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Tony WatsonBlackburn with Darwen BC
A return to weekly residual waste collections
The borough
Unitary authority located in East Lancashire
59,000 properties, over half are terraced with little or no gardens
25th most deprived borough in England
21 of 91 Lower Super Output Areas fall within the most deprived 10% in England
Over 20% ethnicity within the borough
2nd highest percentage in England of under 16s
240 litre wheeled bins introduced in 1987
Date line for recycling and alternate weekly collections (AWC)
AWC introduced in 2003/4 to 18,000 propertiesGreen / Residual waste alternate weeks
Boroughwide - paper collected in a bag, plus commingled glass, tins, cans and plastics collected fortnightly in a 55 litre box
Weekly recycling collections for paper and commingled collections introduced 2004/5
Cardboard added to boroughwide weekly paper collections in August 2006
24,000 properties added to AWC service in October 2006, without green waste collections – terraced properties
17,000 properties still on weekly residual
Transition to weekly residual collections
New political administration May 2007
October 2007 - 140 litre burgundy wheeled bin for residual waste to 17,000 properties. Commingled in grey 240 litre bin and collected fortnightly. 6,000 more green waste bins delivered.
Boroughwide weekly paper and card collections continue
February/March 2008, - 18,000 burgundy bins for residual waste rolled out
February/March 2008 paper, card and commingled collected in grey 240 litre bin emptied once a fortnight to 35,000 properties
October 2008 - 24,000 properties receive 140 litre burgundy bin and move to a fortnightly collection of paper, card and commingled recyclates in 240 litre bin
Recycling Rates (BV82a/b combined)
2002/3 11%
2003/4 18%
2004/5 23%
2005/6 24%
2006/7 27%
2007/8 Quarter 1 33% 2006/7 (27)
Quarter 2 35% (28)
Quarter 3 36% (27)
Fly-tipping statistics (number of incidents which includes side waste) – source BwDBC database and Flycapture
2003/4 4,700
2004/5 5,317 Enforcement staff recruited x3Side waste ban introduced
2005/6 6,330
2006/7 6,733 Enforcement staff recruited x2
2007/8 5,724* (projected to year end of which 1,394 are side waste)
Enforcement staff recruited x2
Cost of moving back to weekly collections
Costs of bins £850,000
3 additional refuse collection rounds and leafleting/PR/bin deliveries £598,000 (full year costs)
Reductions in recycling fleet and staffing - 3 vehicles and staff due to move to fortnightly collections £301,000 p.a.
Income from the sale of 3 recycling vehicles not factored in
Facts
Public satisfaction with household waste collection has dropped by 5 % in the last 3 years (source MORI 2003/4 -2006/7)
Public satisfaction with the environment has increased by 15% in the last 3 years (source MORI 2003/4 -2006/7)
Public satisfaction with recycling has increased by 6% (source MORI 2003/4 -2006/7)
5x as many investigations/actions on fly-tipping and side wastein 2007/8
On target for a 17% reduction in fly-tipping in 2007/8
Total waste arisings have reduced by 8% during 2007/8
Since October 2007, side waste complaints have nearly halved
Tony Watson
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
tony.watson@blackburn.gov.uk
01254 585054
Thank you
Robert WardHead of Operations
Huntingdonshire District Council
Alternating Weekly Collection Services
Where we are
The District
360 square miles
162,000 population
69,000 properties
High growth area - possible Future Eco Town
Mix of Market Towns and Rural areas
Low council tax base - £109.91 for a band D property
Working Together
Very Strong and active Joint Waste Partnership
Now evolving into Waste & Environment Partnership
Clear Countywide strategies for Waste Collection & Disposal
Emerging joint strategies for envirocrime
Partnership has its own organisation RECAP (Recycling, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough )
RECAP employs full time officers
The Partnership has been successful in bidding for funding for new initiatives / currently we are running a BREW funded project to promote trade waste recycling for SME’s
Our Previous Service was
Weekly sack collection based on black plastic sacks provided free of charge to residents. 12 vehicles
55 litre Green Box for dry recycled materials
Network of 110 ‘bring sites’ for cans, plastics, paper, textiles and glass
Garden waste was only collected in sacks purchased from us by residents – the material went to landfill
Both sacks and boxes created significant litter problems for us on collection days
Cleansing regimes were timed to follow collections to deal with those problems
The service we now provide
Alternating weekly collections
Based on the use of 240litre wheeled bins
Blue Bin for co-mingled dry recyclables. (excluding Glass)
Green Bin for Garden waste
Grey Bin for residual waste
Glass collected through our network of 110 ‘bring sites’
Excess residual waste is not collected. (side waste)
Those remaining on sack collections are provided with blue sacks and continue to receive a weekly collection
What we did
Initial 12 month trial in 2003 with 8,000 properties from a cross section of property types.- with microchips and onboard weighing
Detailed district wide survey to establish exactly who could and could not accommodate bins. Terraces / flats, apartments etc.
Each bin is individually addressed – so residents always get their own bin back. (more important than many think)
Bin colours are not bright – blend in rather than stick out
Additional garden waste and dry recycling bins are available– max 2 per property (for those that have the room)
Additional bins for residual waste not available
Following positive feedback – rolled out to whole district in 2004 / 05
Achievements
Service now covers the whole district
We have 187,000 bins in use (£3 million capital cost)
2002/03 recycling rate was 14%
2006/07 recycling rate was 52%
Current rate is running at about 58%
Residents satisfaction rate (2006) - 92% rated the service as v satisfactory, good or excellent
Operationally, we now undertake approx 22,000 collections each day
The service employs 22 x 26 tonne vehicles (£3 million capital investment)
Why does it work so well. (in our case)
Provided adequate resources – (it doesn’t come cheap!)
Engaged with residents
Getting the press ‘on side’ before the trials even started
Recognise that you can’t change the habits of a lifetime overnight
Give people enough time to get used to it before strictly enforcingthe rules
Listen to concerns and address individual issues A lot of visits !
Keep people informed. Praise them for doing well
Develop solutions to individual problems wherever possible – clear sacks etc.
Need for ongoing feedback to residents – and free compost giveaway’s
Environmental Impact
No increase in the general level of fly tipping / littering Clear reduction in levels of residual littering on collection days Smokey garden bonfire complaints virtually disappeared Has highlighted those who don’t manage their waste Is making it socially unacceptable to simply dump black sacks Increasing levels of reports from those managing their waste
properly, about those who are not. (people are snitching) Proactive enforcement is necessary Dumped domestic material easier to identify than before Number of trade waste agreements have risen Successful multi agency / community anti fly tipping
campaigns
Summary
It isn’t cheap – it needs long term political and financial commitment
Keep it simple and adapt to meet user needs wherever practical
Keep communicating – offer praise and then offer some more
Don’t expect overnight change and compliance. It takes time to change the habit of a lifetime
One size doesn’t fit all. What works for us, may not work for you, the key is to adapt and modify to suit your local situation
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