Review of plans, policies and
RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
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RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE Waste MANAGEMENTBreak the links between economic growth, the use of resources and the generation of waste…and reduce the environmental impacts of waste (A Sustainable Europe for a Better World p12) The overall objective of Government policy on waste is to protect human health and the environment by producing less waste and by using it as a resource wherever possible (PPS10 para 1 and 3)(Securing the Future p16) The core strategy of the waste planning authority should set out policies and proposals for waste management for at least ten years from the date of adoption (PPS10 para 16). Local authorities should plan to reduce the need for freighting of waste by looking to collect, sort, reprocess and treat waste at the neighbourhood scale (Hallmarks of a Sustainable City p17) Waste HierarchyThrough more sustainable waste management, moving the management of waste up the ‘waste hierarchy’ of reduction, re-use, recycling and composting, using waste as a source of energy, and only disposing as a last resort, the government aims to break the link between economic growth and the environmental impact of waste (PPS10 para 1 and 3)(UDP Policy ST16)(National Infrastructure Plan paragraph 1.6)(RSS Policy EM11)(UDP Policy ST16). The prevention, recycling and recovery of waste should be encouraged as should the use of recovered materials and energy so as to safeguard natural resources and obviate wasteful use of land (European Union 1999/31/EC, para 3) Proximity PrincipleMember states should be able to apply the principles of proximity and self sufficiency for the elimination of their waste at community and national level, in accordance with Council Directive on 75/442/EEC of 15th July 1975 on waste, whereas the objectives of this directive must be pursued and clarified through the establishment of an adequate integrated network of disposal plants based on a high level of environmental protection (European Directive 1999/31/EC, para 9) Waste should generally be managed as near as possible to its place of production, to minimise the environmental impact of transporting waste (RSS Policy EM12) (PPS10 para 3 4th Bullet) Promoting REDUCTION/ REUSE / Recycling/ COMPOSTINGWhere waste is produced, we must put it to good use, through re-use, recycling, composting and recovering energy (UK Strategy 2000, pg 13) Production and consumption processes are usually linear: raw materials are used to make a product which is used, possibly more than once, and then disposed of. In future, we will increasingly need to rely on more cyclical production and consumption processes (UK Waste Strategy 2000, pg 16) Reduce growth in municipal waste across the region to 0% by end of 2014 (RSS Policy EM10) Develop an approach that takes account of new and emerging technologies (GMMWMS, pg2) Using waste as a fuel can reduce emissions of carbon dioxide – a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change – by displacing the use of more polluting virgin fuels. In some cases, it can also reduce other emissions to the environment (UK Waste Strategy 2000, pg 18) In order to comply with the Landfill Directive, recover value from 45% of municipal waste by 2010 and 67% by 2015 (UK Waste Strategy 2000, para.2.35) Value to be recovered from 53% municipal solid waste by 2010, 67% by 2015 and 75% by 2020 (RSS Policy EM10) Recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste by 2005, 30% by 2010 and 33% by 2015 (UK Waste Strategy 2000, pg7 and 22) Enable at least 25% of household waste to be recycled or composted by 2005-06, with further improvements by 2008 (Securing the Future p. 169) 0% increase in commercial and industrial waste and recycle 35% of all industrial and commercial waste and recover from at least 70% by 2020 (RSS Policy EM10) LANDFILLReduce the amount of waste going to landfill and, where land filling takes place, ensure that the environmental impacts are understood and mitigated against (European Directive 1999/31/EC) EU target to reduce the quantity of waste going to final disposal by around 20% by 2010 (compared to 2000) and 50% by 2050 (EU 6th Environmental Action Plan p.8) EU target to reduce, by 2005, the total (by weight) biodegradable municipal waste going to land fill to 75% of that in 1995, 50% by 2009 and 35% by 2014 (European Directive 1999/31/EC article 4) By 2005 to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste to 85% of 1998 levels (UK Waste Strategy 2000, pg7). Arrest the increases in Municipal Solid Waste arisings to no more than 2% per annum by 2010 and zero by 2020 (GMMWMS, pg 2) Landfill and land raising applications will only be granted where provision is made for the utilization of landfill gas for electricity generation or heating, where gas would be produced in marketable quantities, or its venting in other circumstances. (City of Salford UDP, Policy W1) PRovision of WAste FAcilitiesWhen undertaking DPD’s, LA’s should ensure the capacity of existing and potential infrastructure (including waste management,) to service the site or area in ways consistent with cutting carbon emissions and successfully adapting to likely changes in the local climate. (Planning Policy Statement: Planning for climate change, para 19) Waste planning authorities should identify in DPDs sites and areas suitable for new and enhanced waste management facilities for the waste management needs of their areas (PPS10 para 17). Planning authorities should provide a framework in which communities take more responsibility for their own waste, and enable sufficient and timely provision of waste management facilities to meet the needs of their communities (PPS10 para 3)(UDP Policy ST16) Plans strategies proposals and schemes should provide for an appropriate type, size and mix of waste management facilities and safeguard sites that will deliver the capacity to deal with indicative waste volumes to 2020 (RSS Policy EM13 and table 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5) Plans and strategies should identify sites or criteria for the provision of permanent recycling plants for construction and demolition waste in appropriate locations (RSS, Policy EM9) Plans, strategies proposals and schemes should promote and require the provision of sustainable new waste management infrastructure, facilities and systems that contribute to the development of the NW by reducing harm to the environment, improving efficiency of resources an, stimulating investment and maximising economic opportunities (RSS Policy EM10). Developments involving waste management will be granted unless it would conflict with a number of criteria (UDP Policy W1) Download 1.19 Mb. Share with your friends:
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