Kerbside Recycling
Report of Portfolio Holder – Environment and Street Scene
(Exempt – Paragraphs 1,2 and 3)
Minutes:
Members considered a detailed report in relation to changes made to the kerbside recycling service following the liquidation of the Council’s contractor.
To enable the Council’s collection of recycling to continue without any disruption or break in service, and to provide an efficient service capable of meeting the needs of residents and businesses, the kerbside collection of recycling had been brought ‘in house’ following the liquidation of the Council’s contractor. An in house service would also allow for maximum use of staff and resources across the Street Scene Service as a whole.
The Portfolio Holder for Streetscene & Environmental Health thanked the Joint Head of Streetscene and the Director of Environment and Enforcement for their sterling efforts and dedication in acting promptly to secure an in house service for recycling and green bin collection and requested her thanks be duly noted in the minutes.
The Chair also commended the actions of the Joint Head of Streetscene and the Director of Environment and Enforcement and thanked them on behalf of all Bolsover District residents for sustaining a superb service
Moved by Councillor Deborah Watson and seconded by Councillor Chris Kane
RESOLVED that (1) the changes to the kerbside recycling service, (following the liquidation of the Council’s contractor) as set out in the report be noted,
(2) the increase to the General Fund budget as set out in the report and the changes to the profiling of the use of the Growth Protection Reserve as described in 5.1.5 of the report be approved,
(3) the ongoing implications for the Medium Term Financial Plan and the Capital Programme be noted,
(4) the suspension of procurement rules in relation to waste treatment services for the reasons outlined within the report be approved.