Report launch

Dynamic Earth

Edinburgh

24 February 2004

www.scotlands-footprint.com

Richard A Smith

Project Chairman

Operations Director

Peter Jones

DirectorBiffa Waste Services

Note: presentation in separate file

Prof. George Fleming

Managing DirectorEnviroCentre

Key projects currently at different stages of delivery and implementation:

• Scottish Resource Flow Analysis and Ecological Footprint;

• Northern Ireland Resource Flow Analysis and Ecological Footprint

• Demolition Protocol

• Resource Sustainable Communities

• Intermodal Transport of Wastes and Recyclables forEngland and Wales

Key Projects

Sustainable Design & Construction: The Demolition ProtocolFunded by:

• ICE

• Cory Environmental

• Cleanaway

Funded by:

• ICE

• Cory Environmental

• Cleanaway

A project driven by the Resource Sustainability Initiative (the CIWM & ICE Waste Board)

The Purpose Of The ProtocolA resource efficiency model …….. shows how the production of demolition material can be linked to its specification and procurement as a high value material in new builds.

The Purpose Of The ProtocolA resource efficiency model …….. shows how the production of demolition material can be linked to its specification and procurement as a high value material in new builds.

Users Of The Protocol Planning authorities responsible for development control• Project teams responsible for managing demolition work• Project teams responsible for the procurement & specification of new construction materials• Community groups involved in local recycling projects

Users Of The Protocol Planning authorities responsible for development control• Project teams responsible for managing demolition work• Project teams responsible for the procurement & specification of new construction materials• Community groups involved in local recycling projects

100 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste is produced every year in the UK, representing almost 2 tonnes of waste per person (ODPM & SEPA Stats).

Note: stats do not include material kept on-site

100 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste is produced every year in the UK, representing almost 2 tonnes of waste per person (ODPM & SEPA Stats).

Note: stats do not include material kept on-site

Management Options for C&DW

Exempt 25%

Landfill5%Recovery

70%

England & WalesMaterial is managed in a similar way for both countries. Majority of material stated as “recovered”.

Management Options for C&DW

Exempt 22%

Recovery37%

Landfill41%

ScotlandWith some significant differences in how material is managed – greater use of landfill as a management option.

ISSUES

Significant opportunities to recover more C&DW - to displace primary aggregates are being lost

Channel Tunnel Rail Link, London

The Granary Buildings, Glasgow • Infill Yorkhill Quay• Requires 150,000m3 of material - buildings providing 75,000m3.

Examples Of Current Practice

• Recycling infrastructure for aggregates - use as a fill material

• Brick salvage – limited success

THE PROTOCOL CONCEPT

Driving demand for material

New Build Design:• Specification• Bill of quantities

New Build Design:• Specification• Bill of quantities

Demolition Audit:•Valuing & assessing recyclate•Managing segregated material•Managing contamination & testing

Demolition Audit:•Valuing & assessing recyclate•Managing segregated material•Managing contamination & testing

Increasing recyclate supply

Environmental Management System – A Resource Efficiency Process

Planning Guidance:•Driving procurement•Driving approaches to demolition

Planning Guidance:•Driving procurement•Driving approaches to demolition

Demolition Protocol Model

Institutional Support e.g. the ICE

Institutional Support e.g. the ICE

Mechanisms For The Planning Process To Drive The Audit And New Build

Demolition (Protocol) audit identifying:

• Recovery Index for demolition -produced from BOQ.

• Demolition recyclate material types: percentage and tonnage split

• Applications for recyclate identified in BOQ

Demolition (Protocol) audit identifying:

• Recovery Index for demolition -produced from BOQ.

• Demolition recyclate material types: percentage and tonnage split

• Applications for recyclate identified in BOQ

Planning Process Stage 2:

• Evidence required that the Demolition (Protocol) Audit process has been followed.

• Evidence allows demolition consent to be given

Planning Process Stage 2:

• Evidence required that the Demolition (Protocol) Audit process has been followed.

