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City of Westminster
Decision-maker
Date
Title of Report
CABINET MEMBER
FOR STREET
ENVIRONMENT
15th May
2003
Release of capital funds for
purchase of Linpac Environmental
‘Envirobanks’ for the street litter
recycling service.
Report of
Director of Environment and
Leisure
CLASSIFICATION: FOR GENERAL
RELEASE
Wards Involved
All
Policy Context
Environment and Leisure Performance Plan
2002/3, Civic Renewal Promise Clean Streets:
‘Make it easier for residents to recycle rubbish’
The report seeks the ‘in principle’ release of
£300,000 from capital budget W700217 for the
purchase of street litter recycling bins. The
London Recycling Fund will match fund our
capital spend on this project up to £150,000.
Financial Summary
1
1.1
Summary
The following report seeks the ‘in principle’ release of capital funds for
the purchase of street litter recycling bins to enable the expansion of
the street litter recycling service.
2
2.1
Recommendations
That the Cabinet Member for Street Environment approves the release
of capital funds to purchase 140 litre Linpac Environmental
‘Envirobanks’ to support the expansion of the street litter recycling
service.
3
3.1
Background Information
The City Council has been set statutory targets to recycle household
waste. (12% - 2003/4 and 18% - 2005/6) To meet and exceed these
targets the City Council plans to introduce a package of measures
including increasing the number of street litter recycling bin sites city
wide from 20 to 300. To support this service expansion additional bins
are required for those areas not currently served.
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3.2
The Departmental Contracts Board approved the purchase of the
Envirobank litter recycling bins at a meeting held on May 6th 2003 and
granted a waiver from the requirements of the Council's Contracts
Code. (A copy of the report is included in Appendix 1.)
3.3
The Linpac Environmental ‘Envirobank’ has proven an effective, robust
and aesthetically pleasing piece of waste management street furniture.
The bins required (Linpac Environmental Envirobanks) are the ones
currently used on Lillington Gardnes Estate in SW1. The bins have also
been used very effectively outside tube and mainline railway stations in
the London Borough of Camden for the last year.
3.5
The City Council has successfully bid for £150,000 from the London
Recycling Fund (DEFRA funding for recycling initiatives to help local
authorities reach their statutory household waste recycling targets) to
support this recycling project. As Appendix 2 (London Recycling Fund
application) shows, this funding was allocated on the basis that it was
matched by £150,000 of the Council’s capital. Failure to match the
funding would result in its loss.
4
4.1
Financial Implications
This report is being presented to the Cabinet Member for decision as,
under Financial Regulation 20, that approval is needed, in each year,
for schemes with a value of over £100k. There is currently £300k in the
approved 2003/04 capital budget for this scheme. Due to the current
uncertainty over capital funding, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has
instructed that only time sensitive schemes should proceed, subject to
his approval. No request has yet been made to the CFO, though a bid
for an initial spend of £101k is imminent. Cabinet member approval in
principle is being requested for the full £300k, subject to further
decisions of the CFO.
4.2
It is envisaged that 50% of this initial spend (£50,550) would be
claimed back from the London Recycling Fund once delivery of the
bins is completed.
4.3
The initial purchase of 300 in June 2003 of 140 litre ‘Envirobanks’ from
Linpac Environmental at £330 per unit will cost a total of £101,100. The
purchase can be funded from capital budget 'On-street recycling centre
equipment and housing W700217' that totals £300,000.
5
Legal implications
5.1
None
6
Staffing Implications
6.1
None
7
General Comments
7.1
None
8
8.1
Outstanding Issues
None
9
9.1
Consultation
The Cabinet Member for Street Environment and members of
Overview and Scrutiny Committee for City Development were
consulted regarding the choice of Envirobank bins before the first 50
bins were purchased in 2002.
10
10.1
Conclusions and Reasons for the proposed Decision
The Linpac Environmental ‘Envirobank’ is a robust product that has
been trialled in Westminster and the London Borough of Camden and
has demonstrated that it is fit for purpose. The purchase of the
‘Envirobanks’ allows for the expansion of the street litter recycling
service to meet statutory targets and is recommended for approval by
the Cabinet Member for Street Environment.
Background Papers
#1. Report to Departmental Contracts Board - Waiver for the purchase of onstreet recycling equipment (6th May 2003) 2. London Recycling Fund – project plan (3rd April 2003)
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES ABOUT THIS REPORT OR WISH TO
INSPECT ANY OF THE BACKGROUND PAPERS, PLEASE CONTACT Phil
Robson ON 020 7641 7956; EMAIL ADDRESS probson@westminter.gov.uk.
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This report is not for publication by virtue of paragraphs 7,8, and 9 of Part 1,
Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 in that it relates to information
regarding the financial affairs of companies, and expenditure incurred on and terms
proposed in relation to a contract for the supply of services.
For completion by Cabinet Member

Declaration of Interest
I have no interest to declare in respect of this report
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I have to declare an interest
State nature of interest ……..…………………………………………
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(N.B: If you have an interest you should seek advice as to whether it is
appropriate to make a decision in relation to this matter.)
For the reasons set out above, I agree the recommendation(s) in the report
and reject any alternative options which are referred to but not recommended.
Signed ………………………………………………
Cabinet Member for ……………………………….
Date …………………………………………………
NOTE: If you do not wish to approve the recommendations, or wish to make
an alternative decision, it is important that you consult the report author, the
Director of Legal and Administrative Services , the Director of Finance and, if
there are staffing implications, the Head of Personnel (or their
representatives) so that (1) you can be made aware of any further relevant
considerations that you should take into account before making the decision
and (2) your reasons for the decision can be properly identified and recorded,
as required by law.
Note to Cabinet Member: The decision will now be published and
copied to the Members of the relevant Overview & Scrutiny Committee
and may not be implemented until five working days have elapsed from
publication to allow the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to decide
whether it wishes to call it in.