Agenda item - Waste Reduction and Recycling

Report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture

1)             That Committee notes the report and Appendix 1.

2)             That Committee approves the introduction of metal lids from glass bottles and jars into glass recycling collections and further notes that this will be communicated to residents at set out at paragraph 3.15 of the report.

3)             That Committee approves the start of a concerted Council information and behaviour change campaign to reduce the volume of waste produced across Brighton & Hove, to increase the levels of reuse, to increase the levels of recycling and reduce contamination of recycling bins as described in paragraphs 3.20 and 3.21 of the report.

20.1      The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture that set out the council’s plan for achieving Waste Minimisation and outlined the campaign to improve messaging and education relating to waste and recycling in Brighton & Hove. The report also provides an update on introduction of the government’s Environment Act and Waste Prevention Programme and highlights recent changes to recycling services in the city, including the ability to recycle metal lids and an increase in the number of carton recycling bins.

20.2      Councillors Fowler, Alexander, Meadows, Robinson, Winder and Pickett asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

20.3      Resolved-

1)             That Committee notes the report and Appendix 1.

2)             That Committee approves the introduction of metal lids from glass bottles and jars into glass recycling collections and further notes that this will be communicated to residents at set out at paragraph 3.15 of the report.

3)             That Committee approves the start of a concerted Council information and behaviour change campaign to reduce the volume of waste produced across Brighton & Hove, to increase the levels of reuse, to increase the levels of recycling and reduce contamination of recycling bins as described in paragraphs 3.20 and 3.21 of the report.