Purpose

Recommendation to establish
time banded collections for businesses that are based in two major
high streets in the borough. Time banding regulations will create
specific time slots throughout any given 24-hour period, when
businesses can present their waste and recycling bags out on the
public highway for collection.

Decision

1.    
To agree to undertake a consultation including the businesses and
waste collectors operating in King Street and Uxbridge Road about
the introduction of specific time bands for waste collections in
these streets
 
2.    
To delegate authority to the Executive Director of Place, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Realm, to consider
the outcome of the consultation, to decide whether to proceed to
implement time band arrangements and if it is decided to do so to
finalise the time band arrangements adopt the necessary regulations
and proceed to implementation of the scheme.
 
3.    
To award a contract to the preferred supplier detailed in Exempt
Appendix 1 to undertake the proposed consultation, for the cost
also detailed in Exempt Appendix 1.
 

Reasons for the decision

1.    
The decision to implement commercial waste time
banding is to reduce the amount of visible waste on the streets in
our town centres. This will benefit everyone, including the
businesses, as it makes these streets a more pleasant and
accessible place to be.
 
2.    
Whilst it is accepted that the placing of bags of
waste out for collection is a necessity, an unregulated situation
whereby bags can be present at any point during a 24 hour period,
is not conducive to having the cleanest, best maintained streets in
London nor to providing pleasant and accessible spaces for local
residents, customers of local businesses and other visitors to our
high streets.
 
3.    
The Council is able to use powers available to it to introduce time
banded collections of waste and recycling from designated business
premises in the borough.
 

Alternative options considered

Please refer to the report.