4 ENHANCED GARDEN WASTE SERVICE – The Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director: Commercial submitted a report seeking approval to introduce an enhanced garden waste collection scheme for householders to operate alongside the existing garden waste collection service, and approval to vary the current container provision policy to take account of the new scheme.
At the meeting of the Council on 26 February 2020 it was resolved that the council would introduce composting schemes to create a progressive and choice based policy regarding green waste.
The council currently provided a high quality comprehensive waste and recycling service. Data showed that the Council performed well for the amount of material recycled and composted and were keen to build on the success.
The Council believed it was appropriate to broaden the range of options for green waste so that residents and communities could choose the option that best met their needs from both a service and environmental perspective.
In addition to the current garden waste collection service, it was proposed to offer a new subscription based kerbside garden waste collection. This would be available for residents wishing to receive an enhanced offer. This would enable residents to have a choice and control over how they manage their garden waste.
Some residents’ valued the current kerbside garden waste collection service such that they would choose to subscribe to an enhanced service due to the relative convenience and benefits it provided. The enhanced service would enable residents to compost their garden waste solely via a kerbside collection scheme, which provided sufficient capacity to minimise any additional visits to a Household Recycling Centre. It was proposed that the current offer was varied to enable residents to participate in an enhanced subscription based service which utilised a 240L wheeled container instead of their regular 140L container. Residents would be unable to participate in both garden waste services. All other aspects of the service would align to the existing service.
Residents who were satisfied with the existing garden waste collection service and did not wish to participate in the enhanced service would continue to receive a fortnightly collection of a 140L wheeled container.
The new enhanced service would operate in addition to the existing container policy. Individuals that elected to subscribe to the new enhanced garden waste scheme rather than the standard garden waste service would be subject to a revised maximum wheeled container capacity of 380L (or 500L for a larger family) across their general waste and burgundy bin dry recycling provision.
Resolved - (a) That the introduction of a subscription based service for residents wishing to receive an enhanced garden waste collection using a 240L container to operate alongside the existing garden waste collection service be approved, (b) that the revised maximum wheeled container capacity for residents electing to participate in the new enhanced garden waste service to a maximum of 380L (or 500L for a family of 5 or more) across their general waste and burgundy bin dry recycling provision be approved, (c) that the annual subscription charge for the enhanced garden waste service via the fees and charges process be approved, and (d) that the development of the scheme rules to support the operational delivery of the revised policy by the Head of Waste, Fleet and Public Protection be approved.
5 GARDEN WASTE COMPOSTING INITIATIVES – The Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director: Commercial submitted a report seeking approval to introduce a range of schemes to householders and communities on options for garden waste composting, and approval to vary the current container provision policy to take account of the new composting schemes.
At the meeting of the Council on 26 February 2020 it was resolved that the council would introduce home and community composting schemes to create a progressive and choice based policy regarding green waste.
The council currently provided a high quality comprehensive waste and recycling service. Data showed that the Council performed well for the amount of material recycled and composted and were keen to build on the success.
The Council believed it was appropriate to broaden the range of options for green waste so that residents and communities could choose the option that best met their needs from both a service and environmental perspective.
The new schemes would enable residents to have a choice and control over how they managed their garden waste. The proposed schemes were:
• Provision of free home composters
• Community Composting
The report set out what each scheme involved at paragraphs 2.5 to 2.10.
Resolved - (a) That the introduction of capital purchase and the provision of free home composters to North Lincolnshire residents who relinquished their existing garden waste wheeled container, and community composting be approved, (b) that the revised maximum wheeled container capacity for residents electing to participate in the new free home composter service be approved, and (c) that the development of the scheme rules to support the operational delivery of the revised policy by the Head of Waste, Fleet and Public Protection be approved.