Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

2.4.2 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. These opportunities are particularly relevant to North Ayrshire.
2.4.3 Management of Waste on Arran
The provision of waste management services, many of which are not the
responsibility of the Council, is limited. SEPA has asked that the Council work
jointly with them to develop an integrated approach to waste management on
Arran to minimise the environmental impact.
2.4.4 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.
2.4.5 Comparison of Performance
Table 2.3 below sets out the comparative performance of the Council in
respect of key SPIs relating to waste management. Whilst performance
compares favourably with other Scottish Council’s in respect of recycling
performance and cost of disposal collection costs are above average.
Furthermore the additional investment required to meet the national waste
agenda will increase these costs.
Table 2.3: Comparison of key performance indicators across Scotland.
Performance Indicator 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11
Percentage of Waste
Recycled
Net Cost/Premise of
Refuse Collection
Net Cost/Premise of
Refuse Disposal
2.4.6 Efficiency and Value for Money
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Scottish
Average
2010/11
35.28% 40.32% 43.08% 38.20%
£76.37 £73.13 £68.17 £66.22
£71.46 £74.85 £83.78 £95.61
The economic deficit facing the UK has resulted in a number of austerity
measures by Government. These measures have resulted in a significant
reduction in the resources available to the public sector as a whole.
In order to meet the reduced resource availability the Council has a change
programme in place. The Council’s agreed revenue budget for the period
2012 to 2015 has efficiency plans of £766,000 for waste management. These
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