Waste Strategy Sub-Committee

Thursday 30 November 2006 at 2.00 pm

Present:  Councillors, McCormick (M), Roach (for Moran), Stewart and White.

Chair:  Councillor Stewart presided.

In attendance:  Corporate Director Environment and Community Protection, Mr H McNeilly (for Head of Legal and Administration), Mrs M McCabe (for Head of Finance), Head of Environmental & Consumer Services, Head of Grounds, Transport & Cleansing Services, Mr D Hall (Environmental & Consumer Services), Mr K Lang (Grounds, Transport & Cleansing Services) and Transport and Cleansing Manager.

Apologies:  Councillor Moran.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Sub-Committee.

831

Internal Waste Audit

831

There was submitted a report by the Corporate Director Environment and Community Protection providing an update on the progress of the Internal Waste Audit and the introduction of the trial recycling scheme within Council premises.

Noted

832

Audit Scotland Sustainable Waste Management Council Questionnaire

832

There was submitted a report by the Corporate Director Environment and Community Protection advising (1) that the Council had responded to Audit Scotland’s sustainable waste management Council questionnaire and data request and (2) that the data collected would be analysed and included in the national report on waste management to be published in 2007.

Noted

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 6 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

833

Waste Strategy Budget

833

There was submitted a report by the Corporate Director Environment and Community Protection (1) on the position of the Waste Strategy Budget, which was currently projecting a deficit of £89,000, and (2) providing information relative to the Council’s waste recycling partner.

Decided:

(1)                                                                                                   that the contents of the report be noted; and

(2)                                                                                                   that it be remitted to the Corporate Director Environment and Community Protection to report to the next meeting of the Community Committee updating the position and detailing the overall deficit affecting Waste Management Services.