• Evidence allows demolition consent to be given

New build design such that the Recovery Index:

• Is linked to the Recovery Index from demolition audit, if demolition part of overall project.

Or, if no demolition

• Is specified through the BOQ and new build potential.

New build design such that the Recovery Index:

• Is linked to the Recovery Index from demolition audit, if demolition part of overall project.

Or, if no demolition

• Is specified through the BOQ and new build potential.

Planning Process Stage 1:

Planning application for new build - requires recovery index of the design, as prepared through BOQ process.

Planning Process Stage 1:

Planning application for new build - requires recovery index of the design, as prepared through BOQ process.

Project Team

Local Authority Project Team

www.londonremade.com

www.ice.org.uk

Accessing the protocol documents:

www.envirocentre.co.uk

A Code Of Practice For Community Design: Resource Sustainable CommunitiesFunded by:

• Biffaward

• ICE

Supported and developed through Forward Scotland

Funded by:

• Biffaward

• ICE

Supported and developed through Forward Scotland

Steering Group:

ICE, RTPI, Environment Agency, Forward Scotland, CIRIA, Biffaward, Fauber Mansell

Definitions

1. A “Community” is defined as :… a collection of residential, commercial, recreational, industrial etc buildings where waste is produced through both the development or redevelopment phase (for example involving demolition) as well as in the operational phase.

2. A “Resource Sustainable Community” is defined as : … a community where the management of waste and physical resource is given a “satisfactory” or higher score, using a number of criteria related to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on sustainability.

Definitions

1. A “Community” is defined as :… a collection of residential, commercial, recreational, industrial etc buildings where waste is produced through both the development or redevelopment phase (for example involving demolition) as well as in the operational phase.

2. A “Resource Sustainable Community” is defined as : … a community where the management of waste and physical resource is given a “satisfactory” or higher score, using a number of criteria related to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on sustainability.

Intermodal Transport of Wastes & Recyclables for England & WalesFunded by:- Biffaward- DEFRA- Institution of Civil Engineers- LaFarge- British Waterways - Highways Agency

Client: National Centre for Business and Sustainability (Environmental Body)

‘History’ & Development of Project

EnviroCentre/SNW: ‘An Integrated Waste Transport Study of the Mersey Belt Region’

British Waterways: ‘Proposed Study into the role Waterways can play in Sustainable Transport of Waste and Recyclables in England and Wales’

An Integrated Project

To demonstrate:

Environmental and economic benefits of a multi-modal mass balance approach to the transport of waste and recyclable materials’

To demonstrate:

Environmental and economic benefits of a multi-modal mass balance approach to the transport of waste and recyclable materials’

Recognising:

The UK - a revolution in waste management practices needed over the next 10-15 years

An Integrated Waste Management Infrastructure for England and Wales must effectively be built from ‘scratch’

Recognising:

The UK - a revolution in waste management practices needed over the next 10-15 years

An Integrated Waste Management Infrastructure for England and Wales must effectively be built from ‘scratch’

The Challenges and OpportunitiesThe opportunity to plan strategically for:

•The mix of facilities required in terms of type and scale

•Potential locations for these facilities (Regional Specialisation, Environmental Clusters, Industrial Symbiosis)

•The movement of materials between these facilities (Intermodal Transport)

Strategic Vision

An Integrated National Network of Strategic Resource Recovery Facilities, incorporating the principles of:

• Regional Nodes;

• Environmental Clusters;

• Industrial Ecology and Industrial Symbiosis, and;

• Integrated Multi-Modal Transport.

