Waste: More than just a local issue

Most of us will have heard of the acronym, Nimby — ‘not in my backyard’. It refers to those who object to having utilities, pylons, social housing, and much more located anywhere near where they live. It’s typically considered and meant to be a derogatory term.

Waste: More than just a local issue

There are surely those who object spuriously, or who have nothing better to do, or who object for the sake of objecting or, even worse still, object on the basis that they might get something just ‘to go away’.

However, the vast majority of folks has genuine concerns about the specific issue to hand.

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