Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

The draft regulations require the provision of separate food waste
collections from households and certain businesses unless it is not
technically, environmentally or economically practicable. Scottish
Government has utilised the Scottish Urban/Rural classification index
to determine areas where food waste collections are considered
practicable. The key outcome of this measure is that there will be no
requirement to provide food waste collections on Arran. Where food
waste collections are not provided there will be a requirement to
promote actions to prevent food waste and/or home/community
composting.
2.3.3 National - Landfill Tax:
The tax will continue to increase at a rate of £8 per tonne until
2014/15, when the level will be £80 per tonne.
2.3.4 Local - Single Outcome Agreement (SOA):
The SOA includes a number of outcomes which are influenced by
waste management practices.
2.3.5 Local - Third Sector:
The Government seeks to make greater use of third sector expertise
in waste management and to capitalise on the multiple benefits –
social, economic and environmental – it can bring to communities.
These wider benefits typically involve training and employment
opportunities to disadvantaged members of society and the provision
of low cost furniture and other household items to those in need.
2.3.6 Local - Feedback from Local Surveys:
Local surveys and service enquiries have identified a strong desire to
provide a recycling collection service for mixed plastics and to
minimise the number of containers provided to households to deposit
their waste.
2.3.7 Local - Efficiency and Value for Money:
As a result of the national deficit significant reductions in the resources
available to the public sector have, and continue to be applied.
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