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NDM 6255 Debate: Municipal Waste and Recycling
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Meeting: 14/03/2017 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
Debate: Municipal Waste and Recycling
NDM6255 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
To propose that
the National Assembly for Wales:
Agrees that Wales
is a world leader in municipal waste recycling and supports the intention for:
a) further
initiatives to achieve the best overall sustainable development outcomes and
the objectives of Taking Wales Forward
b) Wales to
become the best recycling nation in the world.
Supporting Document
Taking
Wales Forward
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1. David Rowlands (South
Wales East)
Delete sub-point a)
[If amendment 1 is agreed,
amendment 2 will be de-selected]
Amendment 2. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add at end of sub-point a):
'such
as a deposit return scheme for plastic, glass and cans and a ban on polystyrene
packaging.'
Amendment
3. Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
Insert
as new sub-point at end of motion:
'sustainable
development outcomes to be achieved through a more circular economy based on
the innovative use of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.'
'Well-being
of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015'
Amendment
4. David Rowlands (South
Wales East)
Add
as new points at end of motion:
Notes
with concern that recycling rates vary considerably across local authority
areas in Wales, partly owing to differences in waste collection and recycling
schemes used in each local authority area;
Regrets
that there were 36,000 reported incidents of illegal fly tipping in Wales in
2015/2016, costing local authorities over £2.1 million in clearance costs;
Calls
on the Welsh Government to ensure that local authorities collect residual
household waste no less frequently than fortnightly, to protect public health,
and deter fly-tipping.
Amendment 5.
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
In
order for Wales to become the best recycling nation in the world, local
authorities need to adopt best practice to increase recycling rates, learning
from authorities such as Ceredigion where 68.1 per cent of municipal waste was
recycled in 2015/16.
Minutes:
The item started at 17.15
Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM6255 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
To propose that the National
Assembly for Wales:
Agrees that Wales is a
world leader in municipal waste recycling and supports the intention for:
a) further initiatives to
achieve the best overall sustainable development outcomes and the objectives of
Taking Wales Forward
b)
Wales to become the best recycling nation in the world.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1. David Rowlands (South
Wales East)
Delete sub-point a)
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
40 |
0 |
46 |
50 |
Amendment
1 was not agreed.
Amendment 2. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add at end of sub-point a):
'such as a deposit return
scheme for plastic, glass and cans and a ban on polystyrene packaging.'
A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
35 |
14 |
3 |
52 |
Amendment
2 was agreed.
Amendment 3. Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
Insert as new sub-point at
end of motion:
'sustainable
development outcomes to be achieved through a more circular economy based on
the innovative use of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.'
A vote was taken on amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
51 |
0 |
1 |
52 |
Amendment
3 was agreed.
Amendment 4. David Rowlands (South
Wales East)
Add as new points at end
of motion:
Notes with concern that
recycling rates vary considerably across local authority areas in Wales, partly
owing to differences in waste collection and recycling schemes used in each
local authority area;
Regrets that there were
36,000 reported incidents of illegal fly tipping in Wales in 2015/2016, costing
local authorities over £2.1 million in clearance costs;
Calls on the Welsh
Government to ensure that local authorities collect residual household waste no
less frequently than fortnightly, to protect public health, and deter
fly-tipping.
A
vote was taken on amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
16 |
0 |
36 |
52 |
Amendment
4 was not agreed.
Amendment 5. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
In order for Wales to
become the best recycling nation in the world, local authorities need to adopt
best practice to increase recycling rates, learning from authorities such as
Ceredigion where 68.1 per cent of municipal waste was recycled in 2015/16.
A
vote was taken on amendment 5:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
24 |
0 |
28 |
52 |
Amendment
5 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6255 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
Agrees that Wales is a
world leader in municipal waste recycling and supports the intention for:
a) further initiatives to
achieve the best overall sustainable development outcomes and the objectives of
Taking Wales Forward such as a deposit return scheme for plastic, glass and
cans and a ban on polystyrene packaging
b)
Wales to become the best recycling nation in the world
c)
sustainable development outcomes to be achieved through a more circular economy
based on the innovative use of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act
2015.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.