A Waste Strategy for Lincolnshire On behalf of the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership
Who are the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership (LWP)? • Seven Waste Collection Authorities: Boston BC City of Lincoln Council East Lindsey DC North Kesteven South Holland DC South Kesteven DC West Lindsey DC • One Waste Disposal Authority – Lincolnshire County Council • One Waste Regulation Authority – Environment Agency
Who does what? WCA Collections: WDA operated Kerbside, Household Waste Sweeping, etc. Recycling Centres WDA Disposal: Recycling, Composting, EfW, etc,
Working in Partnership In order to manage this together, the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership has a Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy – JMWMS for short!
Strategic Drivers Waste growth Tonnage of Local Authority Collected Waste 370,000 360,000 350,000 Other LACW 340,000 Household Waste 330,000 320,000 310,000 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
Strategic Drivers Waste is going in the wrong bin • Around a quarter of what we get in kerbside recycling collections is not recyclable. • Around a quarter of what we get in kerbside general collections should be in recycling collections.
Strategic Drivers The wider picture • EU Circular Economy Package • Brexit • 25 Year Environment Plan • Defra Resources & Waste Strategy • Chinese recycling market
JMWMS Vision Developed by the LWP partners together through workshops in July 2017: “To seek the best environmental option to provide innovative, customer-friendly waste management solutions that give value for money to Lincolnshire.”
JMWMS objectives Also from the LWP workshops in July 2017: 1 To improve the quality and therefore commercial value of our recycling stream. 2 To consider moving towards a common set of recycling materials. 3 To consider the introduction of separate food waste collections. 4 To explore new opportunities of using all waste as a resource in accordance with the waste hierarchy. 5 To contribute to the UK recycling target of 50% by 2020.
JMWMS objectives Also from the LWP workshops in July 2017: 6 To find the most appropriate ways to measure our environmental performance, and set appropriate targets. 7 To seek to reduce our carbon footprint. 8 To make an objective assessment of whether further residual waste recovery/disposal capacity is required and, if necessary, seek to secure appropriate capacity. 9 To regularly review the LWP governance model in order to provide the best opportunity to bring closer integration and the implementation of the objectives set by the strategy. 10 To consider appropriate innovative solutions in the delivery of our waste management services.
What else does the draft Strategy include? • A summary of key legislation • An assessment of our current services • Themes for actions to achieve our objectives • Notes on the next steps beyond adoption of the Strategy
What’s happening now? The LWP have agreed that the draft Strategy is ready to be shared more widely. A consultation period will run until early July, and we are asking for views from: • Elected members from across the LWP • The public, including Parish Councils • Other stakeholders – neighbouring councils, businesses, etc.
Finalising the Strategy • After three months of consultation, we will revise the Strategy in the light of the feedback. • Once the LWP have agreed the Strategy (hopefully by September), each authority will need to put it through their own political processes for adoption. • The aim is to have the Strategy adopted by all authorities by the end of 2018.
Putting the Strategy into action Alongside the Strategy, the LWP will be developing an Action Plan to achieve our objectives. The LWP have identified a number of themes on which to focus, including: • Seeing the wider picture – Engaging with neighbouring councils and with businesses • Balancing economic and environmental benefits • Reviewing what we collect and how • Getting our messages across
What happens then? In order to ensure that the Strategy remains up to date, and that we continue to do things to meet our objectives, we will: • Review our Action Plan annually. • Review our performance against our objectives. • Respond to new challenges arising from the new national Waste & Resources Strategy, Brexit, etc.
Your role as elected members • T ell us what you think – Documents and survey will be online at: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/recycle-for- lincolnshire/waste-strategy-for-lincolnshire/ • Be aware that the public may ask you questions. Anything you can’t answer, please contact Matthew Michell at wastestrategy@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Thank you for your help!
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