Decision details

To seek formal approval for the new schedule for charges relating to waste management services for 2012/13.

At its meeting on 28 February 2012 Council considered a report on Wiltshire Council’s Business and Financial Plan Update 2012/13.  This report stated that in the main most fees have been frozen and will remain at 2011/12 levels.  Appendix 1 to that report contains the Wiltshire Council Financial Plan 2012/13 which refers to the review of commercial waste undertaken in 2011 and the proposal that the full cost of providing the service should be applied.  An increase in the budget has been proposed of £0.157 million, giving a total income budget for waste management services of £2.671 million in 2012/13.  Fees and charges need to be increased to ensure this budget is achieved.

To:

(i)                         Charge on the basis of full cost recovery, or a lesser sum, for commercial waste.

(ii)              Charge on the basis of full cost recovery, or a lesser sum, for waste collected in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992.

(iii)                      Apply inflationary increases, or not, for second garden waste bins.

(iv)                      Apply inflationary increases, or not, for bulky household waste collections.

Charges made by neighbouring councils were examined as part of the review.  In some instances, a commercial waste collection service is not offered.  Where it is, Wiltshire’s proposed charges for 2012/13 are broadly consistent, being a little higher than those of Dorset Council, whilst lower than the charges of Bath and North East Somerset Council.