Municipal Waste Management Strategy (MWMS)

On this page you will find information relating to our Municipal Waste Management Strategy including the Headline Strategy, the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and background reports.

Plymouth is experiencing a period of significant change. There is a real expectation of improving the quality of people’s lives in a way that truly reflects the aspirations of local communities. The Municipal Waste Management Strategy is one of the key policy documents in delivering change and the expectations of our community.

It is a road map for the delivery of municipal waste management in the city to meet the needs of the community and to allow the city to grow in the future without causing environmental damage.

The strategy sets out how we are to manage municipal waste in Plymouth but not where. Where waste is managed is part of our Planning Department’s responsibility through the Local Development Framework (LDF) and Waste Development Plan Document (WDPD).

We adopted the Municipal Waste Management Strategy on 23 April 2007.

The Headline Strategy sets out a proposal for the management of the city’s municipal waste over the period from 2006/2007 to 2030/2031. The document proposes that we optimise recycling and composting and treat the non-recyclable waste in an Energy-from-Waste facility. You can download the Headline Strategy from the documents table below.

The Municipal Waste Management Strategy options have an impact on the environment, use of resources and economic well-being. These impacts have been assessed by independent consultants in the Strategic Environmental Assessment report, which can be downloaded from the documents table below.

Additional information

Additional information is available in the following Supplementary Reports, which can be downloaded from the documents table below.

• Municipal Waste Management Strategy supplementary report 1 describes where we are today (the waste management situation based on 2005/2006 performance data).
• Municipal Waste Management Strategy supplementary report 2 examines the reasons we need to change, which were considered in the development of the Municipal Waste Management Strategy.
• Municipal Waste Management Strategy supplementary report 3 summarises the results of two workshops and a survey involving key stakeholders and members of the public.
• Municipal Waste Management Strategy supplementary report 4 presents detailed analysis of all of the waste management options agreed by stakeholders.
• Municipal Waste Management Strategy supplementary report 5 provides an overview of the common waste management processes currently available and discusses a number of those considered for use in Plymouth.

Where can I get information?

All the documents relating to the Municipal Waste Management Strategy are available to download from the documents table below. Alternatively, a full set of documents can be inspected at our libraries, First Stop at the Civic Centre, Windsor House and Prince Rock Depot.

Documents

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	Municipal Waste Management Strategy: headline strategy final report - sets out the proposals for the way waste will be managed in Plymouth until 2030. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 1.2MB
	Municipal Waste Management Strategy: strategic environmental assessment report - provides an assessment of the possible waste management options evaluated by us for their social, economic and environmental impact. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 1.3MB
	Municipal Waste Management Strategy: supplementary report 1 - baseline report: where we are today. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 979.1KB
	Municipal Waste Management Strategy: supplementary report 2 - baseline report: key drivers - why we need to change. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 510.4KB
	Municipal Waste Management Strategy: supplementary report 3 - stakeholder workshop summary outcomes: what stakeholders thought were the options we needed to consider. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 717.8KB
	Municipal Waste Management Strategy: supplementary report 4 - strategic options: detailed analysis of all the options considered by stakeholders. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 959.4KB
	Municipal Waste Management Strategy: supplementary report 5 - waste treatment technologies: explanation of the different technologies available. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 179.3KB

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