Transcript Norwich City Recycling

NORWICH CITY
RECYCLING
AGENDA
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2)
3)
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6)
Introduction
Basic Facts
Where we are now
Issues
- City Centre
- Flats & Difficult Access Areas
- Residents Views
- Operational Issues
- End Markets
- Contamination
What Next
Other Materials
BASIC FACTS
* 58,377 homes
* 122,000 residents
* 161,000 people in the City each working day
* 50,509 tons of waste produced (03/04)
* 354Kgs of waste per person p.a.
* 59Kgs of recycling per person p.a.
* Waste up by 15% in 1st 6 months 2004/05
BASIC FACTS
* City – 31.5 people per hectare
* County – 1.5 people per hectare
* 68.5% Green Box Homes
* 31.5% Flats & Difficult to Access Homes
* BVPI 91 - % of population served by
Kerbside Collection or within 1 Kilometre of
a Recycling Centre: 100%
BASIC FACTS
DEFRA Funding for:
* 5 Recycling Lorries
* 60,000 Green Boxes
* 15,000 Black Baskets
* 50 x 1100 Litre Recycling Bins
* 10,000 Composters
BASIC FACTS
2005/06 Statutory Target = 18%
RECYCLING RATES
20
18
16
Actual
Recycling
Rate
Target %
Rate
% Rate
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1999/00
2000/1
2001/2
2002/3
Year
2003/4
2004/5
2005/6
WHERE WE ARE NOW
1) Bring Banks
2) Original Paper Collection
3) Green Boxes
4) Communal Bin Recycling
WHERE WE ARE NOW
BRING BANKS
- 40 sites across the City
- 828 tons of recycling collected 2003/04
- Commodities collected:
Paper, Glass, Cans, Textiles
WHERE WE ARE NOW
ORIGINAL PAPER SCHEME
- Now passing 3,981 homes (mostly City Centre)
- 1,185 tons of paper collected (2003/04)
- Now averaging 8.5 tons per week
- Annual Collection Cost = £72k
Less Recycling Credits & Product Income = £65k
Net Collection Cost Per Tonne = £16
WHERE ARE WE NOW
GREEN BOX COLLECTION
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40,700 Green Boxes Distributed
Collect: Paper, Card, Glass
Average Participation Rate of 70%
4,379 tonnes of recycling collected (2003/04)
Annual Collection Cost = £420k
Less Recycling Credits & Product Income = £222k
Net Collection Cost Per Tonne = £45
WHERE ARE WE NOW
COMMUNAL BIN RECYCLING
- 112 x 1100 litre & 215 x 240 litre bins now installed
- 6,697 flats & difficult access areas covered
- 31 sheltered housing estates
- 42 schools
- 95 tons of paper & glass collected 2003/04
- Now averaging 8.5 tons per week
- Annual Collection Cost = £81k
Less Recycling Credits & Product Income = £22k
Net Collection Cost Per Tonne = £134
ISSUES
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Residents Views
City Centre
Flats and Difficult Access Areas
Operational
Markets and Usage
Contamination
ISSUES
A) RESIDENTS VIEWS
Mori Research
Norwich Residents Survey 2001
- Important to recycle/willing to separate
- Weekly collections of waste and recycling
- Do not want to see a rise in council tax for
recycling
ISSUES
A) RESIDENTS VIEWS
OPERA Research
Community Consultation Exercise on
Waste Management
- Cost and convenience
- Complaints about refuse collection
- Recycling funds/profits
- What it means for them
ISSUES
A) RESIDENTS VIEWS
OPERA Research
Tenants and Leaseholders Research
(Council owned properties)
- Complaints about refuse collection
- Other issues affecting quality of life
- Need to agree their own solution to refuse and
recycling
ISSUES
B) City Centre (Inner Ring Road)
- Architecturally and Historically sensitive
- 1,800 homes within Inner Ring Road
- 161,000 Residents, Workers & Visitors Each Day
- Currently on Original Paper Scheme
Options
- Continue with Original Paper Scheme
- Green Boxes – Space and Obstruction
- 1100 litre recycling bins – Space/Appearance
- Plastic Sack – Litter, Obstruction
- Mini Recycling Bins – in Trafalgar Sq, Piccadilly, Regent St
ISSUES
B) City Centre
* Mini Recycling Bins – in Trafalgar Sq, Piccadilly, Regent St
* Newspapers and Glass – can expand to other materials
* Opportunities for Sponsorship
* Guide Set Up = £102,000 (without Sponsorship)
* Forecast 1,300 tonnes of Recyclables each year
- from Residents, Workforce & Visitors
* Annual Cost per Tonne:
Collection Cost = £0 as Vehicle & Crew Already Available
Less Recycling Credits & Product Sales = £62K p.a.
Net Collection Cost Per Tonne = £0
ISSUES
B) City Centre
* Location of Mini Recycling Bins
Criteria:
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Proximity to Housing
Space
Proximity to Other Schemes
Partners
Compatibility With Refuse storage/collection
Cost Per Tonne
ISSUES
C) Flats & Difficult Access Areas
* Refuse & Recycling: Bespoke Solutions
- Housing Type:
Decks
Towers
Low Rise
Court Yards
- Assessment Criteria:
Residents Views
Proximity to Home
Compatibility with Refuse Arrangements
Residents’ Health & Safety
ISSUES
D) Operational
* Cost of Labour
* Use of Transport
* Vehicles
* Receptacles/Bin Type
ISSUES
E) MARKETS & USAGE
* Long Term End User Processor Availability
- Reliability
- Capacity
- Financial Stability
- UK Market
* Environmental Consequences
- Transporting Materials
- Reprocessing
- Is it better to use virgin materials?
* Transfer
- Collection and Transfer Costs to End User
* Commodity
- Impact of collecting and handling materials
ISSUES
F) Contamination
- Food Products
- Wrong Materials
- Vandalism
* Contaminated load = disposal cost to Council
RECYCLING PROJECTS
NorWRAP
- Major initiative starting Spring 2005
- Facilitating new recycling service for the City’s
commercial and business communities
- In partnership with Norfolk County Council
- Focus City’s workforce and employers on recycling
- Initially paper, card and glass
WHAT NEXT
Prepare Paper By January 2005
* To Report on:
- Bespoke Solutions for Refuse & Recycling Collection
City Centre
Flats & Difficult Access Areas
Green Box Expansion Plans
ADDITIONAL
RECYCLABLES
Metal Cans
- A volume commodity (3% of household waste)
- Projected 250 tons at 16% recycling rate
- Increases recycling rate by ½%
- Increased collection costs:
* Need to install compaction unit per lorry
* Additional capital costs of £42k to £75k
(new technology not fully marketed yet)
* Additional Green Boxes/MRBs/1100s needed
ADDITIONAL
RECYCLABLES
Textiles
- Volume product (3% of household waste)
- Need to keep dry during collection & storage
- Textiles not processed at the MRF therefore
separate dry storage & transfer facilities are
required
- Public interest limited prefer using charity shops (reuse)
ADDITIONAL
RECYCLABLES
Plastics
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Volume product (< 1% in weight of household waste)
Plastic bottles only – Limited Marketplace
1340 x 55 litre boxes to collect 1 ton
Would double recycling fleet with 4 more compaction
vehicles
- Guide collection costs of £500,000
Plus transport & gate fees - to be determined
Plus additional Green Boxes & Communal Bins