Decision details

The Group Director for Prosperity, Development and Frontline Services provided Members with an overview of the consultation responses received in respect of the proposal to close Gelli Community recycling Centre.

Members were reminded of the rationale for the proposal with the Group Director advising that due to the size of the centre, the limited access and poor parking arrangements, the centre was unable to provide the same service as the other six Community recycling centres based in the County Borough.  He added that the centre had also been subjected to a high number of break-ins over the last 5years and had been the target of vandalism - as such the level of services it was able to offer residents was greatly reduced and less cost effective than other sites.  The current usage of the Gelli site was also far less than both Treherbert and Dinas.

Members were advised that a Consultation took place between the 8th July and the 5th August with eleven written responses received and a broad summary of the responses were presented to Members.

The Cabinet Member for Environment, Leisure & Heritage Services spoke of the issues affecting the Gelli site and the negative impact this was having on users, with staff having to turn residents away.  The Cabinet Member also referenced the usage with  on average Gelli taking CRC taking in 100ton per month, whilst Treherbert averages over 400ton and Dinas 700t per month.  The Cabinet Member commented that if the proposal was taken forward then due to the other facilities in a short distance the impact of users would be minimal.  She added that even with the closure the service provided would  still exceed the recommended number of CRC’s per household.

The Leader and Deputy Leader also commented on the proposal and the consultation results noting the provisions that were still available and the reasonable travelling distance between the current sites.  The Leader also commented upon the investment recently taken forward with some of the other sites within the County Borough for the benefit of residents.

Following discussions it was RESOLVED:

1.    That following consideration of the consultation responses and the information provided to Members to the closure of the Gelli Recycling Centre.