Issue - meetings

Report and appendix attached.

The report and presentation before members gave an overview of the Council’s Behavioural Insights trial project.

Members were advised that the Council currently paid approximately £130 per tonne to dispose of waste regardless of whether it was refuse or recycling.

The aim of the project was to reduce total waste collected from households in high waste producing areas.

A scoping study had taken place to ascertain kerbside waste, which areas to target and what intervention options were possible.

Co-design workshops had taken place and residents were identified and recruited to take part in the pilot.

The main focus of the pilot was to reduce the levels of waste left at the kerbside, by limiting households to two bags of refuse a week.

Members were advised that conversations between council staff and Serco operative staff (Keep Britain Tidy) were ongoing.

Members noted that phase two of programme, which included design of communications and engagement approaches would be live in September and October and phase three when the two bag trial would be implemented would be in place between November and January 2020.

The Sub-Committee noted the overview of the trial and other activities in the project.