Decision details

Simpler Recycling - responding to new food waste legislation for businesses

Decision Maker: Leader - Portfolio Holder Strategy, Performance & Finance, Portfolio Holder - Climate and the Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

For the Portfolio Holders to approve resources to enable the Council to meet the Simpler Recycling legislation. Due to  extremely short lead times, resources need to be put in place to afford a start date of 1 April 2025.

 

Decision:

Agreed that the Portfolio Holder:

 

  1. Confirms for the Council to deliver the additional Simpler Recyling Service to businesses in Newark & Sherwood District;
  2. Note the inclusion of provision in the Capital Programme Budget 2025/6 to 2028/9 for the  purchase of a food waste vehicle in anticipation of approval by the Portfolio Holder; and
  3. Note the increase in the establishment by 1 driver from 2025/26, already in the Revenue Budget and Council Tax Setting for 2025/26 in anticipation of approval by the Portfolio Holder.

 

Reasons for the decision:

This service helps to meet the Community Plan aspiration of “Protect & enhance the district’s natural environment and green spaces” by improving recycling as well as adhering to new legislation.

 

Alternative options considered:

As this service is legally mandated the only other option would be to not offer the service at all. This would result in major losses within the waste management service.

Publication date: 10/03/2025

Date of decision: 10/03/2025

Effective from: 14/03/2025

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