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RESOLVED
 
i)             
To approve the implementation of a weekly food waste collection to
our commercial waste provision before 31 March 2025.
 
RECOMMENDED TO
COUNCIL
 
ii)            
To approve capital expenditure of £130,000 required to
purchase the vehicle and £5,000 for containers in
2024/25.

 
iii)          
The revenue expenditure of £51,903.75 and the income of
£32,500 with a net expenditure of £19,400 required for
the transition to commercial food waste collections in FY24/25 is
approved. This expenditure includes staff wages and the ongoing
running costs.
 
REASON
 
i)             
The Environment Act 2021 requires businesses, except micro-firms,
to recycle all recyclable waste stream, excluding garden waste and
plastic film. As a commercial operator we are not obliged to
collect food waste but if we don’t then we will likely loose
income from businesses who will need to use the service.

 
ii)            
The commercial waste service does not currently offer a food waste
offering within the current service provision. To provide a
comprehensive competitive commercial waste service a food waste
service is required to ensure we are offering businesses all waste
streams. Businesses are required to separate their waste in line
with legislation by 31 March 2025.

 
iii)          
Full Council approve capital and revenue budgets.