Issue - meetings

To give consideration to a report on the arrangements for waste and recycling collections during Christmas period.

The Committee received a report outlining the proposed arrangements for waste and recycling collections over the Christmas period for 2012/2013, based on lessons learned and experience from 2011/2012.

It was noted that the revised service would cost approximately £60,000, which was not currently in the base budget.

It was agreed that the revised arrangements should be emailed to Members in December 2012 and that rather that circulating a generic letter to all households; the Communications Team should formulate a letter specific to each household, ensuring that the information is as clear as possible.

It was also agreed that the arrangements should be reviewed in January/February 2013, to ensure that the objectives of the revised arrangements had been achieved.

RESOLVED

1.    That Cabinet be recommended to approve the proposed arrangements for waste and recycling collections over the Christmas period for 2012/2013.

2.    That in future, the resources required be included in the base budget.

3.    That the revised arrangements be emailed to Members in December 2012 and that the Communications Team formulate a letter specific to each household, ensuring that the information is as clear as possible.

4.    That the arrangements be reviewed in January/February 2013, to ensure that the objectives of the revised arrangements had been achieved.