Final Comment

Sussex Wildlife Trust would like to see greater commitment to reducing waste and moving up the waste hierarchy with respect to its management. This will need more detail as to implementation and monitoring.

When identifying areas for land disposal and other infrastructure, we need more confidence of evidence based decisions, using local data.

The plan should be driven by sustainability in waste levels and management, minerals extraction and recycling and all associated transport and infrastructure.

Recognition of the importance of habitats and species in a landscape context is needed to ensure adaptation to climate change is achievable alongside mitigation measures. This is needed to comply with PPS9, the NERC Act and to deliver towards BAP targets.

The Sussex Wildlife Trust Response to Consultation

DEFRA - Guidance for Local Authorities on Implementing the Biodiversity Duty

Yet another respected objection indicating that the East Sussex & Brighton and Hove Waste Strategy is a complete shambles - running contrary to almost every guideline possible.  This just reinforces everyones belief that the whole ESCC process has been a complete disaster and we need a 'new broom' to sort out this mess