Decision details

The Council is required to undertake an assessment of household waste collection arrangements to ensure that they conform to the requirements of the revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) transposed through the Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

To approve:-

(i)        That it is not economically practicable to reintroduce kerbside separate collection of paper, plastics, metal and glass from households in Leicester City and therefore the current co-mingled service should continue to operate.

(ii)       That the assessment findings for kerbside household recycling collections are reviewed when Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) quality data is available from Biffa Waste Services in 2015, which is required of Biffa by schedule 9a of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2014.

(iii)      That assessments indicate Bring Bank and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) collections are “likely to be compliant” (when following the Waste Regulations Route Map) / meet the quality standards of reprocessors, and therefore the separate collection of materials through these collection methods should continue. 

To assess whether the City Council needs to change its recycling collection methodology to comply with the revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) (rWFD) transposed through the Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

To continue with co-mingled mixed recycling waste in orange bags or to have separate kerbside collections of paper, plastics, metal and glass from households in Leicester.