UPDATE FROM THE AUTHORITIES

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JOINT MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR
SUFFOLK

• UPDATE FROM THE AUTHORITIES
• DECEMBER 2004

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BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
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BACKGROUND
Babergh is a mainly rural, relatively prosperous,
community in the south of Suffolk, with Ipswich
to the north and Colchester to the south.
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RECYCLING PLAN
Strategy Aims

• Separate trade collection from domestic routes
• Replace Pink Bag Scheme by provision of a
  separate blue wheeled bin for collection of
  recyclate
• Introduce an alternate weekly collection system
• Implement a chargeable garden waste collection
  service
• For the WCA achieve recycling rates of
• 18.2 2003/04
• 22.5 2004/05
• 26.6 2005/06

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ACTIONS

• Sept 02 - Trade collection service separated from
  domestic collections
• Dec 02 - Dedicated separate fortnightly
  collection of pink bags established
  necessitated due to operational difficulties
• May 03 - Trial Garden Waste Service introduced,
  350 subscribers
• June 03 - Introduction of the first of 4 phases
  of blue bins with an alternate week
  collection system blue wheeled bins
• May 04 - Expansion of Garden Waste Collection
  Service to over 4000 subscribers

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ACHIEVEMENTS
02/03 03/04 Current

• BVPI
• Recycling
• 82a 82b
• Household waste
• collected
• BVPI 84
• Cost of Service
• BVPI 86

11.32
24.78
33.97
465kg
391kg
400kg projected
39.00
39.95
31.63
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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FOREST HEATH DISTRICT COUNCIL
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BACKGROUND
Forest Heath is a largely rural district in west
Suffolk, set within a picturesque area comprising
the historic market towns of Brandon, Mildenhall
and Newmarket
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RECYCLING PLAN
Strategy Aims

• Separate trade collection from domestic routes
  ongoing
• Completed the implementation of the blue bin
  scheme - alternate weekly collection of dry
  recyclables
• Review of recycling bring banks within the
  district
• For the WCA achieve recycling rates of
• 38.6 2003/04
• 47.3 2004/05
• 47.4 2005/06

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Development of Waste Collection
1997 Second Phase of Brown Bins delivered
2004 Kerbside paper collection phased out
1993 Mini Recycling sites introduced
2003 Final phase of brown bins delivered
1984
2004
1994
2002 Kerbside trials of dry recyclable
collection
1990 Large bring sites distributed
1996 Kerbside paper collection launched
1986 Wheeled bins introduced across district
for refuse collection
2003 Implementation of Blue Bin recycling
scheme, and alternate weekly collection across
district
1995 First phase of Brown Bins rolled out
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ACTIONS

• Sept 02 - Completed research trials for the
  introduction of a preferred kerbside dry
  recyclable collections in partnership with
  SEBC
• Mar 03 - Completed Lackford Transfer station in
  partnership with SEBC and Viridor
• Mar 03 - Completed expansion of brown bin
  scheme to additional 3,000 households
• Oct 03 - Trade collection service separated
  from domestic collections
• Mar 04 - Completed implementation of blue bin
  scheme to 23,800 households
• Nov 04 - Completed expansion of blue bin scheme
  to USAF base in Lakenheath (560 households)

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Note 01/02 BVPI 84 based on 22 more population
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL
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BACKGROUND
Ipswich is almost entirely urban. Traditionally a
blue collar town, it is now a centre for service
industries and is developing in the hi tech
sector thanks to its location along the A14
corridor. The town is enjoying a surge in growth
and prosperity. Despite this, 7 wards were
amongst the 20 most deprived wards in the
country (2002).
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RECYCLING PLAN
Strategy Aims

• Expansion of the Brown Bin Composting Scheme to
  bring it to a total of 28,000 properties
• Further expansion of the Brown Bin Scheme in
  Ravenswood in 2004/05 2005/06
• Explore funding and finance options for kerbside
  recycling schemes.
• For the WCA achieve recycling rates of
• 19 2003/04
• 19 2004/05
• 19 2005/06

