Decision details

Consideration was given to a report which proposed changes to the dry recycling service. Clarification was requested and provided on various costs in the report and the TUPE arrangements for staff who would be transferred should the recommendations be approved.

Councillor Hall suggested that, should the report be approved, the following should be included:

·         An additional collection round be provided from April 2018 at an estimated cost of £180,000;

·         Authority be delegated to the Head of Finance and the Executive member for Finance to agree the use of reserves and financing arrangements for the implementation of the new system.

He also requested that it be made clear that the creation of an additional trade waste collection round related to both residual and dry recycling collections.

The chairman of the Scrutiny Commission, in attendance in that capacity, requested that a report on the procurement of the new fleet be brought to the Scrutiny Commission following the procurement process and that value for money of the new arrangements be reported.

It was moved by Councillor Nickerson, seconded by Councillor Surtees and

RESOLVED –

(i)            The following changes to the dry recycling system from 1 April 2018 be approved:

·         Continuing with the current collection frequencies (2-weekly for each bin)

·         Continuing with the current container sizes

·         Changing the dry recycling collections to fully comingled, removing the inner caddy so all materials are mixed within the bin

·         No collection of unwanted inner caddies

·         Continuing kerbside collections of textiles

·         Ceasing collection of batteries

·         Changing bring sites to fully co-mingled dry recycling banks

·         Changing trade waste dry recycling collections to fully co-mingled

(ii)           The collection of dry recycling materials by the council’s Street Scene Services from 1 April 2018 be approved;

(iii)          The creation of an additional trade waste collection round (for residual and dry recycling) be approved;

(iv)         An additional collection round at a cost of £180,000 be approved;

(v)          Authority be delegated to the Head of Finance and the Executive member for Finance to agree the use of reserves and financing arrangements for the implementation of the new system.