Burton Bradstock Parish Council

Proposed Waste Collection Arrangements

Report to Parish Council 7 December 2011

The proposed waste collection arrangements that are to be considered by West Dorset District Council’s Executive Committee on 13 December 2011 and full Council on 5 January 2012 are appended.

The web site describes the sizes of the containers that would be provided and I have also appended that information.

The Q&A sections refer to a full survey of the abilities of residents and their homes to cope with the proposed system, and working with residents to find solutions, including special help possibly being available.

While reducing landfill and extending the options for recycling is something that the Parish Council supports, there are obvious queries about the appropriateness of the proposals for a community such as ours.

I suggest that we write to WDDC and our District Councillor expressing concern that if adopted the new system doe not result in unworkable and unsightly arrangements, while supporting greater recycling. We should underline the need for there to be ways of helping less physically able residents to manage the larger and more numerous bins, and for different containers or other appropriate arrangements to be available where the homes themselves cannot easily accommodate the proposed bins out of sight of the main frontage.

Graham Moody

4 December 2011

 

Extract from Council Web Site Re Waste Collection Proposals

The proposal

The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) is proposing that Dorset councils agreed to introduce a simple-to-use recycling and refuse service across the county to boost recycling, reduce service costs and increase residents' satisfaction.

Our intention is to continue to collect food waste weekly, and expand the current range of materials recycled at the kerbside. This means there would be less waste remaining in your household bin, so refuse would be collected fortnightly.

A key part of the proposed service is flexibility and making sure it's suitable for different types of properties. For example, if you have a large family, live in a shared accommodation such as a flat or could not store wheeled bins we would work to find a suitable solution for you.

By introducing a Dorset service, we could drive down costs, potentially by as much as £2m, while improving the service. Any savings would be shared between partner councils, freeing up some resources to spend on other public services.

The proposed Dorset service at a glance

What is collected	How often is it collected	What is it collected in
All household food waste	Weekly	7-litre food caddy 23-litre food waste container
Recycling: Aerosols, all card (except drinks cartons), glass bottles and jars, household batteries, paper, plastic bottles, and tins and cans	Fortnightly	240-litre wheeled bin 55-litre recycling box for glass
Refuse	Fortnightly	140-litre wheeled bin

New garden waste service

We are also proposing an optional chargeable garden waste service is available for all. If you currently home compost but have additional garden waste, or if you would simply rather have your garden waste collected at the kerbside instead of taking it to a household recycling centre, you can opt-in to this service. For those that subscribe, your garden waste would be collected fortnightly and it is likely you would receive either a wheeled bin or a reusable bag if you don't have space for a bin.

Size of Containers

Two containers for food waste

You would have a small caddy for keeping in the kitchen, and a larger container with a secure, lockable lid for keeping outside. This would be collected weekly from the kerbside.

Approximate sizes of these:

·      7-litre kitchen caddies range in size but on average they are 25 x 21cm [x 13?]

·      23-litre containers range in size but on average they are 32cm by 35cm

240 litre wheeled bin for recyclable waste

The new service aims to standardise and expand the current range of materials collected at the kerbside. Aerosols, all card (except drinks cartons), paper, plastic bottles and tins and cans would all be put in your wheeled bin. This would be collected fortnightly from the kerbside.

Approximate size of the wheeled bin: 

·      107 h x 58 w x 74cm deep

Recycling box

Glass would be collected separately in a recycling box so that if it breaks it wouldn't contaminate other recyclable materials, like paper, which would then affect the markets we would be able to sell it to.

This would be the same (or very close to) the recycling boxes most residents have now.

140-litre wheeled bin for refuse

Approximate size of wheeled bin:

·      107 h x 48 w x 56cm deep