Recycling Action Yorkshire

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Recycling Action Yorkshire
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Recycling Action Yorkshire
The Long Term View Why RAY The Background to
Recycling in YH RAY I What did we set
out to Achieve? Case Studies
Impact to date RAY II The Future?
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Recycling Action Yorkshire
Concern that markets are not integrated with
increased collection of recyclables Missed
regional development opportunities Regional Waste
Strategy YH 2003 Waste management and
recycling sector 120 companies, 5,000 employees,
Sales 400m Environmental Technology Industries
in YH Mapping Study - February 2005 Local
authorities, skip hire and scrap metal merchants
not covered Expected to double in size over 5 to
10 years Investment of 1
billion to 3 billion Potential
for 10,000 new jobs EU-Skills LMI - 2006 EA
Review of LATS performance 2005/06 Includes Local
authorities, skip hire and scrap metal merchants

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WASTE PERFORMANCE
HH Recycling Rates 2004/5
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WASTE PERFORMANCE
EA Strategic Waste Assessment 1998/99
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WASTE PERFORMANCE
Landfilled in 2005 in YH Paper and card 517,000
tonnes Plastic film 133,000 Rigid plastics
94,000 Kitchen waste 263,000 (125,000
compostable) Glass 92,000 Metals (Fe)
90,000 Wood 58,700 WEEE
19,500 Commercial and industrial waste in the
Yorkshire and Humber Region Yorkshire and Humber
Regional Assembly and the Environment Agency -
April 2005
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RECYCLING IS GROWING
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FAST!
Defra RAY
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STILL A LONG WAY TO GO!
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LEGISLATION

• Landfill escalator 6 per year min
• Disposal 10 of true cost of waste
• Waste cost is typically 4 of business turn
  over
• Source AEAT
• Source Biffa Peter Jones

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SECTOR RESPONSE
8 of Businesses are less than 2 years old Low
levels of investment, enterprise and
innovation Environmental Technology Industries in
YH Mapping Study - February 2005 YH Average
25 Businesses less than 2 years old (YF
Enterprise CBI research F ORiley)
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AIMS

• To create sustainable regional
• markets for recycled materials
• To maximise the regional economic, social
  environmental benefits of increased recycling

Putting WASTE TO WORK RES 5D(ii)
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TARGETS
3 Year Programme 1.5m funding
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TARGETS
23/4 Year Programme 3.0m funding
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WHAT WE DO?
Business Improvement programme for recycling
sector in Yorkshire Humber Provide Market
research RD, Technical research Investment
grants joint ventures Demonstration
projects Product and Market Development Sustaina
ble Procurement Support
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PRIORITY AREAS
Organics
Plastic
Glass
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Pub Club Glass Collections

• 53,000 tonnes in YH urban centres
• Open call for projects
• 2 new collections running
• 63,000 in grants
• Northern marketing support
• 15,000 tonnes by March 2008

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Brier Hills Composting

• Planning and design support
• Leveraged 206,000 WRAP grant
• Addition 25,000 tonnes capacity

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YW - Recycled Glass Water Filters

• Malton WTW
• 6 Month trial
• Prove benefits
• Roll out

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ABLE Tree Planters

• Mixed plastic waste
• 100 planters manufactured
• Local provenance trees - PDNPA
• ABLE - planting
• GBN - compost
• Rotherham schools
• Disassembly trials

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Construction At least 10 recycled
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IMPACT TO DATE
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Resources Action Yorkshire
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RAY II PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
PROGRAMMES
Ongoing programmes Organics Processing
capacity Markets
Regeneration Markets Plastics Glass Paper
/Card Construction
Eco-buy
New programmes Food Drink - CI collection AD
Processing capacity Markets for
digestate and energy WEEE Wood Planning support
Capital for GHG Savings
Innovation networks for Sustainable procurement
will be integrated within eco-buy
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
Networking for Innovation and business
improvement Mentoring scheme Skills
support
REGIONAL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY CENTRE
Mentoring for Sustainable procurement will be
integrated within eco-buy
Business Waste Minimisation and Re-use
centre MSW Minimisation and Re-use centre
(LAs) Social Enterprise Resource Efficiency
centre Business Resource Efficiency support
GATEWAY CRITERIA
Skills for Sustainable procurement will be
integrated within eco-buy
Early intervention allows positive suggestion of
environmental improvements and application of new
technologies and thinking which add long term
value to project s through links to support,
information and case studies can also be provided
which links the project into practical support
programmes within SFCo and other partners
Develop and manage sector specific knowledge
transfer networks and collaborative working.
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Local Delivery
SNR
PARTNERSHIP
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SUB REGIONS
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CITY REGIONS
1 Leeds City Region 2 South Yorkshire 3 Humber
Estuary 4 York 5 Coast 6 Vales Tees Links 7
Remoter Rural
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SUMMARY.
Powerful Legislative Business Drivers Lack
of Existing Capacity Opportunity
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Recycling Action Yorkshire