Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

Chapter 9. Waste Management
Introduction
9.1 This chapter considers waste management and analyses the Borough’s existing
provision of waste management facilities and capacity. The chapter then moves on to
consider the likely impact of the predicted development in the Borough on these
facilities during the plan period, before identifying where and when future provision will
be required over this same period (if applicable).
9.2 Responsibility for strategic waste management in Surrey lies with Surrey County
Council. The key planning document for waste management is the Surrey Waste
Management Plan which was adopted in 2008. This is actually made up of 3
development plan documents which together set out the planning framework for the
development of waste management facilities in Surrey. One of the overarching aims of
the Surrey Waste Plan is to minimise the volume of waste produced to reduce the
amount to be disposed of in landfill. This is in line with European and national level
policies. In addition, it is aimed to ensure that a high percentage of waste that is
produced is reused or recycled.
9.3 To successfully achieve the targets for recycling, composting, recovery and diversion of
waste from landfill, the Surrey Waste Plan is clear that a range of new facilities will be
required across the County and at a range of scales, both large and small.
Existing conditions
9.4 Currently, there are 15 Community Recycling Centres within Surrey. The Lyne Lane
Community Recycling Centre is located within the Borough itself. The nearest
Community Recycling Centres outside the Borough for Runnymede residents are
located at Martyrs Lane, Woking and Charlton Lane, Shepperton. In 2011/12, some
139,624 tonnes of municipal waste was collected at County’s Community Recycling
Centres. The overall percentage of waste recycled at the County’s Community
Recycling Centres over this same period was in the region of 70.2%. Amongst the
individual centres however the rate of recycling varied considerably. In 2011/12 the
best performing CRC was at Bond Road in Warlingham which recycled 75.50% of its
waste. The lowest rate of recycling was at Lyne Lane CRC which recycled 65.80% of
all deposited waste.
9.5 Of relevance, in 2006, permission was granted (RU.06/0716) for the redesign of Lyne
Lane Community Recycling Centre into a modern split level recycling facility to improve
recycling provision and waste separation at the site. At the same time, the applicant
(Surrey Waste Management ltd) applied to the Environment Agency to increase the
capacity of the site from 7500 to 8500 tonnes per annum (under a waste management
licence).
9.6 In addition, there are a number of local recycling facilities spread across the Borough.
The location of the Lyne Lane Community Recycling Centre and local recycling
facilities in the Borough are shown in Figure 17 below.
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Runnymede IDP DRAFT – February 2013