Policy information sourced from the Hertfordshire Waste Development Framework, Waste Core Strategy & Development Management Policies DPD

2: Waste Prevention and Reduction

Hertfordshire residents and businesses will be encouraged to reduce waste in accordance with the Hertfordshire Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy. The Waste Planning Authority will achieve this by:

  1. raising awareness amongst the general public on measures to prevent and where necessary further reduce waste and encouraging waste separation and recycling at source;
  2. pro-actively engaging with the general public and businesses through regular communication and the WasteAware Campaign.
  3. encouraging other Local Planning Authorities to include waste prevention and reduction policies in emerging Local Plans;
  4. ensuring the Waste Development Framework secures a reduction in residual waste, so that minimal land-take is needed in order to dispose of it; and
  5. working in partnership with businesses to encourage the reduction of waste generation through packaging, design and reuse of materials.

For more information please see Hertfordshire Waste Development Framework