Decision details

a)    That Cabinet agree the structure of the new service, as recommended by the Cabinet Panel and as detailed within this report. 

b)    That Cabinet approve the design of the new service as detailed within the report, to consist of weekly collections of recycling and food, fortnightly collections of residual waste and fortnightly collections of garden waste. Garden waste to operate for 46 week period, providing one free garden waste bin, and chargeable additional bins.

c)    That Cabinet agree to the Cabinet Panel being given delegated powers to develop and agree the detail of the service and monitor progress of key tasks to be undertaken in the run up to the new service commencement. This to include the specification and procurement of vehicles, treatment contracts, depot infrastructure, containers, material resale arrangements, collection schedules, working patterns and expansion of the range of materials collected.

d)    That at the end of the current contract for collection of dry recycling materials, this element of the service is integrated with the existing in-house collections team to form a comprehensive in-house collections service.

e)    That Cabinet note the outline costs of the new service and that budget provision is made as part of the budget preparation process for 2015/16 and 2016/17.

f)     That Cabinet agree the timetable as set out within this report.