Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the report and its appendix and make the following resolutions:

1.    That the Cabinet approves the commencement of an 8 month pilot for the kerbside collection of textiles and small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

2.    That an evaluation report on the pilot be brought back to Cabinet to determine whether or not the service should be made permanent. 

RESOLVED

1.    That the commencement of an 12 month pilot for the kerbside collection of textiles and small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) be approved.

2.    That an evaluation report on the pilot be brought back to Cabinet to determine whether or not the service should be made permanent.

3.    That delegated authority be given to the Divisional Manager for CCS, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for the Environment and CCS, to add further waste streams to the pilot where these are considered to be advantageous, and provided that doing so can be accommodated at no additional cost to the authority.

Cllr Plant introduced the item. Mr Carter then explained that a number of coffee pod manufacturers wished to partner with local authorities in order to provide a full recycling provision. This would include the coffee pod capsules and the remaining coffee. The terms of the agreement would allow the trial to be extended to a 12 month period which to include next Christmas. He added that a number of other streams could be considered at a later stage including small batteries. 

Cllr Plant then proposed an additional recommendationto delegate authority to the Divisional Manager for CCS, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for the Environment and CCS, to add further waste streams to the pilot where these are considered to be advantageous, and provided that doing so can be accommodated at no additional cost to the authority. She also wished to amend recommendation 1 to run a 12 month pilot. Both amendments had been seconded by Cllr Briscoe.

Cllr Taylor welcomed the inclusion of dustbin banners as part of the communications for the trial.

Cllr Briscoe asked whether there would be Government funding linked to the legislation. Mr Carter explained that the formal Environment Act legislation had been put back to May 2022 so it was unknown at this stage.

Cllr Dignum requested clarification on how the items would be put out for collection. Mr Carter confirmed that residents would be able to put a bin sack of items out every second recycling collection.

Cllr Wilding asked whether toners and ink cartridges would be included. Mr Carter explained that the approach would be to collect as much as possible initially prior to sorting what could be recycled.

Cllr Sharp had submitted a question but was not present so Cllr Lintill read the question out on her behalf. A written response was provided to Cllr Sharp after the meeting.

In a vote the following resolutions were made:

RESOLVED

1.    That the commencement of a 12 month pilot for the kerbside collection of textiles and small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) be approved.

2.    That an evaluation report on the pilot be brought back to Cabinet to determine whether or not the service should be made permanent.

3.    That delegated authority be given to the Divisional Manager for CCS, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for the Environment and CCS, to add further waste streams to the pilot where these are considered to be advantageous, and provided that doing so can be accommodated at no additional cost to the authority.