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Caerphilly County Borough Council draft Waste Strategy public consultation now live

Posted on : 05 Feb 2024

Caerphilly County Borough Council draft Waste Strategy public consultation now live
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s draft Waste Strategy public consultation is now live.

The Strategy sets out the strategic direction and longer-term plan to ensure that the Council meets and exceeds statutory recycling performance targets.

The public consultation offers the public the opportunity to get involved and have their say on the proposed implementation of the draft Waste Strategy.   

The Strategy is based on 5 five strategic objectives:
  • Reduce overall waste arisings.
  • Increase repair and reuse.
  • Increase the proportion and quality of material that is recycled.
  • Optimise contribution to and use of renewable energy.
  • Help our residents to manage waste more sustainably.

Under each of these objectives there are a series of actions that will be delivered.

These include changes to the way our Household Recycling Centres are managed, continuing to collaborate with partner organisations in the promotion of repair and reuse, the introduction of a new recycling collection service aligned to Welsh Government’s Blueprint, and a reduction in the frequency of residual waste collections and exploring options to introduce a fleet of ultra-low emission vehicles. All of this will be supported using new IT systems incorporating InCab technology.

Cllr Chris Morgan, Cabinet Member for Waste, Leisure and Green Spaces said, “Whilst we are aware that our current Waste and Recycle methods are favoured by our residents, we are facing challenging national recycling targets set by Welsh Government and we are therefore including a range of changes in our strategy to ensure that we increase the amount of waste that is reused or recycled.

“We look forward to reviewing the views of our residents on the proposed changes and urge everyone to get involved.”

Public consultation will run from 5th February - 29th April 2024.

A further report will then be presented to cabinet in the summer of 2024 once the consultation has been completed and the responses analysed. This report will set out the results of the consultation and seek Cabinet approval for adoption and publication of the final waste and recycling strategy.

The full draft strategy and consultation can be found here.

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