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Cabinet - Thursday 15 April 2021 10am - £40 Brown Bin Charge for Garden waste collection; Mixed Tenure Waste Collection(Free) Scheme taken In House?
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Re: Cabinet - Thursday 15 April 2021 10am - £40 Brown Bin Charge for Garden waste collection; Mixed Tenure Waste Collection(Free) Scheme taken In House? 2 years, 11 months ago #7

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East Renfrewshire Council to bring in garden waste charge

By Drew Sandelands Local Democracy Reporter

Charges for garden waste collection are set to be introduced in East Renfrewshire from June.

Cabinet members at East Renfrewshire Council will be asked to approve the start date at a meeting tomorrow.

All households taking part in the voluntary scheme will need to pay £40.

The charge, set to raise £800,000 for the council, was included in this year’s budget, which was approved last month.

It is set to be rolled out from Monday, June 7.

A council report states: “The current arrangements for the collection of garden waste provide a high number of weekly collections per annum compared with many other councils.

“However, the service comes under pressure during the summer months to maintain this level of service due to the sheer volume of garden waste produced.

“The proposal to implement the charging for garden waste scheme will generate income for the council but at the same time allow, through additional staffing and the addition of a further refuse collection vehicle, for the scheme to be improved in terms of reliability.”

Three new operational roles and one administrative job are set to be created, the report adds.

The £40 charge for 2021/22 will be payable in advance. There are no exemptions to the scheme but, in “exceptional circumstances,” the council could allow payment in four instalments.

Households will get a bin sticker to show they are part of the scheme and permits will be sent out before it gets underway.

There will be an annual review of the fee.

All brown bins without a garden waste permit will be checked for compliance, the council reports.

They will not be emptied if garden waste is found.

Those who don’t have a permit can ask the council to collect their garden waste at a cost of £35.

The council report states concerns have been raised about a potential increase in fly tipping but it adds other councils who charge for garden waste collection have found that “did not materialise upon implementation of the scheme.”

Residents participating in the scheme will get a free collection of one biodegradable Christmas tree each year. Non-members can pay £15 for Christmas tree collection on request.

However, the council aims to offer a chipping service, where residents can take their own tree without a charge.

The chippings would then be used within council parks and open spaces.

Garden waste will continue to be accepted at Greenhags and Carlibar Road household waste and recycling centres.

Re: Cabinet - Thursday 15 April 2021 10am - £40 Brown Bin Charge for Garden waste collection; Mixed Tenure Waste Collection(Free) Scheme taken In House? 2 years, 11 months ago #8

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East Renfrewshire Council to bring maintenance team in house

By Drew Sandelands Local Democracy Reporter

A HIT squad for property maintenance in East Renfrewshire could be brought in-house as a third-party contract ends.

The move has been proposed to save money and guarantee that the service, which deals with issues such as fly-tipping and close cleaning, continues.

Cabinet members will be asked to approve the plan when they meet tomorrow.

The Vocational Education Resource Group (VERG), a training and employability service provider, currently has the contract.

It was extended in January after a council oversight meant the previous contract expired before retendering could take place.

A council report states: “It is felt that bringing the service in-house represents best value in the circumstances.

“This avoids the uncertainty over future service provision and the potential additional cost of going to the market.

“It also ensures the continued delivery of added social value in relation to employment and the local economy.”

Three options have been considered by the council: stopping the service, retendering the contract or bringing the team in-house.

The report to the cabinet states the service is “highly valued” and has positively addressed “small scale issues across local housing.”

“It has dealt effectively with problems such as fly-tipping or litter picks, close cleaning, grass cutting and environmental improvements in council areas, regardless of housing tenure,” it adds.

“Terminating the service would be unpopular with customers and viewed as a backwards step by the council in achieving its strategic objectives.”

However, a previous tender process only received one bid and the “scope of the service has not to any extent changed in the interim.”

There is a “strong possibility” that, despite time and money being invested, the process “would not attract any bids at all,” the report states.

It adds that contract prices are likely to rise due to the cost of transferring staff from the current provider.

There is also a concern that “the appointment of any new third-party supplier would not bring the same key social, economic and employability benefits.”

The team has built up “considerable knowledge” of council services, established a good relationship with residents and dealt with problems such as fly-tipping and litter, the council reports.

It has also provided “invaluable support during the pandemic, delivering food parcels and providing cleaning services.”

