Issue - meetings

The Director of Commercial and Operational Servicespresented a report detailing the amendments to the waste services policies, and explained that waste services were regularly reviewed in line with legislation, to ensure the Council continued to operate effectively and to minimise residual waste and fuel use. The policies had been revised with amendments highlighted in the report to make the detail more accessible to read, and changes had been communicated to customer services and crew colleagues to inform residents.

Members discussed the report and felt it was user friendly and easy to read, and highlighted that it was important to continually review policies. Members asked whether a shortened version could be produced by the communications team and distributed to residents. The Director of Commercial and Operational Services shared that residents did receive a calendar of waste collection dates annually which highlighted key messages on the topic of recycling.

The Director of Commercial and Operational Services explained that if the policies were to be approved and any future changes made to the waste service, as discussed earlier in the meeting, amendments would be made and brought to the Committee.

Having been proposed and seconded, the Chairman took the vote and it was unanimously

RESOLVED that the new Waste Services Policies, including the changes and additions highlighted in Table 1 of the report, be approved, and amendments, if so required subject to previous decisions, be received by the Prosperous Communities Committee.