Decision details

Further to Minute 287 (5 April 2006), received a report presenting the findings of the statutory inspection by the Audit Commission of waste services in the Borough, together with an Action Plan which responds to the three main recommendations from the inspection.  Discussed issues relating to recycling by local businesses and schools, and noted that future options on waste containerisation and collection methods will be explored in accordance with the Borough Waste Management Strategy 2005/2020.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of ‘Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner, Greener and Safer’, to:

(i)  Note the Audit Commission’s Waste Inspection Report attached at Appendix A to the report and, in particular, the three main recommendations contained in paragraph 2.9; and

(ii)  Approve the Waste Inspection Action Plan, attached at Appendix B.