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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENT SCRUTINY PANEL
BY DEPUTY G.C.L. BAUDAINS OF ST. CLEMENT
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 13th MARCH 2007
Question
Would the Chairman, with regard to waste disposal issues, advise members whether his Panel agrees with the current Transport and Technical Services proposals, and, if not, advise members -
(a ) w h a t the current thinking of the Panel is?
(b ) t he nature of any work being undertaken by the Panel? (c ) w h e n that work will be concluded?
Would the Chairman further advise whether the Panel has decided to brief members on alternative strategies for waste disposal, and, if so –
(i ) w hen the decision was taken and what date was chosen on which such a briefing would be given? (i i) w h e th er that timescale is being met?
Answer
(a) (b) The Panel is undertaking a review of some aspects of the Transport & Technical Services proposals in respect of waste management in Jersey. The terms of reference are as follows -
- To quantify the composition ofwaste within the residential and commercialcollections.
- To investigate the practicality and cost implicationsofre-usingor recycling in excess of32% from the waste stream.
- To investigateEuropean and International marketsforrecycledgoodsand recyclable materials.
- To examine existing technology for the treatment of food waste with the green waste in a composting facility.
- To examine systems/policies toencouragethepublicto play a more active role in recycling.
(c) T h e review is nearing completion and drafting of the report currently in progress. It is anticipated that the report will be published in April.
(i ) A decision to brief members on alternative strategies for waste management was taken on Thursday
11th January 2007 with the briefing to coincide with the publication of the above report.
(i i) T he original timescale was for the briefing to be held at the end of February or during March. As
noted above, it is still the intention of the Panel to hold the briefing at the same time or shortly after the publication of the report to enable States Members to gain the maximum benefit from the briefing.