Policy information sourced from the Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy
CS 9 Waste Reduction and Management
The Council supports the objectives of sustainable waste management set out in national guidance (currently PPS10) and the London Plan and will identify the necessary capacity in collaboration with the neighbouring boroughs of Croydon, Merton and Sutton to maximise self-sufficiency in managing the waste generated within the four boroughs.
To achieve this the Council will:
- work with its partners across South London to prepare a Joint Waste DPD, which will identify locations suitable for waste management facilities to meet the London Plan apportionment and land use policies to support these
- be guided by the locational criteria provided in national guidance (currently PPS10) and the broad locations of Strategic Employment Locations, Local Employment Areas and existing Waste Management Sites identified in the London Plan in selecting suitable sites for waste management
- safeguard existing waste sites unless compensatory provision is made and support the redevelopment of existing sites to maximise their throughput
- set out arrangements for monitoring the changes in the stock of waste management facilities, waste arisings, and the amount of waste recycled, recovered and disposed of in the Joint Waste DPD
- exceed municipal waste recycling rates of 45% by 2015, 50% by 2020 and aspire to achieve 60% by 2031
- address waste as a resource, looking to disposal as the last option in line with the waste hierarchy
- require integrated, well-designed recycling facilities to be incorporated into all new developments, where appropriate to increase recycling
For more information please see the Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy