Waste Strategy for Essex Consultation - Easy Read

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Closes 22 Nov 2023

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Introduction

Title:Introduction. Image: 4 people holding a Essex Waste Partnership sign. This represents When we say ‘we’ in this document, we mean the ‘Essex Waste Partnership’. (The EWP) The EWP is made up by the councils in Essex. IMAGE: Essex county council logo. This represents This does not include Southend and Thurrock. IMAGE: Map of Essex. This represents When we say “you” we mean people who live within the boundaries of Essex County Council. If you live in Southend and Thurrock you are not included in this strategy.. IMAGE: Document with Waste strategy for Essex title. This represents The councils in Essex are working together to make a new “Waste Strategy”. IMAGE: A person pointing to a calendar from the year 2024 to 2054 with 5 green ticks next to the years. This represents This strategy will tell you how we will manage the waste made in Essex for the next 30 years. Image: Person reading a book with easy read title on this. This represents - There is an EasyRead version of the strategy.

Title: Introduction Image: Document with Waste strategy for Essex title and 2 people sorting through waste and placing into recycling bins. This represents - The strategy explains the goals for how we will reduce and manage waste in Essex. IMAGE: Document with Waste strategy for Essex title with a stamp and the word update next to it. This represents Why are we doing this? • The current strategy for Essex was created in 2007. It needs to be updated as a lot has changed since then. Image: 2 people sorting through waste and placing into recycling bins with an image of the world behind them. This represents Waste management has an effect on climate change. It is currently responsible for about 4% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. Image: A target with an arrow pointing to the middle and a title of Net zero by 2050. This represents We need to reduce our impact on the environment. We need to do this now to achieve the goal of Essex becoming a net zero county by 2050. Image: Recycling lorry with an image of the earth behind it. This represents - We can help reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions made by the way we collect and treat waste.