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Cheshire West & Chester Council Public WasteConsultation 21 January -

18 March 2021

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What this consultationis aboutWe would like to hear your views on ourproposed waste strategy, which will shapehow the Council delivers waste servicesover the next 10 years.Our current waste strategy was developedin 2002. We are preparing a new strategyto ensure that our vision and priorities;to recycle more, waste less and deliverefficient services, reflect the needs ofour communities. This should also bealigned to emerging national plans andpolicies, as well as helping to address ourclimate emergency.The new strategy will also help theCouncil ensure that the waste collectionand, recycling services are managedin a cost-effective way in order to addressthe unprecedented budget challengesfaced by the Council. The aim of this consultation is to:• Describe the current waste service in

Cheshire West and Chester.• Share some of the challenges and

opportunities we face over the next10 years.

• Receive feedback on the proposedkey priorities for our strategy and theoptions we are considering in orderto achieve our priorities.

Please take time to read the informationand complete the related questions in ourconsultation questionnaire.

Have your sayThe consultation is open fromThursday, 21 January - Thursday,18 March.You can share your views bycompleting our online survey:https://participatenow.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/waste-strategy-consultation You can also request a paper versionor an easy read version of theconsultation document andquestionnaire by calling 0300 1237026 quoting ‘waste consultation’Comments can also be sent to us viathe following methods:Email your views to:[email protected] happens next?We will carefully consider all feedbackreceived. The results will be publishedon our website ahead of bringing arecommended waste strategy for finalapproval by the Council in July 2021.

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• There are seven recycling centresin Cheshire West, which are managed inpartnership with HW Martin:

- Three large sites in Chester, Ellesmere Portand Winsford are open seven days a week.

- The four smaller sites in Frodsham, Neston,Northwich and Tattenhall are open five daysa week.

- Each site receives and recycles a widerange of materials from cans to TVs.

- Chester, Ellesmere Port, Neston,Northwich and Winsford also have reuseshops. Residents can drop off unwanteditems and pick up a bargain as well ascontributing to our climate emergency byminimising waste.

- This service costs the Council around £2.5million each year.

• We offer a chargeable ‘bulky waste’collection service to households for largeitems such as white goods and furniture.Collections can be arranged from yourhome for a small fee. All items are reusedwherever possible.

Current Waste Management Services in west Cheshire

• Household waste is currentlycollected by the Council ownedcompany Cheshire West Recycling(or CWR).

- All recycling, including food waste, iscollected weekly. Black and greenbins are collected every two weeks.

- The kerbside service caters forresidents in certain types ofproperties with space restrictions,such as flats or apartments.

- This service currently coststhe Council around £12.8 millioneach year.

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• Processing of non-recycled householdwaste is managed by a company calledFCC Environment in Ellesmere Port. Anymetals are extracted and sent forrecycling then the rest of the waste issent to an ‘energy from waste’ plantwhere it is turned into fuel to generateelectricity. This process helps to ensurethat we send minimal waste to landfill.

- This service costs around £7.1 millionper annum. However, this figure oftenrises each year due to an annual increasein the number of homes in Cheshire Westand Chester and an increasing amountof overall waste being produced by us all.Unless waste is reduced or recycledthese processing costs will continueto rise.

- In order to reduce the overall wastegenerated in Cheshire West and Chesterand to encourage recycling of waste thatis produced we deliver a range ofeducation and awareness activities. Wework with schools, community groups andindividuals to deliver behavioural changecampaigns throughout the borough.


Only a small number of items should be put inyour black bin. Everything else can be recycled ortaken to your Household Waste Recycling Centre.

27.4% Food andgarden waste

14.1% Plastics13.2% Paper7.4% Textiles

and shoes4.2% Card4.0% Glass2.7% Metals1.1% Electrical itemsTotal: 74.1%

What are people most likely to putin their black bins

By making small changeswest Cheshire black binwaste could be reduced by74% and a 60% recycling ratecould be achieved.

16.3% Miscellaneous9.2% Fines (small

pieces of waste) and other waste

0.4% HazardousTotal: 25.9%

Could be recycled Not recycled

Challenges and opportunities Recycling rates and costs of processing non-recycled household waste• Over the past 10 years, Cheshire West and

Chester residents have made significantimprovements in rates of recycling. In 2019-20 our overall recycling rate was just over56 per cent - this is a vast improvement ona rate of 48 per cent in 2010-11.

