Decision details

To retain opening hours at City Depot & Recycling Park Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To seek approval to retain the current opening hours across the year for the HWRC and not implement reduced opening hours and day closure agreed on 16 January 2016.

Decision:

(i)  To retain the current HWRC Opening hours and that the approved implementation of a reduction in HWRC opening hours by 2 hours per day and closure of the network on one day, which was due to start on 1 October 2017 be cancelled. 

(ii)  To note the opportunity for monitoring the impacts of the recent introduction of charges for non-household (some items that are classified as construction waste) and trade wastes.  This will also create opportunity to monitor changes taking place at Hampshire HWRCs in the future and assess impact on Southampton’s HWRC. 

(iii)  That authority to make decisions to change opening hours/charging mechanisms/service delivery at the HWRC as required in future, be delegated to the Service Director – Transactions and Universal Service, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport. 

Reasons for the decision:

To ensure there is consistency as far as is reasonably possible with regard to opening hours and future service changes at the HWRC with Hampshire County Council and Portsmouth City Council.  Differences in how services are delivered are likely to result in increased numbers of visitors from outside the City and a resultant increase in disposal costs. 

Alternative options considered:

None.

Report author: Gale Williams

Publication date: 17/10/2017

Date of decision: 17/10/2017

Decided at meeting: 17/10/2017 - Cabinet

Effective from: 26/10/2017

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