Food Waste Collections:Case studies from Somerset &

WRAP improvement project

David MansellDevelopment and Monitoring Managerdavid.mansell@somersetwaste.gov.uk

www.somersetwaste.gov.uk

5 Districts and County250,000 Households

SORT IT Week A Week B

Food

Recycling

Garden (charge)

Refuse

SORT IT collections from 2004

Kitchen Caddy Lining

The SORT IT EffectMendip, S. Somerset, T. Deane

Taunton Deane Roll-outFood Yields (Kg/Hh/Fort)

SORT IT PLUS from 2009

SORT IT PLUS EffectSedgemoor

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KerbsideRecycling

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Garden Waste

Banks & Other

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Refuse

27% Recycling 49% Recycling

6% Reduction

Food Waste Recycling Collection Yields

Figure 3.5* - Trends in food waste yields (per household served) achieved during the WRAP supported trials – comparison of trials with fortnightly and weekly collections

* WRAP Household food waste guide - Section 3

Food waste yields

Refuse (2012) - most could be recycled

Other

Future Recycling?

Recycling CentresGarden WasteNew Service?

Recycling Boxes

Food Bin

WRAP Improvement Project for Food Waste Collections

• Barriers survey (doorstep sample)

• Interventions to address barriers

• Monitoring results

Somerset survey (Nov 2013) – main findings

• High service ratings.

• Low users - less satisfied with cost of liners.

• Lapsed users - say mainly due to paying for liners.

• Non-users - some simply need a caddy.

• Free liners - most frequently suggested improvement.

• Somerset respondents most positive about suggested interventions and caring about not wasting too much in the first place.

Wellington Zone (10,500)

1.9% increase in food waste recycling

Street – 4 Rounds (2,800)

20.8% increase in food waste recycling

Pilots for WRAP food waste improvement project

Figure 11.6* - Increase in weekly tonnages collected as a result of the different measures * WRAP Household food waste guide - Section 3

Project Extension to Half of Somerset (110,000)

20% increase in food waste recycling

Sticker = trigger for change

SWP Campaign to 50,000 households

Liners, leaflets & stickers

Bin tags & stickers

Food waste yields + 20% + 10% ***

Cost over 3 years £160,900(£79,900* year 1)

£19,500(all year 1)

Annual saving (reduceddisposal cost less costs for additional food to AD)

£20,500 ** £10,250 **

NET over 3 years Net cost of - £99,400

Net saving of + £11,250

* £52,250 in WRAP Guide (11: Table 11.4) with initial roll of 26 liners delivered - more will be needed when run out, adding to cost.** Food haulage and AD costs are high in Somerset, so savings in other areas may be higher. *** Gloucestershire achieved 20% from Sept 2015.

Food Waste Recycling Collection Yields

Taunton Deane Food Waste Recycling

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Taunton Deane - food yields & refuse frequency

(fortnightly) (bin stickers) (3-week refuse trial)

+29%+47%

Key discussion points

1) Importance of refuse frequency?

2) How to maintain participation?

3) Do liners need to be provided?