norwich city recycling
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NORWICH CITY RECYCLING. AGENDA 1)Introduction 2)Basic Facts 3)Where we are now 4)Issues - City Centre - Flats & Difficult Access Areas - Residents Views - Operational Issues - End Markets - Contamination 5)What Next 6)Other Materials. BASIC FACTS. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NORWICH CITYRECYCLING
AGENDA
1) Introduction2) Basic Facts3) Where we are now4) Issues
- City Centre- Flats & Difficult Access Areas- Residents Views- Operational Issues- End Markets- Contamination
5) What Next6) Other Materials
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BASIC FACTS
* 58,377 homes
* 122,000 residents
* 161,000 people in the City each working day
* 50,509 tons of waste produced (03/04)
* 354Kgs of waste per person p.a.
* 59Kgs of recycling per person p.a.
* Waste up by 15% in 1st 6 months 2004/05
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BASIC FACTS
* City – 31.5 people per hectare
* County – 1.5 people per hectare
* 68.5% Green Box Homes
* 31.5% Flats & Difficult to Access Homes
* BVPI 91 - % of population served by Kerbside Collection or within 1 Kilometre of
a Recycling Centre: 100%
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BASIC FACTSDEFRA Funding for:
* 5 Recycling Lorries
* 60,000 Green Boxes
* 15,000 Black Baskets
* 50 x 1100 Litre Recycling Bins
* 10,000 Composters
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BASIC FACTS
RECYCLING RATES
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2005/06 Statutory Target = 18%
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WHERE WE ARE NOW
1) Bring Banks
2) Original Paper Collection
3) Green Boxes
4) Communal Bin Recycling
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WHERE WE ARE NOW BRING BANKS
- 40 sites across the City
- 828 tons of recycling collected 2003/04
- Commodities collected:
Paper, Glass, Cans, Textiles
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WHERE WE ARE NOW
ORIGINAL PAPER SCHEME
- Now passing 3,981 homes (mostly City Centre)
- 1,185 tons of paper collected (2003/04)
- Now averaging 8.5 tons per week
- Annual Collection Cost = £72k
Less Recycling Credits & Product Income = £65k
Net Collection Cost Per Tonne = £16
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WHERE ARE WE NOW
GREEN BOX COLLECTION- 40,700 Green Boxes Distributed
- Collect: Paper, Card, Glass
- Average Participation Rate of 70%
- 4,379 tonnes of recycling collected (2003/04)
- Annual Collection Cost = £420k
Less Recycling Credits & Product Income = £222k
Net Collection Cost Per Tonne = £45
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WHERE ARE WE NOW COMMUNAL BIN RECYCLING
- 112 x 1100 litre & 215 x 240 litre bins now installed
- 6,697 flats & difficult access areas covered
- 31 sheltered housing estates
- 42 schools
- 95 tons of paper & glass collected 2003/04
- Now averaging 8.5 tons per week
- Annual Collection Cost = £81k
Less Recycling Credits & Product Income = £22k
Net Collection Cost Per Tonne = £134
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ISSUES
A) Residents Views
B) City Centre
C) Flats and Difficult Access Areas
D) Operational
E) Markets and Usage
F) Contamination
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ISSUES
A) RESIDENTS VIEWS
Mori Research
Norwich Residents Survey 2001
- Important to recycle/willing to separate
- Weekly collections of waste and recycling
- Do not want to see a rise in council tax for recycling
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ISSUES A) RESIDENTS VIEWS
OPERA Research
Community Consultation Exercise on
Waste Management
- Cost and convenience
- Complaints about refuse collection
- Recycling funds/profits
- What it means for them
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ISSUESA) RESIDENTS VIEWS
OPERA Research
Tenants and Leaseholders Research (Council owned
properties)
- Complaints about refuse collection
- Other issues affecting quality of life
- Need to agree their own solution to refuse and recycling
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ISSUESB) City Centre (Inner Ring Road)- Architecturally and Historically sensitive- 1,800 homes within Inner Ring Road- 161,000 Residents, Workers & Visitors Each Day- Currently on Original Paper Scheme
Options- Continue with Original Paper Scheme- Green Boxes – Space and Obstruction- 1100 litre recycling bins – Space/Appearance- Plastic Sack – Litter, Obstruction
- Mini Recycling Bins – in Trafalgar Sq, Piccadilly, Regent St
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ISSUES B) City Centre
* Mini Recycling Bins – in Trafalgar Sq, Piccadilly, Regent St
* Newspapers and Glass – can expand to other materials
* Opportunities for Sponsorship
* Guide Set Up = £102,000 (without Sponsorship)
* Forecast 1,300 tonnes of Recyclables each year- from Residents, Workforce & Visitors
* Annual Cost per Tonne: Collection Cost = £0 as Vehicle & Crew Already
Available Less Recycling Credits & Product Sales = £62K p.a. Net Collection Cost Per Tonne = £0
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ISSUESB) City Centre
* Location of Mini Recycling Bins
Criteria:- Proximity to Housing- Space- Proximity to Other Schemes- Partners- Compatibility With Refuse storage/collection- Cost Per Tonne
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ISSUESC) Flats & Difficult Access Areas
* Refuse & Recycling: Bespoke Solutions- Housing Type:
DecksTowersLow RiseCourt Yards
- Assessment Criteria:Residents Views Proximity to HomeCompatibility with Refuse ArrangementsResidents’ Health & Safety
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ISSUES
D) Operational
* Cost of Labour
* Use of Transport
* Vehicles
* Receptacles/Bin Type
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ISSUESE) MARKETS & USAGE
* Long Term End User Processor Availability
- Reliability
- Capacity
- Financial Stability
- UK Market
* Environmental Consequences
- Transporting Materials
- Reprocessing
- Is it better to use virgin materials?
* Transfer
- Collection and Transfer Costs to End User
* Commodity
- Impact of collecting and handling materials
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ISSUES
F) Contamination
- Food Products
- Wrong Materials
- Vandalism
* Contaminated load = disposal cost to Council
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RECYCLING PROJECTS
- Major initiative starting Spring 2005
- Facilitating new recycling service for the City’s commercial and business communities
- In partnership with Norfolk County Council
- Focus City’s workforce and employers on recycling
- Initially paper, card and glass
NorWRAP
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WHAT NEXTPrepare Paper By January 2005
* To Report on:
- Bespoke Solutions for Refuse & Recycling Collection
City Centre
Flats & Difficult Access Areas
Green Box Expansion Plans
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ADDITIONAL RECYCLABLES
Metal Cans
- A volume commodity (3% of household waste)
- Projected 250 tons at 16% recycling rate
- Increases recycling rate by ½%
- Increased collection costs:
* Need to install compaction unit per lorry
* Additional capital costs of £42k to £75k
(new technology not fully marketed yet)
* Additional Green Boxes/MRBs/1100s needed
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ADDITIONAL RECYCLABLES
- Volume product (3% of household waste)
- Need to keep dry during collection & storage
- Textiles not processed at the MRF therefore
separate dry storage & transfer facilities are required
- Public interest limited -
prefer using charity shops (reuse)
Textiles
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ADDITIONAL RECYCLABLES
- Volume product (< 1% in weight of household waste)
- Plastic bottles only – Limited Marketplace
- 1340 x 55 litre boxes to collect 1 ton
- Would double recycling fleet with 4 more compaction vehicles
- Guide collection costs of £500,000
Plus transport & gate fees - to be determined
Plus additional Green Boxes & Communal Bins
Plastics