Issue - meetings

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Joint Waste Disposal Board held on 15 July 2016.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Waste Disposal Board held on the 15 July 2016 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Arising on the minutes it was noted:

The Chairman and Clerk would be arranging the dates for next year’s meetings.

Minute 21 – Oliver Burt proposed that the Board invite Thérèse Coffey to the Board Meeting in January.

Minute 38 – A briefing note regarding the new haulage contract was circulated to Members at the meeting.

Minute 39 – The introduction of a Smartcard system would be looked at in the future It was thought that all the Councils were on different timescales for implementing this system and the Board and Officers would support if and when these changes went live.

Minute 5 – Due to the Ministerial change there had been no further developments in the DEFRA report regarding the Rory Stewart initiative which had been expected over the summer.

Minute 7 – The Contractor has been asked to contribute to a new report on the recycling of other plastics. This should look at the inclusion of other plastics in FCCs increased exports of materials. The report will be circulated to the Board as soon as it is available.

Minute 7 – An invitation will be sent to Paul Taylor inviting him to attend a future Board Meeting.

Minute 7 – The re3 Strategy had been approved by Bracknell Forest Council.

Minute 11 – Officers had not yet held a workshop with FCC this would be held in due course.

The Chairman asked for an agenda item on promoting the re3 brand be brought to a future Board Meeting.