5.2 Future Role and Membership of the WSAG

The independent Orkney and Shetland WSAGs will be maintained as the focal point for the development of Orkney and Shetland AWP. In addition, a joint Orkney and Shetland Area Waste Planning Group will meet annually to review progress in the two island groups. In this way we can ensure that the Orkney and Shetland AWP makes good progress. The partnerships developed through the group will provide a long-term development resource and a way of embedding expertise on a wide range of issues relating to the development of the National Waste Strategy: Scotland. An Islands Waste Strategy Area Co-ordinator will also be maintained by SEPA to provide ongoing facilitation and co-ordination, and to ensure that the range of national projects identified in the National Waste Plan are integrated into the AWPs. Waste Strategy Area Co-ordinators will be responsible for co-ordinating the WSAG and for supporting and reporting on the annual progress of AWP development. Other partners also have significant roles to fulfil.