Issue - meetings
The Weekly Collection Support Scheme
Meeting: 18/06/2012 - Executive (Item 6)
6 The Weekly Collection Support Scheme PDF 105 KB
The Weekly Collection Support Scheme is a government challenge fund designed to support local authorities to introduce, retain or reinstate a weekly collection of residual waste and/or recycling (for example food waste). This report explains the Brent context, describes a bid that has been submitted by officers and seeks Member’s agreement to the submission of a full bid and acceptance of any grant offered.
Additional documents:
Decision:
(i) that the purpose of the Weekly Collection Support Scheme be noted;
(ii) that the outline bid submitted by officers be endorsed and officers proceed to the submission of a full bid;
(iii) that it be agreed that should an offer of grant be made, that the Council should accept it;
(iv) that it be noted that this will commit the Council to continuing the services funded by the bid for a period of five years in total (ie two years beyond the funding provided by the bid).
Minutes:
Councillor Powney (Lead Member, Highways and Transportation) advised that the Weekly Collection Support Scheme was a government challenge fund designed to support local authorities to introduce, retain or reinstate a weekly collection of residual waste and/or recycling. The report from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services explained the Brent context, described a bid that had been submitted by officers and sought members’ agreement to the submission of a full bid and acceptance of any grant offered. Councillor Powney explained that two options were being considered namely the introduction of a new food waste collection service from suitable flats and the annual distribution of food caddy liners for street level properties.
RESOLVED:-
(i) that the purpose of the Weekly Collection Support Scheme be noted;
(ii) that the outline bid submitted by officers be endorsed and officers proceed to the submission of a full bid;
(iii) that it be agreed that should an offer of grant be made, that the council should accept it;
(iv) that it be noted that this will commit the council to continuing the services funded by the bid for a period of five years in total (ie two years beyond the funding provided by the bid).