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Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Community and
Resources, which provided an update on the Council’s garden waste collection
service.
Members were reminded of the introduction of a charge for the collection
of garden waste which was introduced as part of the 2015/16 budget setting
process. This report provided Members with an update on the scheme since the
introduction of this charge on 1 June 2015.
Service take-up was reported to be 36% of eligible households (15,215
households), with the cost of the service set at £30 per bin per year (£25 if
paid for online).It was noted that income received from subscriptions was
sufficient to cover the operation, management and administrative costs
associated with the service, which meant that the objective of making the
service self-financing had been achieved. The report set out details on the
payment rates, incidents of fly tipping, the administration of the scheme and
an analysis of kerbside collections and of garden waste deposited at the
Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres.
The Board wished to place on
record their thanks to Officers that had introduced and managed the
implementation of the scheme and to those Members of the Waste Topic Group for
their contribution.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.