We provide a complete Municipal Resource / Waste Management Strategy service in different local authority contexts, including the development of new strategies, options appraisals and undertaking periodic reviews and updates of existing strategies. We are UK leaders in this field, having developed / supported the delivery of Strategies covering 8.25 million population of England.

FRM are experienced in developing / supporting Joint strategies for Combined Authorities and / or two tier areas (e.g North London, Tees Valley, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Liverpool City Region, Staffordshire), as well as Unitary Authorities (Solihull, Nottingham, Kirklees), strategies for WCAs (St Helens).

We are experts in benchmarking, waste growth modelling, the impacts of DRS / EPR, carbon impacts, the SEA process, stakeholder engagement and can model cost and environmental impacts of collection / recycling / treatment / disposal options in all relevant service areas. This provides evidence behind Strategy decisions.

We can convey complex options to a wide variety of audiences to enable decisions to be reached and consultation feedback received.

You can read our capability statement here: Waste Strategy Capability Statement

Case Study

Service:
Local Government Modelling & Strategy
Client
Leicestershire County Council
Project Title:
Waste Disposal Authority Plan
Project Summary:

Working alongside Leicestershire County Council (LCC) and the 7 districts part of the Leicestershire Waste Partnership we developed a Waste Strategy, published in 2022. This project included a full options appraisal, SEA review and the development of the headline strategy including waste projection modelling. This project follows on from preceding work with LCC developing the 2011 Municipal Waste Management Strategy and the development of a Waste Disposal Authority Plan in 2018.

Key Words:
Strategy, service review, modelling
TESTIMONIALS

‘I found FRM to have a very attentive and patient manner, crucial in respect to the project in question due to many council unknowns which had potential to cause delays. I found both Paul and Cherie brought experience and guidance that could be trusted and as such I would have no hesitation in either working with them again in the future or recommending them to others’

Leicestershire County Council