Decision details

Purpose of Report: To present a revised waste collection calendar from April 2017 onwards.

The Executive Member is asked to approve the new calendar.

Resolved:

i)      That the revised calendar be approved.

ii)       That the communications strategy, to inform residents about the changes, be approved.

iii)      That an update report on actions to tackle current levels of vehicle downtime leading to co-mingling of recyclables (on vehicles not already programmed to be replaced by the purchase of replacement vehicles) be produced for a future Environment Member Decision Session.

iv)     That the inclusion of areas within York, which had not previously received garden waste collections, be examined in the future phases of this programme.

v)      That plans be prepared for a further Community Recycling Fund to promote recycling in the year 2017/18.

vi)     That the delivery of the 2016/17 winter edition of the waste and recycling calendar to households be reviewed.

vii)     That an online list of areas covered by Phase 1 be uploaded onto the council website to enable residents to check in advance whether they were/were not affected by the changes.

viii)    That a watching brief be maintained on vehicle technology to assist with the council’s ambition to improve air quality.

Reason: To improve the efficiency of York’s household waste collection service and in particular the roll out of recycling collections to rural areas of the city.