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Why is Waste Data Important?
Keith Bates
Principal Officer Waste and Resources Management
Environment Agency
17th November 2010
What I will cover
Warm up
A bit about us and our Corporate Strategy
Data sources and issues
How do we use the data
Why do we use the data and how can this
benefit everyone
Q & A
How much municipal waste is produced each year in England?
A. 15m tonnes
B 35m tonnes
C 27m tonnes
D 17m tonnes
What is the recycling rate for municipal waste in England?
A 39%
B 22%
C 44%
D 12%
How much household waste is produced in Maidstone each year?
A 95,000 tonnes
B 65,000 tonnes
C 56,000 tonnes
D 35,000 tonnes
Which is the largest waste producing sector ?
A Construction & Demolition
B Households
C Commercial and industrial
D Mining and Quarrying
How long does it take a carrier bag take to disintegrate in landfill?
A 100 years
B 200 years
C 400 years
D 500 years
Our Vision for Waste
Our vision is that waste will be reduced and have the smallest possible impact on health and the environment
Our corporate strategy
Businesses and other organisations know what the most sustainable options are for managing waste and using resources wisely
The right waste and resource management infrastructure is in place
Businesses and other organisations are resource efficient, minimise pollution and manage their waste responsibly
Some sources of waste data
Returns from permitted waste disposal treatment sites (RATS/GOR)
Hazardous waste returns
WasteDataFlow –local authority waste
Regulated industry returns
Commercial and industrial waste surveys
Producer responsibility returns
Transfer notes (electronic)
Issues with waste data
Waste tonnage returns do not give us a figure for total waste arising
We do not get waste returns from many waste facilities registered as “exempt”
Much of the data is complex to interpret and double counting needs to be avoided
Commercial and industrial waste surveys
SWMP’s-data isn't directly reported
Landfill v treatment
Waste Landfilled or Reprocessed/Recycled. Recorded at Environment Agency Licensed Facilities. Source:
Environment Agency
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
2005 2006 2007 2008Year
000 t
on
nes
Landfill Treatment/RecycledCaveat. Some waste has been allocated to London by the Environment Agency where
facilities are known to take London's waste.
Priority Waste Stream : Wood (London)
Estimated arising 867,000 tonnes
Estimated landfill 505,000 tonnes
EA landfill returns 2,530 tonnes
EA treatment returns 36,400 tonnes
Unsegregated Waste/Mixed Waste
Valuable resources (e.g. paper,
wood, metals) are being
landfilled as unsegregated
waste.
Large amounts of greenhouse gas are being unnecessarily produced.
5 million tonnes (50%) of the waste landfilled within Thames Region is classed as unsegregated.
Proportion of Mixed Waste to Other
Waste Originating in Thames Region
50%50%
Mixed Waste 5.2 Mt Other 5.3 Mt
Recycling, Carbon Emissions and Money
Amount Recyclable
147,000
39,000
27,000
41,000
195,000
39,000
111,000
221,000 295,000
559,000
Paper and card
Kitchen/food w aste
Garden/plant w aste
Other organic
Textiles
Plastic (dense)
Plastic (f ilm)
Ferrous metal
Non-ferrous metal
Glass
Of the 4 million tonnes sent direct to landfill potentially 1.7 million tonnes could be recycled.
This would save 1.6 million tonnes of CO2 and be worth £168 million.
Flow of Mixed Ordinary Waste
C&I Waste
1.9 MT
land-filled outside London
0.5 MT
land-filled in London
Recycling Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Eliminate
Recycle
£90£0£90 £258£90
What can you do to help with data
Always describe your waste accurately
Use the correct EWC (List of wastes code) code
Describe the method of treatment
Provide accurate weights
Submit your data on time
Tell us the amount of waste that you have treated such that is no longer waste
State origin and destination details
THANK YOU
QUESTIONS
Because you pay for them!
Why do waste companies have nice new shiny vehicles?