Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment

Cabinet Member:     Councillor Hoddinott

Commissioner:         Kenny (in advisory role)

Recommendation:  

That the South Yorkshire Municipal Waste Strategy be approved.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval for the adoption of the South Yorkshire Municipal Waste Strategy.

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Councils and Sheffield City Council were all Unitary Councils in South Yorkshire, this meant that each of them had a statutory obligation to collect and dispose of municipal waste arising across South Yorkshire. The Authorities could choose how best to deliver waste services as long as they complied with legislation.

Each Authority had their own waste strategy that had shaped their services up to now.  All of these strategies would benefit from a review. It was important to review waste strategies regularly to reflect on achievements and progress towards the aims and objectives. It also allowed for consideration of changes to; legislation, government targets, local objectives, new technology and increased pressures on the service.

Austerity measures and budget cuts would undoubtedly continue to impact on local authority funding. Therefore, collaborative initiatives such as the South Yorkshire Municipal Waste Strategy would allow for economies of scale, cost savings and improved efficiency across the four authorities, minimising the impacts on Council services.

Resolved:-  That the South Yorkshire Municipal Waste Strategy be approved.