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Fleet decarbonisation It is recognised across Surrey that changes are required to decarbonise our fleets for recycling and waste collections, as well as street cleansing services. This is to meet new emerging priorities from national and local commitments to reduce carbon emissions. Project work begun in 2022 to inform our strategies across Surrey, this has included contracting Cenex to deliver… Continue Reading Fleet decarbonisation

SEP 2025 A partnership approach to waste prevention and recycling  SEP 2025 is a partnership approach to waste prevention and recycling, and has been developed on behalf of all Surrey local authorities through the SEP. Read it below or download a PDF of the report. ContentsExecutive summary Background, policy, context and vision Background Existing policy New and emerging policy Context Our… Continue Reading SEP 2025 Strategy document – Annex 1

Interventions to increase capture of food waste from households Since 2020-21, SEP has delivered a project to increase the proportion of food waste put into food caddies for recycling. The more food waste that is recycled, rather than put into rubbish bins, the better it is for the environment and the less it costs Surrey councils. The project has involved… Continue Reading Food waste interventions

Communal food bin cleaning trial The communal food bin cleaning trial took place last year (2023) from April until November in five District and Borough's – Woking, Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Epsom & Ewell and Reigate and Banstead. Cleaning of the bins took place at a variety of frequencies to determine if there was an optimum for improving how clean the… Continue Reading Communal food bin cleaning trial

Own Your Impact campaign In 2022 we introduced the Own Your Impact (OYI) campaign across Surrey. The aim was to stimulate and sustain changes in attitude and behaviour and encourage Surrey residents to consider the impact of their actions in relation to waste reduction and recycling. Campaign phases focused on: Food waste reduction and recycling. Reducing contamination of recycling bins.… Continue Reading Own Your Impact campaign

SEP 2025 – a partnership approach to waste and recycling SEP 2025 is an interim plan that was developed to bridge the gap between Surrey’s existing, out-of-date Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy (JMWMS) and the Government’s new measures for dealing with recycling and waste that were expected following the publication of the Resources and Waste Strategy (RWS) in 2018. You… Continue Reading SEP 25

Introducing new food waste service in flats Research in 2021 revealed that around 35% of the waste taken from the rubbish bins in flats was food. Recycling food waste is not only better for the environment, but for public savings too. A whopping £4.6 million could be saved for other essential services in Surrey, if all the county’s food waste… Continue Reading Introducing new food waste service in flats

Rethink Waste In June 2023, the Surrey Environment Partnership launched a waste reduction incentive scheme, Rethink Waste, across the county. The scheme works via an interactive digital platform that all Surrey residents can sign up to. Once registered, residents have access to their own personalised interactive dashboard through which they can engage with tailored content and participate in ‘learn and… Continue Reading Rethink Waste