Waste strategy review

Principles

In developing the waste strategy review, we established these four principles:

1. minimise Poole’s carbon footprint as much as possible
   
2. minimise how much waste is produced in Poole
   
3. maximise recycling achievement
   
4. maximise local self sufficiency

We also created a summary of the strategy.

Actions

We have identified the following actions to enable us to achieve our government targets before 2020.

Short term plan

• waste minimisation
  
• ongoing communication and education campaigns
  
• promotion of bin swaps (large blue bin, small black bin)
  
• ongoing green waste initiatives
  
• green waste kerbside collection study
  
• commercial waste communication campaign
  
• operational review focusing on collection, household waste site and logistics
  
• joint working initiatives

Medium term plan

• waste minimisation including specifically targeted materials
  
• green waste capture campaign
  
• communication campaign focusing on ‘slimming your bin’
  
• best practice review of the Nuffield Household Waste Recycling Centre
  
• collection strategy review
  
• detailed waste flow and commercial waste composition studies
  
• joint working initiatives
  

Long term plan

• waste minimisation
  
• kitchen waste capture
  
• review of commercial waste service
  
• joint working feasibility studies
  
• a review of our enforcement policies, particularly for commercial waste