RESOLVED that Cabinet:

a)       having considered the positive outcome arising from the public consultation, agrees to exercise the option to extend the term of both existing contracts for waste, recycling and street cleansing for a further seven years;

b)       acknowledges that, to minimise the adverse impact on the long term financial forecast, variations to the current specification would be necessary;

c)       considers the proposed variations reflect best practice in the waste industry;

d)       delegates authority to the Corporate Director (Operational Services) and the Head of Governance and Legal Services to agree the final terms of the variations to the existing contracts; and

e)       agrees that the News Homes Bonus for 2018/19 of £1.333 million be set aside to support the implementation of the revised approach, which include the purchase of 60,000 wheeled bins.