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Principles of the strategy
This is necessary as rubbish in landfill produces greenhouse gases as it rots, damaging the environment. Landfilling of rubbish also wastes valuable materials such as metals, glass and wood which could have been reused or recycled.
In addition, the county council faces large fines from central government if we fail to reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill and this could result in higher council tax bills.
Efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle rubbish are essential parts of the strategy and initiatives in support of this include:
- expanding kerbside collections of recyclable materials
- providing local recycling banks
- seeking to build at least three new household waste recycling centres in 2009-2010
- planning the construction of 2 new in-vessel composting facilities in the North of the County
- promoting home composting and the use of reusable nappies
- raising public awareness of a whole range of waste reduction, recycling, reuse, and composting services.
The Derbyshire councils are committed to increasing recycling/composting and have set a joint target of 55 per cent by 2020. However, even with increased efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle more of our rubbish, we will still be left with just under half that will need managing in other ways to avoid it going to landfill. This rubbish will need to undergo some kind of treatment.
