Issue - meetings

Waste Contract Review

Meeting: 12/02/2019 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee (Item 167)

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Minutes:

Mrs Jennifer Shepherd, Head of Environment and Public Realm, informed the Committee of the achievements by the department over the period of the waste contract.  Mrs Shepherd stated that 8 million waste collections had been made in Maidstone, and 99% of collections had been successful since the contract began in 2013.  The target of 0.0% of waste going to landfill had been achieved.  £1 million had been saved per year, however, Mrs Shepherd cautioned that the saving would be difficult to maintain after the contract expired without reviewing how the service operated.  It was stated that waste figures were connected to the status of the economy, and therefore Brexit introduced uncertainty about future waste trends. 

 

The Committee commented that increasing awareness of recyclable material, by putting stickers on bins, was key to ensuring that appropriate items were placed in recycling bins.

 

In response to a question from the Committee, Mrs Shepherd stated that while some materials such as scrap metal were recyclable, these were categorised as “objectionable” as they had not been included in the contract specification.

 

RESOLVED: That the performance of the Waste Contract be noted.