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WASTE COLLECTION RE-ORGANISATION FINAL BUSINESS CASE

 

 

Meeting: 12/08/2014 - Cabinet (Item 37)

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Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) will submit a report on the waste collection reorganisation business case which will include three workstreams:

 

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the implementation of new collection routes, including changes to  collection days for some properties in the City;

 

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a review of assisted collections users;

 

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the creation of formal waste collection policies, including a charge for the delivery of replacement containers.

 

Background papers to this report can be accessed at the Council’s website Council and Democracy/Councillors and Committees/Library/Cabinet background papers or using the following hyperlink –

http://tinyurl.com/q3d6bmh

 

The outcome of the consideration by a joint review on 8 August 2014 by members of the Working Plymouth and Your Plymouth Scrutiny Panels will also be submitted. 

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report on the waste collection reorganisation business case which included three workstreams -

 

·    

the implementation of new collection routes, including changes to collection days for some properties in the City;

 

·    

a review of assisted collections users;

 

·          

the creation of formal waste collection policies, including a prohibition on the presentation of side waste, delivery charges for replacement bins, the requirement that bins are closed for collection, guidance on contamination and single collection points. a charge for the delivery of replacement containers.

 

The implementation of more efficient collection routes would save the Council around £368k per annum on crew costs, and a further £220k on vehicle costs.

 

The project aimed to provide a gross financial benefit over the next three years of £917k at an investment of £117k, resulting in a net benefit to the Council of £800k.This was considered to be a conservative figure, based on a provisional project implementation date of 19 January 2015.

 

Councillor Vincent (Cabinet Member for Environment) introduced the proposals which would - 

 

(a)

provide a clear policy approach;

(b)

provide better education and presentation of waste;  

(c) 

result in cleaner streets; 

(d) 

reduce the council’s carbon footprint; 

(e)

reduce vehicle costs;

(f)

reduce costs for bin replacement; and

(g)

introduce a charge for the delivery of containers, not for the containers themselves, although service users would be able to collect containers without incurring a charge and reducing waiting times.

 

Tom Cox (Project Manager, Transformation), Simon Dale (Interim Assistant Director for Street Services), and John Simpson Waste Services Manager) attended the meeting for this item.

 

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

 

As set out in the report.

 

A joint co-operative review had been undertaken by members of the Working Plymouth and Your Plymouth Scrutiny Panels on 8 August 2014 on the Waste Collection Re-organisation and the draft recommendations were submitted for consideration.

 

The joint meeting commended the report and the business case to Cabinet for approval subject to the following recommendations.  Cabinet responded as follows -   

 

Recommendation 1

That Cabinet carefully consider the impact of the delivery charge for replacement wheeled bins and ensure that it is made as easy as possible for residents to access free alternatives to delivery.

Response: If people were unable to collect the replacement bin themselves, they were encouraged to seek assistance from family, friends or neighbours.

 

Recommendation 2

That Cabinet consider the possibility of a reduced cost of delivery for recycling bin replacements.

Response: The cost of delivery for both the bins was the same and there was no reason to differentiate between them.

 

Recommendation 3

To ensure that waste operatives can return bins to the correct household and mitigate the risk of bin theft, a facility for residents to clearly make an identifying mark on bins should be considered.

This would be considered, although an identifying mark would be placed on all new bins and the public were encouraged to put house numbers / addresses on existing bins.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37