• However, we still have a long way to go,with the Council required to pay to processthe remaining 44 per cent (69,000 tonnes)of waste . This processing also has anenvironmental impact. If we do not reduceour waste and increase recycling, theCouncil will face annual rising costs andwe will not be in a position to address ourclimate emergency.

• Material Income – Material collected forrecycling is sold and the money receivedhelps to reduce the overall cost of runningthe service. There have been significantimpacts upon material income in the past10 years due to a global slowdown in thevalue of recyclable materials. This meansthat there is decreasing funding available tobe reinvested into our waste services.

What’s in your black binThe kerbside collection service collects all of our recyclable waste from every home in westCheshire every week. A recent report has shown that 74% of the waste collected in the blackbins around west Cheshire could have been recycled.


Our Collection Service• Since the last review of the collection

service in 2012 there has been anincrease of approximately 13,000households in Cheshire West andChester. This number continues togrow annually. There is a need to reviewour collection routes to ensure thebest use of vehicles, staff resourcesand fuel consumption.

• 45% of residents have told us in a recentsurvey that their black bin was full oncollection day, with 20 per cent confirmingtheir bin was only half full after two weeks. This highlights the need to review ourkerbside waste collection service toensure it is as efficient as possible,meeting the needs of our residents andminimising the impact on ourenvironment, particularly around carbonemissions from our vehicles. We also haveageing waste collection vehicles, withmany of them reaching the end of theiruseful life and becoming inefficient.

Food Waste• Globally, food production is responsible

for 30 per cent of total greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions. However, an estimatedone-third of all the food produced in theworld goes to waste. The *Waste andResources Action Programme (WRAP)has calculated that on average, theequivalent of four tonnes of carbondioxide emissions are avoided for everytonne of food waste prevented.

• Cheshire West and Chester Councilhas ensured that the kerbside foodrecycling service is as easy as possible.Residents can use any type of plasticbag, newspaper or liner to recycle theirfood waste.

• It is important that we continue to worktogether to be smart about planning andbuying food and to recycle leftover foodrather than putting it in the black bin withnon-recyclable waste.

* WRAP works with governments,businesses and communities todeliver practical solutions to improveresource efficiency.


Our Recycling CentreArrangement• Our recycling centre contract with HW

Martin will end in 2023. Before this areview will need to be undertaken todetermine the most appropriate long-term arrangement for this service.

National Waste ManagementPlans and Policies• The Council must ensure that all waste

collection and management services arealigned to national policies, plans andstrategies. The Department forEnvironment Food and Rural Affairs(DEFRA) has just consulted on a newwaste management plan for England.Although the consultation findings arenot yet published this plan will set outambitious targets to ensure we are thefirst generation to leave the environmentin a better state than we found it.

• The National Resources and WasteStrategy was published by theGovernment in 2018 and sets outmeasures to help to achieve this ambitionincluding to;

Garden waste collections• Due to increased financial pressures, the

Council must make some toughdecisions. The Council is consideringvarious options including charging forcollecting garden waste.

• Other local authorities already do this,and it gives people the choice whether touse it or not. This way, only those thatwish to use the service would pay for it.Currently, all households in Cheshire Westcontribute to this service via their counciltax, even if they don’t have a garden.

• The Council’s recycling centres would stillbe available for residents to recycle theirgarden waste free of charge.

• Work towards all plastic packagingplaced on the market beingrecyclable, reusable or compostableby 2025.

• Work towards eliminating food wasteto landfill by 2030.

• Eliminate avoidable plastic wasteover the lifetime of the 25 YearEnvironment Plan.

• Double resource productivity by2050.

• Eliminate avoidable waste of all kindsby 2050.


2030?


Our proposed prioritiesIn order to maximise opportunities and address the significant challenges faced we proposethe following three key priorities for our waste strategy:• Reduce overall waste.• Maximise recycling. • Deliver an efficient and cost-effective waste collection, recycling and processing

service. Underpinning all of these priorities is the need to tackle our climate emergency and protectour environment.

Proposals to deliver ourprioritiesReduce Overall Waste proposalsWe want to work with residents tounderstand how we can all reduce theamount of waste that is generated inwest Cheshire: • Using a new communication and

engagement plan we will continue topromote waste prevention, reuse andrecycling to residents

• We will continue to work towardseliminating avoidable waste, including ourpledge around becoming a single-useplastic free borough.

