Decision details

Revision of approach to bulky waste collections in the context of formally adopting a waste collection services commitment that looks to develop the principles of a social contract.

Further to Minute No. 90, 9^th October 2013, the Director of Environment and Housing submitted a report which sought to formalise the Council’s policies for the kerbside collection of waste and recyclables. Specifically, the Board was recommended to formally adopt the specific operational kerbside collection policies, as proposed within section 3 of the submitted report.

By way of introduction to the submitted report, the Executive Member for the Environment provided the Board with a number of clarifications in respect of its contents, highlighting that the proposed policies were intended to formalise the Council’s existing practices regarding the kerbside collection of waste and recyclables. Furthermore, the Executive Member paid tribute to all of the teams involved in the Council’s kerbside collection services for the work they continue to undertake.

Responding to enquiries, the Board received an update and clarification upon a number of issues including: the provision of brown bins to more households across the city, the procedure to address missed collections and the provision of food waste collections.

RESOLVED – That theformal adoption of the specific operational kerbside collection policies, as proposed within section 3 of the submitted report, be approved.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillor A Carter required it to be recorded that he abstained from voting on the decisions taken above)

Briefings to the Environment Leads of Area Committees/Elected Members

All elected members, area and locality managers