When it Comes to Resources
• Waste Prevention and everything that will make up a circular economy and a resource efficient world will come first
• When it comes to putting waste back to work.....Quality is King, meaning:Separation and collectionWaste processing, especially MRFs
and AD / compostingMaterials markets
Waste Prevention
• National Waste Prevention Plans: 13.12.13
• EU Guidance “Preparing a Waste Prevention Programme”.....October 2012
• Existing good practice:Love Food Hate WasteCourtauld AgreementConstruction Commitment (<50% to
landfill)Hospitality and Food Service VAESKTN Design for a Circular Economy
What Cost Waste Prevention?.........
Average cost/tonne of different collection and disposal routes
£260
£128 £120
£73£52
£0
£50
£100
£150
£200
£250
£300
Flytipping WCA refuse andrecycling
HWRC refusedisposal
HWRC refuseand recycling
HWRC recycling
From 2012 CIWM “Professional Perspectives on Waste and Resource
Mgt” Report
From 2012 CIWM “professional Perspectives on Waste and Resource
Mgt Report
Proposed Municipal Waste Recycling Rates (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%
Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regs 2012
Material 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Glass 81 81 81 81 81 81
Aluminium 40 43 46 49 52 55
Steel 71 72 73 74 75 76
Paper/Bd 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5
Plastic 32 37 42 47 52 57
Wood 22 22 22 22 22 22
The draft statutory instrument: If in the preceding yr the producer handled
any glass ( as pkg or pkg materials), they shall recycle by re-melt calculated as follows: -
L x B x W = G
L = to the nearest tonne glass handled in Great Britain by the producer in the preceding year;
B = % prescribed in para 4 in relation to the class of producer [raw materials, converter, pack/fill and seller proportionate obligation];
W = % prescribed in para 6A as re-melt target for the relevant yr [ 63% from 2013 to 2014 inclusive, and 64% in 2016 and 2017 ];
G = producer target for remelt in the relevant year.
Waste Processing at MRFs
• MRF Code of Practice
• Quality Action Plan
• PRN / PERN review
• Pre Xmas 2012 DEFRA consultation?....other Govt Department views
• No mandatory quality standards for recyclates
MRF Code of Practice
• Sampling and compositional analysis of inputs and main outputs (paper, glass, plastic and metals)
• 3yr record keeping
• 1/4ly reporting to the regulator
• Independent audits
• All permitted MRFs
Quality Action Plan
• Voluntary system for dry recyclates quality
• Enhanced enforcement of the EU Waste Shipment Regs
• Amendment of the PRN / PERN systems to even up the playing field
• Statutory guidance by DEFRA on the revised Waste Framework Directive separate collections requirement
Markets
• One of the most important issues identified by CIWM Members in our Professional Perspectives report
• Existing materials
• “New” materials
• Export - materials and / or energy (SRF)
• “It will become increasingly important in the years to come to retain as much of our precious resources as possible, rather than send [it] overseas”
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