Maximise Recycling proposals• We will continue to promote and raise

awareness of the importance of recycling,including awareness of what can berecycled, and what happens to non-recycled waste, impacts of this on theenvironment and the cost.

• In order to meet our priorities, we haveexplored possible changes to thekerbside collection service to makerecycling as easy and convenient aspossible for residents. Two options arebeing considered for this.

• We will explore 'on the go' recycling -allowing opportunities to recycle whenaway from home.


Proposals to deliver an efficient and cost-effective waste collection, recycling andprocessing service;• We will work to maximise financial value from the recyclable waste collected to reinvest

into the overall waste service - providing the best value for the Council taxpayer• We will ensure that any changes to the kerbside waste collection service will include

"route optimisation" - this ensures efficiency through best use of vehicles, staff resourcesand fuel consumption

• We will review our container management policy - this will support residents with brokenor missing bins while minimising costs and environmental impacts related to replacement

• We will continue to minimise waste sent to landfill through 'energy from waste'• We will continue to use anaerobic digestion* for food waste.• We will explore expanded use of compactor bins in rural areas to reduce frequency

of emptying• We will explore charging for some types of waste (such as soil, rubble and hardcore from

building work) at recycling centres to cover the increasing costs of disposal / processing• We will explore charging for our garden waste collection service to help address our

significant budget challenge, encourage home composting and reduce carbon emissions• We will review our recycling centre arrangements ahead of the end of our contract

in 2023. • We will review our trade waste site to ensure that this is fit for purpose and cost effective

* Your food waste is taken to a special processing plant where it is transformed into fertiliser andelectricity – this process is called Anaerobic Digestion.

Detailed Options for Kerbside Waste Collection Service We have looked at a number of different options for how the deal with household waste inthe future. Each of the options identified has been assessed against the following criteria:• Impacts on residents including ease of use • Cost• Environmental impacts• Service flexibility - ensuring we can adapt to changes in technology, the economy and

meet our climate change ambitions.The two options we are considering are as follows.

• Household waste collected every twoweeks using a 180 litre bin

• Recycling waste collected every twoweeks using two bins. One bin for paperand card, one bin for other recyclables

• Garden waste collected every two weeksusing a 240 litre bin (this could becollected on either week 1 or week 2)

• Food waste collected every week usinga bin.

Week 1 - Food waste and household waste

Week 2 - Food waste and recycling

Option A

• Household waste collected every threeweeks using a 240 litre bin

• Recycling waste collected every threeweeks using two bins. One bin for paperand card, one bin for other recyclables.

• Garden waste collected every threeweeks using a 240 litre bin ( this could becollected on week 1, 2 or 3)

• Food waste collected every week usinga bin.

Week 1 - Food waste and household waste

Week 2 - Food waste and recycling bin A

Week 3 - Food waste and recycling bin B

Option B


Bin A metal, cartons and plastic Bin B paper and card Bin A metal, cartons and plastic Bin B paper and card

Waste typeGarden

Frequency3 weekly

Container 240 Litre wheeled bin

Waste typeFood

FrequencyWeekly

Container Food bin

Waste typeRecycling

Frequency2 weekly

Container 2 x wheeled bin

Waste typeGarden

Frequency2 weekly


Waste typeGarden

Frequency2 weekly

Container 240 Litre bin

Waste typeFood

FrequencyWeekly

Container Food bin

What is the di�erence between Option A and Option B?Future options

Waste typeHouseholdwaste

Frequency2 weekly

Container 180 Litre bin

Waste typeRecycling

FrequencyWeeklykerbside

Container 2 x boxes

Waste typeFood

FrequencyWeeklyco-collect

Container Food bin

Of the two options,Option A will requiremore vehicles, thereforehave increased carbonemissions and costmore to deliver.

Option B will requirefewer vehicles,reducing our carbonemissions and costless to deliver.

Garden recycling andwaste will be collectedevery three weeks inOption B comparedto every two weeks inOption A.

Option B wouldachieve a higherrecycling ratecompared toOption A.


Frequency2 weekly



Frequency3 weekly


BinB

BinA

BinB

BinA

Waste typeRecycling

Frequency3 weekly

Container 2 x wheeled bin

Option A Option B

For Option B, youwould have a biggerhousehold wastewheeled bin.

Note that both Option A and Option B save money and emissions compared to the current scheme. Option B wouldalso achieve a higher recycling rate compared to the current scheme.

Current Kerbside collection service: weekly recycling, two weeklygarden and residual waste collections

Thank you for taking part in this consultation.

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