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ITEM CA15
- ANNEX 1
CABINET–
17 JANUARY 2005
WASTE REDUCTION,
RE-USE AND RECYCLING: WILD WASTE SHOW & PARTNERSHIP OFFICER
DEFRA SUGGESTIONS
FOR USE OF FUNDING FROM WASTE PERFORMANCE & EFFICIENCY GRANT
Collection
service improvements
- Roll-out or more
effective deployment of kerbside collection of dry recyclables/green
waste/kitchen waste;
- Extension of kerbside
or near-entry collection of recyclables to hard-to-reach areas;
- Roll-out or more
effective deployment of home composting or good waste digesters;
- Improvements to
bring bank provision.
Provision
of strategic facilities
- Upgrading of civic
amenity sites;
- Investment in
central composting/in-vessel facilities;
- Investment in
central materials recycling facilities.
Long-term
strategic and spatial planning
- Pursue revision
or development of a Municipal Waste Management Strategy in concert with
planning for provision of appropriate infrastructure;
- Develop and implement
a strategy for effective use of the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme
to meet Landfill Directive obligations;
- In two-tier areas,
agree and implement joint initiatives that will contribute to delivery
of the waste disposal authority’s obligations under the Landfill Allowance
Trading Scheme.
Partnership
working in two-tier areas/with neighbouring unitary authorities
- Establish or improve
governance structures, funding and decision-making arrangements for
joint working;
- Pursue revision
or development of a Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy;
- Implement common
branding and/or common levels of service provision;
- Implement arrangements
for shared operations and/or back office functions;
- Implement joint
procurement of waste collection and/or disposal services.
Partnership
working with private and community sectors, and community leadership
- Work with small
and medium sized enterprises and/or other waste producers to maximise
waste recycling and reduction, and to exploit synergies with management
of municipal waste;
- Pursue innovation
in service delivery with private and/or community sectors.
Changing
behaviours
- Improve engagement
with the community to secure greater understanding of the waste challenge
and greater input and buy-in to solutions;
- Implement a public
awareness-raising campaign;
- Incentivise waste
reduction and recycling by householders.
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