Policy information sourced from the Bexley Local Plan
SP12: Sustainable waste management
- In new development, the Council will ensure that waste is managed in ways that protect human health and the environment and will follow the principles of the circular economy by applying the waste hierarchy (see Figure 14). Where opportunities arise, this principle will also be applied to existing development, for example for flats above shops where it can be challenging to segregate waste.
- The Council will support sustainable waste management by:
- implementing the waste hierarchy in its approach to future waste management;
- meeting its waste apportionments and other requirements, such as the Mayor’s recycling or composting targets, including collaborating with and supporting other London boroughs as appropriate;
- safeguarding Strategic Waste Management Sites for waste uses as shown on the Policies Map;
- supporting regionally significant waste management infrastructure, including the Crossness Sewage Treatment Works; and,
- considering the use of planning contributions, including from the borough’s community infrastructure levy, to provide better waste management for existing development.
- The Council will support the development of the circular economy by encouraging the waste and construction industries to:
- make resource use more efficient;
- reduce the production of waste;
- maximise the recycling of waste; and
- identify alternative business models.
For more information please see the Bexley Local Plan