Policy information sourced from the Merton Core Planning Strategy.
CS17 Waste Management
- We support the objectives of sustainable waste management set out by the government in Planning Policy Statement 10: Sustainable Waste Management and the Mayor’s London Plan.
- We will identify the necessary capacity in collaboration with the neighbouring south London boroughs of Croydon, Kingston-upon-Thames and Sutton to maximise self-sufficiency and meet the apportionment tonnages required by the London Plan for south London. In addition to new sites being identified, in line with criteria laid out in PPS10, existing sites will be protected unless compensatory provision is made and redevelopment of existing sites will be encouraged, where appropriate, to maximise throughput. The South London Waste Plan DPD set out the long-term vision, spatial strategy, polices and sites for the sustainable management of waste, how the strategy and polices will be delivered.
- The South London Waste Plan DPD sets out the long-term vision, spatial strategy, policies and sites for the sustainable management of waste, how the strategy and policies will be delivered and a framework for monitoring policies against targets.
- We are firmly against poor performing, outdated technologies such as old fashioned mass-burn incineration which is poorly designed, visually intrusive and releases high levels of noxious emissions. Developments of this nature will not be supported.
- We will increase recycling rates and address waste as a resource, looking to disposal as the last option in line with the waste hierarchy. To support recycling, the council will require integrated, well-designed waste storage facilities that will include recycling facilities for all new developments where appropriate.
For more information, please see the Core Planning Strategy.