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ACTIONS

• Summer 02 - Expansion of Brown Bin
  Composting Scheme to 28,000 properties
  (2 rounds)
• March 03 - Executive approve establishment
  of pilot scheme for kerbside
  collection of dry recyclables
• Nov 03 - Pilot scheme launched
• June 04 - Blue Bin Scheme extended to 8,500
  homes
• June 04 - Brown Bin Composting Scheme
  extended to 14,000 homes

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ACHIEVEMENTS
02/03 03/04 Current

• BVPI
• Recycling
• 82a 82b
• Household waste
• collected
• BVPI 84
• Cost of Service
• BVPI 86

15.42
17.28
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439kg
433kg
430kg projected
29.61
22.06
28.16
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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Mid Suffolk TwinBin
MID SUFFOLK TWINBIN

• Chris Fry
• Head of Leisure and Amenities

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WHAT IS MID SUFFOLK?

• Large rural area bounded by Norfolk to the North,
  Ipswich to the East and Bury St Edmunds to the
  West
• At 87,000 hectares, Mid Suffolk is one of the
  largest districts in England
• With 87,000 people living in 38,000 households,
  Mid Suffolk is also one of the most sparsely
  populated districts

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RECYCLING PLAN

• Introduce alternate weekly wheeled bin system
• 12,000 by March 2004
• 38,000 by March 2006
• Increase number of bring sites
• Increase sales of home composters
• For the WCA achieve recycling rates of
• 18.1 2003/04
• 18.2 2004/05
• 32.6 2005/06

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PERFORMANCE

• Implemented 24,000 properties to date
• 46 of households compost at home
• 9 increase in number of bring sites
• TwinBin rate of 35
• Satisfaction rates Doorstepping of Phase One
  after one year 91 satisfaction

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ACHIEVEMENTS
01/02 03/04 Current

• BVPI
• Recycling
• 82a
• Household waste
• collected
• BVPI 84
• Cost of Service
• BVPI 86

9
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27
345kg
321kg
345kg projected
38.25
24.61
35.00
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SUMMARY

• Implementation plan to include all properties by
  March 07
• Composter sales still increasing
• Increases in local bring sites
• TwinBin rate of 35
• Recycling rate for September 2004 was 27
• 65 of households have access to TwinBin service
• 91 satisfaction with TwinBin service

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ST EDMUNDSBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL
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BACKGROUND

• St Edmundsbury Suffolk
• Households 43,500 254,067
• Population 99,188 670,000
• Area 65,697 ha 380,000ha
• St Edmundsbury is a mix of urban and rural, with
  the main towns being Bury St Edmunds and
  Haverhill, 57 of the population with the other
  43 living in the rural parishes

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RECYCLING PLAN

• Strategy Aims
• Introduce alternate weekly blue bin kerbside
  collection scheme (2003/2004)
• Build transfer station (DEFRA funded)
• Introduce separate trade waste service
• Maximise blue bin scheme with public awareness
  campaign
• Achieve the following recycling rates
• 2003/04 35
• 2004/05 45
• 2005/06 45

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ACTIONS

• April 02 5 month pink bag/blue bin trial 3,500
  h/h
• Mar 03 5,000 households received brown
  bins
• July 03 Transfer station completed
• August 03 Launch of the Blue Bin Scheme
• Sept 03 Start of blue bin delivery to 43,500
  households
• Oct 03 Separate Trade Waste collection
• March 04 Majority of households on a 3 bin
  system with alternate week
  collections
• Oct 04 WRAP campaign under way

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ACHIEVEMENTS
02/03 03/04 Current
BVPI
Estimated

• 82a 82b 30.07 35.00 45.00
• Recycling
• 84 506kg 476kg 541kg
• Household Waste
• 86 40.86 42.13 43.08
• Cost of Service
• Waste to 34,730 30,406 26,572
• Landfill (tonnes)

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ACHIEVEMENTS
Blue and Brown Collection Day
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ACHIEVEMENTS
MUSHROOMS PRODUCED ON COMPOST MADE FROM BROWN BIN
COLLECTIONS
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WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SUFFOLK COASTAL
Malcolm Duesbury Waste Management
Services Manager
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THE DISTRICT

