Part B – Action Plan 1. Introduction The following section outlines the programme of action for achieving the vision, goals, objectives and targets of the WMMP, as outlined in Part A – Strategy. Whilst the WMMP covers the period 2015 to 2021 the action plans will cover the next 24 months (2015/16). These plans will act as ‘living documents’ for the various options raised during the waste assessment and will be monitored and updated annually (December). Under the WMA (2008) the action plans can be updated without triggering the need for a formal review of the WMMP, as long as the changes are not significant and do not alter the direction and intent of the strategy as set out in Part A. 2. Funding structure The WMA (s43) requires the Council to include information on how the implementation of the WMMP will be funded. The following sources will be used to fund the options proposed in the waste assessment: • Internal – cost covered by existing Council staff time. • Targeted and General Rates. • Waste Levy Fund – revenue sent back from central government for investment into waste minimisation projects, currently around $135 k per annum. • Waste Minimisation Fund – contestable pot for applications for waste minimisation projects. • User pays, eg; gate fees charged at the transfer stations and landfill. • Other – funding from other sources eg; energy recovery EECA. Whilst the WMMP gives an indication of the source of funding the detailed cost associated with each option from the waste assessment will be worked through as part of the action plan. 3. Targets and measurement The action plans that follow in section 4 support the options identified in the waste assessment and the objectives/targets of this WMMP set out in Part A sec 2.2. The work undertaken as part of the waste assessment was designed to assess whether a particular option or target was achievable, cost effective and relevant to the Council’s vision of reducing the amount of waste that is sent to landfill through a combination of waste reduction and reuse in conjunction with increasing the rates of material diversion. The objectives and targets from 2.2 are restated here: • Establish a Commercial Industrial Sorting Facility (CIF) by 1 July 2016. • Investigate options for food waste reduction. • Investigate options for co-mingled recycling (wheelie bins). • Investigate options for expanding direct access to recycling services including PPRS. • Investigate options for expanding the processing of greenwaste into compost. Page 30