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[[Category:Non-Governmental Organisation]]
The [[West of England Combined Authority]] ([[WECA]]) comprises of three [[Local Authority|Unitary Authorities]] of [[Bath and North East Somerset Council]] (B&NES), [[Bristol City Council]] (BCC) and [[South Gloucestershire Council]] (SG)<ref name="foo">[https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/ West of England Combined Authority.]</ref>. The combined authority is led by the Mayor of the West of England.

It was created on the 9 Feb 2017 combining the West of England Partnership and the [[West of England Local Enterprise Partnership]] was formed to help these authorities to work together and co-ordinate high level planning to improve the quality of life of their residents and provide for a growing population<ref name="foo2">West of England Partnership, 2019. [https://www.westofengland.org/ Welcome to the West of England Partnership website | West of England Partnership. Westofengland.org.] [online] [Accessed 2 Dec. 2019].</ref>. The three Authorities within the Partnership have statutory responsibility for the collection, recycling, treatment, disposal and planning of municipal waste management<ref name="foo"/>.

The Authorities believe working in Partnership offers them economic, environmental and social advantages, including:
*Maximising economies of scale;
*Minimising environmental impacts;
*Minimising transport requirements; and
*Providing best value for the tax payer<ref name="foo"/>.

The combined authority intends to also greatly improve the self sufficiency of waste management in the area<ref name="foo"/>.

The [[West of England Combined Authority]] focuses on developments that are better planned in the scale of the west of England as opposed to individual council level<ref name="foo2"/>.

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