Essex Waste Strategy 2023
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Councils across Essex are working together to develop a new Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy for the next 30 years. They developed the previous strategy in 2007, and much has changed since then, including the significant climate change challenge that we now face.
Waste management is a major contributor to climate change, accounting for about 4% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. Improving environmental efficiency by making different choices about how we collect and treat waste will help reduce these emissions. Waste prevention can also deliver benefits by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in other sectors, such as agriculture, transport and manufacturing.
New Strategy
The new strategy will focus on the following key elements:
- Working together to minimise the impact that waste management has on the environment, whilst offering value for money to the taxpayer.
- Embracing the circular economy by minimizing waste, recycling more, and rethinking how to manage waste that cannot be recycled in order to conserve resources.
- Coordinating the design and delivery of services to achieve the vision, targets and ambitions of this strategy.
- Supporting residents to reduce their waste and recycle more.
- Working in partnership with each other and engaging with business, industry and government to change how we deal with waste.
- Setting measurable targets and stretching ambitions and aspirations.
They invite the public to comment on the draft strategy and Strategic Environmental Assessment. This is an opportunity to provide feedback on the vision, priorities, targets and ambitions of the strategy. They will use feedback to shape the final version of the strategy.
Summary
The Essex Waste Strategy 2023 is a new plan for managing waste in the county over the next 30 years. The strategy focuses on reducing waste, recycling more, and using waste to generate energy. It also aims to work with residents and businesses to change how we deal with waste.
How to respond
They invite the public to comment on the draft strategy. You can submit your feedback online, by email, or by phone.
Find out more
Attend a consultation event
Sadly, the Colchester event has already taken place but two of the following take place online:
- Thursday 28 September, 6pm to 7.30pm, online
- Tuesday 3 October, 6pm to 7.30pm, Chelmsford Library
- Thursday 5 October, 6pm to 7.30pm, Great Parndon Library, Harlow
- Monday 9 October, 6pm to 7.30pm, Billericay Library
- Monday 6 November, 6pm to 7.30pm, online