Issue - meetings

Following consideration of a report of the Operations Manager for Street Scene, the Environment Policy Development Group has made the following recommendation that: the draft Resource and Waste Management Strategy for Devon and Torbay be approved and proceed to public consultation

Following consideration of a *report of the Operations Manager for Street Scene, the Environment Policy Development Group had made the following recommendation that: the draft Resource and Waste Management Strategy for Devon and Torbay be approved and proceed to public consultation.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment outlined the contents of the report stating that the draft strategy provided a basis for the management of local authority collected waste across Devon and Torbay to 2030.  Its objectives were aimed at reducing waste, reducing the carbon impact of managing waste and conserving natural resources and that by working together, the local authorities, their partners and the public would help to ensure a sustainable future for waste management across the county.

Consideration was given to the significance of the figures in the tables on page 112 of the agenda pack.

RESOLVED that the recommendation of the Policy Development Group be approved.

(Proposed by Cllr C R Slade and Cllr R J Chesterton)

Reason for the decision: to ensure that the Council has a Resource and Waste Management Strategy which proceeds to public consultation

Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.

To receive a report which outlines the new draft Resource and Waste Management Strategy for Devon and Torbay. Following its approval at the DASWC meeting on 15th October 2020, the draft Strategy requires the approval of the individual local authorities for proceeding to public consultation.

The Group had before it a *report from the Operations Manager for Street Scene presenting the draft Resource and Waste Management Strategy for Devon and Torbay.

The officer outlined the contents of the report and stated that the strategy described how the Devon local authorities would manage Local Authority Household Waste.

Consideration was given to:

·         The super aligned collection service was an initiative that the Council would aspire to

·         The benchmarking that was used to set the targets

·         Where the dry waste was sent to

·         The ongoing communications with East Devon District Council on how they had increased their recycling rates

·         Increase communications to residents about how to recycle items that the Council could not, like recycling plastic bags at supermarkets

Therefore it was RECOMMENDED to the Cabinet that:

·         The draft Resource and Waste Management Strategy for Devon and Torbay be approved and proceed to public consultation

(Proposed by the Chairman)

Reason for the decision: to ensure that the Council has a Resource and Waste Management Strategy which proceeds to public consultation

Note: *Report previously circulated and attached to the minutes