Councillors are also being asked to agree that the contract can be extended for a few more months until the transfer can go ahead.

It will cost £24,000 per month to continue the contract until the transfer is completed.

Re: Cabinet - Thursday 15 April 2021 10am - £40 Brown Bin Charge for Garden waste collection; Mixed Tenure Waste Collection(Free) Scheme taken In House? 2 years, 11 months ago #9

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Cllr David MacDonald has posted on their facebook page -

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Brown bin collection - Annual charge £40 per customer to raise £800,000 for East Renfrewshire Council.

Shame on each and every Councillor at East Renfrewshire who supported this and who continues to do so.

This is a stealth tax and you can guarantee this will continue to be raised year on year and not by inflation you can be guaranteed of that.

A Pandora's box is being opened.

It will become the first of many things the council will stop doing and start charging separately for.

I implore you to contact your local councillors in your ward and demand that they share what their position is on this.

Get them on the record.

Don't allow those councillors who were in favour of this to hide away and let you find out what their position is.

Know how your councillors stand on this.

It is the only way you can make an informed decision when it comes to how you vote at next year's council election.

Do not let them off the hook by not giving you an answer on their position.

This is revenue generation by the wrong means.

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Re: Cabinet - Thursday 15 April 2021 10am - £40 Brown Bin Charge for Garden waste collection; Mixed Tenure Waste Collection(Free) Scheme taken In House? 2 years, 11 months ago #10

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Cllr David MacDonald has posted on their facebook page -

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Here is what East Renfrewshire advise you place in your brown bin on their website..

It's not just for garden waste.

It is for food waste and this is part of the national requirements for how councils need to collect food waste to be separated from regular refuse.

Why? Because it can be In-vessel composted involving mixing food waste with garden waste – shredding it and then composting it in an enclosed systemfor around 2-4 weeks.

The material is then left outside to mature for a further 1-3 months with regular turning and checks to ensure quality before going on to be used as soil conditioner.

The plans to charge for brown bins has been so poorly thought out which is absolutely no surprise whatsoever because a lot of recommended reports from this council are.

So. What is East Renfrewshire Council's advice as to where we place our food waste?

Back in the regular grey refuse bin?

This is something they advised against.

Remember the advice to place food waste in small biodegradable bags and then put it in your brown bin?

They will still collect your food waste but it will be useless if it isn't collected with a sizeable amount of garden waste as it will not compost properly.

What now?

How do residents recycle their food waste along with their garden waste without being charged to recycle it?

East Renfrewshire Council.

Kneejerk decisions poorly thought out.

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You can view recording of the meeting via Council website here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/cabinet-150421

Meeting Recording

The recording of this meeting can be viewed on the Council's YouTube channel

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East Renfrewshire Council garden waste charges delayed

By Drew Sandelands Local Democracy Reporter

THE roll-out of garden waste charges in East Renfrewshire has been pushed back until July.

Council chiefs were set to be asked to agree a start date of June 7 for the new charges, which will see all households taking part having to pay a £40 annual fee.

But environment director Andy Cahill requested the date was changed to July 5 to allow “a few glitches” in the online payment process to be fixed.

The charge, set to raise £800,000 for the council, was included in this year’s budget, which was approved by elected members in March.

Mr Cahill said: “One of the elements of the scheme is to have online payment processing available.

“Many residents and customers expect that level of service to be provided now. They want to pay online, they don’t want to get involved with sending in cheques.

“However, just recently, we’ve been having a few glitches in relation to the online payment system. I just want to be sure that it will definitely be able to operate effectively and efficiently.”

Cabinet members approved starting the scheme in July.

The £40 charge for 2021/22 will be payable in advance.

Participating households will get a bin sticker to show they are part of the scheme and permits will be sent out before the start date.

All brown bins without a permit will be checked and won’t be emptied if garden waste is found.

Anyone without a permit can ask the council to collect their garden waste at a cost of £35.

Councillor Paul O’Kane said introducing the charge was a “difficult decision” but it means the number of staff can be increased.

He added: “I think it’s important to put on the record that the alternative to charging would have been reduction in service.

“That could have been reductions in the collection of bins, looking at the cycles of when bins are lifted. It could have been an adverse impact on winter gritting routes or the repairs budget for roads. It’s a difficult choice but I think it’s the right one.”
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