Taking the UK Waste Strategies Forward Mike Walker Environmental Services Association ENVIRONMENTAL...

Taking the UK Waste Strategies Forward

Mike Walker

Environmental Services Association

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY

UK Waste Strategies



England & Wales Wales N. Ireland Scotland 2000 2002 2000 1999

Waste Strategy Targets: Household Recycling



England London Wales N. Ireland

Currently 11.2% 8.7% 6.6% 6.6%

2003/04 15%

2005 25% 25% 15%

2006/07 25%

2009/10 40%

2010 30% 30% 25%

2015 33% 33%

Waste Strategy Targets: Municipal Recovery



England London Wales N. Ireland

Currently 21.3% 29% 6.6% 6.6%

2005 40% 40% 40% 25%

2010 45% 45% 45% 40%

2015 67% 67% 67% -

UK Reliance on Landfill



82% 60%

10%38%

7% 2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Household Industrial &Commercial

Energyrecovery

Recycling &Composting

Landfill

Efw Plants in the UK

200 MW energy

600,000 tpa IBA



Renewable Energy Sources



Landfill gas and efw contribute: 48.5% of renewable energy

Landfill Gas27%

Hydro11.2%

Other biofuels37.2%

Solar and other: 0.5%

Wind2.6%

efw21.5%

Incineration Capacity and Energy Generation trends



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Incineration Capacity(Million tonnes perannum)

Household waste recycling rate (millions tonnes)



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Household wasterecycling rate (%)

Projectedhousehold wasterecycling rate

Household waste recycling rate and Waste Strategy Targets



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Current householdwaste recycling rate

WS2000 recyclingtargets

Projected householdwaste recycling

2005

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WRAP

Product Standards Programme

Business Development Service

Procurement Programme

Market Stabilisation/Risk Management

Research



EUNational GovernmentRegulatorsIndustryCommunities



Achieving sustainability

RegulationDecision makingPaying for waste





Effective and Predictable Regulation

Clear and unambiguous standards

Consistent application of regulation

Land use planningDesign

Health issues



Efficient Decision Making

Paying for Waste

Direct Charging Study (Ernst and Young, 2002)



Environmental Responsibility

Performance Indicators - Developed by ESA and

Green Alliance NGO

- 2001: Incorporated into ESA’s Code of Practice.



Green Alliance Indicators

Regulatory Compliance Waste minimisation/Resource ProductivityClimate Change

Transport Land use and Wildlife Neighbourliness



Health & Safety reporting initiative

ESA Targets set in 2000

Reduce accidents • 10% per year for the

next five years • Elimination of fatalities



Conclusions

Regulatory certainty

Effective decision making

Funding

Industry initiatives



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