Performance Improvement Plan 2025 - 2026 Quarter 3 Update Report p4
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Objective 3 - Planet: We will all play our part in making Mid and East Antrim a great place to live in and visit
Why this objective was chosen:
Everyone has a part to play in making Mid and East Antrim clean and safe. While the borough is mostly clean, dog foul and litter are key issues in some areas.
Our citizens want simpler recycling. With a decline in levels of household recycling, something needs to be done to protect the environment and meet legal requirements.
Progress update:
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Outcome |
A communications campaign to encourage everyone to play a part in making Mid and East Antrim cleaner, safer and more attractive. |
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| Measure |
Campaign developed by 31/3/26. |
| Status: On track |
Several communications have been delivered to help make our borough cleaner and greener. Campaigns focused on road safety, recycling and re-use, and responsible dog ownership. We also promoted the ‘Safer Steps’ campaign, a female personal safety walk, in partnership with the PSNI.
Our longer-term communications campaign, which aims to inspire community pride, is due to launch in April 2026. |
| Outcome | Simpler recycling through the launch of a fully co-mingled dry recycling collection service. |
| Measure |
Launch of a new dry recycling collection service by 1/11/26. |
| Status: On track |
A reaffirmation report for the approval of the new service was taken to Full Council on Monday 12 January 2026. Members were provided with the legal basis on what they were approving to satisfy the claim made in the judicial review that members were not provided with all the facts when they made their original approval in April 2025.
Officers are anticipating a conclusion to the judicial review at the next court hearing at the end of February 2026.
The project is continuing and subject to funding will commence as planned in October 2026 when the contract with the current provider comes to an end. |
| Outcome | Achievement of statutory waste key performance indicators. |
| Measure |
At least 50% of household waste collected sent for recycling by 31/3/26. |
| Status: On track |
Latest available data is for the period April to September 2025, when 57.3% was recorded. Data up to December 2025 will be published in our next update. |
| Measure |
A maximum of 16,387 tonnes of biodegradable collected municipal waste sent to landfill by 31/3/26. |
| Status: On track |
Latest available data is for the period April to September 2025, when 527 tonnes were recorded. A new contract for processing waste means that waste is no longer sent directly to landfill. During the same period last year, a total of 7,741 tonnes were recorded. Data up to December 2025 will be published in our next update. |
| Measure |
Less than 79,500 tonnes collected municipal waste arisings by 31/3/26. |
| Status: On track |
Latest available data is for the period April to September 2025, when 40,558 tonnes were recorded. Data up to December 2025 will be published in our next update. |