Issue - meetings

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.

(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).

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).