14 STRATEGIC WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN PDF 360 KB
Purpose of
report: To provide an outline programme
of work for the development of strategic waste infrastructure, to
support a resilient and efficient waste management service for
residents.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Witnesses:
·
Natalie Bramhall, Cabinet Member for Property and
Waste
·
Katie Stewart, Executive Director for Environment
Transport and Infrastructure
·
Steven Foster, Interim Director for Waste
·
Rob Macpherson, Waste Contract & Project
Officer
·
Jodi Johnston, Waste Contract Management Project
Officer
Key
points raised during the discussion:
- The Chairman noted
that several components of the strategy involved other entities and
asked if alternative plans had been considered if agreements could
not be reached. The Executive Director for Environment Transport
and Infrastructure explained that third party market capacity would
be considered if agreements could not be reached.
- A Member asked how
the council work with districts and boroughs in a more
collaborative way to provide resilience, security and value for
money for the future of waste services, as outlined in the councils
vision. The Interim Director for Waste noted the good level of
horizontal cooperation between the districts and boroughs through
the Surrey Environmental Partnership (SEP) and explained that the
districts and boroughs, provided frontline resilience, the
statutory obligations of the council provided security of service
and value for money resulted from more efficiency around recycling
by having a Surrey County Council (SCC) owned Materials Recovery
Facility (MRF) to reduce costs. The Cabinet Member for Property and
Waste noted the differing levels of services provided by the
districts and boroughs and said that the SEP would work with them
to provide support to implement change going forward.
- A Member asked what
responsibility the council had to engage with residents. The Waste
Contract Management Project Officer said that in addition to the
districts and boroughs having their own communications plans,
quarterly meetings took place between waste and recycling officers
to agree communications strategies which were produced by the
Surrey Environmental Partnership.
- A Member queried how
the proposed introduction of a new operating model for the
Community Recycling Centre (CRC) network would improve network
efficiency and effectiveness and provide greater control over the
quality of the materials collected. The Interim Director for
Wasteexplained that the long term ambition was to rebuild six sites
that were currently substandard rather than introduce a new
operating model. The Waste Contract & Project Officeragreed
that there were plans to redevelop the six sites to improve safety
and efficiency with no new operating model proposed.
- A Member queried if
the recycling credits offered to the districts and boroughs were
progressive. The Interim Director for Wastesaid that from April
2023, with SEP members agreement, action plans would be in place
for all 12 authorities to drive forward initiatives to reduce waste
arisings and increase recycling. Progress against these plans would
be assessed without penalties or deductions in the first and second
year, however deductions to credit payments could be implemented in
the third year if an authority is assessed as making insufficient
progress to deliver on their stated actions.
- A Member queried if
some disposal could be dealt with by the council in partnership
with relevant third parties to reduce transportation costs. The
Interim Director for Wastenoted the industry focus ...
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