Issue - meetings

Purpose of the report

The Council’s waste collection service had undergone several changes since the Policy was last reviewed and updated. These included the introduction of twin stream recycling and battery collections. These service changes had been incorporated into the updated Waste Policy.

Decision

That Cabinet approves the updated version of the Waste Policy.

Alternative options considered and rejected

The other option considered was to delay the update of the policy until after the introduction of weekly food waste collections in 2026. However, this would have risked creating ambiguity around policies for waste collection and therefore an earlier update was preferred.

Reasons for the decision

The updated policy was considered and then recommended by Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee at their meeting in December 2024.

The policy would be accessible alongside the Council’s other policies on its website.

Slight changes had been made to the policy to bring it up to date with changes that had occurred in the last 18 months – these changes included:

-       Missed bin/sack collections

-       Battery collections

-       Clinical sharps collections