The West of England area suffers from a shortage of facilities for dealing with residual waste. This is a great waste of resources, as well as being damaging to the environment in a number of ways. It is also an increasingly expensive method as European laws will soon impose heavy fines on councils who send too much biodegradable waste to landfill. We want to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill and for this reason a jointly produced Waste Strategy has been prepared which will affect the way we deal with waste for 20 years or more. This strategy has been informed by responses we received to the 'Rubbish or Resource?' Issues and Options consultation held in 2007, along with input from industry and environment professionals. Read the full length technical document (129 pages 877.30KB) or a non-technical summary of the Joint Waste Strategy. The Rubbish or Resource website provides access to a wide range of background documents which support the Waste and Planning Strategy. In parallel, a Development Plan is being drawn up which will assist in identifying suitable locations for any new waste facilities. The Development Plan takes into account not just the residual waste produced by householders, but also the much larger amount of waste produced by commerce and industry. A 'Preferred Options' document about the planning strategy will be open to public consultation in November 2008. For more information please visit: http://www.rubbishorresource.co.uk/ If you have any questions please contact info@rubbishorresource.co.uk For all media related enquiries please contact Kay Hobday, tel. 01454 867171 or kay.hobday@southglos.gov.uk
Residual waste is the rubbish which is not, or cannot be, re-used, recycled or composted. Until now it has been sent to landfill sites elsewhere in the country.
