A Member pointed out that the Authority’s receptacles should have individual compartments for metal, glass, and plastic etc. The Head of Public Services commented that the Division was developing a scheme on “Recycling the Go” the new scheme would bring reputational benefits. In response to a Member’s question regarding take-away and hospital food waste, the Head of Public Services reiterated that the Trade Waste Service was being reviewed and currently discussion was taking place with consultants to offer a better rate than private collectors. This would potentially mean an increase of 2% on this Head of target. The Officer would bring a report on the review of Public trade waste and the roll out of the new scheme to a future Services meeting of the Committee. A Member enquired if clear refuse bags could be introduced to enable Waste Wardens to see that the contents did not contain green waste etc. The Head of Public Services commented that Blaenau Gwent was at a disadvantage in relation to green waste as the area differed from other local authorities and did not produce similar amounts of green waste but the targets set by the Welsh Government were the same for all authorities. Officers from the Environment and Regeneration Directorate would be meeting with the Welsh Government to discuss the outturn on performance for waste. With regard to the significant increase in the number of incomplete requests for June 2017, the Service Manager, Community Services explained that there had been an issue with delivery of wheeled bins. A Member suggested undertaking a residents survey to Head of establish how many do not recycle. The Officer Public responded that a residents monitoring survey for waste Services services would be included as an information item at the next Committee. The Corporate Director of Environment & Regeneration referred to the Welsh national target being higher than the English target. In comparison with other local authorities Blaenau Gwent ranked 11th out of 22 for Dry
A Member pointed out that the Authority’s receptacles should have individual compartments for metal, glass, and plastic etc. The Head of Public Services commented that the Division was developing a scheme “Recycling on the Go” the new scheme would bring reputational benefits. In response to a Member’s question regarding take-away and hospital food waste, the Head of Public Services reiterated that the Trade Waste Service was being reviewed and currently discussion was taking place with consultants to offer a better rate than private collectors. This would potentially mean an increase of 2% on this target. The Officer would bring a report on the review of trade waste and the roll out of the new scheme to a future meeting of the Committee. A Member enquired if clear refuse bags could be introduced to enable Waste Wardens to see that the contents did not contain green waste etc. The Head of Public Services commented that Blaenau Gwent was at a disadvantage in relation to green waste as the area differed from other local authorities and did not produce similar amounts of green waste but the targets set by the Welsh Government were the same for all authorities. Officers from the Environment and Regeneration Directorate would be meeting with the Welsh Government to discuss the outturn on performance for waste. With regard to the significant increase in the number of incomplete requests for June 2017, the Service Manager, Community Services explained that there had been an issue with delivery of wheeled bins. A Member suggested undertaking a residents survey to establish how many do not recycle. The Officer responded that a residents monitoring survey for waste services would be included as an information item at the next Committee. The Corporate Director of Environment & Regeneration referred to the Welsh national target being higher than the English target. In comparison with other local authorities Blaenau Gwent ranked 11th out of 22 for Dry Head of Public Services Head of Public Services