Further to Minute No. 93 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Environmental held on 6 April 2011, the Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Street Scene seeking approval to the scope of Recycling Collection Services to be provided by the Council and the establishment of appropriate contractual arrangements for the provision of the services during the period 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2016.
This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.
RESOLVED: That
(1) approval be given to Options 1 (core service) and 2 (‘Bring Site Service’) as the scope of the Council’s future recycling service with a view to implementing Option 5 (core service with plastic and cardboard added, plus a Bring Site Service) by April 2013, finances permitting;
(2) a contract be awarded to Palm Recycling Limited of Ellesmere Port for the provision of the recycling collection services, to reflect the agreed scope of service, for the period 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2016, with the option to extend the contract period up to a maximum of 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance; and
(3) the level of one-off savings that will be achieved, as a result of this decision, prior to the implementation of Options 5, be noted.