More Waste Less Money The Challenge of Waste

More Waste, Less Money The Challenge of Waste Management James Potter Acting Head of Waste, Planning & Environment

The Waste Cycle Source: ISWA White Paper on Waste and Climate Change; Jan 2010

What is Project Integra? • A Waste Partnership • Established in the 1990 s, based on Memorandum of Understanding (Mo. U) between: – Hampshire County Council – 2 City Councils – 11 District/Borough Councils – Veolia Environmental Services • Aim to “provide a sustainable solution for dealing with Hampshire’s household waste materials in an environmentally sound, cost effective and reliable way. ”

Hampshire 3 ERFs 2 MRFs 2 Composting sites 12 Transfer stations 26 HWRCs

£ 1 0 0 m 67 % 33 %

Project Integra Household Waste Treatment: 2000/01 to 2014/15 900, 000 Composted Composted 800, 000 (tonnes) Composted (tonnes) Recycled Composted (tonnes) Energy Composted (tonnes) Recycled Composted Recycled Energy 700, 000 (tonnes) Recycled (tonnes) (tonnes) Recovered Energy Recycled (tonnes) Recycled Recovered Recycled Energy Recycled (tonnes) Recovered (tonnes) Landfilled (tonnes) Recovered (tonnes) 500, 000 (tonnes) Energy 400, 000 Energy Landfilled Energy Landfilled Recovered Energy Recovered 300, 000 Recovered Landfilled (tonnes) Recovered (tonnes) Recovered Landfilled (tonnes) 200, 000 (tonnes) (tonnes) Landfilled 100, 000 Landfilled Landfilled (tonnes) 0 (tonnes) (tonnes) 3 4 6 8 9 2 1 7 5 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 10 11 12 13 15 0 Tonnes 600, 000 20 / 00 0 2 / 01 0 2 2 00 0 /2 /2 2 3 00 0 0 /2 2 4 00 2 5 00 0 /2 /2 6 00 2 7 00 0 /2 2 8 00 0 /2 2 9 00 0 /2 2 0 01 2 1 01 0 /2 2 2 01 0 /2 2 3 01 0 /2 2 4 01 0 /2

Waste in Hampshire (PI)…. . Waste volumes = 780, 000 t (2014/15) Each house produces 650 kg per year. Waste growth 1 -3% a year Another 76, 000 houses (Local Plans) = extra 50, 000 tonnes/yr Cost implication (@ c. £ 45/t) = £ 2. 25 m Recycling Performance = 37% EU Targets: 50% by 2020, possibly rising to ? 70% by 2030? (EU Circular Economy proposals (Dec 2015)) Landfill Diversion = 93. 5%

Waste in Hampshire…. . Residual AKA Black Bag ……. . Two main streams Recyclin g

Waste in Hampshire…. . 25% of material going to energy recovery is recyclable 15, 000 tonnes of glass; 25, 000 tonnes of dry mixed recyclables 50, 000 tonnes of other recyclable materials - mixed plastics / batteries / WEEE How can we get recyclable material out of the residual waste stream?

Waste in Hampshire…. . Increasing inputs to the Material Recycling Facilities. - Extended contract with Veolia gives opportunity to review layout of MRF

Waste in Hampshire…. . Significant contamination 16, 000 tonnes of material in recycling bins goes to landfill or energy recovery This costs over £ 750, 000 p. a.

Review results from the last ETE Parish Event in March 2015 where parishes were asked to rank preferences in order of importance

activities / services ranked in order of importance Future provision of HWRCs Reducing and Preventing Waste

HWRC Opening Hours changed from 1 st April to: Summer (1 April – 30 September) – 9 am – 6 pm Winter (1 October – 28 February) – 9 am – 4 pm Impacts: • 125 complaints received (to 30 th Sept 2915) • 55% related to increased queuing • 70% of users did not feel that affected (User Survey (June 2015)) • No evidence of increased fly-tipping (2% reduction) # • Number of Site users down # • Tonnage received down# # Apr – June 2015 compared to Apr – June 2014)

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) New contract to be awarded in December for start on 1 st April 2016 Service Changes: • Charging all users for Non-Domestic Wastes (i. e. soil & rubble, plasterboard, Asbestos etc. ) • Charged acceptance of Trade Waste from SMEs • Enhanced controls on unauthorised trade waste • Increased re-use

Waste Prevention Smart Living Campaign: • Reducing Food waste • Home composting • Maximising reuse of Bulky Waste Website - http: //www 3. hants. gov. uk/smartliving Twitter - @smartliving_hcc Facebook – www. facebook. com/smart-livinghampshire Contact us at waste. prevention@hants. gov. uk

Results from June 2015’s “Shaping Hampshire” consultation

To what extent do you support or oppose reduced spending on this service (phone survey)?

2017/18 savings Waste savings target £ 3. 89 m from £ 35. 8 m budget Secured £ 2. 24 m contract extension & landfill diversion To be secured: HWRCs £ 1. 2 m Other £ 0. 45 m

Options for HWRCS savings • • • Further reduce opening hours Whole weekday closures Complete site closures Restrict use of sites to Hampshire residents only Extend charging for disposing of particular types of material To be consulted on in early 2016