Waste not want not - States Assembly
Waste not want not - States Assembly
Waste not want not - States Assembly
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Recommendation Benefits/Risks Action to By when Lead dept/ Others Measuring<br />
be taken organisation involved progress<br />
Chapter 8 – Funding<br />
and Delivery<br />
Recommendation 25:<br />
HMT, DEFRA and other<br />
government<br />
departments should<br />
consider how landfill<br />
tax revenue might best<br />
be redirected to<br />
incentivise investment<br />
in reduction, re-use and<br />
recycling.<br />
To increase incentives for<br />
investment in alternative<br />
waste management<br />
options.<br />
Assessment of<br />
options.<br />
In advance<br />
of landfill<br />
tax increase.<br />
HMT, DEFRA<br />
& other<br />
government<br />
departments<br />
Industry, LAs<br />
Landfill tax revenues<br />
are recycled to<br />
incentivise and fund<br />
the change to<br />
alternative waste<br />
management<br />
options.<br />
(w)<br />
Recommendation 26:<br />
DEFRA’s waste policy/<br />
management function<br />
should be<br />
strengthened. DEFRA<br />
should carry out a<br />
review to assess the<br />
scale of the resource<br />
required.<br />
(w)<br />
Benefits: waste is an<br />
area subject to more<br />
legislation and additional<br />
funding.<br />
A strengthened policy<br />
centre helps delivery.<br />
Risks: none.<br />
To include a policy<br />
cell, delivery unit<br />
and team of<br />
technical and legal<br />
support.<br />
Strengthen<br />
following areas:<br />
Negotiation with<br />
EU/legal advice.<br />
Liaison with key<br />
stakeholders and<br />
dissemination of<br />
policy.<br />
Start now.<br />
DEFRA<br />
Steering Group<br />
Effectiveness of<br />
negotiation.<br />
Clarity of policy<br />
amongst<br />
stakeholders.<br />
Peer review of<br />
satisfaction with<br />
DEFRA amongst key<br />
stakeholders.<br />
Peer review of<br />
funding<br />
management by<br />
Steering Group and<br />
HMT.<br />
SUMMARY OF KEY RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLAN<br />
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