Report of the Head of
Streetcare
Minutes:
Members
requested the removal of the word ‘current’ from Measure 7 (as below).
Decisions:
That
the following measures, as detailed within the circulated report be approved
for implementation;
o Measure 1: Complete roll-out
of ‘Recycle+’ kerb-sort recycling collections;
o
Measure 2: Change the current two
vehicles dedicated to trade waste recycling to two new split-back freighter
vehicles with bin lifts for trade waste and flats;
o
Measure 3: Introduce an electronic ‘link’ between the Council Tax and
Recycling Services, and introduce a link between the Business Rates Section and
the Trade Waste Service;
o
Measure 4: Offer a ‘waste audit’ to the Council’s larger residual waste
producing trade customers to help them recycle more where possible;
o
Measure 5: Change the collection of green waste from single use bags to
re-usable sacks, supplying 2 bags per household with the need, with a charge of
£1.00 for replacement/additional sacks.
Green waste will be collected all year round, but the small amount of
green waste collected during the period December to February would not be kept
separate or composted;
o
Measure 6: Cease accepting the
presentation of side waste alongside wheeled bins, or more than three black
sacks in bag areas;
o
Measure 7: Maintain the current
‘exemption’ scheme for additional waste where the amount of non-recyclable
waste produced by a household exceeds the permitted wheeled bin capacity or bag
limit;
o
Measure 8: Identify and
investigate locations where householders may be operating business from their
homes and putting trade waste out for household collection;
o
Measure 9: Increase enforcement activity against residents presenting
excess waste where not covered by the Council’s exemption scheme when the ‘no
side waste’ restriction in measure 6 is implemented;
o
Measure 10: Appoint two additional enforcement officers dedicated to
enforcing the ‘no side waste’ policy;
o
Measure 11: Introduce ‘bag splitting’ for residual waste at our
Household Waste Recycling Centres through the introduction of residual waste
presentation/challenge areas to maximise the level of diversion of landfill;
o
Measure 12: Maintain current opening hours at our Household Waste
Recycling Centres;
o Measure 13: Close the
Household Waste Recycling Centre at Pwllfawatkin and
move to a replacement higher performing purpose built joint facility with Powys
on the border at Lower Cwmtwrch;
o
Measure 14: Expand and increase the focus of education and awareness
raising towards reducing food waste;
o
Measure 15: Introduce more secure external food waste collection bin for
all new and replacement food bins;
o
Measure 16: Introduce additional recycling litter bins in town centres
and other areas of high foot fall;
o
Measure 17: Change trade collections in Neath Town Centre to once a week
in line with Pontardawe and Port Talbot
collections. It is also proposed to
change the collection day to improve integration of the trade service with
general recycling collections;
o
Measure 18: Expansion of the re-use shop at Briton Ferry to allow Enfys to expand service;
o
Measure 19: Introduce checks to van permit requests for Household Waste
Recycling Centre’s and limit number of permits to 12 per year.
Reason for Decisions:
To
take action to ensure the Council remains on course to achieve the increasing
statutory recycling targets.
Implementation of
Decisions:
The
decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.
Supporting documents: