The Director of Technical Services provided an update on the Technical Services Delivery Plan (TS1) that supported the Corporate Goal to “Minimise waste by encouraging waste reduction and recycling”. His report covered two key areas of activity revolving around –

·  Educating and raising awareness to reduce the amount of household waste being sent to landfill and improving recycling rates; and

·  Maintaining high levels of participation in the kerbside recycling scheme through the delivery of a reliable waste collection service.

He referred also to a motion agreed by the Council (minute 90 (12 December 2011) refers) in relation to ‘Increasing Recycling’ and commented that although a full response to it would be presented to the March meeting of the Committee, some elements of it were included in his report.

He provided details of performance over the last seven years, which showed steady improvement since 2005/2006 and he referred to the strategic approach for the next eight years. He highlighted the significant progress on Recycling and Waste Reduction and Prevention Initiatives and proposed a number of future projects for Members’ consideration.

Resolved –

(1)  That the progress of the 2011/2012 TS1 Delivery Plan; be noted and the thanks of the Committee be accorded to the officers for the excellent work undertaken.

(2)  That the inclusion of the following projects in the draft 2012/2013 TS1 Delivery Plan be endorsed –

·  Fly Tipping of Household Waste in Alleyways

·  Small Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recycling

·  Bring Site Review

·  Kerbside Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE)

·  Improving Recycling through Incentive Schemes

·  Government Funding to Increase Collection Frequency of Residual Waste

·  Christmas Tree Recycling

·  Door Knocking to Promote the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign

·  Food Waste Digester Project (Floral Pavilion)

·  Commercial Waste Recycling