If we are serious about dealing with waste management, we must make tough decisions at national level. I do not buy into the line that local councils are unwilling to make tough decisions. Everyone must recognise that waste management does not come cheaply. I find it pathetic to be lectured to by a minority of councillors on how green and pro-environment they are, yet when it comes to a waste management debate, they believe there should not be a charge and that waste will collect or recycle itself. That does not add up. We must send a strong message that waste management is about responsibility, which comes at a price.