14. Waste Strategy and Policy Update PDF 368 KB
Report of Paul Morgan, Head of Commercial Services, GMCA Waste and Resources Team attached.
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Decision:
1. That the update provided on strategic and policy matters be noted.
2. That any district seeking to continue to collect residual waste on a three weekly basis obtain their own legal advice as part of formulating their rationale for departing from any statutory guidance on the subject be agreed.
3. That officers, on behalf of the committee, write to Defra, the Secretary of State and the Local Government Association to request that statutory guidance on the frequency of residual waste collection is reconsidered giving local authorities the flexibility to determine their own waste collection frequencies be agreed.