Decision details

Members were informed of the opportunities and ways to improve recycling in the Borough and to improve the recycling rates. By providing a campaign of communication and education through schools, improve awareness of recycling and contamination and target resources to low performing areas would improve recycling and waste management practices.

The Committee also noted an impact on kerbside textile collection service due to a change in vehicle and the service being suspended currently due to the current vehicle not having a designated textile storage compartment. Two options were discussed of continuing with the textile service or to cease the service.  Members considered the tonnage collection and the percentage increase of recyclables and agreed to cease the kerbside textile collection to allow for additional tonnage collection in particular to glass.

RESOLVED to adopt Option 2 with regards to the kerbside textile collection service.