Waste Planning
As an authority, we have to plan for future waste management in the borough.
In 2012 the Council adopted the Joint Waste Development Plan, which was developed in collaboration with Barking and Dagenham, Newham, and Redbridge.
The purpose of the Joint Waste Plan is to set out a planning strategy for sustainable waste management which enables the adequate provision of waste management facilities (including disposal) in appropriate locations for municipal and commercial and industrial waste, having regard to the London Plan Borough level apportionment and construction, excavation and demolition and hazardous wastes.
The Joint Waste Plan forms part of the planning policy suite of documents for each borough.
New East London Joint Waste Plan
Havering has been working alongside London Boroughs of Newham, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham to produce a new Joint Waste Plan.
We consulted on a draft East London Joint Waste Plan (Regulation 18) from 29 July 2024 to 16 September 2024.
View the draft waste plan consultation
We then consulted on the Regulation 19 East London Joint Waste Plan from 19 May 2025 to 30 June 2025.
View the Regulation 19 East London Joint Waste Plan consultation