Agenda item

*RESOLVED –

(1)         That approval be given to implement the recommended option, that all costs incurred will be recovered by introducing a new charge from October 2015 to charities, to cover the existing collection and new disposal costs incurred by the Council.

(2)         That the impact of implementing the new charge be reviewed annually at the same time as all other Environmental Services fees and charges are reviewed and set for the coming financial year.

The Environmental Services Manager submitted a report recommending the Council’s response to Derbyshire County Council’s (DCC) decision to recover the costs of disposing of waste arising from charitable organisations. This follows recent legislative changes.

The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations were amended in 2012 to create the power to charge for the collection and disposal of waste from charities, however DCC have only recently advised the Council of their intention to begin to make such charges. Details of the consultation with local charities and their responses were attached to the report.

It was proposed that a new charge be created to apply to charities, less than the commercial rate of applied to trade waste companies, so that the Council would recover the costs of waste collection and disposal but not make profit from the service provided to charities.

The options to absorb the new costs in full or in part and not to pass on the charges to charities were not deemed financially viable for the Council.

*RESOLVED –

(1)         That approval be given to implement the recommended option, that all costs incurred will be recovered by introducing a new charge from October 2015 to charities, to cover the existing collection and new disposal costs incurred by the Council.

(2)         That the impact of implementing the new charge be reviewed annually at the same time as all other Environmental Services fees and charges are reviewed and set for the coming financial year.

REASON FOR DECISIONS

To contribute to improving the Council’s overall financial position and reduce the overall cost of the waste and recycling service.