Social responsibility

Future-proofing local authority waste management services

Local and municipal waste management service providers are usually the first to have access to consumer items that are being disposed of because they are no longer needed or no longer used. These products represent a major materials resource for the future. Local and municipal authorities also play a central role, perhaps even the most important role, when it come to implementing the relevant EU environmental regulations regarding these products and materials.

Local policy makers looking to introduce and operate a ‘circular economy’ need to deliver on multiple fronts: achieving resource conservation goals, boosting waste-prevention strategies (e.g. by encouraging greater re-use) and meeting the following requirements:

• Local authority waste management services must be cost efficient
• All waste management processes must be transparent
• Local services must be efficient, accessible and user friendly
• Relevant information must be provided to the public
• Waste management operations must safeguard local jobs