Issue - meetings

To receive and consider report 61/06 of the Strategic Director.

Introduction and Report Summary

The strategy employed by the Council in respect of waste minimisation, recycling and composting and residual waste collection has been influenced by a wide range of considerations.  An extensive programme of joint working between the Oxfordshire Councils has led to a revised Oxfordshire Joint Household Waste Strategy.  As one of the partner councils the Vale is invited by the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (OWP) to approve the new strategy.

In order to assist Members in considering the strategy this report: summarises its scope and content; refers to the associated developments and Action Plans; outlines the main strategic considerations for the Vale’s own waste strategy; and identifies which of the waste collection options modelled by OWP should be developed further in Oxfordshire.

The contact officer for this report is David Stevens, Assistant Director (Environmental Health) telephone (01235 540378). 

Recommendations

That Executive recommend to Council:

(a)               that Members confirm support for  “No time To Waste” – The Oxfordshire Joint Municipal Waste Strategy of August 2006 (The Strategy)and adopt its principles in the development of the Vale’s strategy for waste management;

(b)               that Members note the outcome of the modelling work set out in Appendix A;

(c)               that Members recommend to the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (OWP) that on the basis of the results of the modelling work, the Strategy and the additional information presented in this report, Option I as detailed in the Appendix A is supported for further development in Oxfordshire;

(d)               that Members delegate to the Executive authority to agree the individual Action Plan for the Vale as required by The Strategy.

(Time: 3.46pm to 3.59pm)

The Executive received and considered report 61/06 of the Strategic Director, which sought the Council’s support for the “No time to Waste” – The Oxfordshire Joint Municipal Waste Strategy.  The report summarised the scope and content of the Strategy; referred to the associated developments and Action Plans; outlined the main strategic considerations for the Vale’s own waste strategy; and identified which of the waste collection options modelled by the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership should be developed further across the County.

It was noted that the Strategy had strategic implications for the Vale.   The 50% target for recycling had major cost implications and provision would need to be made in the Medium Term Plan.  Discussions would also need to be held with Oxfordshire County Council on identifying a more effective way to credit collected recyclate and achiever the higher recycling target.  It was noted that improved partnership working with other Oxfordshire Districts and the County Council would be an important consideration.

R E C O M M E N D E D (nem con)

(a)               that Members confirm support for  “No time To Waste” – The Oxfordshire Joint Municipal Waste Strategy of August 2006 (The Strategy)and adopt its principles in the development of the Vale’s strategy for waste management;

(b)               that support for the Strategy is subject to affordable action plans being agreed by relevant other parties;

(c)               that Members note the outcome of the modelling work set out in Appendix A to report 61/06;

(d)               that Members recommend to the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (OWP) that on the basis of the results of the modelling work, the Strategy and the additional information presented in this report, Option I as detailed in the Appendix A is supported for further development in Oxfordshire;

(e)               that Members note that it is an Executive function to agree the individual Action Plan for the Vale as required by the Strategy.