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HES.325 23rd January 2007 Ballymoney Borough Council Health & Environmental Services Committee Meeting No 325 - 23rd January 2007 Table of Contents 325.1 Seizure of Alleged Pit Bull Terrier Type Dog Recommend Pit Bull dog amnesty 325.2 Minutes – Meeting No 324 – 20th December Adopted 2006 325.3 Waste Collection in Bristol Delegation to visit Bristol operation 325.4 Council’s & North West Region Waste Recommend that Council Management Plan adopt plan 325.5 Castlereagh Borough Council Correspondence Recommend Council support Castlereagh Borough Council 325.6 Waste Haulage Contract Tender Tender report to be addressed by Council at its meeting on 5th February 2007 325.7 Water (NI) Order 1999 – Applications for Applications noted Consent to Discharge Effluent 325.8 Draft Air Quality Action Plan for Ballymoney Recommend that Council Borough Council approve draft action plan 325.9 Charging for Environmental Enquiries Recommend introduction of charging scheme 325.10 Application for Extension of Conditional Grant extension Approval of a Stand-Alone Cold Store 325.11 Food Complaint No FC/805/C/01/06 No further action 325.12 Appointment of Public Analyst and other Recommend appointment Analysts of persons named to act as Public Analysts 325.13 Local Government (Misc Provisions) (NI) Order Renew licence 1985 – Licence Application (Full) (Renewal) 325.14 Local Government (Misc Provisions) (NI) Order Renew licences 1985 – Licence Applications (14 Unspecified Days) (Renewal) 325.15 The Business of Tattooing, Ear Piercing & Register person and Electrolysis – Registration of Persons and business. Premises – Part V Provisions JM/JMc 1 HES.325 23rd January 2007 325.16 Betting, Gaming, Lotteries & Amustements (NI) Register Societies Order 1985 325.17 Dogs (NI) Order 1983, Article 13 – Registration Register premises of Dog Breeding Establishment 325.18 The Smoking (NI) Order 2006 Defer to Rates Estimates Meeting – 25.1.07 325.19 Building Control Applications Noted 325.20 Abandoned Vehicles Contract – New Burdens Noted Fund 325.21 Regulation of Water Service Discharge Report Noted 2005 325.22 Waste Management Licensing Exemption Noted 325.23 Municipal Waste Returns Noted 325.24 ‘Think Differently about Waste’ Noted 325.25 Recycling Facilities – TESCO Noted 325.26 Health & Safety at Work (NI) Order 1978 Noted 325.27 Proposed Changes Including Relaxation of Sunday Restrictions 325.28 Draft Licensing & Registration of Clubs (Amendment) (NI) Order 2007 325.29 Licensing (NI) Order 1996 Noted 325.30 Seizure of Alleged Pit-Bull Terrier Type Dog Noted 325.31 Authorised Departures Noted 325.32 Drinking Water Quality in NI Noted 325.33 Community Safety Noted 325.34 Domestic Violence Campaign Noted 325.35 Vehicle theft Awareness Campaign Noted 325.36 Knife Amnesty Noted 325.37 Hazard House Noted 325.38 Information Sessions Noted JM/JMc 2 HES.325 23rd January 2007 BALLYMONEY BOROUGH COUNCIL Minutes of Health & Environmental Services Committee Meeting No 325 held in the Council Chamber, Riada House, Ballymoney on Tuesday 23rd January 2007 at 7.30 pm. IN THE CHAIR Councillor E Robinson PRESENT Aldermen F Campbell C Cousley Councillors A Cavlan J Finlay M McCamphill A Patterson I Stevenson R Wilson APOLOGIES B Kennedy P McGuigan, MLA D McKay T McKeown M Storey, MLA IN ATTENDANCE Director of Borough Services Committee Clerk 325.1 PROPOSED PIT BULL AMNESTY Councillor Stevenson advised that he had requested the matter of a Pit Bull Amnesty to be tabled on the Committee’s agenda. The Director apologised that this request had been overlooked. Councillor Stevenson explained his request for Members to consider the recommendation to Council of a pit bull dog amnesty similar to that operated recently in both Londonderry and Ballymena. During discussion, the Director highlighted issues for consideration as an amnesty would mean additional cost for Council. There was the need for expert assistance to help identify dogs which may be brought to Council’s attention, the cost of disposal of animals and most importantly the need to properly publicise the proposed amnesty. He thought that an amnesty could be beneficial and suggested that use could be made of the next issue of the Ballymoney Bulletin as a means of publicising the initiative as this would be delivered to every Borough household in April. It was proposed by Councillor Stevenson, seconded by Councillor Cavlan and AGREED: JM/JMc 3 HES.325 23rd January 2007 to recommend to Council that a Pit Bull Dog Amnesty take place during April/May 200, and that this be widely publicised including making use of the Ballymoney Bulletin. * Councillor Stevenson left the meeting at 7.46 pm. 325.2 MINUTES – Meeting No 324 – 20th December 2006 (copy of summary sheet attached) It was proposed by Alderman Campbell, seconded by Councillor Patterson and AGREED: that the minutes of Meeting No 324 – 20th December 2006, as circulated, be confirmed as a correct record. