Issue - meetings

Report number PS001 by the Healthy Environment Portfolio Holder.

(Enclosure)

DECISION:

That the existing policies set out in Appendix 1 of report PS001 be confirmed with the following amendments:

a)   That residents be offered the option of purchasing an additional silver bin at a cost of £26 per bin and additional clear sacks at a cost of £1.25 per pack of 15 sacks, all prices including delivery.

b)   That the joining fee for the green waste service be increased to £26 to reflect the cost of bins and delivery charges.

c)       That residents be offered the option of purchasing an additional green bin at a cost of £26 per bin, including delivery.

d)       That all schools and colleges in the district are offered a recycling service subject to a successful Capital Assets Management Group bid for capital funding for bins, and no additional revenue costs, from April 2010.

e)       That there be no change to the policy in respect of charging for green waste collection.

                That a further report on the feasibility of providing a direct commercial waste/recycling collection service in competition with the private sector be prepared.

That all litter bins be replaced over a 20 year programme with combined recycling/litter bins of varying capacity.

That these policies be reviewed on an ongoing basis as the need arises.

Considerations / reasons for decisions:

(1)  Report number PS001 by the Portfolio Holder for Healthy Environment.

(2)  Comments from the Interim Corporate Head for Healthy Environment that all the recommendations were designed to encourage recycling within the district.

(3)  Comments that further consideration be given to providing commercial waste and recycling services in the future.

(4)  Comments previously made by the Communities Policy Development Group.

(5)  Comments made by Cabinet Members recognizing that there had been a slight dip in recycling levels since the removal of bring sites and the need to address this.

Other options considered:

Appendix 1 of report PS001 set out various options considered as part of this review. Some of these options were clearly retrograde steps, but were options available to the Council and were identified for completeness.