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The Surrey Environment Partnership (SEP) has generated a high-level approach document on county-wide waste management for the period 2023 – 2025, which it has called SEP2025.

This report requests that the Committee reviews and endorses SEP2025 on behalf of the Council.

The Committee received a report requesting that the Committee review and endorse SEP2025 (the high-level approach document on county-wide waste management for the period 2023/25, generated by the Surrey Environment Partnership (SEP)), on behalf of the Council.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (4 for, 3 abstaining, and the Chair not voting) to:

(1)          Endorse SEP2025 on behalf of the Council.

The Committee received a report requesting that the Committee review and endorse SEP2025 (the high-level approach document on county-wide waste management for the period 2023/25, generated by the Surrey Environment Partnership (SEP)), on behalf of the Council.

The following matters were considered by the Committee:

a)            To contact SCC/Central Gov: A Member suggested that it would be prudent to write to Surrey County Council and Central Government highlighting that Epsom & Ewell is awaiting announcements regarding the progress of the new Joint Municipal Waste Strategy and National Waste Strategy. The Chair confirmed he would work with the Transport and Waste Services Manager to contact the mentioned bodies.

b)            Epsom & Ewell’s Climate Change Action Plan: Following feedback from a Member, the Transport and Waste Services Manager confirmed that he would liaise with the Environment and Sustainability Officer in relation to how the items listed in the 2023/23 programme of activities in SEP2025 might cross-reference with and contribute to Epsom & Ewell’s Climate Change Action Plan.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (4 for, 3 abstaining, and the Chair not voting) to:

(1)          Endorse SEP2025 on behalf of the Council.