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APSE Advisory Group Meeting 7 th October Linda Crichton [email protected] Waste Regulations Separate Collection Requirements (Quality & TEEP)

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APSE Advisory Group Meeting

7th October

Linda Crichton

[email protected]

Waste Regulations – Separate Collection Requirements (Quality & TEEP)

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Contents

The Waste Regulations England and Wales 2011 (as amended 2012)

The Waste Regulations Route Map

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Separate Collections - legislative context

Articles 10 and 11 of the revised Waste Framework Directive

The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (part 5)

The Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Regulations provide a legal as well as a commercial and environmental context to improving quality of recyclate

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WFD Article 10 - Recovery 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to

ensure that waste undergoes recovery operations, in accordance with Articles 4 [waste hierarchy] and 13 [protect human health and the environment].

2. Where necessary to comply with paragraph 1 (above) and to facilitate or improve recovery, waste shall be collected separately if technically, environmentally and economically practicable and shall not be mixed with other waste or other material with different properties.

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WFD Article 11 - Re-use and recycling 1. ….

Member States shall take measures to promote high quality recycling and, to this end, shall set up separate collections of waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors.

Subject to Article 10(2), by 2015 separate collection shall be set up for at least the following: paper, metal, plastic and glass

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The Waste (England & Wales) Regulations

LAs need to consider both the 2011 Regulations and the 2012 (Amendment) Regulation

Particularly important are..

– Regulation 12 – duty in relation to the waste hierarchy

– Regulation 13 (as amended) – duties in relation to the collections of waste; and the requirement to collect the four key materials separately

– Regulation 14 – Duty in relation to collected waste; in relation to keeping the four materials separate from other waste or other material with different properties

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Regulation 13 (as amended 2012)

(3) …..every WCA must, when making collection arrangements for paper, metal, plastic or glass, ensure that those arrangements are by way of separate collection.

(4) ..the duties apply where separate collection—

(a) is necessary to ensure that waste undergoes recovery operations in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of the WFD and to facilitate or improve recovery; and

(b) is technically, environmentally and economically practicable

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Legislative timeline – when do LAs need to act?

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Route Map - Introduction

Developed to help local authorities that collect waste to understand their legal obligations under the Waste England and Wales Regulations 2011 (as amended)

It is particularly focused on Regulation 13; but also explores Regulation 12 requirements regarding the waste hierarchy

It is addressed primarily to English Waste Collection Authorities (WCAs)

Hosted on WRAP’s website

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Developed by LAs for LAs

The Waste Network Chairs comprises representation from the following national and regional waste networks:

The Route Map was prepared by a working group comprising the waste networks (coordinated through the Waste Network Chairs), the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and WRAP

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About the Route Map

Presents a step by step process for councils to follow

Addresses some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about what the law requires

Signposts useful resources to help councils in their assessments

Wherever possible, it relies directly on the wording of the law, and refers back to the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) of 2008, and the European Commission’s guidance

It is NOT guidance, it will not tell a council which materials (if any) it must collect separately

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Route Map overview

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Regulation 12 – Route Map: Step 3

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Regulation 13 – Route Map: Step 4

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The Necessity Test

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Practicability (TEEP) Test

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Practicability (TEEP) Test

For something not to be practicable is a ‘high hurdle’. It isn’t the same as it being difficult or inconvenient

You are testing to see how practicable it is to collect the materials separately. If yes it’s practicable on all 3 counts then they should be collecting it separate. If one of them is no (technically, environmentally or economically) then the test is failed and materials can collect co-mingled

Technically Environmentally Economically

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Some points to re-emphasise

Commercial/trade waste within scope

Decision on necessary and practicable (TEEP) needs to be made in the context of local circumstances

Consideration of / decision on what is practicable needs to be kept under review

Decision making process and supporting evidence needs to be documented

Regulations will be enforced by EA in England

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Thank you

[email protected] T:01295 819615

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John Edwards

Development Manager – Waste Watch Services

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Our Story after 60 years of campaigning – jubilee year

Where we live matters. Cleaner

streets, beaches and parks

provide the backbone for strong

communities.

