Commercial Waste Services Review

Description

The Council of the Isles of Scilly requires the support of an experienced waste management consultant, or group of consultants, with expertise in Local Authority commercial waste services, ideally with experience working on islands, to work in partnership with the Council to complete a review of commercial waste and recycling services, across the islands to: • ensure the Council is operating compliantly. • to reduce Council budget pressures. • to ensure the Council's waste management service can be sustainably managed. Alongside a commercial waste service review, the Council also requires a solution focused Action Plan to be developed to deliver immediate and medium-long term solutions, and to identify priorities to deliver the above. Commercial waste services review required to take place over 3 months to include: • A 5-day visit to the islands as part of information gathering exercise to inform the service review and action plan. Including shadowing the waste collection teams, visiting off islands and speaking to third party contractors and hauliers. • A review of the Council's current commercial waste policy, and scoping implementation of policy relating to charging waste from self-catering properties (under Controlled Waste Regulations, 2011). • A review of the Council's fees and charges framework for commercial waste and recycling, based on actual costs of running the service across the islands. • A review of the Council's commercial waste collection service on St Mary's. • A review of the Council's commercial waste services implemented on the off islands. • Reviewing current enforcement practices and future opportunities to support behaviour change amongst businesses. • Action Plan to deliver outcomes in the commercial waste review over the next 12-18 months.