Purpose

To consider a report on the options for how the Council
intends to comply with the requirements of the Environment Act 2021
for local authorities to undertake weekly borough wide food waste
collections which the Council is expected to comply with by March
2026.

Decision

(a) 
Agreed the range of
recycling promotion activities commencing from April
2025.

 

(b) 
Agreed Option B for a
phased borough wide, weekly food waste collection service to
commence from November 2025, ensuring that all households and flats
are offered a weekly food waste collection by 31 March
2026.

 

(c) 
Agreed the
commencement of a competitive procurement process (through the Open
Procedure) to identify, procure and enter into a five-year contract
(plus an extension of up to two years) for an external provider to
carry out the collection and disposal of weekly food waste borough
wide.

 

(d) 
Agreed the one-off
purchase of 85,000 indoor and outdoor food waste caddies and
containers for households and flats, conducted in accordance with
the Open Procedure.