The five Tees Valley Authorities (Darlington, Stockton, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar-Cleveland) have joined together to review recycling and waste issues and to develop a Waste Strategy for the Tees Valley up to 2020.
We need this strategy to meet EU and government targets that have been set to reduce the emissions from landfills that contribute to Climate Change
The principles of this strategy are:
• To reduce waste generation
• To be achievable and affordable
• To work towards zero Landfill
• To minimise the impact on climate change
• To have an accountable and deliverable structure
• To contribute towards economic regeneration
To deliver the above principles, the preferred option as set out in the waste strategy requires:
• A new approach to Waste Awareness and Minimisation;
• A new approach to Waste Collections;
• Additional Waste Treatment Facilities to divert additional waste from landfill
• Continued use of the Energy from Waste facility for waste recovery. (Excluding Darlington)