Waste strategy: measuring our success
It is important that we are able to measure progress during the life of this strategy, to understand whether our actions are effective.
The ways in which we measure success may need to be amended during the life of this strategy, depending on other policy measures that may be introduced.
For example, introduction of a national deposit return scheme will have significant impact upon the amount and type of waste and recycling we collect.
In addition, new government targets may be introduced and could require us to amend how we measure the waste strategy's progress.
Understanding resident satisfaction levels will be a key measure of our service success.
Gathering resident feedback on our waste and recycling services will be a fundamental aim of our corporate resident insight gathering work over the next five years.
Progress towards the aims and objectives within this strategy will be reported annually in June with the first review set in June 2023.
Reports to the relevant overview and scrutiny panel will be updated on our website.
The overall strategy will be reviewed every five years or where a substantial change in legislation, policy or other circumstance merits a review outside that timescale.
Objectives and measures
Below is a list of objectives and measures.
Objective: to minimise carbon impact of the waste and recycling service
Performance measure(s)
Tonnes of CO2 equivalent
How this will be measured
We will measure this by analysing the emissions associated with collection, disposal and recycling of our waste and recycling. This analysis will be carried out after the first full year of the new collection service rollout, and every 2 years thereafter.
What success will look like
We expect that emissions (such as from transport) will stay consistent, but that the saved emissions resulting from increased levels of recycling and waste reduction will improve by 1,000 tonnes, or 9%.
Objective: legislative and regulatory compliance.
Performance measure
Not applicable
How this will be measured
By understanding the full implications of new regulations and statutory guidance.
What success will look like
A service that is compliant with all relevant legislation and statutory guidance.
Objective: to reduce levels of household waste
Performance measure
Kg of household waste per head of population
How this will be measured
by monitoring the tonnages of all waste types
What success will look like
A reduction of 5% of household waste per head of population, compared with 2020 to 2021
Objective: to increase quality and quantity of recycling
Performance measure
Percentage of household waste recycled which will be measured by monitoring the tonnages of all waste types
How this will be measured
Kg of general waste which will be measured by monitoring the tonnages of general waste
Percentage of mixed recycling that is "contamination" which will be measured by monitoring performance information from sampling of material at the materials recovery facility
What success will look like
Meeting the current UK recycling target of 55% by 2025, a reduction in general waste of 30% compared with 2020-21, and a level of contamination less than 5% of the total collected
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