Com parison w ith Municipal Solid W aste Phill Russell Anna Parry W aste Managem ent Service 21 st October 2009 G:\Env & Dev\WM\MRMC Project\WD80 00-5-3 MRMC Comms Strategy\Presentations\WYFY 21 Oct Presentation v2
Purpose of presentation: What we currently do with our MSW What we plan to do with C&I waste in future 2
The Facts MSW is approxim ately 2 0 % of all w aste produced in W est Sussex, the other 8 0 % is Com m ercial and I ndustrial w aste The vast m ajority of this w aste is landfilled Landfill is not sustainable, not very popular and perm itted capacity is running out An alternative is needed FAST 3
Current Collection Arrangem ents 4
Current Collection Arrangem ents 5
6 Ford MRF
Com posting 7
8 Landfill
Rubbish to Resource Raw Material: 312,000 t/y MSW Energy Generation: 3.2 MWe using gas engines Process Technology: Shredding Mechanical separation Wet Pre-treatment Anaerobic Digestion Bio-gas generation 9
11 Throughout West Sussex 1 0 HW RSs
W hat Does C&I W aste Look Like? 1 1
W hat Does C&I W aste Look Like? 1 2
Hazardous W aste 1 3
1 4 C&I W aste
District Collections 1 5
Transfer Stations 1 6
W est Sussex Project Partners 1 7
BREW Project Provide an innovative County-w ide Business Waste Recycling Scheme that: � Includes SMEs in the service � Increases recycling levels � Reduces greenhouse gas production 1 8
Business W aste Survey � Conducted late sum m er 2 0 0 7 � 8 9 8 2 Businesses contacted � Good response rate � Show ed strong support for a Council led recycling schem e 1 9
Plastic So, W hat Have They Got? Glass Cans Food 2 0 Paper Card
Business Perceptions The Council should be making it easier for businesses to recycle – 94% agreed My business has space for recycling bins or sacks – 78% agreed I am prepared to pay more to have a recycling collection alongside a general waste collection – 29% agreed 2 1
Barriers to Recycling QUESTION: What barriers prevent you recycling (or recycling more)? ANSWERS: Collection service is not readily available – 72% Cost concerns – 26% 2 2
W hat Businesses W anted 2 3 1)Better service 2)Better advice information provision 3)More
W hat Businesses Got 1)County-wide collection service 2)Direct delivery points 3)Recyclers list 4)Support from WSSBP 2 4
W hat W e Got Aw ard w inning partnership and several thousand tonnes of w aste 2 5
Rules of the gam e 2 6
Municipal Solid W aste Rules • Targets for Landfill ( LATS) • Targets for recycling and com posting • Strategic aim for w aste prevention • Strategic aim for resource recovery • Strategic aim for hazardous household w aste Also: W aste Collection Authorities are required to collect com m ercial w aste if requested. This then form s part of the m unicipal solid w aste stream . 2 7
C&I W aste Rules Joint Materials Resource Managem ent Strategy Principle • Supporting businesses in reducing, reusing and recycling w aste • Encourage the developm ent of local m arkets for recyclable m aterials Joint Authority support to w iden rem it for better m anagem ent of C&I w aste 2 8
C & I W aste Rules Objective to divert non-municipal waste and since 30 th October 2007 the pre-treatment regulations have applied to waste sent to landfill. “Waste will have been considered as having undergone pre-treatment if it has undergone a physical, thermal, chemical or biological process (including sorting), which changes the characteristics of the waste, in order to: reduce its volume, or hazardousness nature, or facilitate its handling, or enhance its recovery” 2 9
Level Playing Field? 3 0
Constraints Barriers to investing in resource recovery infrastructure: • Ownership • Cost • Legislation • Land use planning issues • Lead-in time 3 1
W hat’s Needed • More pump priming • Better data • Improved industry knowledge • Simple system and……. 3 2
Level Playing Field 3 3
W ay Forw ard Now want your views on our Draft C&I Waste Strategy Seeking: Clarity of direction of change Validation of policy Ownership of strategy Commitment to change. 3 4
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