Decision details
Changes to the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)
PDF 67 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member
for Environment and Transport outlining opportunities to improve
the efficiency of the HWRC at City Depot & Recycling Park,
following public consultation.
Southampton City Council will work collaboratively with Hampshire
County Council on our service efficiencies programmes to ensure a
sensible approach to HWRC provision.
Decision:
(i) To reduce opening hours at the HWRC by two hours per day in the winter and Monday – Friday in the summer and by one hour per day on Saturday and Sunday in the summer. To close the HWRC, one day per week on a Thursday each week. Revised opening times would be 11am – 6pm, Monday – Friday and 10am – 6pm, Saturday and Sunday in the Summer and 11am – 4pm in the Winter, starting from 1 January 2017;
(ii) That authority be delegated to the Service Director – Transactions and Universal Service, following consultation with the Executive Member for Environment and Transport and the Service Director, Legal & Governance, to implement all of the necessary operational and contractual changes and other actions for the recommendations to take effect.
Reasons for the decision:
1. To realise savings from the cost of running the HWRC service.
2. To ensure there is consistency as far as is reasonably possible with regard to future service changes with Hampshire County Council and Portsmouth City Council.
Alternative options considered:
A range of options were consulted on during the HWRC consultation as set out in the HWRC consultation document, some of which were rejected.
Report author: Gale Williams
Publication date: 16/08/2016
Date of decision: 16/08/2016
Decided at meeting: 16/08/2016 - Cabinet
Effective from: 25/08/2016
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