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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The Newsletter</b><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>The Spring issue of our Newsletter will be out shortly and I congratulate our editorial team for maintaining its high standard in these difficult times. Many matters are covered in detail, such as progress on the Local Plan and the election for the new Buckinghamshire Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Its delivery will pose some challenges. Most copies will be delivered during our ration of daily exercise but this may lead to some delays. We will also put the issue up on the website earlier than our usual one month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>We usually collect any cash subscriptions on delivery but will hold back on these until government restrictions are lifted. It would help us if cash-payers could instead print off, complete and send the attached standing order authority to the address thereon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Rubbish clearance<br></b>With the closure of the household waste centres you may be receiving offers from private contractors, in particular for garden waste. Please check their lawfulness carefully. Green waste disposal requires operators to be licensed just the same as general and building waste disposal. You can follow the Bucks County guidance to check this:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN>S</span></b><span lang=EN> - Suspect all waste carriers; do not let them take your waste until they have proven themselves to be legitimate. A professional waste carrier should happily answer reasonable questions. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN>C</span></b><span lang=EN> - Check that a waste carrier is registered on the </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN><a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/index" target="_blank">Environment Agency's website</a></span></span><span lang=EN>.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN>R</span></b><span lang=EN> - Refuse any unexpected offers to have your rubbish taken away. If you suspect that someone who you have spoken to will be disposing of waste illegally, report them to the Environment Agency.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN>A</span></b><span lang=EN> - Ask what will happen to your rubbish and seek evidence that it is going to be disposed of appropriately. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN>P</span></b><span lang=EN> - Paperwork must be obtained: a proper invoice, waste transfer note or receipt, including a description of the waste being removed and the waste carrier’s contact details.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>Roger Worthington, Secretary HTS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>