Issue - meetings
Operational Kerbside Waste Collection Policies
Meeting: 09/10/2013 - Executive Board (Item 90)
90 Alternate Weekly Collections: Phase One Evaluation 
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To consider the report of the Director of Environment and Housing which assesses the early success of Phase One of the Alternate Weekly Collections project (AWC). This is measured against the expected deliverables and objectives in both project delivery and operational implementation. In addition to measures of success, this report highlights learning from Phase One that can be adopted to progress and improve further phases.
Additional documents:
- Alternate Week Collections Repo kt, item 90
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- Alternate Week Collections Report Appendix (Scrutiny Board recommendations) 270913, item 90
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- Alternate Week Collections Report Appendix (EIA) 270913, item 90
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- Alternate Week Collections Background Document 270913, item 90
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Minutes:
Further to Minute No. 144, 14th December 2011, the Director of Environment and Housing submitted a report assessing the early successes of Phase One of the Alternate Weekly Collections project (AWC) which were measured against the expected deliverables and objectives in both project delivery and operational implementation. In addition to measures of success, the submitted report highlighted the areas of learning from Phase One which could be adopted to progress and improve further phases.
The Board welcomed the work undertaken by the Scrutiny Board (Safer and Stronger Communities) on this issue. The observations and recommendations of the Scrutiny Board were appended to the submitted report for the Executive’s consideration.
Members welcomed the achievements which had been made in respect of Phase 1 of the initiative and acknowledged the work which continued to be undertaken regarding the provision of food waste collections.
Responding to a Member’s enquiry, the Board was provided with an update on, and assurances around a specific issue which had occurred in the Morley area, and also in respect of proposals regarding the roll out of the Council’s ‘side waste’ policy.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the initial performance data be noted which indicated that the new
service has increased recycling via the green bins for the AWC collection routes, reduced residual waste being sent to landfill and reduced the total waste generated.
(b) That the refinements to, and the implementation of Phase Two of the AWC project, as detailed within the submitted report, be respectively approved and endorsed.
(c) That approval be given for the ‘no side waste policy’ to be applied throughout the city where households have residual and recyclable waste collected on an alternate week basis.