Issue - meetings

The Executive Member for Community Safety and Environment submitted a report regarding the progress made in relation to the new recycling scheme to a dual stream system, the detail of which was set out in the report now submitted.  The Head of Environmental Services anticipated that the start date for the new service (SPARC - Separate Paper and Recycling Collections) would be 11 November 2013.  It was noted that vehicles designed to handle the new collections had been procured and new wheeled bins and the inner paper box inserts had been ordered. 

The Head of Environmental Services stated that there would be extensive coverage explaining how the scheme would work including the use of the LINK magazine, road shows at public events in the five main towns, leaflets to every household etc, and that the onus would be on the individual household to request an inner paper box on an “opt in” basis so that it could delivered with their new wheeled bin.

In response to a query from Councillor K Warnell regarding redundant recycling boxes, the Head of Environmental Services explained that households would be encouraged to keep them and reuse them for other things such as storage boxes or as “spare” paper boxes.  They could also take them to recycling centres. 

In response to a query from Councillor R Beeching, regarding recycling bring banks, the Head of Environmental Services explained that these were still in operation but limited to collections of paper and textiles.  He further explained that some recycling facilities at supermarkets were operated by the Council while others by the supermarkets themselves as part of their own commercial business model.

In response to a query from Councillor Mrs D Hollebon, the Head of Environmental Services confirmed that consideration would be given to how best to communicate the assistance available to disabled and elderly people for the new scheme.

Members received the report.

RESOLVED – that the update in progressing the new recycling scheme be noted.