A new long term waste management strategy has been unanimously approved by the BCP Cabinet, setting out plans to reduce waste, increase recycling and change some collection services from next year.
BCP Council currently manages more than 188,967 tonnes of household and business waste each year, with figures showing that last year more than forty per cent of household waste was reused, recycled or composted, and nearly ninety per cent was diverted away from landfill.
An earlier analysis carried out in 2023 found that more than half of household waste could have been recycled through existing kerbside recycling, garden waste or food waste collections, highlighting significant potential to improve performance.
The strategy, covering the period from next year to 2036, is built around seven ambitions supported by thirty five actions, which aim to encourage residents and businesses to place the right materials in the right bins and increase overall recycling rates by up to eight per cent.
Cabinet members were told the approach could also deliver financial savings of up to one million pounds, while helping meet wider environmental targets including carbon neutrality before 2045.
As part of the changes, councillors approved removing kerbside household battery collections after nine fires this year were linked to discarded batteries, with residents instead directed to free drop off points at shops and recycling centres.
The plans are expected to be sent to full council next year for councillors to consider and approve.
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