And, the city council has noted a “conflict” with its current service model and the planned deposit return scheme (DRS), though it is “difficult to forecast” its impact on tonnages at this stage.
The comments came in recently published minutes published from an Inner North East Community Committee meeting which took place on 28 November.
Glass collections
Leeds currently does not collect glass at the kerbside, instead encouraging residents to take items to a bottle bank.
According to the minutes, the committee discussed separate glass collections and the issues associated with residents having little or no garden space and those who live in ‘back-to-back’ properties.
“It was confirmed that if this was offered in Leeds, a separate bin collection and the option to have a bin for glass would be optional and there will be ‘exception’ areas,” the minutes say.
This comes ahead of a trial for glass collections in the area, which has not started but is anticipated to be trialled across four wards in Leeds. Glass is also included in the government’s consistent collections legislation.
Any glass collections will also not take place before 9am due to noise and only happen once a month, the minutes added.
DRS
With the current 2024 aim for a DRS in England, the minutes also noted a “conflict with the DRS and the current service delivery model”.
It was confirmed that it is “difficult to forecast whether tonnages will increase or decrease as a result of the DRS scheme and there is a possibility of local authorities being compensated from financial implications following Government’s proposals”.
Carbon
The committee also pledged to develop a Leeds carbon impact model covering waste collection, disposal and recycling services provided by Leeds City Council.
This comes as Defra published a carbon impact of household waste dataset on 14 December (see letsrecycle.com story). Carbon efficiency has been touted as a possible replacement for weight-based metrics.
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