Natural resources and utilities
The vision for Jersey sees an Island where ‘physical resources are sustained not compromised’.
The objectives of the Island Plan 2002 with regard to natural resources and utilities are to:
- manage natural resources wisely to avoid depletion and irreversible damage
- minimise the impact of Island activities on the local and global environment including the minimisation of production of waste, greenhouse gases and pollutants
- encourage the environmentally sustainable use of existing buildings and land resources
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Waste management
The vision for Jersey is for an Island ‘which has a visually pleasing environment, protected from undue danger and pollution, and where the wildlife, landscape and physical resources are sustained not compromised’. 1 of the objectives of the Island Plan 2002 states that there is a need to ‘minimise the impact of Island activities on the local and global environment, including the minimisation of production of waste, greenhouse gases and pollutants.’
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