Recovery
Object
Pre- Submission Draft Waste Local Plan
Representation ID: 921
Received: 08/10/2023
Respondent: Susan Edwards
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Anaerobic digestion in most circumstances, and especially in the case of treatment of the proposed separate food waste collection, can be classified as recycling and therefore should be placed higher up the waste hierarchy than other forms of recovery. This classification of anaerobic digestion in the recovery category is incorrect in many cases so should be clarified to avoid confusion and misallocation of anaerobic digestion in the waste hierarchy.
Clarify the position of anaerobic digestion in the waste hierarchy so that it is classified as recycling in most circumstances. This will avoid confusion and misallocation of anaerobic digestion in the waste hierarchy.
Anaerobic digestion in most circumstances, and especially in the case of treatment of the proposed separate food waste collection, can be classified as recycling and therefore should be placed higher up the waste hierarchy than other forms of recovery. This classification of anaerobic digestion in the recovery category is incorrect in many cases so should be clarified to avoid confusion and misallocation of anaerobic digestion in the waste hierarchy.