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Decision:

1.  
To approve the closure of the recycling
‘bring’ sites across the borough, converting two
– Station Parade in East Horsley and Portsmouth Road in
Guildford – to flats recycling collection
points.

2.  
To cease the supply of refuse sacks to the 1,917
properties that currently receive them but to continue the supply
of recycling sacks.

3.  
To cease supplying 7L internal food waste caddies
for use in residents’ kitchens.

4.  
To continue to supply 23L external kerbside food
waste caddies.

5.  
To continue the supply of recycling
bins.
Reason(s):

Acceptance of the proposals to close
the ‘bring’ sites, cease the supply of refuse sacks and
cease the supply of 7L internal food waste caddies allows a
reduction in costs to the taxpayer with relatively little
operational or customer service impact. Continuing the supply of
23L external kerbside food waste caddies and recycling bins allows
the current service provision to continue uninterrupted while we
wait for the impending recycling service regulatory
update.
Other options considered and rejected by the
Executive:

1.      
‘Bring’ sites
Option 1 - Do
nothing – keep all 22 bring sites operating as
currently.
Option 2 - Reduce the numbers of bring sites
– reviewing the distribution of sites would lead to a limited
cost saving dependent on which sites were closed.

2.      
Refuse and recycling sack
provision
Option 1 - Do
nothing – continue to supply both refuse and recycling
sacks.
Option 3 - Stopping the supply of both refuse and
recycling sacks – offering a cost saving of £46,302
annually (through the ceasing of all sack supply and
delivery).

3.      
Small kitchen food waste caddy
provision
Option 1 - Do
nothing – continue to supply the 7L internal caddy for use
within residents’ kitchen.
Option 3 - Charge for 7L internal kitchen caddies
– this charge would need to be around £15 per container
to cover the purchase, administration and delivery costs. There
would be an online order system development cost of £4,500
and the demand may create an additional requirement for an
additional delivery driver and vehicle as purchased containers
would need to be delivered where they are currently collected from
Parish Councils and the Millmead office.

4.      
Charging for food waste caddies
Option 2 - Stop
supplying all food waste caddies – this would provide a cost
saving of £7,160 for the 7L internal caddies and
£26,007 for the provision of 23L external caddies. There is
no saving on delivery costs as these are not delivered. This option
would require residents to provide their own caddies which is
expected to reduce use of the food waste service, prompting more
food waste to end up in the refuse bins and would raise health and
safety concerns stemming from the use of uncertified containers by
our crews leaving us liable for any crew injury.
Option 3 - Charging for all caddies – We
have identified that we would need to charge around £15 for a
small caddy and £17 for a large caddy to cover the cost of
the container, administration and delivery costs. There would also
be an online order system development cost of
£4,500.

5.      
Charging for recycling bins
Option 2 -
Charge for delivery only – this would provide cost savings of
approximately £7,200 annually but would also have an online
order development cost of £4,500.
Option 3 - Charge for containers and their
delivery – this would generate cost savings of approximately
£35,000 annually but would also have a system development
cost of £4,500.
Details of any conflict of interest declared by
the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation
granted:
None.