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Refuse and Waste Recycling

 

 

Meeting: 05/03/2024 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills) (Item 49)

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Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer

Minutes:

Further to (Minute No. 5. (2)) of the meeting held on 27 June 2023, the Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer seeking approval of recommendations arising from an informal meeting of the Committee, in respect of refuse and waste recycling.

 

The report indicated that the Committee had previously agreed that a review be undertaken on the topic of refuse and waste recycling and in respect of this matter, that a visit be arranged to the Gillmoss Recycling Discovery Centre);  that an informal meeting of the Committee be held following the visit; that the visit and informal meeting took place on 15 January 2024; and that the informal meeting made a number of recommendations.

 

The report concluded that the informal meeting of the Committee had no formal decision-making powers and, accordingly, for decisions of the informal meeting to be actioned, formal approval was required by this Committee.

 

A Member commented that any proposals for the introduction of communal bins should be given careful consideration as public opinion on this matter was mixed.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

the Assistant Director of Place (Economic Growth and Housing) be requested to investigate measures that could be introduced as part of the Selective and Additional (HMO) Licensing Schemes to compel landlords to have a level of control over their tenants to alleviate the anti-social actions of littering and dumping rubbish in rear entries;

 

(2)

the Assistant Director of Place (Economic Growth and Housing) be requested to investigate the inclusion, within the Local Plan, of the need to provide recycling/community recycling facilities in development proposals; and

   

(3)

the Assistant Director of People (Operational In-House Services) be requested to submit a report to a future meeting of the Committee on methods to increase Sefton’s recycling rates; the introduction of communal bins; and wider waste containment issues.