What we do
As the designated Waste Disposal Authority (WDA), Hampshire County Council has the following statutory obligations:
Managing the reuse, recycling and treatment of Hampshire’s household waste economically, effectively, efficiently and in an environmentally sensitive way
Providing Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) where householders can dispose of their bulky waste, and overseeing their management by our appointed contractors
Managing the responsibilities and liabilities resulting from the historic disposal of domestic waste by landfilling, including pollution legacy and restoration of former landfill sites.
In addition, in order to meet the County Council’s three corporate priorities:
Hampshire safer and more secure for all
Maximise wellbeing
Enhance our quality of place
The key work areas of Waste and Resource Management section are:
To develop the next generation of infrastructure in order to treat municipal waste in Hampshire as effectively and efficiently as possible
To secure an improved contract for the management of our Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) by January 2008; to improve customer service, increase recycling, meet site licence requirements and manage costs
To lead community wide change through the Hampshire Local Area Agreement (LAA) to develop effective and efficient use of our material resources
To meet targets agreed with Government for improving recycling of non municipal waste and landfill diversion in Hampshire
To manage our waste disposal contracts effectively in order to reduce cost, and to improve on service quality, performance and transport issues
To set up new systems and processes in order to manage successfully the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive in Hampshire
To deliver a range of behavioural change projects to encourage action to change to the way we deal with waste and material resources.
If you have any queries about the work of the Waste Management section, please contact us or call 0845 603 5634.