Powys Sustainable Resource Strategy

3 July 2025

Following a 12-week public engagement exercise, the Powys Sustainable Resource Strategy has been finalised and will be discussed by the council's scrutiny committee next week, Wednesday 9 July.

The Powys Sustainable Resource Strategy (2025-2030) is a comprehensive plan aimed at creating a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future for Powys and our future generations. This strategy builds on the significant progress made in waste reduction and recycling over the past decade and addresses the ongoing challenges posed by the global climate crisis alongside other national and local drivers for change.

The five main key aims of the strategy are:

• Reduce, Reuse, Repair: Prevent waste generation, extend product lifespans, and promote a circular economy.
• Recycling: Achieve and exceed the Welsh Government's 70% statutory recycling target.
• Household Recycling Centres (HRCs):Increase recycling and reuse rates at HRCs.
• Awareness and Enforcement: Improve how waste is managed and reduce illegal activities like fly-tipping.
• Infrastructure: Develop and maintain infrastructure to support increased recycling and decarbonisation.

"When developing strategies, it is important to involve our stakeholders in the process." Explains Cllr Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys. "We ran a 12-week public engagement exercise to seek the views of our residents, members, partner organisations and Powys workplaces on the draft strategy.

"The responses we received have been really informative and we would like to thank all those that took the time to get involved and talk to us during the engagement process.

"We have incorporated the feedback into the final, comprehensive strategy, which sets out our aims for enabling residents, Powys workplaces, and the wider community to reduce their impact on the local environment, lower their carbon footprint and help Powys move towards a sustainable circular economy with the aim of preserving our natural world.

"By carrying out the actions within the strategy, we want to work together with the everyone in Powys to reduce waste, promote reuse and repair, increase recycling. In doing so, we will continue to keep the views of our communities in mind when making future decisions on service provision across Powys.

"Together we will reduce our environmental impact, lower our carbon footprint, move towards a sustainable circular economy where resources are valued and not discarded, and ensure a greener future for all."

The final version of the Powys Sustainable Resource Strategy will be taken to the Powys County Council's Cabinet Meeting for approval following the scrutiny committee meeting