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Reducing residual waste collected from households and encouraging an increase in recycling

Meeting: 02/11/2021 - Executive (Item 76)

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The Executive Member for Recycling, Household Waste and Environmental Health presented the report to consider the options available for reducing the amount of residual waste collected from households in the district and encourage an increase in recycling.

 

RESOLVED that:-

 

(1)            The charge for an additional residual waste bin be increased to £300 per year from April 1st 2022, and reviewed annually through fees and charges thereafter;

 

(2)            A charge of £42 per 10 sacks be introduced for side waste collections using prepaid bags delivered to service users from April 2022, and reviewed annually through fees and charges thereafter; and

 

(3)            The use of the charged side waste service be restricted to one request per year for each property.

 

The vote was unanimous.