Purpose

Cabinet
to agree the approach to weekly food waste collections from 1April
2026.

[The report is likely to be part-exempt by virtue of
paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as
amended) (Information relating to the financial or business affairs
of any particular person (including the authority holding that
information)].
 

Content

Cabinet:

Endorsed the proposed approach for implementing mandatory weekly
food waste collections from 1st April 2026.
Noted
the potential costs to implement the weekly collection of food
waste including capital allocation shortfall of approximately
£200,000 and potential revenue shortfall (currently
unknown.)
Noted that costs had been included within
the 2025/2026 Budget Report.