Decision details

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for Sustainability and Resources, copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 15.

In February 2024 this committee received a report setting out the requirements under the Government's Simpler Recycling Scheme. The report advised the committee of the risks associated with the implementation of the requirements, notably the lack of clarity regarding additional Government revenue and capital funding to pay for the new service. Due to lack of information regarding funding, the committee was not able to make any decisions regarding the implementation.

At the time DEFRA were still considering consultation responses on aspects of the scheme. The response to this consultation has now been published. This report sets out the final details of the scheme as informed by the consultation and provides an update on the funding situation. It seeks delegated authority to implement changes to residential waste collections in line with the new legislation, subject to certain criteria being met and within a defined budget to limit the financial exposure to the councils as a result of the implementation.

Decision:

1)     That the phased roll out of food waste collections to residential properties within the additional resources received from the government for this purpose be agreed, specifically

a.     That the service will be based on the 1-2-2 model (weekly food waste, 2 weekly refuse collection and 2 weekly recycling collection)

b.     That the reach of the service will be determined by the additional resources (revenue and capital) made available through central government, with no additional drain on existing council resources

c.     That the roll out of the service will be phased, the pace determined by funding availability

d.     That the phasing will be based on the principles set out in section 7 of the report

2)     That authority be delegated to the Director for Sustainability and Resources in consultation with the Adur Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources and the Worthing Member for Resources, to procure and enter into contracts for the supply of containers and vehicles to enable the council to proceed with the implementation of the new service.

Call In:

The call-in deadline for the decisions will be 5.00pm on 29 July 2024