Issue details
Recycling Waste Consultation and Next Steps
Purpose of Report: Further to, Executive Member Decision and
guidance from scrutiny this report will feedback from the city wide
consultation and insight workshops to allow members to consider
changes to the recycling collection methodology.
The Executive will be asked to consider the consultation responses
and determine whether to;
i) To procure vehicles based on the current recycling collection
methodology;
ii) To consider additional work required to determine the
collection methodology for the future;
iii) Or to make the decision to change recycling methodology and
procure the vehicles for this collection methodology.
Given the incredible engagement with the consultation and the large volume of responses, this report will be deferred until the 24 June 2021 allow the responses to be fully considered before Executive are asked to determine next steps.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Decision Made
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/04/2021
Level of Risk: 04-08 Regular monitoring required;
Decision due: 24/06/21 by Executive
Reason: This item has now been defered until 24 June 2021, please open this item for further detail.
Lead member: Executive Member for Environment and Climate Change
Lead director: Corporate Director of Place
Contact: Ben Grabham, Head of Environment Email: ben.grabham@york.gov.uk Email: ben.grabham@york.gov.uk.
Consultation process
An Executive Member Decision Session on 3 March 2021 referred
potential changes to recycling collection methodology now to ensure
the correct vehicles were ordered. The Executive Member then
referred this to an Economy and Place Policy and Scrutiny Committee
on the 25th March 2021. Subsequently an Officer Decision was made
in Consultation with the Executive Member for Environment to
consult on Recycling Options.
A city wide consultation has taken place on the proposed changes as
well as some targeted insight work through focus groups. This
report will feedback the outcome.
Consultees:
The consultation process started with a commissioned scrutiny, in
addition the public have been consulted and the purpose of the
report and then to determine next steps in any changes to recycling
waste collections and the vehicle specification.
Decisions
- 25/06/2021 - Recycling Collection Options and Waste Consultations
Agenda items
- 24/06/2021 - Executive Recycling Collection Options and Waste Consultations 24/06/2021
Documents
- Recycling Waste Consultation and Next Steps