A glass recycling service could be introduced by Newark and Sherwood District Council after a survey of local residents. The current contract between Nottinghamshire County Council and Veolia, a waste disposal company, has no option for the introduction of a kerbside glass service.
But the district council has discussed setting up and introducing its own kerbside glass service, using its depot on Brunel Drive as a sorting hub for the glass. In a recent meeting of the policy, performance and improvement committee (PPIC), members unanimously voted to recommend consulting with all residents on the matter.
This decision came after two resident surveys in which residents rated waste and recycling as the most important service delivered by the council. More than 100 comments were made by residents in relation to this service.
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The chairman of the PPIC spoke about the importance of 'listening to residents' on this matter.
Councillor Ronnie White, Chairman of the policy and performance improvement committee, said: “Last week’s meeting was an important step to ensure that the District Council carefully considers a kerbside glass collection. The recommendation from PPIC is for Cabinet to commit to undertaking a public consultation now that the detail of what our kerbside glass service could look like is available.
“This is a very complex issue which raised several interesting questions at PPIC but, put simply, as a District Council, it is important we listen to our residents and ask them how they wish to proceed. We are committed in doing all we can to make the district cleaner, safer and greener but we should always strive to seek the views of all our residents and respond directly to that feedback.
"I look forward to the Cabinet decision on 1 November 2022, confirming whether it agrees with our recommendation to consult on the specific details of a kerbside glass scheme and I hope thereafter that we can look forward to having the results of that survey presented to us.”
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