Issue - meetings

Report of Head of Environmental Services

Summary

To approve the policies and the delivery strategy of the food waste recycling service.

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended to:

1)                    Approve the policies set out for the food waste recycling scheme using the existing brown bin

2)                    Note the changes in rollout strategy due to delays in the provision of the outlet

3)                    Note the proposed rollout programme of food waste recycling from October 2009 

Recommendations agreed

The Head of Environmental Services submitted a report to approve the policies and the delivery strategy of the food waste recycling service.

Resolved

That the policies set out for the food waste recycling scheme using the existing brown bin asset out in the annex to the minutes (as set out in the minute book) be approved.

That the changes in rollout strategy due to delays in the provision of the outlet be noted.

That the proposed rollout programme of food waste recycling from October 2009 be noted.

Reasons – The rollout of food waste recycling collections from October 2009 will raise the recycling rate to beyond 51% in 2009/10 & substantially beyond 55% in 2010/11.

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