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NORWICH CITYRECYCLING
AGENDA
1) Introduction2) Basic Facts3) Where we are now4) Issues
- City Centre- Flats & Difficult Access Areas- Residents Views- Operational Issues- End Markets- Contamination
5) What Next6) 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 FACTSDEFRA Funding for:
* 5 Recycling Lorries
* 60,000 Green Boxes
* 15,000 Black Baskets
* 50 x 1100 Litre Recycling Bins
* 10,000 Composters
BASIC FACTS
RECYCLING RATES
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2005/06 Statutory Target = 18%
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- 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
A) Residents Views
B) City Centre
C) Flats and Difficult Access Areas
D) Operational
E) Markets and Usage
F) 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
ISSUESA) 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
ISSUESB) 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
ISSUESB) 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
ISSUESC) Flats & Difficult Access Areas
* Refuse & Recycling: Bespoke Solutions- Housing Type:
DecksTowersLow RiseCourt Yards
- Assessment Criteria:Residents Views Proximity to HomeCompatibility with Refuse ArrangementsResidents’ Health & Safety
ISSUES
D) Operational
* Cost of Labour
* Use of Transport
* Vehicles
* Receptacles/Bin Type
ISSUESE) 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
- 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 NEXTPrepare 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
- 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
- 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