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Cabinet will consider the recommendations of the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee in respect of increasing recycling rates across the District following a review carried out by the Task and Finish Group on Recycling.

RESOLVED that the comments of the Portfolio Holder be agreed.

Cabinet was informed that, at the meeting of the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 29 November 2018 (minute 45 referred), that Committee had had before it a report of the Head of People, Performance and Projects which had presented it with the outcome of the review undertaken by the Task and Finish Group on Recycling with recommendations for consideration and submission to Cabinet.

Having considered and discussed the report the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee had:- 

“RESOLVED that this Committee recommends to Cabinet that –

1)     The Committee recommends that the Portfolio Holder writes to every school across Tendring (Primary, Secondary and Colleges) to ask them what they do to support the recycling agenda and encourage recycling within their individual establishments.

2)     The Committee recommends that future publications regarding recycling are clear, concise, with hints and tips to encourage recycling.

3)     The Committee recommends that there is a  cross party working group to review the recycling and waste needs across the District and this should be  undertaken two years prior to any new contract.”

A full copy of the Task and Finish Group’s report and recommendations was before the Cabinet attached as Appendix A to item A.1 of the Reference from the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Cabinet was made aware that the Environment Portfolio Holder had commented as follows:-

“I would like to thank the Committee for the work of their Task and Finish Group which I will be happy to refer to my officers to consider which matters can be dealt with more immediately and which will need to be considered in more detail.”

Having considered the recommendations of the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the responses of the Environment Portfolio Holder thereto:-

 It was moved by Councillor Talbot, seconded by Councillor McWilliams and:-

 RESOLVED that the comments of the Portfolio Holder be agreed.