Queens Cross Housing Association Supporting Community Bulk-uplift

That the Parliament acknowledges the decision by Queens Cross Housing Association to provide a free bulk-uplift service for tenants; understands that the service is being provided on a six-month trial basis in partnership with Total Homes Co-operative, which is an organisation focussed on reusing and recycling; further understands that Glasgow City Council introduced a bulk uplift charge of £35 for 10 standard items earlier this year, with large electrical items being charged at £35 each; recognises that these reported costs are not affordable for many residents; believes that the inaccessibility of council uplift services in Glasgow may be contributing to growing issues of fly-tipping and waste refuse in the city ahead of COP26, and calls on the Scottish Government to adequately fund local authorities to provide cheaper or no-cost alternatives to costly bulk up-lifts, emulating this co-operative model, to ensure that residents are not priced out of properly disposing of bulk waste items.