BRIEFING REPORT

Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Date of Meeting:	11 November 2019

Report Title:	Waste Strategy Briefing

Portfolio Holder:	Cllr Brian Roberts

Author:	Ralph Kemp – Head of Environmental Services

Senior Officer:	Frank Jordan – Executive Director - Place

Introduction and Policy Context

Environmental Services is currently undertaking a scheduled 5 year review of the Council municipal waste strategy. The intention is for this to be considered by Cabinet in March as a draft for the basis of consultation.

Member engagement has commenced on this through member briefing events.

A presentation on the development of the waste strategy will be made to the Scrutiny Committee on 11th November 2019.

Background

The attached document lists questions in 3 main areas and it is the intention to discuss each of the three areas with scrutiny members to allow them to input to the strategy review at this stage. The areas focus on the strategy objectives covering:

Objectives that we feel are fit for purpose and do not need to change

Objectives that need to change or new objectives that need to be added largely focused on increasing our recycling target to 65% in line with government expectations and addressing the carbon implications of our waste strategy.

Consideration of the government consultation on future approach to waste collection such as a weekly food waste collection to all housholds and collecting recycling separately rather than in a wheeled bin

Scrutiny’s response would feed in to our work with full council member briefings, public focus groups and town and parish input as we develop the strategy to bring forward to March Cabinet for permission to undertake a full public consultation on the updated strategy.

Legal Implications

There are no implications at this stage

Financial Implications

There are no implications at this stage

Human Resources Implications

There are no implications at this stage