New RECAP Resources and Waste Strategy 2025–2031 adopted
We are delighted to announce the adoption and publication of the new RECAP Resources and Waste Strategy 2025-2031.
The strategy sets the strategic direction for the RECAP partnership, focusing on delivering sustainable and integrated waste management across the RECAP area.
This strategy responds to changing legislation and evolving responsibilities for local authorities. It covers the management of municipal waste (waste under local authority control), for example waste collected from households at the kerbside and at Household Recycling Centres and recognises the wider influence councils can have on other waste streams, such as commercial and industrial waste.
Through collaboration, the strategy aims to:
- Improve service delivery despite increasing demand and financial pressures.
- Support the growing population with efficient waste solutions in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
It provides a set of focus themes and actions:
- Embedding the waste management hierarchy and circular economy
- Effective waste communications
- Legislation, contracts, and procurement
- Waste management infrastructure
- Carbon and emissions reduction
- Commercial opportunities and innovations
- Data capture, monitoring, recording and reporting
- Strategy application, review and governance
Please note: This strategy does not cover the Private Finance Initiative Contract managed by Cambridgeshire County Council. Learn more about the Private Finance Initiative Contract here.
The new strategy document can be viewed or downloaded below.
RECAP Waste Management Design Guide
The updated design guide supersedes previous versions. It is aimed at developers. and provides clear guidance on the waste management infrastructure required for new residential developments, helping to avoid operational challenges experienced in the past.
The guide includes:
- Specifications for roads to ensure refuse vehicle access.
- Requirements for bin storage and positioning for efficient collection.
- Details on bin sizes and layouts.
This guide applies to local authorities within Cambridgeshire only (Peterborough has its own policy).
The updated design guide can be viewed or downloaded below.
