Resolved –

Council notes that:

• The waste disposal budget is overspent by £3 million and ways need to be found to save money. We are all keen to encourage more recycling and re-use of goods for the sake of the environment and to save money.
• Recycling exceptional household items that are no longer needed has a contribution to make to the overall budget figure and residents already do this through national and local websites and charities. In addition, Bowling Back Lane is running a pilot donating the £1 per item charge to the Lord Mayor’s Appeal.
• The way to radically reduce the overspend is for each and every household to recycle more in their alternate weekly collections from home.
• There is an action plan in place to do this. It is being implemented with success.  Over the last few weeks it has been reported that only 4% of household waste now goes to landfill whilst the contamination rate in recycling bins has gone down from 40% to 27%. We thank Bradford District residents for their efforts which have enabled us to achieve this impressive reduction.

Council resolves:

• To increase the number of Recycling Champions in our communities so we have more recycling advocates.
• To continue to find the best prices for recyclates. Our sale of recyclates this year is on track to bring in £827,000, over 10% up on last year.
• To extend the recycling awareness campaign which has been running over the summer and which has had a presence at all the district’s major events, carnivals and agricultural shows.
• To encourage more items to be recycled whether this be at household recycling sites or on neighbourhood noticeboards, websites or charity shops.

·         As a result to reduce the budget overspend so that by the end of 2020/21 the overspend on waste disposal is back in line with budget requirements.

ACTION:        Strategic Director Place