How we live matters. By

preserving scarce resources,

wasting less, and recycling more,

we create a healthier society, and

a healthier planet, too.

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How are we tackling local environmental issues?

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Keep Britain Tidy Network

What we do?

Provide the only active network which supports members to

deliver change, improvement and efficiencies in their local areas

How we do it?

• Through on-line communities and events we provide a voice

connecting members to each other

• Technical experts – campaigns, waste and street cleansing

• Legal and Enforcement Advice

• Community Engagement and Campaigns support

• We support action in innovative ways and showcase

innovation throughout England

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The Big Tidy Up

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Award programmes and care programmes

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Schools

• Schools resource pack - 'Let's talk rubbish', aimed at primary schools

• Combining two aspects of our work by creating resources for teachers that enable children to learn about the impacts of litter, at the same time as helping the school on its Eco-Schools journey to achieving the prestigious Green Flag award.

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Campaigns

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Chewing Gum Action Group

2012 - 53% reduction

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The Big Scoop

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• Underpins all that we do • Practical use of Love Where You Live

• Engaging people through Which Side

of the Fence and Awareness raising

• Supporter engagement platform – rewarding our supporters with practical tools

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But it all starts with litter…..

• Litter is one of the first signs of social decay and maps directly with issues of disadvantage

• If we don’t care about litter on our street, in our parks or on our high streets, we are unlikely to care about other environmental issues.

• Litter engages people and motivates them to take action

• Yet the focus is rarely on prevention of litter. 13

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14 ‘Which side of the fence are you on?’ awareness raising event

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13 local land managers delivered the activity in 21

sites across their local areas • Ashfield District Council

• Bournemouth Borough Council

• Bristol City Council

• Calderdale Council

• Mansfield District Council

• Darlington Borough Council

• Diss Town Council

Since November 2013, two other local land managers, Bristol City Council and the London Borough of Hounslow have also conducted the activity in their local areas.

• East Devon District Council

• East Hertfordshire Council

• Lambeth Council

• Northumberland County Council

• Nottingham City Council

• Wellingborough Norse

• City of London

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Litter and the big brands

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Who attended the breakfast meeting?

• Café Nero

• McDonalds

• Wrigley Company

• Britvic

• Cadbury

• Coca Cola Enterprises

• Greggs

• KFC

• Dominos

• Food Service Packaging Association

• Food and Drink Federation

• London Borough of Camden

• Bristol City Council

• Manchester City Council

• Braintree District Council

• Ringway Infrastructure Services

• London Borough of Tower Hamlets

• Cambridge City Council

• Amey

• Bracknell Forest Council

• London Borough of Merton

• London Borough of Hounslow

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What can businesses do?

• Sign up to a voluntary commitment to

reduce litter

• Utilising CSR days

• Business Summits

• Use their brands to influence consumer

behaviour

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Research Update

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Providing valuable data to local authorities

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Why do people get involved in their community?

Breaking Barriers, Keep Britain Tidy 2013

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Understanding “Inbetweeners” Engaging 17-24 year olds

22 Understanding Inbetweeners, Keep Britain Tidy, 2013, unpublished

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Nudge and behaviour change

• By crafting contexts for sustainable behavioural patterns

• Pelle Guldborg Hansen, Behavioural Scientist, Copenhagen

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Understanding behaviour

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Interventions – innovative design

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Dog fouling social experiment

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It’s not a uniform picture

> Recycling differs vastly in

different areas.

> For example, many local

authorities still recycling

less than 30% of their waste.

> On the other hand,

Rochford now recycles

over 67% of its waste.

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Summary of our findings

> We need to develop informed, motivated

and enabled individuals and communities

across England.

> In particular we need to:

– strengthen the understanding of recycling

and the value of resources.

– better demonstrate the direct, local and

national benefits of recycling.

– provide improved and more consistent

infrastructure for urban recycling.

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Waste Watch Services

Advice and practical assistance to local authorities and the waste industry

• Door stepping

• Monitoring and Evaluation

• Community Engagement events

• Engaging businesses

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Questions

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[email protected]