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Waste and Environment - Service Design Options

 

 

Meeting: 04/06/2026 - Cabinet (Item 9.)

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Purpose

This report sets out a package of waste and recycling service design options to support a cohesive, compliant, and efficient approach to service delivery. It enables Cabinet to consider the removal of some services alongside the introduction and simplification of others, recognising that reductions in recycling income can be mitigated by reduced operating costs and operational efficiencies.

 

The report describes the rationale, impacts and risks associated with:

·         demobilising the Council-provided bring bank service;

·         introducing kerbside collections of Plastic Bags and Wrapping in line with Simpler Recycling requirements, including the proposed approach to resident presentation of material; and

·         moving to the combined collection of paper and card to simplify collections and improve operational resilience.

 

Recommendations

That Cabinet resolves to:

1.    Agree to the withdrawal of the bring bank service.

2.    Agree to the proposed approach for how residents will present the new recyclable plastics at the kerbside (i.e. in a tied, self-supplied, single-use sack).

3.    Agree to a reduction in the size of the standard issue refuse bin (from 180 litre to 140 litre) on a replacement/phased basis.

4.    Agree to the new arrangement for the combined collection of paper and card.

5.    Notes the financial implications.

6.    Grant delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment & Regulatory Services to take the required steps to implement the recommendations above. In terms of timeline: The withdrawal of the bring sites would take place within this financial year, with savings realised at the start of next year; The collection of additional plastics (plastic bags and wrapping) is planned in line with the requirement of Simpler Recycling i.e. to be in place by 1 April 2027. The reduction in the standard bin size would occur at the same time; A shift to mixing paper and card would occur when replacement recycling vehicles start to be used on the collection services.

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