Lorraine Graham

Sales and Marketing Manager

Transfer and Recycling

o The UK’s leading waste management provider

o Proforma revenue for 2006 £1.1 billion

o Nearly 13,000 employees

o A fleet of over 3,500 vehicles

o Serves over 73,000 commercial and industrial customers

o Operates circa 170 refuse collection, recycling, disposal and street cleansing contracts in partnership with 90 Local Authorities and waste disposal authorities

o Industrial site services – including shutdowns and decontamination projects

o Offshore decommissioning

o Integrated Managed Services – on-site management

o Marine waste

The only waste management

company that offers the full

range of services.

o Packaging and WEEE compliance

o Commercial recycling

o Local Authority collection, recycling, disposal, street cleansing and landscapeso Commercial services

from a national network of depots

o Hazardous waste collection& treatment including High Temperature Incineration

oApproximately 2.5 million tonnes of MRF capacity in the UK - growing but unevenly distributedoInvestment required to meet regional supply and demand variances but with long term contracts oMRF glass sorting capacity increasing oRegional facilities >50k tonnes preferredoDesign for commercial materials where appropriate

RainhamoInvestment of £7moDesigned for 32,000 tonnes per annum,

processes 50,000 tonnes per annum @ 10 t/hoGlass refit in 2008

GreenwichoInvestment of £8m, £1.5m LRF grantoUp to 75,000 tonnes per annum @ 12 t/hoIncludes glass as part of a co-mingled stream

oDetermine materials to be handled oDetermine composition of materials oEquipment v manual sorting oTechnological ability

oCapital and operating costs = affordability oIdentify sustainable end markets and specification requirements oHealth, safety and welfare

oMaterial properties - rolling and heavy or flat and light (paper v containers)

oWhat and how much will flow where in the MRF? oDetermine burden depth for effective capture and

removal of contaminants oTechnology selection - capture rate and efficiency

oIdentify different types of mixed plastics oWhere will it flow? oConfiguration to capture and store polymer types oMore likely to be contaminated by other plastics –

toys, coat hangers, plant pots, toothbrushes oImpact upon residue levels oCapital costs for recovery oMore manual sorting required to

remove polymers

oMarket availability oPotential to contaminate existing material streams oMore likely to be contaminated by food - WML and odours oMay downgrade existing material streams oImpact of legislation - Transfrontier Shipment Regs

o Identify/develop new markets - Closed Loop London o Develop/source technology to capture polymer types o Design a process to separate different polymer types o Streamline polymers to be sympathetic to recycling

systems - Lobby manufacturers/retailers o Safeguard existing material quality o Manage input quality o Effective and persistent educational campaign

o Impact upon gate fees - capital and operational costs o Relatively small gain in recovery