Our waste....our challenge

Your chance to have a say!

Last year over 138,000 tonnes of waste were produced in Bexley and 44% of this was landfilled. The amount of waste produced is likely to rise to nearly 160,000 tonnes by 2015 unless we take action now. New legislation, environmental issues and rising costs mean that we must find alternatives to landfill. Instead we need to manage our waste in more sustainable ways, treating it as a resource from which as much value as possible should be extracted.

This draft waste strategy outlines how the London Borough of Bexley plans to:

Reduce waste growth
Encourage the reuse of items
Increase our recycling rate to 50% by 2015
Reduce the amount of biodegradable waste landfilled to meet the European landfill directive targets
Divert waste to new treatment facilities to recover material or energy or both

Whether you are a resident in Bexley, business or other stakeholder, the London Borough of Bexley’s draft Waste Management Strategy affects you and we want you to have your say. The Draft Waste Management Strategy and associated environmental report are available for viewing below:

Executive Summary (27KB, PDF file)

Draft Waste Management Strategy (784KB, PDF file)

Draft Waste Management Strategy Appendices (823KB, PDF file)

Environmental Report (529KB, PDF file)

Environmental Report Appendices (1.55MB, PDF file)

Non Technical Summary (366KB, PDF file)

Summary Document for Consultation (432KB, PDF file)

If you would like to respond to this consultation please take part in our online questionnaire.

An afternoon workshop will be held on Wednesday 16 July 2008. Please call 020 8294 6088 or email rebecca.goodwin@bexley.gov.uk if you are interested in attending.

The closing date for responses to this consultation is 17 July 2008.