Last night’s meeting of the council’s environment committee heard that the much anticipated review of domestic waste collection is underway. A report by the director of environment and the head of environmental protection stated that an initial appraisal has been carried out which highlighted further development work is needed before a final decision can be taken on the future collection system.
A root and branch review of all collection operations is to be carried out and will include things like identifying ways to allow tenemental and flatted properties access to the full recycling range, looking at all of the collection routes, the frequency of collections, working patterns and vehicles. It is expected that this will take a further nine months to a year to complete.
A consultation will be carried out with residents and there will be an education and awareness campaign.
The main driver behind the way waste has to be collected is the challenging targets that have been set for recycling household waste by The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012. These are 50% by 2013, 60% by 2020 and 70% by 2025.
A report will be brought back to committee for consideration prior to the implementation of any changes.
