Municipal Recycling & Waste Strategy - Assumptions: Economic and Financial Outlook

<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1429px;">This section outlines the assumptions we have used as a basis for Barnet Council&rsquo;s Municipal Recycling &amp; Waste Strategy and the various evidence collated that supports them</span></p> <p><strong>EO1 -&nbsp;</strong>The European Union has backed up recycling targets with a penalty system that is supported by fines (similar to the Landfill Tax system). Central Government has the ability to passport these penalties to failing councils</p> <p><strong> EO2 -</strong>&nbsp;The whole systems costs of each of the waste services such as residual waste collections, garden waste&nbsp;collections, fly tips, bring banks, hazardous waste, and street cleansing are known in 2015.&nbsp;(<em>High level information has been provided in the text of the strategy)</em></p> <p><strong>EO3 -</strong>&nbsp;North London Waste Authority costs will be paid for through a menu pricing arrangement by 2021</p> <p><strong>EO4 -</strong>&nbsp;The long serving Edmonton energy from waste plant will be decommissioned by 2030. Either a new replacement facility will be built or the existing facility will undergo a significant upgrade or an alternative disposal route will be found. The result of these scenarios is likely to be an increase in waste disposal costs</p> <p><strong>EO5 -</strong>&nbsp;Financial efficiencies are required by Barnet Council from 2015 to 2020</p> <p><strong>EO6 -</strong>&nbsp;By 2020 further efficiencies will be required to meet Member and resident expectations</p> <p><strong>EO7 -</strong>&nbsp;For some services it costs more to separately collect items for reuse and recycling compared to collecting all waste together</p> <p><strong>EO8 -</strong>&nbsp;It costs more to send waste for disposal than it does to send it for recycling or composting</p> <p><a href="/publisher/municipal-waste---recycling-strategy">Return to Assumptions &amp; Evidence</a></p> <p><a href="https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/">Return to consultation page</a></p>