Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Service Delivery

Lead Cabinet Member: Councillor Julie Carr

(Key decision):

(1) To approve the Litter and Fly-tipping Reduction Strategy 2022-2027, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

(2) To approve the associated Action Plan, as set out at Appendix 2 to the report.

(3) To add a short section to the associated Action Plan “to consider ways to reduce the volume and impact of litter”.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery, setting out the council’s approach to reducing litter, fly-tipping, and associated environmental issues. The Strategy detailed the council’s commitment to tackling fly-tipping, littering, graffitiing and dog fouling through education, investigation, and enforcement activity where there is evidence of environmental crimes.

Thanks were conveyed to officers involved in producing the Strategy and to the volunteer litter picking groups for their work in communities across the District.

The Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC) at its meeting on 27 January 2022, made the following recommendation to Cabinet:

The Committee resolved (unanimously):

To support the recommendations in the report, subject to the Cabinet considering the addition of a short section to the Litter Reduction Strategy for the Council ‘to consider ways to reduce the volume and impact of litter’

Councillor Linington was in attendance to present PPAC’s discussion. The Cabinet agreed that it would include the short section, recommended by PPAC in the Strategy Action Plan as that represented the most dynamic element of the Strategy. The additional resolution was detailed below.

Resolved (Key decision):

(1) To approve the Litter and Fly-tipping Reduction Strategy 2022-2027, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

(2) To approve the associated Action Plan, as set out at Appendix 2 to the report.

(3) To add a short section to the associated Action Plan “to consider ways to reduce the volume and impact of litter”.

Reason for decisions:

To reduce littering across the district, with the majority of residents viewing it as totally unacceptable. Volunteer litter picking groups feel supported by the council and all residents value the council’s work to tackle litter, dog fouling, fly-tipping and graffiti.