The Finance of Waste

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The Finance of Waste

• Resource Cumbria

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The Finance of Waste

• Graham Harrison
• Head of Waste Management
• Cumbria County Council
• 01228 227724
• graham.harrison_at_cumbriacc.gov.uk

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• Cumbria Strategic Waste Partnership
• 6 District Councils
• 1 County Council
• Environment Agency
• Government Office Northwest
• Community sector

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• County Council Waste Disposal Authority
• District Councils Waste Collection Authority

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The Finance of Waste

• 2007/08
• Paper 25,375 tonnes
• Card 4,083 tonnes

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• 2007/08
• Wood
• 3,666 tonnes

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• 2007/08
• Plastic
• 3,442 tonnes

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• 2007/08
• Glass
• 13,646 tonnes

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• 2007/08
• Textiles
• 576 tonnes

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• 2007/08
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Fridges 1,454 tonnes
• TV 1,447 tonnes

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• 2007/08
• Green waste
• 42,202 tonnes

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The Finance of Waste

• What does Waste Disposal cost?

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The Finance of Waste

• LANDFILL GATE FEE
• _at_34 per tonne.

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• Landfill
• 238,246 tonnes 2003/04
• 164,516 tonnes 2007/08

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• Landfill
• 2.9m 2003/04
• 5.7m 2007/08

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• LANDFILL TAX

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The Finance of Waste

• Landfill Tax
• Introduced 1996
• Originally 1 per tonne
• Increase of 3 per tonne between 2005-8
• 1/4/08 8 tonne
• 32 per tonne rising to 48 per tonne
• 5.04m in 2008/9

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The Finance of Waste

• Costs
• Gate fee 34.00
• Landfill Tax 32.00
• Total 66.00

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• Recycling Credits
• Introduced through legislation in
• 1990

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• Recycling
• 17 2003/04
• 38 2007/08
• 43 yesterday

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• National Recycling Targets
• 2010 40
• 2015 45
• 2020 50

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• Credits
• 1.3m 2003/04
• 4.9m 2007/08
• 6.7m to get to 48

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• Credits
• Originally based on tonnage/landfill
• New scheme based on percentage

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• Budget
• 12.3m 2003/04
• 22.1m 2007/08
• 24.8m 2008/09

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• Staffing
• 2003/04 - 3 people
• 2008/09 - 21people

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• If only that was the end of the problem!

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European Landfill Directive

• Requires member states to reduce the amount of
  biodegradable waste being sent to landfill.
• Methane producing
• Greenhouse gas
• Climate change

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The Finance of Waste

• Waste Emissions Trading Act 2003
• The Waste and Emissions Trading (WET) Act 2003
  implements Articles 5(1) and (2) of the EU
  Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC. The EU Directive
  was put in place to assist with the reduction of
  greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane from
  waste management activities. In order to reduce
  amounts of waste going to landfill, the Act
  provides for England, Scotland, Wales and
  Northern Ireland to set up landfill allowances
  schemes to meet their share of the UK Targets.

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• The UK Targets to limit the amount of BMW
  landfilled are
• By 2010 no more than 75 of the BMW produced in
  1995 can be
• landfilled
• By 2013 no more than 50 of the BMW produced in
  1995 can be landfilled
• By 2020 no more than 35 of the BMW produced in
  1995 can be landfilled

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Sleepless nights

• Landfill
• Allowance
• Trading
• Scheme

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• Biodegradable Municipal Waste
• Reducing Targets
• From 171,647 tonnes in 2005/6
• To 130,770 tonnes in 2008/9
• By 2020 down to 51,422 tonnes

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• Penalties
• 150 per tonne over limit
• Individual authority limit
• UK plc limit

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• Landfill Diversion
• 81,213 tonnes 2003/04
• 101,612 tonnes 2007/08

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• Reduction
• 649 Kgs 2004/05
• 538 Kgs 2007/08

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• Private Sector Partner
• EU Procurement

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• Shanks Waste Management
• Avoid LATS
• Increasing diversion
• Mechanical Biological Treatment
• Bio drying
• Recycling
• Solid Recovered Fuel

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• Initial Bid 900 m nominal over 25 years
• Current Bid 700m nominal
• Contract negotiations continue

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Did you know?

• Commercial waste

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Did you know?

• Abandoned cars
• Beer cans 30 1/7/07
• Cleator Moor 46
• Pledges 72,000
• Compost bins 18,000/6000 bio