Issue - meetings

The Committee received a performance monitoring overview.  The Senior Performance Officer provided Members with an update on indicators that had not been RAG rated green.

In response to a question from the Chairman concerning the action being taken to address waste and recycling in flats, the Senior Performance Officer agreed to investigate further and provide an update following the meeting.  Members discussed the need to use the Planning process to enforce better recycling provision in blocks of flats and the Senior Performance Officer agreed to include the issue of waste and recycling in flats in future Waste and Recycling Plans presented to the Committee.

In response to a question from the Vice-Chairman concerning what could be done to reduce the amount of paper recycling being rejected as a result of being too wet, the Senior Performance Officer reported that a number of different options were being considered including educating residents to encourage them to store their paper recycling somewhere that was as dry as possible.

Members noted that a corrective action plan was in place for the missed bin collections and Veolia would be attending the next meeting of the PDS Committee for the regular contract monitoring item.

In drawing the discussion to a close, the Chairman highlighted that reducing carbon emissions needed to be added to the Portfolio Plan.