DEPARTMENT FOR
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS News Release (339/08) issued by
COI News Distribution Service. 28 October 2008
Local authorities,
architects, planners and builders will be helped to produce high
quality and locally appropriate waste facilities thanks to new
expert guidance released today.
The new guidance, produced by Defra in partnership with the
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), is
aimed at all bodies involved in developing and building waste
facilities, offering various approaches to design.
The guidance covers the various types of waste facilities, from
small community and municipal sites such as compost units on
estates to larger sites such as Combined Heat and Power
facilities, and outlines key design principles, the design
process, best practice in design and how best to consult the
public. Local authorities will make the final decision about waste
facilities, but this guidance helps provide the tools to make the
best decision.
Environment Minister Jane Kennedy said:
"We are committed to making a big effort to reduce waste and
improve our recycling ability. To do that Britain needs new
infrastructure for the better management of waste. New
infrastructure will only be built if local communities are happy
and this means the best possible design must be applied to win
that all important public endorsement. I hope this new guidance
will help achieve that aim."
The guidance has been partly created by waste management
professionals from a wide range of organisations in the public and
private sectors, including Department for Communities, Local
Government, Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM), the
Environmental Services Association, WRAP, the National Association
of Waste Disposal Officers, the Environment Agency and the Greater
London Assembly.
The guide is available on the Defra website http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/facilities.htm
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