This council welcomes Leeds City Council’s continued commitment to much of the recycling improvement plan and the recent achievement of a 40% recycling rate.
However, this council believes it was wrong to abandon the expansion of the popular and successful Rothwell food waste collection pilot.
This council notes that the market for the outputs of food waste collection is expanding and that a plant to process it located in Leeds will lead to green jobs for the city and further notes that failing to recycle food waste will increase the volume of waste sent to Labour’s planned incinerator for East Leeds.
This council resolves to expand the food waste collection scheme to one additional round in 2011/12 and further requests that a report be brought to Executive Board detailing how the scheme can be introduced to further areas in future years.
S GOLTON
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Wilson that this Council welcomes Leeds City Council’s continued commitment to much of the recycling improvement plan and the recent achievement of a 40% recycling rate.
However, this Council believes it was wrong to abandon the expansion of the popular and successful Rothwell food waste collection pilot.
This Council notes that the market for the outputs of food waste collection is expanding and that a plant to process it located in Leeds will lead to green jobs for the city and further notes that failing to recycle food waste will increase the volume of waste sent to Labour’s planned incinerator for East Leeds.
This Council resolves to expand the food waste collection scheme to one additional round in 2011/12 and further requests that a report be brought to Executive Board detailing how the scheme can be introduced to further areas in future years.
An amendment was moved by Councillor Dobson, seconded by Councillor Walshaw, that this Council welcomes Leeds City Council’s continued commitment to the recycling improvement plan and the recent achievement of a 40% recycling rate.
Delete all after “recycling rate” and replace with:
over the last four months which is an historic first in our city.
Council recognises the success of the Rothwell food pilot which provides a strong platform for the roll out of additional food waste collections in the future.
This Council therefore commits itself to further exploring the affordability of this proposal as part of our overall strategy to produce sustainable energy and reduce reliance on landfill.
Council also requests that once this piece of work is completed, a report be brought back to the Executive Board to discuss its findings.
A second amendment was moved by Councillor Anderson, seconded by Councillor Wadsworth, to delete all after: ‘40% recycling rate’ and replace with:-
‘This council notes the 88% increase in recycling against the city average during the recent Rothwell recycling pilot as well as the high 94% customer satisfaction rate.
This Council notes that the market for the outputs of food waste collection is expanding and requests that the a report be brought to the Executive Board outlining how financially viable schemes to recycle more household waste could be introduced as landfill taxes increase.’
The amended motion would read:-
‘This Council welcomes Leeds City Council’s continued commitment to much of the recycling improvement plan and the recent achievement of a 40% recycling rate.
This Council notes the 88% increase in recycling against the city average during the recent Rothwell recycling pilot as well as the high 94% customer satisfaction rate.
This Council notes that the market for the outputs of food waste collection is expanding and requests that the a report be brought to the Executive Board outlining how financially viable schemes to recycle more household waste could be introduced as landfill taxes increase.’
A third amendment was moved by Councillor A Blackburn, and, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.3(b), seconded by Councillor Finnigan, to delete the second paragraph and insert ‘This Council also notes the success of the Rothwell food waste collection pilot’.
In the third paragraph delete the word ‘Labour’s’ and insert ‘the Council’s’.
In the last paragraph delete ‘to one additional round in 2011/12 and further requests’ and insert ‘and requests’.
The amended motion would read:-
‘This Council welcomes Leeds City Council’s continued commitment to much of the recycling improvement plan and the recent achievement of a 40% recycling rate.
This Council also notes the success of the Rothwell food waste collection pilot.
This Council notes that the market for the outputs of food waste collection is expanding and that a plant to process it located in Leeds will lead to green jobs for the city and further notes that failing to recycle food waste will increase the volume of waste sent to the Council’s planned incinerator for East Leeds.
This Council resolves to expand the food waste collection scheme and requests that a report be brought to Executive Board detailing how the scheme can be introduced to further areas in future years.’
The amendment in the name of Councillor Dobson was carried and upon being put as the substantive motion it was
RESOLVED – That this Council welcomes Leeds City Council’s continued commitment to the recycling improvement plan and the recent achievement of a 40% recycling rate over the last four months which is an historic first in our city.
Council recognises the success of the Rothwell food pilot which provides a strong platform for the roll out of additional food waste collections in the future.
This Council therefore commits itself to further exploring the affordability of this proposal as part of our overall strategy to produce sustainable energy and reduce reliance on landfill.
Council also requests that once this piece of work is completed, a report be brought back to the Executive Board to discuss its findings.