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DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL REPORT

Local Government reorganisation –
Unitary
I remain hopeful that by the time this report is
published that a decision will, have been made and
announced by the Secretary of State. In the
meantime, we have set up a Joint Committee
containing Officers and Councillors from each of the
respective Districts and the County council and we
are preparing a variety of workstreams in readiness
for a decision to go ahead.

Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP)
Figures from the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) show
that Dorset now recycles 59.4% of its waste. When looking at comparable
organisations that deliver a county-wide waste collection and disposal service,
Dorset is now the best performing authority in the country. In addition, the annual
Local Authority Carbon Index as compiled by Eunomia has seen the Dorset Waste
Partnership leap from third to first place in England. The summer customer
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