WELL DISPOSED: SURREY’S WASTE MANAGEMENT EXPLAINED

In Surrey, which has two-tier local government, district and borough councils are responsible for collection of waste but the County Council is in charge of waste disposal and for the provision of recycling and waste management sites.

Surrey produces over half a million tonnes of waste each year, 80% of which is considered suitable for recycling. This includes commercial and industrial waste. In 2006 the County Council, together with the eleven district and borough councils, adopted a Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy.