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| The four local authorities in the West of England area are working
together to develop, in consultation with local residents and other stakeholders,
a range of facilities for the treatment of municipal residual waste.
These will deliver significant reductions in the amount of waste, particularly
biodegradable waste, being sent to landfill sites. They will also maximise
the efficient recovery of resources and encompass environmental, social and
economic factors.
Each local authority will maintain a long term commitment to increase waste
reduction, recycling and composting, and will move toward a longer term aim
of achieving zero waste
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The West of England will take responsibility for its own waste and,
through a Joint Waste Development Plan Document, will make provision
for a network of waste management facilities. This network will be consistent
with the waste hierarchy principle, take account of the environmental,
social and economic needs of the area, and assist in moving towards the
longer term aim of achieving zero waste.
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Our Vision