2. Outcomes for the unit
Understand the reasons for recycling
Understand the targets for recycling
Understand the government targets for recycling
3. Understanding the reasons for
recycling...
Purpose?
Environmental protection
Less material going to landfill, greenhouse gases etc
Directives from government
Emphasis on diverting waste from landfill
Protecting the environment
EU directives
Landfill directive (unit 205), global issues on the
environment
4. Collection
Improve the collection rates
to avoid costly fines
Landfill tax
LATS (Landfill allowance
trading scheme)
6. Waste Strategy 2000 & 2007
Highlighted areas for
improvement, target
rates for a short and
long term approach
Aim at particular issues
within the waste
collection industry
7. Target Material types:
Packaging
Targets to reduce
400,000 tonnes of
packaging by 2017
Waste reduction
Eco-design
Reduce excess
packaging
Paper
Less paper waste
Food and green waste
Support anaerobic digestion
Plastics and aluminium
Higher packaging recycling rates, to
include more recyclable materials
1 tonne of recycled aluminium
saves 11 tonnes Co2
8. Exercise
Group 1
Research the Waste Strategy 2007 and give a brief outline
of the content and targets set for England. (defra)
Group 2
Research LATS (landfill Allowance Trading Scheme)
Group 3
Research landfill tax
Local authority rates for Rossendale, and compare it to
councils in the local area (letsrecycle.com)
9. Waste Strategy 2007
producers will have to make products using more recycled materials and less newly extracted raw
materials. They will have to design products that are less wasteful and take responsibility for the
environmental impact of their products throughout their life;
retailers will have to reduce packaging, source and market products that are less wasteful,
and help their consumers to be less wasteful;
consumers – both business and individual households – will have the opportunity to reduce their
own waste, purchase products and services that generate less waste and reduce
environmental impacts, and separate their waste for recycling;
local authorities will have to commission or provide convenient recycling services for their
residents and commercial customers and advice and information on how to reduce waste.
They will also have to work with their communities to plan and invest in new collection and
reprocessing facilities; and
the waste management industry will have to invest in facilities to recycle and recover
waste, and provide convenient waste services to their customers to recycle and recover their
waste.
10. Waste Strategy 2007
Target to reduce the amount of household waste not re-used, recycled or
composted
from over 22.2 million tonnes in 2000
by 29% to 15.8 million tonnes in 2010
with an aspiration to reduce it to 12.2 million tonnes in 2020
– a reduction of 45%.
This is equivalent to a fall of 50% per person (from 450 kg Per person in 2000 to 225 kg in 2020).
Recycling and composting of household waste – at least
40% by 2010
45% by 2015
50% by 2020
• recovery of municipal waste –
53% by 2010,
67% by 2015 and
75% by 2020.
11. Annual Statistics – 2010/11
Household recycling has increased
The proportion of household waste sent for recycling, composting or reuse between
April 2010 to March 2011 in England was 41.5 per cent, increasing from 39.7 per
cent in the year April 2009 and March 2010.
Household waste production has decreased
The generation of household waste continued to decrease between the financial
years 2009/10 and 2010/11, with a 0.9 per cent reduction to 23.5 million tonnes
Waste generation per person has decreased
The weight of household waste generated in the year April 2010 to March 2011 in
England, in kilograms per person, was 449 kg per person. Of this total, 186 kg was
recycled, composted or reused whilst 263 kg was not.
Local authority collected waste sent to landfill has declined
The tonnage of local authority collected waste being sent to landfill by local
authorities has decreased by 8.8 per cent between the financial years 2009/10 and
2010/11 to 11.4 million tonnes.
12. Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme
(LATS)
This is an innovative scheme aimed at helping waste
disposal authorities to reduce the amount of
biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) sent to landfill.
Local authorities have an allowance to cover their
BMW
If they don’t use it, can sell it or trade it with other
authorities who need the extra capacity
Can use up to 5% of next years allowance
Fined £150 per tonne of BMW over allowance by gov
Coming to an end in 2013
13. Landfill Tax
Landfill Tax is a tax on the disposal of waste. It
aims to encourage waste producers to produce
less waste, recover more value from waste, for
example through recycling or composting and to
use more environmentally friendly methods of
waste disposal.
2 rates, one for active waste (BMW) and lower
rate for inert/inactive materials (natural materials)
as they are less pollutive
14. Date of change Standard rate
(£ per tonne)
Lower rate
(£ per tonne)
01.04.05 18 2
01.04.06 21 2
01.04.07 24 2
01.04.08 32 2.50
01.04.09 40 2.50
01.04.10 48 2.50
01.04.11 56 2.50
01.04.12 64 2.50
01.04.13 72 2.50
01.04.14 80 2.50
