Management Plan - North York Moors National Park

5.7 Waste ManagementCommunities and businesses in the National Park generaterelatively low levels of waste. Local Development Frameworkpolicies allow small scale waste facilities where they willcontribute to meeting the targets of the waste managementauthorities, manage waste that has been generated fromwithin the National Park and enable waste to be managedas close to its source as possible. Within the North YorkMoors National Park the waste disposal authorities are NorthYorkshire County Council and Redcar and Cleveland BoroughCouncil, and the waste collection authorities are the Districtand Borough Councils.● It is considered that there may be potential for energy tobe generated from some agricultural waste, possibly throughanaerobic digestion facilities.● Potential growth in the spreading of industrial waste onagricultural land, which generates odour problems.In 15 Years Time…A high proportion of the waste generated in the National Parkis re-used or recycled, and in some places community recyclingschemes have been successfully set up. Litter problems in theNational Park have been improved and all of the National Park’sbeaches are of a good standard.Consultation feedback has shown that litter, includingroadside littering, is of great concern to residents and has anadverse effect on the natural beauty of the National Park. Flytipping, from domestic or industrial sources is also a concernin remote areas. Plastic drift along the coastline is a particularproblem in the National Park.Rates of recycling and composting of household waste havebeen increasing over recent years.Challenges● As well as being of concern to people, litter is visuallyharmful and a potential danger to wildlife.● Increased recycling and re-use of waste may requireadditional facilities which would need to be designed andsited to minimise the impact upon the environment of theNational Park.North York Moors National Park Management Plan115