Issue - meetings
Resource and Waste Strategy
Meeting: 12/03/2024 - Cabinet (Item 135)
135 Resource and Waste Strategy PDF 510 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Resource and Waste Strategy, item 135 PDF 89 KB
- Appendix 2 - Resource and Waste Strategy, item 135 PDF 102 KB
- Appendix 3 - Resource and Waste Strategy, item 135 PDF 55 KB
- Appendix 4 - Resource and Waste Strategy, item 135 PDF 60 KB
- Appendix 5 - Resource and Waste Strategy, item 135 PDF 886 KB
- Webcast for Resource and Waste Strategy
Decision:
As detailed in the recommendations.
Minutes:
The Regulatory Service Manager introduced the report and explained that the Council supported the declarations made by Welsh Government for the Public Sector to become net zero by 2030 and in December 2019, Cabinet approved the development of a Climate Change strategy, which set key aims and actions for creating a carbon neutral organisation. Reducing consumption and increasing reuse and recycling to save precious resource was a key part of reaching net zero.
The draft Resource and Waste Strategy set out the strategic direction to reduce waste and exceed Welsh Government statutory recycling targets. Without action the authority currently faced circa £1m of fines for failing to achieve those targets in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, as well as a further risk of similar fines in 2023/2024 and beyond.
The new Strategy demonstrated to the Minister the Councils commitment to make change. This report provided feedback on the consultation exercise that took place on a draft of the Resource and Waste Strategy and presents the final strategy document for consideration.
The report had been submitted to Environment and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee where it was supported.
In response to a question, the Regulatory Service Manager explained that monitoring was put in place if there was reoccurring missed collections in any one area. Details were also given of the education provided and the levels of enforcement.
On the expansion of the locations where receptacles could be obtained, the Regulatory Service Manager said that was committed to in the strategy.
RESOLVED:
(a) That the progress made on achieving a robust and effective Resources and Waste Strategy to meet net zero targets, achieve statutory recycling targets, and mitigate against the risk of infraction fines be acknowledged;
(b) That the Resource and Waste Strategy to meet net zero targets, achieve statutory recycling targets, and mitigate against the risk of infraction fines be approved; and
(c) That a further report be presented in June outlining the Council’s transition to a restricted capacity residual waste collection model.