Decision details
Debate on the Environment and Sustainability Committee's report on its inquiry into recycling in Wales
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly, Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
The
National Assembly for Wales’ Environment
and Sustainability Committee undertook an inquiry into Recycling in
Wales.
The
purpose of this inquiry was to explore local authority household waste
recycling practices and arrangements across Wales. The inquiry looked at all
waste materials, including food and garden waste.
Terms
of reference
- Explore reasons for
and impacts of variations in local authority household waste recycling
practice in Wales.
- To what extent local
authorities’ recycling practice aligns with the Welsh Government’s Municipal
Waste Sector Plan Collections Blueprint, and to explore barriers and
enablers to adherence.
- Assess the
availability of information and guidance to householders about why and how
they should be recycling, and to explore potential barriers and enablers
to improving recycling rates.
- Explore Local
Authority reactions to the recently published Waste Regulations Route Map
and the potential impacts and implications of this on recycling practice
across Wales.
- Gain greater
understanding of the relationship between recycling collection practice
and recycling rates.
The
Committee held a public consultation to gather evidence
on this topic.
For
an account of how the inquiry progressed please click the link below to access
the Storify article:
https://storify.com/assemblywales/inquiry-into-recyclewales
Decision:
The item started at 15.10
NDM5716 Alun Ffred Jones
(Arfon)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes
the report of the Environment and Sustainability Committee on its inquiry into Recycling,
which was laid in the Table Office on 18 December 2014.
Note:
The Welsh Government's response to the report was laid in the Table Office on 4
March 2015.
The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Publication date: 11/03/2015
Date of decision: 11/03/2015
Decided at meeting: 11/03/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly