Decision details

The Director (DB) presented the report which discussed the reasons for investment in the Materials Reclamation Facility (MRF), and proposed options for increasing income and reducing costs.

In response to Members’ questions, the MRF Manager commented that the options would look to take advantage of advances in technology.

Members supported the benchmarking exercise.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)         the comparison of the five options considered in sections 14 – 17 of the circulated report be noted, and the preparation of a full business case for capital investment in improvements to the storage and sorting of recycling at the MRF be supported; and 

(2)         the allocation of £10,000 to carry out a benchmarking exercise to compare the Councils current service against a kerbside-sort recycling scheme as outlined in Option 4 in Sections 17 and 18 of the circulated report be supported.