Nicky Chambers

DirectorBest Foot Forward

Best Foot ForwardBringing sustainability down to earth

Scotland’s Footprint - Objectives

• Quantify and catalogue resources consumed by Scotland and Scottish residents – the RFA

• Calculate the ecological footprint of Scottish residents and compare with other regions – the EFA

• Estimate ecological sustainability• Quantify ecological sustainability of a range of

scenarios• Assess availability and quality of data required for

this sort of analysis

Resource flow analysis

• Scotland’s economy consumed 147 million tonnes materials, products and fuels, of which:

• 51 million raw materials • 60 million raw fuels• 21.5 million products• 13.5 million fuel products

• Produced 61 million tonnes CO2• Produced nearly 15 million tonnes

waste• Travelled 67 billion passenger-km• Consumed 2.7 billion litres of

water

Ecological footprint analysis

Comparing Scotland

Comparing Scottish Cities

• Ecological Footprint of Scottish Residents was 5.35 gha per capita

• Global earthshare for 2001 was 1.9 gha per capita • If every person in the world consumed resources

at this rate we would need 1.8 extra planets.• Scotland’s biocapacity is 4.52 gha so consumption

is also exceeding the means of Scotland’s national boundaries.

Sustainability assessments

Improvement scenarios

• By component– Household waste by production and management method

– Household energy use by consumption and source

– Personal transport by distance and mode

– Water use by demand and source

• Variety of scenarios – business as usual, existing policy targets, technical feasibility and…

• One planet lifestyles– What sort of lifestyles could we have within the average

earthshare

Scenarios – Domestic Waste

Scenarios - Transport

Scenarios – Household energy

Data and methodology

• Data is sufficient to indicate that Scotland lifestyles are not currently ecologically sustainable.

• Better data => consistent application and more detailed analyses

• Sensitivity analyses would be possible given confidence limits of source data.

Conclusions

• Scotland’s Footprint demonstrates the value of quantification – as motivator for action – for evidence based policy making– to assist in planning, assessing and monitoring our

progress towards sustainability

• Where to next?– Better publicly available datasets – materials and waste– Standardisation of terminology and methodology– Widespread application

www.scotlands-footprint.com

• Free downloadable copy of the report

• Data spreadsheets

• Scottish Lifestyle calculator

Dr Richard Dixon

One Planet Living?One Planet Living?

Head of PolicyWWF Scotland

WWF’s mission

To stop the degradation of the planet’s natural resources and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by

• Conserving the world’s biological diversity• Ensuring that the use of renewable resources is

sustainable• Promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful

consumption

Heading for Trouble

World Ecological Footprints

United States - 9.7

Scotland - 5.35

India - 0.77

Fair Share - 1.9

Venus

• similar size to Earth• Christmas every day • run-away greenhouse

effect• average temp. 470ºC• 90 atmospheres• clouds of sulphuric

acid• crushed, boiled and

dissolved

Mars

• rather smaller than Earth

• gravity about 1/3rd

Earth’s• average temp. -40ºC• less than 1/100

th of an atmosphere, mostly CO2

• Martians not friendly

Stuck with this one

• nice temperature• sensible gravity• plenty to eat• bit messed up

From knowledge to action

Policy level• Use the scenarios in policy-making• Adopt a footprint indicator

On the ground• Angus Council• Inverness Footprint• WWF project

WWF’s work with local authorities

3 year project working with

with funding from

Scottish ExecutiveScottish Environment Protection AgencyScottish Natural HeritageScottish Power

WWF’s work with local authorities

• project officers based in North Lanarkshire and the North East

• input to Council decision making• local projects on waste, food, transport, energy• a module for Eco-Schools on footprint

• full set of footprint calculations for the UK’s regions

John Graham

Head of the Scottish ExecutiveEnvironment and Rural Affairs

Department

Questions & Answers

PanelRichard Smith: Viridis

Peter Jones: Biffa

George Fleming: ICE/EnviroCentre

David Hay: EnviroCentre

Richard Dixon: WWF Scotland

John Graham: Scottish Executive

Nicky Chambers: Best Foot Forward

Polly Griffiths: TRL/Viridis

Thank you to … The funders: The advisory group:

Best Foot ForwardBringing sustainability down to earth

For the venue & assistance: