Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of the Built Environment regarding the First Year Performance Review of the Domestic Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Contract with Enterprise Managed Services Limited (EMS).

The Director informed the Committee that EMS had delivered very well in relation to what was an extraordinary year given the significant number of Jubilee and 2012 Olympic Games events. They had also done well in accommodating the Corporation’s Time Banding project in relation to bagged waste and maintaining standards during the Occupy Protest.  Members proposed a vote of thanks be passed from the Committee to the street cleaning staff for the quality and speed of their clean-up operation following the Lord Mayor’s Show on 10 November 2012.

Members queried whether using less vehicles to clean the City’s streets after events would reduce the cost, however the Director informed Members that many of the vehicles were used free of charge as companies enjoyed the free advertising that came with donating their vehicles to street cleaning.  Members discussed the use of advertising on Renew-Recycling bins located in the City, and asked Officers to ensure the adverts displayed were current and constantly updated. The Director informed Members that an update report on the effectiveness of Renew Bins would be submitted to the Committee for consideration in September 2013.

RECIEVED.