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Business Item
Authorisation to proceed with the procurement of sufficient brown lids to replace green lids on garden waste bins to fall in line with WRAP approved recycling colours and avoid confusion with the introduction of Better Recycling in 2026
Date of Decision
Tue 7 Oct 2025
Description
Report of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for the Environment
Matter for Decision (to consider...)
To consider the procurement of brown bin lids to replace green bin lids.
Is Decision District Wide
Yes
Decision Made
That Cabinet approved:
1. The procurement of a contract to supply sufficient brown bin lids to replace green lids currently in use on garden waste bins.
2. Delegated authority to the Strategic Director with responsibility for Corporate Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, to enter into a contract for the supply of brown bin lids and for legal services to seal the resulting contract.
Reason for Decision
Currently ESC has over 50,000 subscribers to the garden waste collection service. Many of these residents have a green bin with a green lid. The generally accepted (WRAP) colour for garden waste bins is brown. This hasn’t been a problem until now, but with the introduction of Better Recycling in 2026, one of the new waste streams we are introducing is fibres, i.e. paper and card. The approved colour for fibres is green, and the current plan is that we will be delivering a new grey 240l bin with a green lid to every household in East Suffolk for the collection of fibres.
To avoid confusion for residents, we wish to purchase sufficient brown bin lids to replace the green lids currently on garden waste bins. This work will be carried out by ESSL, so to allow sufficient time for them to carry the work out we wish to carry out a procurement process to purchase these lids as soon as possible
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
None
Any Declarations of Interest Declared
None
Any Dispensation Granted
None
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Decision History
| 25/09/2025 12:53:02 | Lorraine Fitch | Business Item Created | |
| 25/09/2025 12:53:02 | Lorraine Fitch | Committee Added | Cabinet |
| 25/09/2025 12:53:02 | Lorraine Fitch | Meeting Added | 07/10/2025 6:00PM |
| 25/09/2025 12:53:18 | | General Details Edited | Reference Number Generated (ES/2535) |
| 25/09/2025 12:53:18 | Lorraine Fitch | Status Changed | Decision Proposed [2] |
| 25/09/2025 12:53:31 | Lorraine Fitch | Status Changed | Decision Scheduled [1] |
| 29/09/2025 12:45:23 | Alli Stone | Report Added | Document ID 35222: ES-2535 Authorisation to proceed with the procurement of sufficient brown lids to replace green lids on garden waste bins |
| 29/09/2025 12:46:51 | Alli Stone | General Details Edited | |
| 29/09/2025 16:12:06 | Alli Stone | Status Changed | Decision Proposed [2] |
| 07/10/2025 19:01:27 | Alli Stone | General Details Edited | |
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