Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

93 Waste Management

Sustainable management of waste will be achieved by:

A. Working in partnership with the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) and the North London Boroughs to meet the London Plan apportionment and recycling targets;

B. Ensuring compliance with the policies set out in the adopted North London Waste Plan, in particular, to safeguard existing waste sites in Waltham Forest unless compensatory provision is made in the borough or sub-region which maximises waste capacity in line with the provisions of the North London Waste Plan;

C. Promoting the prevention and reduction of waste produced in the borough, increasing the reuse of materials wherever possible, and seeking to increase recycling and composting of waste;

D. Ensuring that new development, including changes of use, provides accessible, adequate and well designed internal and external storage facilities for residual waste and recycling, following the specification set out in borough’s Waste and Recycling Guidance for Developers or any strategy that replaces this; and

E. Ensuring that waste is minimised during construction of new developments, encouraging the use of sustainably sourced materials and requiring developments to make on-site provision for the recycling and reuse of construction and demolition waste.