Recovery

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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

Representation Summary:

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.

Change suggested by respondent:

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.

Full text:

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.