Issue - meetings

The Head of Environmental Services submitted a report updating Members in respect of the progress made in improving recycling performance.

The Head of Environmental Services stated that, at the Environmental Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 26 June 2012, Members had been informed that the five lowest performing recycling areas had been identified and that bin hangers had been sent out advising residents that they were in one of these areas.  Residents had been reminded of the range of materials they could recycle and how to contact the Authority if they required new or additional containers.

Members were advised that, to date, there had been a significant increase in recycling levels in all but one of the targeted areas.

The Waste Services Manager stated that dry recycling capture was being continually monitored.  Officers would be continuing to spread the message in respect of increasing dry recycling capture across the District in 2013.

In response to comments from Councillor R Beeching, the Waste Services Manager confirmed that paper recycling was down 8.7% as more people were reading newspapers online, glass recycling levels were holding steady and plastics and cans recycling was steadily increasing.

The Committee received the report.

RESOLVED – that (A) the report be received; and

(B)   The Executive be advised that Environment Scrutiny Committee supported the roll-out to the next group of rounds.