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5.5 Monitoring the Implementation of the Area Waste Plan Monitoring and review of the AWP performance will be an
important element in measuring the influence and success of the plan.
This will ensure that the plan continues to be effective and deliver
the improvement in waste management at both the Tayside and national
level. An annual AWP progress report will be provided to the
Scottish Executive, and made available on the web site with a summary
of the annual forward development plans. This will highlight progress
on implementing the AWP and flag up key issues that need to be addressed
by a future review of the plan. Given that the municipal solid waste (MSW) best practicable environmental option (BPEO) process was a rigorous and consensual process, involving all local authorities and a range of other key stakeholder bodies, it is proposed that the aggregated figures from the AWPs should form the basis for national recycling and recovery MSW targets. It is also proposed that the targets post-2010 should be reviewed in line with revised AWPs. This would take into account the progress made in achieving the 2010 target and issues such as the future adoption of new technologies and application of legislation.
5.5.1 Application of Municipal Solid Waste Targets The three local authorities within the Tayside area could meet the AWP targets either collectively or individually. Collective working will allow for greater flexibility. However, each authority will have to be clear from the outset what their share of the target tonnage is. This will require a high level agreement between each authority in the waste strategy area. Individual working will not provide the same level of flexibility. Should agreement between local authorities prove difficult to reach, arbitration may be required to split area targets into individual authority targets.
5.5.2 Indicators The Tayside AWP is setting out the forward direction towards
making the significant changes that are required to change our ‘throw
away’ culture to a more waste-aware, resource-efficient society.
The magnitude of this change is substantial and to ensure that the plan
becomes a reality, the monitoring and reporting of its implementation
will be essential. A wide range of stakeholders will have a key role to play,
not only in the implementation of actions but in the monitoring and
communication of progress made and continuing the partnership approach
that has been at the heart of the development process to date. Table 5.1 over sets out the proposed indicators that would
contribute towards the National Monitoring framework along with identified
sources of information that can be utilised to gather annual data for
reporting requirements. Table 5.1 - Indicators
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