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Report of Assistant Director of Environment and Regulatory Services - Review of Fees and Charges

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Environment (Cttee),

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider adjusting the fees for the garden waste and bulky waste collection to reflect changes to services.

 

Decision:

 

1.  That the pricing framework be simplified through the incorporation of the Premier (garden waste) and Premier Plus (DIY waste) bulky waste services into the Standard charges.

 

2.  That the fees and charges as set out in Appendix A to the report of the Assistant Director of Environment and Regulatory Services for bulky waste be endorsed from 1st July 2010 until March 2012.

 

3.  That the weekend freighter service be rescheduled to operate on Saturdays only, to the schedule provided in Appendix D of the report of the Assistant Director of Environment and Regulatory Services.

 

4.  That garden waste, household waste (wheeled bins or black bags) and large bulky items, i.e. sofas and baths, be no longer accepted through the weekend freighter service.

 

5.  That the plastic green sacks for garden waste be replaced with compostable bags, increasing the cost of these bags by £0.75 to £3.25 for a roll of 5, which includes the collection cost of the garden waste.

 

 

Reason Key: Fees & Charges;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Details of the Committee: None

Representations should be made by: Friday 26th March 2010

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Internal meetings, through Best Value Review

Consultees

Internal

Contact: Jennifer Stevens, Head of Environmental Services & Public Realm Email: jenniferstevens@maidstone.gov.uk.

Report author: Jennifer Stevens

Publication date: 02/07/2010

Date of decision: 02/07/2010

Decided: 02/07/2010 - Cabinet Member for Environment (Cttee)

Effective from: 10/07/2010

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