A council boss said there are risks associated with Vale of Glamorgan Council's plans to charge people for green waste collections. The Chartered Waste Manager at the Vale of Glamorgan Council, Colin Smith, explained the thought process behind the authority's proposal to move to a subscription service for green waste collection at an environment and regeneration scrutiny meeting on Tuesday February 14.
The charge will come in the form of an annual subscription payment for the collection of green waste once per fortnight between March and November. However, a council report on the proposed changes to recycling waste collection revealed a number of risks associated with the move, including a potential "failing" of recycling rates because of a low take up of the service.
Addressing members of Vale of Glamorgan Council scrutiny committee on the risks, Mr Smith said: "It is not unique to the Vale of Glamorgan. It applies to all councils in Wales." However, some members proceeded to raise concerns about these during the meeting. Cllr Mark Hooper thought the risks involved with the service change had been underestimated.
