Local authorities slammed over waste disposal fees for charities

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 17 September 2007

The Association of Charity Shops has stepped up its campaign to prevent charity shops being wrongfully charged for waste disposal by condemning the "disgraceful" behaviour of several local authorities in England.

The association has mounted a press campaign to try to persuade Birmingham, Norwich and Southampton city councils, as well as several district councils in Hampshire, to stop charging charity shops for both collection and disposal of waste. The Environment Protection Act classifies charity shop waste as household waste, which means...

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