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Waste: National Policy update & Implications

May 2019

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Current Position – Waste Policy

• 25 Year Environment Plan (2018)
• EU Circular Economy
• Resource & Waste Strategy (Dec 2018)
• Key Consultations linked to the Strategy

(closed May 2019)

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EU Circular Economy Package (CEP)

• Legally binding’ recycling targets:

– 55% by 2025, 60% by 2030, 65% by 2035

• By 2023 - 'bio-waste' (including food) to be collected

separately or home composted

• By 2025 - separate collection of textiles from

households

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Resources & Waste Strategy (2018)

Objectives:

• Maximise Value of Resources
• Minimise Waste and its impact on the

environment

• Supports EU Circular Economy Package & 25

Year Environment Plan

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Resources & Waste Strategy (RWS)

• Targeted approach to Packaging
• Packaging Regulation reforms
• Consistent set of recyclable materials
• Consistent labelling
• Weekly collections of food waste
• Compulsory tracking of all waste

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Pre RWS Consultation: Single-Use Plastic Bag Charge

• Consultation ran from Dec 2018 – 22 Feb

2019

• Increase to 10p per single use plastic bag

(expected from Jan 2020)

• Proposal to extend to smaller businesses

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RWS - Consultations 2019

Four Consultations: 1.Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) 2.Consistency in Collections 3.Deposit Return Systems (DRS) 4.Plastic Packaging Tax (PTT) Further Consultations expected later in 2019

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• 1. Extended Producer Responsibility

(EPR)

• ‘Polluter Pays’ principle
• Currently producers pay only 10% of this cost
• Incentivise producers to use less packaging and

focus on the recyclability/Quality of the material

• Further EPR schemes for harder or more costly

to recycle items

• Improved EPR schemes for cars, electrical goods

and batteries

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CCC Response to EPR proposals

• Polluter pays principle welcomed
• Suggested replacement of Recycling Credits

scheme with EPR-linked incentivisation for LAs

• Concerns over costs involved for LAs
• Effect of changes on long term waste contract
• Drive for improved communications and data

collection support welcomed

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• 2. Consistency
• Consistent recycling collections to improve quantity

and quality of recycled municipal waste

• Same set of core dry materials nationally
• Separate weekly food waste collection
• Proposed free garden waste collection service
• Options around introducing statutory guidance on

minimum service standards & non-binding PIs

• How to support joint working between authorities

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CCC Response - Consistency proposals

• Agree with this approach
• Concerns over current lack of end markets for materials
• Clarity on how additional resource will be made available -

replace the existing Recycling Credits?

• Food waste collection would impact the residual waste (and the

long term waste contract)

• Free garden waste could result in increased total amount of

waste arisings (therefore increased recycling credits paid out)

• Suggest charging for subsequent garden waste bins (after first

free bin)

• Performance Indicators should not be ‘non-binding’
• Welcome greater partnership working – issues need addressing

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• 3. Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
• DRS for drinks containers (cans, plastic, bottles

and glass bottles).

• Consumer pays an upfront deposit included in

the product price and must return the container to a DRS point to redeem the deposit

• Two options “On-the-Go” (single containers less

than 750ml) or “All-in-One” (targets larger amount, irrespective of size).

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CCC Response to DRS proposals

• A DRS scheme would add significant cost and

potential overlap with EPR

• Geographical challenges (remote areas in

Cumbria) - could be problematic

• Recommended putting DRS scheme on hold until

EPR is established and then review

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• 4. Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT)
• UK tax on plastic packaging - first in the world
• Tax on products with less than 30% recycled

material from 2022

• Introduce as part of the EPR reforms
• Stimulate end markets
• Promote better design of packaging

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CCC Response to PPT

• Questions in the Consultation on defining scope
• f the tax, the threshold and how the tax will be

managed

• Technical nature and mainly aimed at the

commercial waste industry

• Council supports the basic principle of the tax

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Key Areas for Consideration

Implications/opportunities:

• Impact on the current Waste Contract - separate

weekly food waste collections by 2023 and proposal

• n free garden waste collections
• Recycling Credit replacement with funding
• Market capacity
• Potential changes to how recyclable material is

kerbside presented/collected

• Effect of a DRS on material volume/income
• Pressure to enhance two-tier working

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RWS Targets

• Small WEEE – consult by 2021
• Plastics – Packaging tax – 2022
• EPR Reforms - 2023
• Food Waste - 2023
• Textiles – 2025
• Garden Waste – free or not?
• Littering/Fly tipping – FPN

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Summary

• Summary of the key consultations and

the Council responses

• The implications and opportunities from

the proposals set out in the Strategy

• The opportunities for Scrutiny to

influence the Strategy proposals going forward

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Next steps

• Await initial consultation response
• utcomes from DEFRA
• Further consultations later in the year
• Continue to engage with a number of

waste industry bodies – NAWDO & LARAC

• Lobby for key points with Cumbria MPs