Issue - meetings
National waste strategy consultations
Meeting: 01/06/2021 - Environment Committee (Item 6)
6 National waste strategy consultations 
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The Government is consulting on elements of its Waste and Resources Strategy for England (the ‘national waste strategy’). This report summarises the consultations for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), and the Council’s proposed responses to them.
The report also notes a recently-published, third consultation, Consistency of Collections (Consistency), for which responses have not yet been compiled.
Additional documents:
- National waste strategy consultations Appendix 1, item 6
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- National waste strategy consultations Appendix 2, item 6
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Decision:
Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:
(1) Comment on the summaries to the Council’s EPR and DRS consultation responses, as annexed to this report.
(2) Authorise the Head of Operational Services to submit the Council’s EPR and DRS consultation responses, taking account of the Committee’s comments and subject to the final approval of the Chair and Vice Chair.
(3) Note the Consistency consultation.
(4) Authorise the Head of Operational Services to draft and submit the Council’s Consistency consultation response subject to the delegated approval of the Chair and Vice Chair.
Minutes:
The Committee received a report summarising the consultations for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), and the Council’s proposed responses to them. The report also noted a recently-published, third consultation, Consistency of Collections (Consistency), for which responses had not yet been compiled.
The Committee received a verbal introduction from the Transport and Waste Services Manager.
Following consideration, the Committee resolved unanimously to:
(1) Comment on the summaries to the Council’s EPR and DRS consultation responses, as annexed to this report.
(2) Authorise the Head of Operational Services to submit the Council’s EPR and DRS consultation responses, taking account of the Committee’s comments and subject to the final approval of the Chair and Vice Chair.
(3) Note the Consistency consultation.
(4) Authorise the Head of Operational Services to draft and submit the Council’s Consistency consultation response subject to the delegated approval of the Chair and Vice Chair.