Decision details

Supplementary revenue growth for the Waste Management contract.

(1)        That in order to respond to cost pressures on the Council’s Waste Management service, the following District Development Fund and Continuing Services Budget supplementary estimates for 2016/17 be recommended to the Council for approval:

            (a)        a sum of £90,640 from the District Development Fund to meet the    costs of additional dry recycling sacks for the period July 2015 to March 2016;

            (b)        a sum of £202,654 from the District Development Fund to meet the costs of a change in the composition of the dry recyclable materials collected for the period November 2015 to March 2016; and

            (c)        a sum of £64,000 from the District Development Fund to meet the    costs of the increased number of properties within the District for the period November 2014 to March 2016; and

(2)        That a Continuing Services Budget Growth Bid in the sum of £343,903 from 1 April 2016 for 2016/17 onwards be agreed comprising of:

            (a)        £120,853 for dry recycling sacks;

            (b)        £143,050 for the change in the composition of the dry recycling        materials collected; and

            (c)        £80,000 for additional properties;

(3)        That a formal amendment to the Waste Management Contract be made to address any changes in composition of dry recycling materials in future to ensure the Council could gain financially if the quality of materials collected improved; and

(4)        That a further report be submitted to the Cabinet to consider service change options that could be used to mitigate the increased costs in relation to recycling sacks and composition change for the future years of the contract.