- we will actively contribute to the development of the Government’s Circular Economy Strategy
- we will connect, support and encourage businesses within Essex to move towards sustainable practices
- we will support partnership councils to apply circular economy principles when buying goods and services
Waste Strategy for Essex action plan
Find out about our plans for how we will meet the targets and ambitions of the Waste Strategy for Essex.
The Waste Strategy for Essex describes how the Essex Waste Partnership will manage the waste that is produced by homes and businesses for the next 30 years.
The strategy commits the partnership to working together to minimise the impact that waste has on the environment.
This action plan sets out what we will do in 2025 to help deliver the strategy.
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Our approach
- Move to a circular economy - where natural resources are used efficiently and products are designed to be durable, easy to repair and recyclable
- Apply the waste hierarchy - by designing services that prioritise waste reduction, reuse and recycling, and recovering energy and materials from waste that can't be recycled
- Collaborate and innovate - with each other and with government, businesses and communities to create a more sustainable waste system
- Educate and engage - by listening to feedback and delivering information and initiatives to support residents and businesses to reduce waste and recycle more
The action plan
Read our plan for how we will help deliver the strategy:
Move to a circular economy
Apply the waste hierarchy
Prevention
- we will implement new waste services to deliver waste reduction
- we will provide information and support to businesses to reduce waste
Reuse
- we will trial reuse services at recycling centres and maximise reuse of household items collected by partnership authorities
- we will provide micro-grants for community led reuse and repair initiatives
- we will develop a directory of services, organisations and groups that promote reuse
Recycling
- we will review recycling services to ensure we collect high quality material for recycling from all households
- we will make it easier for residents to recycle by collecting more types of waste for recycling from homes and at recycling centres
- we will support home composting by expanding the range of subsidised containers and providing online learning for residents
- we will support businesses to recycle their waste by providing new recycling collection services
- we will develop a directory of services and local collection points for recycling
Recovery
- we will stop using landfill by using Energy from Waste (EfW)
Collaborate and innovate
- we will explore the use of alternative fuels for our vehicles and equipment to reduce carbon emissions
- we will work together and with our suppliers to develop and improve employment and skills opportunities for Essex residents
- we will work together to deliver campaigns and interventions that reduce litter and incidents of fly-tipping
Educate and engage
- using research and insight we will deliver campaigns to help residents reduce, reuse and recycle their waste
- we will engage regularly with residents and communities to understand the barriers to waste prevention and recycling and use feedback when designing services
- we will focus education and engagement activities on the waste materials that have the biggest impact on the environment
- we will work with schools and young people to inspire life-long waste reduction behaviours by sharing materials for school leaders
Download the full action plan
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