Council Sustainability Strategy lacks ambition
At last weeks Scrutiny Meeting Liberal Democrat Councillor Simon Hicks highlighted that important parts of the District Council's sustainability strategy had not been achieved - the key target in the strategy of achieving a 50% domestic recycling rate by 2020 had not been met, with a 43% recycling rate reported for the last quarter. Commenting later, Simon Hicks continued "Even before the pandemic the recycling rate in Mid Sussex was flatlining, although clearly Covid-19 has had an impact and I am pleased the long-promised food waste collection service continues to be prioritised for implementation. However, the strategy also included a commitment to have delivered a Burgess Hill to Haywards Heath Cycle Route by June 2021, and this is also not now feasible in that timescale, with a specific route yet to be even identified.
