Waste Prevention Draft Strategy 2024-2030
- Period: 27 September 2024 - 01 November 2024
- Status: Open
- Audiences: Everyone
- Topics: Recycling and rubbish
- Type: Public
Introduction
We're inviting members of the public and our stakeholders to have their say on the new Waste Prevention Draft Strategy for 2024-2030. This strategy replaces our waste prevention plan 2010 to 2015. The strategy has been developed in the first half of 2024 during a time in which the waste management service in Shropshire is undergoing significant change in response to the council's challenging financial position.
National waste policy is also changing at scale, reflecting new legislation introduced under the Environment Act 2021. Changes to the waste policy landscape are expected during the term of this strategy, and reforms include simpler recycling, the introduction of separate weekly food waste collections, a deposit return scheme and extended producer responsibility. These reforms will serve to reduce the quantity of Shropshire’s household waste.
Data up to 2023 was used to inform this strategy, often sourced from Defra’s Waste Dataflow portal. The strategy draws on data from 2013 onwards, as this was the mid-point of the last waste prevention plan and provides a decade’s worth of data for comparison purposes. Extensive use has been made of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) near-neighbour benchmarking group for Shropshire, to enable comparison with local authorities with similar demographics.
We're interested in hearing your views on this new draft strategy. Please take the time to read the strategy and let us know what you think using the online survey. Your views will be considered as part of the final strategy before we adopt it. Thanks very much for your feedback.
How to get involved
Just click on the 'How to get involved' tab to complete our survey.
Documents
Share your thoughts with us by completing our survey.
Go to the survey »If you’d like the survey in an alternative format, please use the email below to request a copy, or call our customer services team on 0345 678 9000 and explain any support you need to allow you to respond.
You can also respond with any comments in writing:
- Email: Please title your email ‘Waste Prevention Strategy’ and email your comments to TellUs@shropshire.gov.uk
- Post: Feedback and Insight Team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shropshire SY2 6ND