Issue - meetings

At the request of the Chair, the Committee discussed the disruption to household waste services and the action being taken to address the situation. 

Councillor Keogh, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Councillor Fielker, Leader of the Council, Adam Wilkinson Executive Director of Place, Ian Collins, Director of Environment and Dave Tyrie, Head of City Services were present and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.

The Committee discussed with the Cabinet Member and Leader of the Council the disruption to household waste services across the City, the reasons behind the drop in services, actions being taken to rectify the situation, reporting of missed bins, reporting of data, as well as future ambitions to make improvements. 

RESOLVED:

(i)  That a summary of missed collections for February 2024, by collection type, was circulated to the Committee.

(ii)  That consideration was given to updating the Council’s website, enabling the reporting of missed bins to be undertaken beyond the current 48-hour limit.

(iii)  That the Leader provides the Committee with confidential details related to the Administrations communications with the waste collectors and their trade union representatives.

(iv)  That, reflecting on the challenges experienced, the Executive review the approach followed and identify learning points to be utilised for future transformation projects.

(v)  That clarification was provided to the Committee on whether the Council was following due process with regards to enforcing employment contracts related to the current disruptions.