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Waste: the Economic Development Imperative: 

Waste: the Economic Development Imperative James E Brathwaite CBE Chairman South East England Development Agency South East Waste Summit 16 March 2004

Resource & Material Flows: 

Resource & Material Flows

The Ecological Footprint (EF): 

The Ecological Footprint (EF)   “ The land area required by the people in a defined region to provide all the resources and services they presently consume and to absorb all the waste they presently discharge wherever that land might be.”

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Mass Balance for SE material flows 2000

Managing ‘Waste’: 

Managing ‘Waste’ 25 million tonnes produced in 2000/01 More than 60% waste is landfilled 10 years licensed landfill capacity left EC Landfill & other Directives- massive diversions away from landfill sites Reduce - reuse - recycle - recover - dispose

Changing Mindset: 

Changing Mindset Need to address the problem, not just the symptoms ‘Waste’ as a valuable resource, within an integrated resource management framework Waste then becomes a problem of residuals

Opportunities and Barriers: 

Opportunities and Barriers Opportunities for sustainable economic development Barriers - institutional, fiscal, commercial, perceptual Need for shared perspective - public/private sector alignment

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DFES DTI DWP REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES SUB REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS (incl. LAs, LSCs etc) SUPPLIERS (COMMERCIAL OR PUBLICLY RESOURCED) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROKERAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUSINESS TO BUSINESS NETWORKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CUSTOMER Policy Design Setting the framework Regional priorities flexed to meet specific regional needs (RES) Delivery contracted to regional / local / specialist networks The New Ambition National Partners – CBI, TUC, BCC, FSB, EEF, NFU DEFRA THE COMMON ECONOMIC POLICY OBJECTIVE

SEEDA Role: 

SEEDA Role Policy Lead on Waste for the 9 RDAs Regional Advocacy Regional Economic Strategy Waste Market Development

Resource Park: 

Resource Park

‘Waste’ Management and Sustainable Economic Development (1): 

‘Waste’ Management and Sustainable Economic Development (1) Productivity Sustainable consumption & production Integrated resources management Producer responsibility Eco-design Reducing environmental impacts Reducing costs

‘Waste’ Management and Sustainable Economic Development (2): 

‘Waste’ Management and Sustainable Economic Development (2) Business Development Opportunities Job Creation Corporate Social Responsibility Social Enterprise New Markets Research Innovation

Recycling Potential: 

Recycling Potential Plastics 1.6mt/yr Green waste 0.6mt/yr Paper & Card 4.4mt/yr Glass 0.5mt/yr Metals 1.0mt/yr Wood 0.5mt/yr Source: Viridis 2002

Barriers: 

Barriers Market Demand Substitution (feedstock) Price Differentials Standards & Specification Perceptions Comparative Disposal/Management Costs

The Imperatives: 

The Imperatives Regional Capacity The Materials Cycle Standards Perceptions Procurement/Demonstration Planning Promote the Opportunities