The purpose is to endorse the first review of the Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy for Herefordshire and Worcestershire and agree its adoption.

The Cabinet Member Environment and Strategic Housing presented the report and requested Cabinet endorse the review of the Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy, which is a 30 year strategy.  The Cabinet Member thanked both Councillors PJ Edwards and RH Smith for their work and assistance on the Joint Members Waste Resource Management Forum, which had worked on formulating and reviewing the strategy and bringing it inline with current government guidance.  The Cabinet Member advised that all other authorities from Worcestershire involved with the strategy had endorsed the document.

Cabinet discussed:

• the re-use initiatives and working with third sector organisations;
• the consultation process across the counties over the burning of waste for energy/fuel;
• transport and Co2 omissions; and
• the financial implications to the authority in landfill costs if there was not a significant reduction in the use of landfill sites.

Cabinet thanked all officers involved for the work done in this area.

RESOLVED:

         THAT Cabinet endorse the review of the Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy and agree the adoption of the revised strategy for Herefordshire and Worcestershire.