RSS East Of England Plan - Broads Authority

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Section 11 Waste
POLICY WM2: Waste Management Targets
Challenging but achievable targets should be adopted by all authorities and commercial waste producers to
minimise waste and provide the basis for implementing the overall aim of recycling, composting and recovering
value from waste. The objectives are to eliminate the landfilling of untreated municipal and commercial waste by
2021 and secure at least the following minimum levels of recovery:
• municipal waste – recovery of 50% at 2010 and 70% at 2015;
• commercial and industrial waste – recovery of 72% at 2010 and 75% at 2015;
The targets should be kept under review and extended beyond 2015 through the review of the RSS.
11.5 The targets were developed during preparation of the Regional Waste Management Strategy. Beyond 2015, the aim
should be to ensure that waste is subject to the maximum practical level of treatment, such that untreated waste and the
residues from treated waste are minimised.
11.6 The targets should be applied to the tonnages forecast to arise within each waste planning authority area and recovery
capacity equivalent to these amounts should be provided (the term ‘recycling or recovery’ includes re-use, recycling,
composting and recovering value including energy recovery consistent with the Renewables Obligation definition at para
11.3). Based on the available information extrapolated to 2021and assuming that 98% of waste arisings are processed
through an initial recovery and recycling stage, the tonnages requiring management (in rounded figures) will be:
Municipal Solid Waste (thousands of tonnes)
2010 2015 2021
Forecast arisings 3,850 4,000 4,150
Quantity to be subject to recycling or recovery 1,920 2,800 4,060
Commercial and Industrial Waste (thousands of tonnes)
2010 2015 2021
Forecast arisings 8,040 9,240 10,760
Quantity to be subject to recycling or recovery 5,790 6,930 10,550
11.7 To achieve these targets, a step change in provision for recycling, composting and recovery is needed, but decisions
about how targets are met should take account of local circumstances. The policy allows for the range, type, capacity
and location of new waste and/or expanded waste management facilities and their operational arrangements to be
determined by the waste planning authority (or authorities) concerned, informed by relevant appraisals.
11.8 Waste planning authorities should consider the relationship of the RSS targets to the allowances for each waste disposal
authority specifying the maximum amount of biodegradable waste they can send to landfill under the Landfill Allowance
Trading Scheme (LATS). These allowances have been allocated in decreasing amounts annually to 2020 to meet
mandatory UK targets for the diversion of waste from landfill, as required by the EC Landfill Directive (99/31/EC). Waste