RESOLVED:
1. That the new policy be approved and the short-term action plan be noted.
2. That further work was being undertaken with all districts and boroughs to develop a joint Surrey strategy and a long-term county-wide action plan that will support Surrey to become a Single Use Plastics (SUP) free county in line with national policy was noted.
3. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Highways, Transport and Environment in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to approve the joint strategy and the long-term action plan once finalised in March 2019.
Reason for Decision:
A motion was passed on 20 March 2018 calling to make the Council a single-use-plastic-free authority. The introduction of the SUP policy is one of the primary steps required to deliver the motion. It also supports the Council’s new draft vision for Surrey in 2030 to enable residents to “live in clean, safe and green communities, where people and organisations embrace their environmental responsibilities”.
[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Environment Select Committee]