RESOLVED

1.    That the six week consultation on the draft South London Waste Plan, to run for six weeks between October and December 2019, be approved.

2.    That approval for the final consultation documents be delegated to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Housing and Transport.

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Housing and Transport presented the report which set out proposals for a consultation on the next South London Waste Plan.    The Waste Plan would form part of the Merton Local Development Scheme, which had been agreed at the Council meeting the previous night.  He clarified that the report did not relate to waste collection, but a supplementary planning document for waste management sites in the area covered by the plan.

The Cabinet Member advised that one of the sites being recommended to cease operation as a waste management site was Benedict Wharf in Mitcham.  This was to be welcomed as the site had the potential for housing provision of over 600 new homes, and it was hoped that Mayor of London approve the re-designation of the site.

The Cabinet Member thanked the work of the Borough Plan Advisory Committee for scrutinising the document and it was noted that the Committee was content with the document.  The consultation period set out in the report reflected that the document had to be approved by each of the participating borough’s executive bodies.  It was noted that the Council was on target for having zero biodegradable and recyclable waste going to landfill, with only a very small amount of non-recyclable waste being sent.  It was also noted that the following week would be the national Recycling Week for 2019 and the South London Waste Partnership would be publishing a video on recycling across its communications channels showing how waste and recycling is managed.

RESOLVED

1.    That the six week consultation on the draft South London Waste Plan, to run for six weeks between October and December 2019, be approved.

2.    That approval for the final consultation documents be delegated to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Environment and Housing.