Comment

Representation ID: 22508

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Environment Agency

Policy CSP5 - Cultural Facilities and the Visitor Economy

Public ‘Venues’ of any purpose will also produce waste, especially food and related packaging. Entertainment and environmental considerations are not always compatible, with a lot of waste being left at festivals and large events, and tourists can ignore requests to ‘take their waste home’. We recommend that consideration is given here to designing-in waste management at such sites, including possibly a dedicated waste sorting and processing facility for ‘on the go’ waste. Litter also despoils open spaces
and habitats, as has been seen during the Pandemic. ‘A Black Country Responsibility Contract’ issued to visitors, like the Countryside Code, might be an option to influence some behaviours.