and the costs of dealing with increased fly-tipping) are higher than the money they make from it, there will be little incentive for the councils to play along.

Unless the councils get together to share the costs then I can't see it happening and it will end up being another high profile gimmick from the Government!

Squiffy.