Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Sustainability

RESOLVED

That the Waste Service Policy be approved and its publication be authorised on the Council’s website and be incorporated into the Council’s contract with UBICO.

The Cabinet Member Sustainability brought Members’ attention to an amended recommendation that once approved, the new version of the Waste Service policy would substitute the version contained in Ubico’s service contract with the Council dated 1/04/12.

The Cabinet Member explained that this policy formalised the waste and recycling collection service processes and procedures in a single document. In terms of enforcement the policies on sidewaste in bags and closed lids had been piloted in the summer and was now being rolled out.

Scott Williams, Strategic Client Officer, was invited to address Cabinet. He explained that the no sidewaste and closed bin lid policy was being implemented in a staged manner. 6000 properties had been targeted initially in St Pauls and this was now being rolled out to another area of 5500 properties in Charlton Kings and Battledown. He explained that the staged approach meant that support could be provided to those households who needed it. The demand for recycling boxes had subsequently increased.

Reference was made to private or unadopted roads and the Strategic Client Officer explained that refuse lorries only go as far as the highway boundary but in some instances, where the distance is long lorries do go beyond the boundary but this is at the owners risk.

Members welcomed the phased approach to enforcement and referred to the experience in St Pauls where the increased resource has enabled officers to contact landlords and knock on household doors. Demand for recycling boxes in this area has soared.

In response to a question on dealing with flytipping the Cabinet Member Sustainability explained that a policy on street cleaning was in the pipeline.

RESOLVED

That the Waste Service Policy be approved and its publication be authorised on the Council’s website and be incorporated into the Council’s contract with UBICO.