Liberal Democrat County Councillors have called on Surrey County Council to accept the Conservative Government’s view that charges for residents disposing of DIY waste should be dropped.

The unpopular charges were introduced at Community Recycling Centres across the county by the Conservative Cabinet in September 2016, and included charges for the disposal of tyres, as well as home and garden waste.

The Conservative government has quite rightly signaled their opposition to these unfair charges and have announced that they will legislate if councils like Surrey continue to impose them.

Conservative councillors were given the chance to back their own Government’s policy and end these charges immediately at this week’s Council Meeting. However, by 60 votes to 9, they decided to keep the charges.