Decision details

The Committee gave consideration to an update regarding the Route Optimisation, Second Domestic Bin Review, and Assisted Bin Uplift Review projects. The report also sought agreement of revised policies in relation to the approval of second domestic waste bins and assisted bin uplifts and the renaming of the route optimisation project.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee:

1.      approved the revised Second Domestic Waste Bin Policy set out at paragraph 4.4 of the submitted report subject to the following amendment ‘There are 5 or more people resident in the household for whom this is their home address.’;

2.      approved the revised Assisted Bin Uplift Policy set out at 4.10 of the submitted report;

3.      endorsed that officers commence the activity outlined at 4.12 – 4.14 of the submitted report to ensure full implementation of the agreed policy that all household waste and recycling bins are clearly marked to identify the house name / number to which they belong including endorsing that following a suitable period of pro-active communication bins would no longer be uplifted where they are not identified with the house name / number; and

4.      agreed to rename the Route Optimisation Project as the Digitally Enabled Operational Services Project and noted the changes in anticipated project benefits and project timeline set out at 4.15 to 4.18 of the submitted report.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services dated May 2025, submitted)