Issue - meetings

Recommendations

       i.         That the adoption of a harmonised household recycling and waste collection guidance document to support the provision of frontline services is approved.

     ii.         Authority be given to the Corporate Directorate Environment in consultation with the Executive Member to make appropriate changes to the approved guidance document to reflect the progression of the waste harmonisation project.

Considered a report of the Corporate Director of Environment which sought approval of adoption of a harmonised household recycling and waste collection guidance document to support the provision of frontline services.

The Executive Member for Managing Our Environment, Councillor Greg White presented the report which following full Council’s recent decision to harmonise the council’s approach to waste collection, recommended a common set of service standards for the council’s waste teams.

Resolved (unanimously) that:

1. that the adoption of a harmonised household recycling and waste collection guidance document to support the provision of frontline services is approved.

2. authority be given to the Corporate Directorate of Environment in consultation with the Executive Member to make appropriate changes to the approved guidance document to reflect the progression of the waste harmonisation project.

Reasons for recommendations

The production of a harmonisation collection guidance document is one of five key stages in the full harmonisation of the waste service alongside agreement of a future service model, procurement of a single waste system, route optimisation and the roll out of the new collection model. The harmonisation process is going to continue for a number of years and as such there may be a need to update the guidance to reflect the changes occurring.