PRES Norwich City Recycling 2004 11

NORWICH CITYRECYCLING: 

NORWICH CITY RECYCLING AGENDA 1) Introduction 2) Basic Facts 3) Where we are now 4) Issues - City Centre - Flats & Difficult Access Areas - Residents Views - Operational Issues - End Markets - Contamination 5) What Next 6) Other Materials

BASIC FACTS: 

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: 

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: 

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: 

BASIC FACTS 2005/06 Statutory Target = 18%

WHERE WE ARE NOW: 

WHERE WE ARE NOW 1) Bring Banks 2) Original Paper Collection 3) Green Boxes 4) Communal Bin Recycling

WHERE WE ARE NOW: 

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: 

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: 

WHERE ARE WE NOW GREEN BOX COLLECTION - 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: 

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: 

ISSUES A) Residents Views B) City Centre C) Flats and Difficult Access Areas D) Operational E) Markets and Usage F) Contamination

ISSUES : 

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 : 

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: 

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: 

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: 

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: 

ISSUES B) City Centre * Location of Mini Recycling Bins Criteria: - Proximity to Housing - Space - Proximity to Other Schemes - Partners - Compatibility With Refuse storage/collection - Cost Per Tonne

ISSUES: 

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: 

ISSUES D) Operational * Cost of Labour * Use of Transport * Vehicles * Receptacles/Bin Type

ISSUES: 

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: 

ISSUES F) Contamination - Food Products - Wrong Materials - Vandalism * Contaminated load = disposal cost to Council

RECYCLING PROJECTS: 

RECYCLING PROJECTS - 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 NorWRAP

WHAT NEXT: 

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: 

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: 

ADDITIONAL RECYCLABLES - 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) Textiles

ADDITIONAL RECYCLABLES: 

ADDITIONAL RECYCLABLES - 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 Plastics