What is the Municipal Waste Management Strategy?
Torbay faces challenging targets for increasing the proportion of waste that is recycled and composted and reducing the amount of waste we send to landfill. The Municipal Waste Management Strategy aims to address these challenges and provide a framework for managing Torbay’s waste in a more sustainable way. The Strategy sets out how Torbay intends to manage its municipal waste by promoting waste minimisation, improving recycling performance and using alternatives to landfill to treat waste that can not be re-used or recycled.
Torbay Council adopted the Municipal Waste Management Strategy in February 2008.
19274,19275,19276This document sets out aims, objectives and policies for the future management of Torbay’s municipal waste and covers Torbay’s approach to waste minimisation, recycling, treatment and disposal.
Supplementary Reports to accompany the Adopted Headline Strategy, including the Baseline Report, Technology Report, Legislation Report and Consultation Report.
An appraisal of alternative recycling and waste treatment options in relation to environmental, economic and technical criteria, carried out by RPS consultants. The appraisal was used to inform the Municipal Waste Management Strategy.
Strategic Environmental Assessment
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) was carried out to evaluate the likely effects of implementing the Waste Management Strategy. The results of the Strategic Environmental Assessment were presented in an Environmental Report, which accompanied the consultation phase of the Municipal Waste Management Strategy. A Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement has also been produced, explaining how the recommendations from the SEA have been incorporated into the finalised adopted Waste Management Strategy.
19281,19279,19280,19278This document provides information on how the findings and recommendations from the SEA have been taken into account in the Adopted Municipal Waste Management Strategy.
A report explaining the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process and presenting the results of the SEA of the draft Municipal Waste Management Strategy.
A review of existing plans, policies and objectives which are relevant to the development of the Municipal Waste Management Strategy. This report accompanies the Strategic Environmental Assessment.
An Environmental Baseline Report to accompany the Strategic Environmental Assessment. The Baseline Report has been updated following consultation on the SEA Scoping Report in Spring 2006.
Consultation
Consultation formed an important part of developing Torbay’s Municipal Waste Management Strategy, and the draft Strategy and SEA Environmental Report were subject to a 6 week public consultation period in October – November 2007. Information on the outcomes of stakeholder and public consultation are provided in Supplementary Report D.
The South West Devon Waste Partnership
Torbay Council is working in partnership with Devon County Council and Plymouth City Council to deliver a solution for treating waste that can not be re-used, recyled or composted.
Press Release (October 2008) relating to funding awarded by Defra to the South West Devon Waste Partnership for waste treatment facilities.
Outcomes report of stakeholder workshop held in November 2006, focusing on key issues and potential options for Waste Management in Torbay.
Waste Data Flow 2016
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