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To receive the Leader’s report on the work of the Executive since the Council meeting held on 15 January 2020.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Bettison OBE, presented his report on the work of the Executive since that reported at the Council meeting on 15 January 2020. The Executive had met twice on 28 January and 11 February 2020.
The Leader highlighted the following matters that had been considered:
In response to a question regarding whether methane capture was currently happening the Leader of the Council, Councillor Bettison OBE replied that residential waste was currently sent to Lakeside where it was incinerated. He reassured Members that the flue was subject to many different processes and cleaning to protect the atmosphere. Councillor Mrs Hayes MBE, Executive Member for Environment added that methane from the London Road site was used to heat a school’s swimming pool. She encouraged members to participate in the cross-party steering group developing proposals for food waste. Councillor Bettison OBE concluded that in the future food would be treated by anaerobic digestion with methane used to produce electricity and then residual material being composted.
A question was raised regarding how the logistics of the new waste collection would be programmed with the potential for congested scheduling impacting the number of bins and residential collections. Councillor Mrs Hayes MBE responded that work was ongoing with officers to review the collection programme and reported that there would not be problems with lorries in residential areas.