Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 288·13.10-13.11
Sustainable waste management approach
The Council recognises waste as a potential resource and will promote sustainable waste management following the Waste Hierarchy and Proximity Principle to reduce waste production and treat waste near its point of generation.
Waste can be regarded as the unwanted by-product of industrial, commercial and domestic activities, which has traditionally been sent to landfill sites. Managed in the right way, it can be a valuable resource used to (re)produce new goods, energy and fuel and can be an important source of investment and employment. Legislation and regional policy recognise the strategic importance of managing our waste sustainably, and promote the application of the 'Waste Hierarchy' and the 'Proximity Principle'. This approach seeks to reduce the overall amount of waste produced in the first instance, whilst emphasising the need for the waste that does arise, to then be treated and/or disposed of in reasonable proximity to its point of generation in order to minimise the environmental impact and cost of waste transport.
Source — /Users/richardhill/Documents/planning-arch-project/data/documents/antrim-newtownabbey/LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025).pdf