Agenda item

This report presents options for recycling and residual waste collections in the Leeman Road, Poppleton Road and Acomb areas, and for other properties in the City that do not currently have full recycling and fortnightly collection of residual waste.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the recently revised kerbside recycling and alternate weekly collection arrangements in the Leeman Road, Poppleton Road and Acomb areas be continued, whilst working with residents to improve refuse arrangements, in accordance with Option 2 in paragraph 22 of the report.

REASON:      To ensure that the Council can provide a service within the available budget that meets the needs of residents and the requirements of the collection service.

                        (ii)        That residents of streets off Holgate Road and Poppleton Road be consulted, as per action point (a) in paragraph 22.

REASON:      To help identify and resolve any problems in these streets.

                        (iii)       That the work which will be done for the Communication Plan, as set out in paragraph 29 be noted and that the Communication Plan at Annex C be agreed.

REASON:      To ensure that the Council is communicating clearly with residents and that they are supportive of the efforts to increase recycling.

                        (iv)       That the remaining 16,601 households be provided with full recycling and that the move be made to fortnightly residual waste collection, but that no change be made to collection points except where thee are clear safety concerns, as outlined in Option 1 at paragraph 25 of the report, and that the collection points be reviewed at some time in the future to ensure that services are delivered cost effectively.

REASON:      So that the Council can meet the requirements of the Household Waste Recycling Act 2003 to provide all households with kerbside collections for at least two recyclable materials by 31 December 2010.

Members considered a report which presented options for recycling and residual waste collections in the Leeman Road, Poppleton Road and Acomb areas, and for other properties in the City that did not currently have full recycling and fortnightly collection of residual waste.

Service changes in these areas has been implemented as previously agreed, in line with the outcomes of the Groves trial project.  However further consultation, prompted by residents’ concerns, had highlighted the need to review why the new arrangements were working less well in some streets than others.  The need to engage with the local community on this had been discussed with the Neighbourhood Management Team, who were looking to create a ‘partner task group’ to develop Central Collection Points in some streets. In certain streets, as listed in Annex B to the report, front of property collection would be necessary for reasons of safety. Options to resolve residents’ concerns in streets where safety was not an issue, and where gates were not installed, were outlined in paragraph 22, as follows:

Option 1 – revert to previous arrangements, but with fortnightly collection of residual waste.

Option 2 (recommended) – continue with revised arrangements but work with residents to improve refuse arrangements.

The Council remained committed to the provision of the Household Waste Recycling Act 2003, the previous roll-out of which had been delayed.  Options to get the roll-out programme back on schedule were:

Option 1 (recommended) – provide households with full recycling and move to fortnightly residual waste collection, but make no changes to grey waste collection points.  A proposed timetable for implementation of this option by December 2010 was set out in paragraph 26.

Option 2 – provide households with full recycling and move to fortnightly residual waste collection and changes to front of property collection.

Having noted the comments of the Labour Group Spokespersons on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That the recently revised kerbside recycling and alternate weekly collection arrangements in the Leeman Road, Poppleton Road and Acomb areas be continued, whilst working with residents to improve refuse arrangements, in accordance with Option 2 in paragraph 22 of the report. ¹

REASON:      To ensure that the Council can provide a service within the available budget that meets the needs of residents and the requirements of the collection service.

                        (ii)        That residents of streets off Holgate Road and Poppleton Road be consulted, as per action point (a) in paragraph 22. ²

REASON:      To help identify and resolve any problems in these streets.

                        (iii)       That the work which will be done for the Communication Plan, as set out in paragraph 29 be noted and that the Communication Plan at Annex C be agreed. ³

REASON:      To ensure that the Council is communicating clearly with residents and that they are supportive of the efforts to increase recycling.

                        (iv)       That the remaining 16,601 households be provided with full recycling and that the move be made to fortnightly residual waste collection, but that no change be made to collection points except where thee are clear safety concerns, as outlined in Option 1 at paragraph 25 of the report, and that the collection points be reviewed at some time in the future to ensure that services are delivered cost effectively. ⁴

REASON:      So that the Council can meet the requirements of the Household Waste Recycling Act 2003 to provide all households with kerbside collections for at least two recyclable materials by 31 December 2010.