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES * Councillor Wilson left the meeting at 7.47 pm. 325.3 WASTE COLLECTION IN BRISTOL From time to time in order to be better informed the Directorate will research how other Councils innovatively are tackling the difficult issues of waste separation at source and improved recycling performance. The latest case study undertaken has centered on the City of Bristol and in particular how that authority has sought to deal with the collection of kitchen waste. The question posed is – Ought the Bristol pail become the Ballymoney bucket? Is the system which operates in Bristol a viable option for Ballymoney or is it a retrograde step? Bristol consists of 155,000 households. The Council already uses 240l wheeled containers with 360l bins for households with more than 6 people for the collection of residual waste [black/grey bin waste] and this collection is fortnightly. There are weekly collections of recyclable waste as follows: garden waste – brown bin, now being phased out in favour of clear bags cardboard – loose or packed inside a box and left at the kerbside for collection black box for other materials - steel & aluminium cans newspapers & magazines catalogues & junk mail glass bottles clothes, shoes, blankets and material aluminium foil & containers household batteries aerosol cans JM/JMc 4 HES.325 23rd January 2007 Bristol Council introduced a new system this year whereby all suitable households were provided with a 5l kitchen caddy and a 25l minimax container for presentation at the kerbside. Refuse collection crews bring a ‘slave bin’ - a 240l container and the minimax containers are emptied into this. When full this is then transferred to a refuse collection vehicle. It is not possible to make a ‘like for like’ comparison because the same lorry is used to collect brown bins [garden waste], kitchen waste and cardboard on the same day, with the cardboard absorbing any leachate. Implementation Costs Presently the cost of both caddy and minimax container, without supplying biodegradable liners would be £6 per household. Implemented Borough wide on that basis the Bristol kitchen waste system would cost £69,000 + the cost of distributing the two necessary containers to each household. Obviously additional collection costs would also be incurred, namely the operation of 2 additional refuse collection vehicles. Bristol City Council engaged in a significant communications campaign costing approximately £450,000. If this spend per household was applied in Ballymoney, Council would have to spend in the region of £31,900. Points to consider Bristol City Council has concerns over the durability of the 5l kitchen caddy in particular. The council chose not to provide biodegradable bags due to both their expense and the cost of ongoing administration. However bag suppliers are happy to work with local businesses to ensure a steady supply and this does not involve Council at all. There is an issue of waste contamination due to the use by householders of plastic bags, which are not biodegradable. Maggots are a problem, but liners may mitigate this. How acceptable the proposed system might be to Borough householders? What might be the actual householder participation rate were the system to be introduced in Ballymoney? Ought the service only to be provided in the more urbanized parts of the Borough and if such an approach were adopted how might the Council stand in terms of equality of service to ratepayers? Waste composition and returns The last waste composition study in Ballymoney revealed that 21.61% of the contents of an average wheelie bin was putrescible kitchen waste. A similar study in Bristol revealed this figure to be 30.35% JM/JMc 5 HES.325 23rd January 2007 Returns from Bristol suggest that on average, each household presents 2.75kg of kitchen waste for collection each week. Were this to be replicated in Ballymoney we could expect the following diversion of biodegradable waste from landfill - 100% participation 11,500 households x 2.75kg x 52 weeks = 1,644.50t per annum. 75% participation 8,625 households x 2.75kg x 52 weeks = 1,233.38t per annum. 50% participation 5,750 households x 2.75kg x 52 weeks = 822.25t per annum. 25% participation 2,875 households x 2.75kg x 52 weeks = 411.13t per annum. Members are asked to note that the figure of 2.75kg per household per week is more of a guestimate as regards the amount of kitchen waste collected by Bristol City Council, as different waste streams are collected by the same vehicle on the same day. The figure would appear to be somewhat inflated given other data and so it may be more prudent to work on a more conservative basis, say 50% of the guestimate. The Director urged members to consider whether it would it be acceptable to Borough householders that this authority insist that kitchen waste be separated at source and presented at kerbside in a ‘pail’ for collection by Council on a weekly basis and whether such a system is workable in Ballymoney.

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