Meeting waste and recyclingtargets in the UK

Chris MurphyGreen Dot Conference, Cyprus

• CIWM

• Waste Statistics in the UK

• Local Government role and function

• UK targets and policies

• Partnership working

• Incentives

• Behaviour change and awareness

• Growth Opportunities

About CIWM

• Founded 1898

• Royal Charter from HM Queen 2002

• Approx 7,000 Members

• 10 Regional/National Centres

• Members in all Sectors of the Industry

• Independently Funded

CIWM activities

• Scientific and Technical

• Publications

• Education and Training

• Government Liaison

• Commercial Activities - IWM Business

Services

• Major Exhibitions of Plant & Equipment

CIWM activities• Annual Conference

• Seminars & Workshops

• Vocational Training Courses

• Qualifying Courses

• Library

• Careers Advice

• ISWA national member

Special Interest Groups• Biological Treatment

• Hazardous waste

• Healthcare waste

• Waste Regulation

• Thermal Treatment

• Waste Prevention

• Collection, cleansing and recycling

• Waste strategy

• Health & Safety

The distribution of waste arising inEngland by the key sectors, Defra 2010

Breakdown of waste arisings by sector (Mt),Defra 2009

Composition of Household waste (by weight),Defra 2010

Commercial and industrial waste

C&I waste accounts for 48Mt (27%) of waste generated inEngland14. 4.6Mt of hazardous waste is produced from

the C&I sector

Total UK Waste Generation by Sector

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2004 2006 2008

Total waste generation by sector, UK, 2004 to 2008 (tonnes)

Secondary, sewage and other*

Households

Commercial and industrial

Mining and quarrying

Construction

Source: Defra - Waste Statistics Regulationreturn to Eurostat, 2004 to 2008

Household Waste Recycled by Material

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2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10

Household waste recycled by material: England, 2000-01 to 2009-10 (tonnes)

Other

Co-mingled

Plastics

Cans

Textiles

Scrap metals and white goods

Compost

Glass

Paper and card

England – Progress since 1997

Composition of Household waste by tonnageand carbon impact, Defra 2010

• Figure 2.5 Municipal Waste recyclingrates in 32 European countries, 2001and 2010

• Figure 2.5 Municipal Waste recyclingrates in 32 European countries, 2001and 2010

Municipal Waste recycling rates in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010

United Kingdom Municipal WasteManagement 2008/9

Landfill53%

Incinerationwith EfW

10%

Other1%

Recycled/composted

36%

United Kingdom Municipal WasteManagement 2011/12

Recycled/Composted 42%

Municipal Solid Waste Management

Municipal waste landfilling rates in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010

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The story so far

• Over 9m tonnes of Local Authority collected waste havebeen diverted from landfill since 2000.

• EU landfill directive targets met for 2010, looking positivefor 2013, 2020.

• Household recycling rates have increased from 11% in2000/01 to around 40%, collecting an additional 6.6mtonnes of material.

• 52% of commercial and industrial waste was reused orrecycled in 2009, compared with 42% in 2002/3.

• 173 authorities are now collecting 5 or more dryrecyclables at kerbside.

• Average residual waste per person has reduced by 76kgsince 2006/07 to 275kg/person/year in 2009/10.

United Kingdom

UK Legislation• European - Brussels

• UK/England– Westminster Parliament– House of Commons (Elected)– House of Lords (Hereditary & Appointed)

• National Governments– Scotland – Edinburgh– Wales – Cardiff– Northern Ireland - Belfast

UK Government Departments• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

(DEFRA)– Policy– Legislation– Interpretation

• Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)– Advice to Industry at large– Producer responsibility

• Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC)– Climate change

• Department for Communities and Local Government(DCLG)– Planning

• Treasury– taxation and funding

Local Government responsibilities

• Waste Collection Authorities

– Municipal waste collection

– Recycling collection

– Street cleansing

– Litter

– Contracted service

– >400

Local Government

• Waste Disposal Authorities

– Municipal waste treatment /disposal

– Procure Infrastructure

– Waste strategy

– Planning

– Achieving LFD targets

Council Tax

• Local taxation to part fund localservices based on residual propertyvalue.

• Used to fund; fire service, parks, socialhousing, public transport, police, wasteand recycling.

• 10% is used for development, transportand environment (including waste andrecycling).

The decline of UK landfill since the late1990’s– where will it end?

Note: HMRC data uses financial year accounting period

CIWM Report 2012http://www.ciwm.co.uk/web/FILES/Technical/CIWM_Report_2012.pdf

Proposed Municipal Waste RecyclingRates (But still subject to further change)

2010 2013 2015 2016 2020 2025

England 40% 45% 50%

Scotland 40% 50% 60% 70%

Wales 40% 52% 58% 64% 70%

N Ireland 35% 40% 45%60%

Progressive recycling targets forEngland over the last decade

Progressive recycling targets forWales over the last decade

Progressive recycling targets forScotland over the last decade

London: key targets• Zero municipal waste direct to landfill 2025

• Household waste down from 970 kg to 790kg per household per year by 2031

• Repair / re-use capacity up from 6kte / yr to30 kte / yr ( 5 times increase)

• Recycle / compost >60% (50% by 2020)

• Greenhouse emissions cut by 1Mte by 2031

• Generate “as much energy as possible”from organic and non recyclable waste

Owen Paterson – new SoS Environment

“Only by creating a healthy and prosperouseconomy can we improve our environment forfuture generations. That is why we aredetermined to improve the infrastructure andlet everyone get on with the job.”

Partnership working

• Public/public

• Public/private

• Private/private

• Public/private/third sector

Kent Waste Partnership

Partnership advantages

• Contractual coordination

• Procurement

• Economies of scale

• Operational

• Market opportunity

Incentives

• PAYT

• Recyclebank

• Barcode technology

• Card schemes

• Community rewards

• Recorded recycling

• Reverse vending

RecycleBank

Reverse vending in Scotland

Container overload?

Changing behaviour and awareness raising

• Simplicity

• Regular and reliable

• Information

• Flexibility

• Seasonality

• Provide for disadvantaged

Growth Opportunities

• Waste and Recycling Sector employs

over 150,000

• 37% increase by 2020

• 70% recycling target => 50,000 jobs

• Waste and recycling sector = £11bn/yr

Government statements

• The government should do more tohelp green industries boost economicgrowth, stop the UK falling behindinternational rivals, and avoid losing itsglobal leadership on the environment.

• Waste and Recycling consistentlyoutstrips growth in other sectors.

Europe’s Environment Ministers 7th EAP

• The Green Economy - Europe will use resources moreefficiently, recycling will approach 100%, productswill become sustainable, environmentally friendly andfewer resources will be used in production.

• Implementing waste legislation will reduce memberstate’s spend by over 70 B Euros and create 400,000jobs

• Responding to resource constraints and pressuresrequires us all to focus on clear goals - water,sustainable energy, oceans, land and ecosystems,and resource efficiency in particular waste

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