Decision details

Review of Trade Waste Collection

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The trade waste service is currently provided in-house. A review has been undertaken to consider how the service should develop to maximise income, improve debt recovery and ensure enhanced customer satisfaction in this area of the business. Options include expanding the business as and when appropriate to do so, reducing our offer, or working in partnership with another agency to deliver this service.

Decision:

1.           The report and business case attached as Appendix A, on the exempt part of the report, be noted and option 3a outlined in section 3.4 be agreed as the way forward for the next 12 months.

 

2.           That the projected growth in customers required, timescales and subsequent impact on budgets for 2010/11 and 2011/12, as outlined in section 5 of the report, be noted.

 

3.           That expenditure of up to £100,000 for an enhancement to the IT system- Waste Manager - on an invest to save basis, in order to implement the preferred option 3a be agreed in principle.

Report author: Sue Harris

Publication date: 28/04/2010

Date of decision: 26/04/2010

Decided at meeting: 26/04/2010 - Cabinet

Effective from: 05/05/2010

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