• Area - 89,000 Hectares
• Over 1/3 of area designated as Area of
  Outstanding Natural Beauty
• 117 parishes (14 poplt100 36lt200 54lt 300)
• 54,300 households (21 in Felixstowe)
• Population 117,000

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HOUSEHOLD RESIDUAL WASTE

• Weekly, black sack service
• Edge of property
• Unlimited number collected
• Rolls of 26 sacks delivered twice each year
• Opportunity to distribute service information to
  residents

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FORTNIGHTLY PAPER COLLECTION

• Fortnightly, 38 litre crates
• All households in the District
• Use of Duo vehicles
• One vehicle for simultaneous collection of paper
  and residual waste

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FORTNIGHTLY GREEN WASTE COLLECTION

• 140 Litre wheeled bins
• Fortnightly collection
• Garden Waste Only
• Disposal at Foxhall
• Windrow composting
• End use agriculture

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BRING SITES

• 172 SCDC contractor sites
• 34 contribution to dry recycling performance

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PERFORMANCE
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SCC - Household Waste Recycling Centres

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BACKGROUND
18 Household Waste Recycling Centres
Total
Per Site Households 254,067
14,115 Population 670,000
37,222 Area (ha)
380,000 21,111
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RECYCLING PLAN
Strategy Aims

• Increase the segregation of materials at home
• (ie before going to site)
• Improve the site environments (space, signage,
  staff)
• (ie provide the opportunities to enhance
  recycling)
• Increase the recycling performance each year
• Increase the range of materials recycled

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ACTIONS

• Step change in training of site personnel
• Clearer signage (larger, fewer words supplemented
  by symbols)
• Sort it crew (temporary help to assist
  Recycling Waste Inspector in promoting
  segregation and recycling)
• Developed scheme (for implementation in early
  2005) of extension of Bury St Edmunds site
• Commenced developing schemes for extension or
  relocation of sites at Haverhill, Lowestoft and
  Newmarket. Preliminary work re Beccles and
  Ipswich.
• Trialing ways of separating potential
  contaminants (paint, garden chemicals)
• Investigating ways for the future management of
  electrical items

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ACHIEVEMENTS

• BVPI
• LPI 82a 82b
• Composting Recycling ()
• Chelmondiston
• Ipswich
• LPI 82d
• Disposed to landfill (Tonnes)

03/04 04/05
current target
40.9 44.2 55
52.7 61.6 32.7
42.4
43,286 47,643 34,000
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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WAVENEY DISTRICT COUNCIL
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BACKGROUND
Waveney is a mixed urban and rural District in
the north east corner of Suffolk. Visitors enjoy
some of the best beaches in the country but the
district also suffers from a declining economy
and structural change. Since 1995 the
unemployment rate has remained higher than the
averages for the UK, the Eastern Region and
Suffolk.
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RECYCLING PLAN
Strategy Aims

• To introduce separate, alternate week collections
  of compostable and recyclable materials.
• To attract external funding for changes in
  collection methods.
• To work in partnership with neighbouring
  authorities and private companies to achieve our
  aims.
• To consult the public on collection method
  options.
• For the WCA, achieve recycling rates of
• 10.4 2003/04
• 26.8 2004/05
• 36.8 2005/06

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ACTIONS

• Sept 03 Phase 1 commenced. First 12,200
  households receive blue green bins
• Dec 03 - Phase 2 - 12,000 households receive
  blue green bins
• May 04 - Phase 3 - 11,600 households receive
  blue green bins
• Sep 04 - Phase 4 - 6800 households in rural
  parishes receive blue green bins
• Dec 04 - Phase 5 final 10,400 households to
  receive blue green bins in Feb 05
• NB Phases 3, 4 5 DEFRA funded

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ACHIEVEMENTS
02/03 03/04 Current

• BVPI
• Recycling
• 82a 82b
• Household waste
• collected
• BVPI 84
• Cost of Service
• BVPI 86

10.2
12.8
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462kg
439kg
480kg
26.82
20.72
36.00
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JOINT MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR
SUFFOLK