Leicestershire Municipal Waste Management Strategy

Leicestershire County Council in partnership with the District Councils, have developed a strategy to manage Leicestershire's waste for the next 20 years. The Strategy will address the challenges posed by recent recycling and composting targets, as well as address the long term requirements to divert larger quantities of waste away from landfill.

This document is available in PDF file format, to view it please see the document Contents page.

Before formulating the Strategy, the Partnership sought the views of individuals and interest groups across Leicestershire using a consultation document and questionnaire.

Key findings of the questionnaire include :

84% overall satisfaction with the refuse collection system
54% overall satisfaction with current recycling facilities although this varied between districts and reflected the current level of provision
61% satisfaction with the recycling and household waste sites
High demand (78%) for kerbside recycling collection services but respondents felt that the key is to make the system as simple to use as possible
68% of respondents were in favour of working to exceed current statutory recycling standards
74% of respondents felt that incineration to generate electricity was the best option to deal with residual waste (i.e. waste that remains after recycling and composting)

If you would like a full copy of the results of the questionnaire, please e-mail wastemgt@leics.gov.uk

Leicestershire Municipal Waste Management Strategy

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