All the District and Borough Councils and the County Council in East Sussex have been working together to produce a long-term strategy to manage the county’s household waste.
The strategy sets out, with other waste plans already in place, how we could reduce waste going to landfills which will be full in the next two years, how to increase recycling, what can be reused and what to do with waste that cannot be recycled.
The councils now want local people’s comments and ideas on the Joint Strategy, which will run from 2006 to 2020. It includes:
- waste collected from homes
- recycling collections
- waste taken to recycling banks
- collections of bulky rubbish
- street sweeping
- clinical waste
- waste from businesses
- fly tipping.
People will be asked for their views on the strategy and also additional questions such as how we can reduce the amount of waste we produce and what would be the most effective way to do this.
The consultation will begin in early September and will last for six weeks. The survey and information leaflet about the strategy will be available on all of the councils’ websites, at council offices and libraries. All the comments will be taken into account and the final draft strategy and plan will be published in summer 2007
Notes to editors
The strategy is called a Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy. It has been developed by East Sussex County Council, Rother District Council, Hastings Borough Council, Wealden District Council, Eastbourne Borough Council and Lewes District Council. The strategy covers the period 2006 -2020 and includes waste collected from households, recycling collections, waste taken to recycling banks, collections of bulky waste, street sweepings, collection of household clinical waste, waste collected from some businesses and fly tipped waste. The strategy will be reviewed and updated every five years.
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