Purpose

To set out how the Council’s trade
waste service offer will balance competitive service provision with financial
sustainability.

 

Waste Savers is Fareham Borough
Council’s waste service to businesses and other non-domestic premises.  From 31 March 2025, as part of wider
statutory changes known collectively as Simpler Recycling, most non-domestic
premises in England will be required to separate recyclable waste from the
residual refuse.  The requirement will
extend to micro businesses on 31 March 2027.

 

Businesses are seeking reliable,
trusted, comprehensive waste management services to comply with these
requirements and this report sets out how Wate Savers will offer this to its
customers from 31 March 2025.

 

New objectives have been
developed to ensure that our commercial waste service continues to offset the
growing external cost pressures on the service, ensure internal overheads are
covered and enable the service to continue to contribute to the Council’s wider
waste and environment functions.

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive
agrees:

 

(a)  that
the Council continues to offer a trade waste service and adjusts the services offered
to reflect new statutory Simpler Recycling requirements from 31 March 2025;

 

(b)  to
approves the Waste Savers Objectives for 2025-2028, as set out in Confidential
Appendix A to the report;

 

(c)  to
support the proposed Trade Waste charging strategy, as set out in Confidential
Appendix A to the report;

 

(d)  to
approve the revised Trade Waste Charges for 2025/26 as set out in Confidential
Appendix B to the report;

 

(e)  that
the Director of Neighbourhoods be granted delegated authority, following
consultation with the Executive Member for Streetscene, to adjust the Trade
Waste Charges within the financial year, if and when necessary;

 

(f)   that
revenue budget provision also be made in 2025/26 for marketing and the use of
HVO fuel, as set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report; and

 

(g)  that
capital budget provision of £34,000 be made for the purchase of new trade food
waste bins in future years.