Decision details

The cabinet will be asked to consider proposals to introduce 240 litre wheeled bins for dry recyclable items on a fortnightly collection and to stop blue box glass collection, as part of the budget savings for 2012/13

The Cabinet Member for Environment introduced a report on the proposal to replace the weekly orange bag collection of dry recyclables with a fortnightly 240 litre wheeled bin service.

The Cabinet Member advised that public consultation was carried out on four possible options and the response was overwhelmingly in favour of a fortnightly wheeled bin collection.  He added that the new service would bring benefits in terms of carbon reduction and lower collection costs.

Cabinet agreed:

  (i)  To the replacement of the weekly orange bag collection of dry recyclables with a fortnightly 240 litre brown wheeled bin service, as detailed in the report;

  (ii)  To authorise the Corporate Director of Housing and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, to implement the new scheme;

 (iii)  To the procurement of 59,000 wheeled bins through the East Shires Purchasing Organisation framework agreement, as detailed in the report; and

 (iv)  To authorise the Corporate Director of Housing and Environment, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources, to award the contract to the successful contractor.