Collecting reporting waste BVPIs through Waste Data Flow

Collecting & reporting waste BVPIs through Waste. Data. Flow User Group (England) 5 th June 2006

Outline • Background • System changes – New questions – New reports – New guidance • Overview of calculation method • Timing • Points for discussion

Background • Defra, DCLG & the Audit Commission discussed & agreed to the principle of WDF being used for BVPIs 2006/7 onwards • BVPIs 82 a-d, 84, 86, 87, 91 a, b in scope • Calculation to be done within system; methodology being finalised with UG. Discussions on-going with AC. • Aim: minimum system changes, maximum benefit to all =>WDF as ‘one-stop-shop’.

Proposed question changes • Refined Question 18 to enable voluntary separate reporting of hh and non-hh recycled tonnages (for 82 a and 82 b). • New optional question 69 for reporting hh tonnages to landfill and energy recovery (for 82 c and 82 d)

New BVPI report • Excel based; can be run for each quarterly return. Will include all BVPIs, and show WCAs for WDAs. • An example…

New Guidance • Will explain which questions (or parts of) are used in BVPI calculations, the calculation methodology, the new questions and reporting.

Overview of calculation method • 84: total hh waste = collected for recycling (10, 12, 16, 17, 18 hh, 33, 34), excl. rubble & reuse, plus residual from households in Q 23. For WDAs includes WCAs recycling, and Q 14 WDA recycling. Also forms denominator for 82. • 82 a, b; tonnages sent for recycling/composting (net of rejects) from Q 10, 12, 16, 17, 18 (hh only), 33, 34, excludes rubble & reuse. Minus MRF rejects (% due to hh). Minus Q 19 rejects (% due to hh).

Overview of calculation method… • 82 c; [inputs to Q 54 and Q 57 plus RDF produced in Q 56 plus diverted for energy recovery from other routes (59, 64, 65) minus diverted for recycling from Q 57]* %hh waste for energy recovery (69) plus recycling rejects to energy recovery. • 82 d; [inputs to landfill, 51, 52, 53, plus diverted for landfill from other routes (56, 59, 60, 64, 65)]*%hh waste for landfill (69) plus recycling rejects to landfill.

Overview of calculation method… • 84 a – total hh waste/population from Q 1, (to be updated) • 86; net total collection cost Q 31. No. hh in Q 2. • 87; net total disposal cost Q 32. Total MSW=all Q 23 plus all recycling tonnages (including WCAs for WDAs) • 91 a; at least one recyclable – total of Q 7 • 91 b; at least two recyclables – from Q 7 (sum of 2, 3, 4+).

Timing • Question changes for 2006/7, plan disseminated soon, implemented from July 2006. • New guidance; early July 2006. • BVPI excel report; from July 2006 • Annual submission to Audit Commission next year – probably through upload to EDC. Work on-going with AC. Auditing & WDF validation will be complementary. Auditors will have access to WDF.

Discussion Points • Comments on calculation methodology or report? • How does PI reporting currently work within your authority and how will WDF fit within this process? • Any other points?