The council is to discuss changes in its planning and environmental services to the tune of 783,000 during a budget meeting on Friday, January 17.
It is expected that councillors will approve plans to extend kerbside recycling collections to an additional 40,000 householders. It is thought that this scheme alone would cost around 250,000.
Commenting on the council's plans, acting member for the environment Tracey Simpson-Laing said: “This budget underlines our commitment to increasing recycling provision in the city. If the budget is agreed, we will be able to roll out the service to an additional 40,000 homes.”
It is likely that the service will be operated by Yorwaste, the City of York and North Yorkshire County Councils' waste disposal company.
During 2001-02, the residents of York produced 97,000 tonnes of household waste, with the council achieving a recycling rate of around 10%. The authority's statutory targets mean it must recycle and compost 12% of household waste by 2003-04 and increase this to 18% in 2005-06.
York applied for funds from the 140m National Waste Minimisation and Recycling Fund to make improvements to the infrastructure and recycling facilities at the Beckfield Lane site and the development of a new site to replace the current one at Foss Islands. However, the council was unsuccessful in its bid.
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