Since the beginning of 2006 the four West of England councils have been working together on the production of a Joint Waste Strategy.  (See page Why are we doing this - for more background information).  

A great deal of work – including two major public consultations – has already taken place.  A Joint Overview & Scrutiny Group have scrutinised the Joint Waste Strategy  and each individual local authority's Overview & Scrutiny panel has also had the opportunity to review the Joint Waste Strategy.  Essentially, the Joint Waste Strategy defines the strategic framework for managing residual waste over the period 2007-2027 through a four phase approach.  The Strategy  was adopted by each authority during June 2008.

A summary version of the full Joint Waste Strategy can be viewed or downloaded here

In June 2009 the Partnership awarded a contract for Phase 2 of the Waste Strategy to New Earth Solutions

In addition to this we have completed a detailed technical evaluation of the technology options and carried out a financial appraisal of the main options.  We have also undertaken further technical work to consider environmental issues, including the impact on climate change.

For a full list of the progress we have made go to the Progress page which can be found under the Waste Strategy button on the left.   

This approach has the support of Defra and meets the objectives set out in the Waste Strategy for England 2007. It also aligns with the aims and objectives of the South West Regional Waste Strategy and is likely to produce the greatest competition from the market and the best value for money for Council Tax payers. Some ‘soft’ market testing was also carried out with waste industry professionals to seek their views on feasibility and availability.

PLANNING MATTERS
The West of England Waste Partnership has also been developing a joint Waste Development Plan Document. This will establish the spatial strategy for distribution of strategic waste facilities for all controlled waste, including commercial and industrial waste. It will set out where controlled waste will be managed and it will identify some potential sites.  Read more about Waste Planning