Re-use opportunities and Let's talk traffic:

Expressions of interest for reuse items from Cornwall Council’s Household Waste and Recycling Centres

Cornwall Council has 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) that residents can use to dispose of their household waste and recycling. These HWRCs are operated and managed by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Ltd (SUEZ) on behalf of the Council’s waste disposal contractor.

The Council is undertaking a review of the services provided at HWRCs and in particular how it can change and enhance them to support the goals of the Council’s Resources and Waste Strategy (2018). One of the strategy’s goals is to support sustainable use of materials and management of waste by increasing reuse and recycling. A recent review of HWRC services has identified an opportunity to increase reuse opportunities at HWRCs. A successful pilot partnership is in place at St Austell HWRC, the learning from which demonstrates the further opportunities to effectively reuse materials by partnering with additional voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations at other sites.

Appropriate, selected organisations would be able to specify which of the participating HWRCs they would like to collect materials from and the types of materials and items they would like to take to their reuse facility for refurbishment/resale. SUEZ will receive these preferred streams at HWRC sites and place them in containers - or at some sites in a covered storage area - for subsequent collection by the partner organisations.

Organisations would have the opportunity to register interest in collecting items from one, several or all of the participating HWRC sites.

As part of this soft market test, we are inviting expressions of interest from organisations of all sizes, whether you operate from a single location or from various locations across Cornwall.

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If you would like the full details of this survey - please email the clerk for the relevant document (link at top of page).

Let's Talk Transport Cornwall Council has refreshed Cornwall's Transport Plan and wants to know what local councils and people in your area think about it. Since the plan was first published in 2011 some big changes have happened to our society, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the recognition that we face a climate change crisis. These and other factors will affect how people travel and goods are moved. The Council has updated the Transport Plan taking into account these changes, so that transport is well planned for the next decade. Now the Council wants to know whether people think the plan is ambitious enough to deliver its vision: Transport in Cornwall will strive to be excellent and carbon neutral. Our transport system will connect people, communities, businesses and services in a way that enhances quality of life, is reliable, efficient, safe, healthy and inclusive. People will choose to travel in ways that will have a low impact upon the environment and other people. To see the draft plan and give your views on the refreshed Transport Plan, visit the Let's Talk Transport pages. The survey will be open until 24 December 2021. Please share this information with people in your area.