Decision Maker: Service Director - Highways & Streetscene
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To raise the prices of the council’s bulky waste collection service inline with other local authorities within West Yorkshire to ensure further cost recovery which has increased due to the introduction of legislation relating to Persistent Organic Pollutants. No other alternative options were considered.
The decision was made to change the bulky waste collection pricing structure to a bulk ordering system. Items will now cost:
- £11 per bulky waste item
- £11 per small electrical item
- £10 per 5 bags of garden waste
- £30 per sofa, armchair or mattress
The cost of large white goods, as identified on the Kirklees Council website, will rise to £30 per item.
Publication date: 23/11/2023
Date of decision: 01/12/2023