Object
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 94367
Received: 21/10/2019
Respondent: Campaigners Against Two Silica Sites
WP1 - NCC states that 'new facilities.... which help to achieve the targets for recycling.....will be encouraged'. This is a policy that NCC should be pursuing itself and not relying on the private recycling companies to come forward with solutions. Also, the policy mentions that 'initiatives to reduce waste and improve recycling are largely outside the scope of this Plan', however, whilst individual initiatives may be outside the scope they are not exclusive from the Plan. NCC currently ignores the fact that recycling glass more efficiently would not only reduce the amount of CO2 emissions in Norfolk and lessen the requirement for quarrying silica sand and destroying the Norfolk landscape but would also vastly increase the local economy through the number of jobs created. This is a dereliction of duty to the taxpayers of Norfolk and not fulfilling the UK legal obligation to reduce CO2 emissions. WP1 fails sustainability objective SA1, SA11 and SA13 on pg 9 of the Sustainability Appraisal Report - Part A- Scoping (Oct 2015) and pgs 15-16 of Part B (Jun 2019).
WP1 - NCC states that 'new facilities.... which help to achieve the targets for recycling.....will be encouraged'. This is a policy that NCC should be pursuing itself and not relying on the private recycling companies to come forward with solutions. Also, the policy mentions that 'initiatives to reduce waste and improve recycling are largely outside the scope of this Plan', however, whilst individual initiatives may be outside the scope they are not exclusive from the Plan. NCC currently ignores the fact that recycling glass more efficiently would not only reduce the amount of CO2 emissions in Norfolk and lessen the requirement for quarrying silica sand and destroying the Norfolk landscape but would also vastly increase the local economy through the number of jobs created. This is a dereliction of duty to the taxpayers of Norfolk and not fulfilling the UK legal obligation to reduce CO2 emissions. WP1 fails sustainability objective SA1, SA11 and SA13 on pg 9 of the Sustainability Appraisal Report - Part A- Scoping (Oct 2015) and pgs 15-16 of Part B (Jun 2019).