The council is a member of arc21, a waste management group made up of six Northern Ireland councils - Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
arc21 works on behalf of its member councils to guide, support and help us meet our legal requirements and drive forward innovative waste management programmes including the development of modern infrastructure to tackle the 15 million black bins worth of non-recyclable waste produced by households in the arc21 region every year.
Waste Management Plan - 2015
Consultation on the addendum to the waste management plan
arc21 is seeking views on the Draft Addendum to the arc21 Waste Management Plan which is currently out for consultation.
The councils acknowledge that waste management is continually evolving therefore this addendum has been drafted to:
- reflect changes and up-to-date waste legislation and regulations
- provide detail on current performance and waste arisings
- identify and analyse information on relevant policies and procedures that may inform any future/further review of the plans as the strategic and statutory environment stabilise
This consultation closes at 5.00pm on Monday 21st October 2024.
Interested parties can respond using the link to the arc 21 website