Published by Michael Kilpatrick, 30 Royston Road, Whittlesford
on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, c/o Timothy Stone, 4 Church Lane, Whittlesford.
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The Environment

Liberal Democrats will promote the expansion of green corridors for wildlife through the preservation of existing hedgerows and encouraging new schemes and wider field margin.

Liberal Democrats will promote the provision of green grants for individual householders to instal insulation and energy generation equipment.

Nationally, the Liberal Democrats propose a greater shift in taxation away from income and towards environmentally damaging activities. This will encourage greater individual responsibility in consumer choice, and fairness of taxation.

Recycling

In South Cambridgeshire, Liberal Democrats will work to increase the collection of plastics for recycling. There are issues with the costs of collecting plastics door-to-door and these must be tackled to help South Cambs become a greener district. The number and capacity of recycling banks will be expanded and management of site will be improved to avoid capacity problems and littering.

Iceni Water

In the first Lib Dem Focus leaflet being delivered after 9th April, I commented briefly on the new Iceni Water bottling plant opening at Heathfield. I welcomed the provision for Cambridgeshire residents to be able to buy bottled water that is from a local source. I consider find the long-distance export/import of bottled water a rather gratuitous transport of consumer goods. Just how much choice do we really need? The more local the source of a product, the better for the environment. However, I don't believe that bottled water should be consumed on a regular basis in the home when perfectly good tap water is provided. Imagine the environmental cost of all those plastic bottles (which most brands of water come in). Please buy bottled water in moderation!

A resident of Thriplow queried whether the Iceni plant could take excessive quantities of water from the aquifer. My understanding is that such large quantities of water are provided by the Chrishall heights etc, that this is unlikely ever to be the case. There is even occasional flooding on the top of the hill. As a district councillor I would of course consider any representations contrary to this view.