Purpose

To approve placing the order for vehicles
required for the introduction of weekly food waste collections
across the borough.

Decision

That the Cabinet:
 
1.   
Note Option 1b as presented within this report for collecting food
waste weekly from households;
 
2.   
Approve drawing forward £2.010m from the capital programme
allocation for 2027/28-2028/29 to 2026/27 to fund the capital costs
of purchasing food waste collection vehicles, subject to Council
approval;
 
3.   
Approve slippage of £0.840m in the Capital Programme
allocations for Food Waste for 2025/26 into 2026/27 to fund the
capital costs of purchasing food waste collection vehicles, subject
to Council approval;
 
4.   
Approve an addition of £0.130m to the capital programme in
2026/27 to fund the capital costs of purchasing food waste
collection vehicles, subject to Council approval;
 
5.   
Approve the placing of an order for 14 food waste collection
vehicles in June 2025 for delivery in 2026/27, subject to the
budget being confirmed; and
 
6.   
Approve the changes to the current waste collection policy to
remove the presentation of sacks alongside bins, requiring waste
and recycling to be presented within wheeled bin containers
provided by the Council.