Decision details
Altens East Recycling and Resource Facility - Fire Investigation Report - OPE/23/030
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
(i) to note the contents of the attached Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) fire investigation report;
(ii) to note that as an organisation, we can conclude from the SFRS report, that the fire at Altens East did not occur as a result of a failure in our system of internal control;
(iii) to note that the Waste and Recycling Manager would circulate, by email, details of the number of waste fires across the UK to the Committee; and
(iv) to request the Waste and Recycling Manager to identify further actions that could be taken to educate citizens on the disposal of vapes and other battery/electrical products and report to the most relevant Committee in due course.
Publication date: 07/02/2023
Date of decision: 02/02/2023
Decided at meeting: 02/02/2023 - Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee
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