Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room - Civic Centre, Doncaster Road, Selby, YO8 9FT

Contact: Victoria Foreman  01757 292046 Email: vforeman@selby.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

32.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Grogan and Mary McCartney.

33.

Disclosures of Interest

A copy of the Register of Interest for each Selby District Councillor is available for inspection at www.selby.gov.uk.

 

Councillors should declare to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest in any item of business on this agenda which is not already entered in their Register of Interests.

 

Councillors should leave the meeting and take no part in the consideration, discussion or vote on any matter in which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest.

 

Councillors should also declare any other interests. Having made the declaration, provided the other interest is not a disclosable pecuniary interest, the Councillor may stay in the meeting, speak and vote on that item of business.

 

If in doubt, Councillors are advised to seek advice from the Monitoring Officer.

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

34.

Chair's Address to the Policy Review Committee

Minutes:

There was no address from the Chair.

35.

Policies for the Collection of Waste and Recycling pdf icon PDF 187 KB

The Committee are asked to consider the report which summarises the draft policies and seeks their views to inform the proposals which will be presented to the Executive on 9 January 2020.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Contracts Team Leader presented the report which summarised the draft policies and sought their views to inform proposals that would be presented to the Executive on 9 January 2020.

 

The Contracts Team Leader explained that from May next year, the Council would be moving from a kerbside box collection service for recycling to a wheelie bin collection service. The Committee were asked to consider each of the policies outlined in the report and the following discussion took place:

 

Recycling and Green Waste Contamination

 

The Contracts Team Leader explained that currently if any recycling was contaminated then it would not be taken by the collection crew and a card would be left informing the residents. With regard to the proposed policy, the Committee was informed that a tag would be left on the bin if there was contamination and if residents repeatedly contaminated within a rolling three month period then the bin would be removed from their property and replaced with clear plastic sacks allowing the collection crew to view what was inside.

 

A query was raised regarding magazines wraps made out of different materials such as potato starch and whether they could be recycled through green waste. The Contracts Team Leader explained that certain materials may be classed as recyclable however that did not necessarily mean the Council’s processor could break them down. It was agreed to check with the Council’s processor whether this material could be broken down.

 

Dry Recycling Bin Size / Excess Recycling

 

The Contracts Team Leader explained that the standard size of the bin being issued by the Council was 240 litres with a possibility if there was higher amounts of recycling to increase to a 360 litre bin or two 240 litre bins. It was also noted that in certain circumstances, residents could request a smaller 140 litre recycling bin.

 

With regard to excess recycling, the Committee was informed that with the exception of large cardboard boxes which had to be flattened down, all recycling had to be contained within the relevant recycling bin and no additional waste would be taken.

 

In response to a query raised around communal areas, the Contracts Team Leader explained there would be bespoke plans for each communal area.

 

Concern was raised at the possibility of the number of bins being left outside properties and becoming an eyesore. The Contracts Team Leader explained that they were aware of which areas may have this issue and were looking into solutions.

 

A query was raised regarding whether there would be guidance issued for planning applications to ensure space for bin storage was created in future developments. The Contracts Team Leader explained that the existing guidance document for developers would be updated as a result of the changes. It was also noted that the team were currently consulted on applications which involved the development of more than 3 properties.

 

A query was raised on whether communities with small spaces could have a mutual agreement to share recycling bins to save space. The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.

36.

Work Programme 2019-20 pdf icon PDF 319 KB

To consider the Committee’s work programme for 2019-20.

 

Minutes:

It was suggested that the next meeting currently scheduled for 10 December 2019 be moved to the week after due to the Parliamentary election.

 

RESOLVED:           

To move the next meeting of the Committee to the week after due to the Parliamentary election.