Agenda item

Partner Updates

Minutes:

Members of the Partnership were provided with the opportunity to update the rest of the Partners on any developments within their individual districts which may be of interest, and the following was reported;

 

South Kesteven District Council – it was reported that the food waste trial was now up and running, there had been a few operational issues initially, but the trial was now running according to plan.  The public response had been mainly positive, most of the issues had been from people who were not in the trial area but wanted to be.  It seemed that there was a huge appetite from the public for this.  The trial had now been running for 5 weeks.  Officers commented that this trial had changed things in their own household, and as a family were now wasting 3kgs less food per week.  The trial had been quite useful so far in making people realise how much food they threw away.  However, it was acknowledged that this was not for everyone, but it was a choice that people could make.  From South Kesteven's point of view, the trial was working and had been introduced relatively seamlessly.

 

It was queried whether there had been any concerns regarding smells from food waste in the kitchen, and members were advised that if the caddies were used properly there should not be any smells.  It was noted that the bags which were provided for use with the caddies were quite thin, and if people were wasting very little and were only adding a little waste each day then the bags were starting to disintegrate.  It was suggested that maybe a message should go out asking people to change the bins every two days.  It was noted that the use of slightly thicker bags could be recommended if the trial was rolled out to a larger area.  However, in preparation for the trial, enough stocks of bags had been ordered for the year-long trial.  It was suggested that some of the residents who had been in contact with the district about the bags could be contacted to see if they would be willing to try out different bags.

 

North Kesteven District Council – it was noted that the grand opening of the new waste depot at Metheringham would be taking place on Tuesday, 17 July 2018.  The Waste and Street Scene team were now fully operational from this site, and good feedback was being received from staff.

 

Boston Borough Council - the district had started a campaign of naming and shaming those residents who were fly tipping, dog fouling and dropping cigarettes and then issued with a fixed penalty notice.  So far, 40 people had been taken to court for non-payment of the penalty notices.  It was hoped to send a strong message that the district council would catch, fine and prosecute those people who broke the law.  It was commented that it was encouraging that magistrates were increasing the level of fines for fly tipping and that attitudes were changing.

 

South Holland District Council – the second phase of the green waste collection waiting list had been rolled out.  There were approximately 1200 people who wanted to move to green waste collections.

 

 

 

 
 
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