SERVICE April 2019 Parish & Town Forum - 4 th February 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WBC FOOD WASTE SERVICE – April 2019 Parish & Town Forum - 4th February 2019

Food Waste Collection

• Issues to consider

– Veolia extension – One / two pass system? – Containers – Caddie liners? – Delivery/disposal locations – Built in growth – Coordinated complaints system

Food Waste Collection

One pass 3 x compartment vehicle

Vehicle Livery…

Business Case

Originally based on:

• 1.46 kgs/property/per week = (5,000 tonnes pa)
• 1.46 kgs challenged – Inclusion of cooking oil – blue

bags

• Disposal saving of approx. £100 per tonne
• Giving a saving of approx. £500k per annum
• Cost of delivering new service approx. £500k pa (break

even)

• Delivery to Smallmead (last tip of the day)

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Teaser Leaflet…

Full Service Leaflet…in process

Why should the Council do anything?

• Public pressure to increase recycling
• Recycle valuable resources and reclaim energy
• National recycling target

– 50% recycling by 2020

• National Waste & Resources Strategy

– Separate collection of bio-waste by 2023

• EU Circular Economy Package

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

What Can be Collected?

• Cooked & Uncooked food:

What Can’t be Collected?

How does it get into the vehicle?

What happens to it?

Won’t it smell?

No!

Won’t it smell?

• All food waste will smell eventually BUT

the system is designed to minimise smells

– The caddy will be collected weekly – The food waste inside will be in tied up liners – All reduce the build up

• f smells

– The caddies are designed to be easy to clean

What about pests?

What about pests?

• The system is designed to control pests

and keep them to a minimum

– The food waste is contained

• It’s in tied up liners in the outdoor caddy

– Always keep the lid of the outdoor caddy down and locked

• Flies will not be able to get in

– Caddy is collected weekly

What about foxes, birds or rats?

What about foxes, birds or rats?

• The larger outdoor caddy

has a locking lid

• Using your food waste

caddies will reduce litter caused by animals and birds ripping open blue bags to get at food waste

More liners?

• If people use up their initial supply of

liners, they will be able to get more from:

– Council offices and public libraries – Other locations to be confirmed

So in Summary

• The new service and the Contract extension starts in

April 2019

• The Communications programme has started and will

ramp up in January & February

• Containers (23litre container, 5 litre kitchen caddie & a

roll of 100 caddie liners + leaflet will be delivered in February / March

• The new vehicles will be delivered in late March 2019

Thank You!

Questions