Waste and Recycling Community Engagement

Peter Blenard

Waste and Recycling Community Engagement Officer – East Cornwall

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Waste Management at Cornwall Council

Integrated Waste

Management

• Waste disposal contract (CERC, MRF, RTS)

• HWRC management

• Closed landfills

Waste and Environmental

Contracts

• Collection Services (household waste/ recycling, garden, bulky, clinical)

• Street and beach cleansing including litter

• New contract

Community Engagement

Team

• Increase recycling rates whilst reducing waste arising

• Support communities in waste reduction projects

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Waste and Reycling Community Engagement

Esther O’Bearagh Waste & Recycling

Community Engagement Team Leader

Peter Blenard Waste and Recycling

Community Support Officer (East)

Rachael Reid Waste and Recycling

Community Support Officer (Mid)

Richard Haycock Waste and Recycling

Community Support Officer (West)

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So the hard facts

• In 2017/2018 the Council disposed of 267,366 tonnes of municipal waste.

• That’s 975kg per household.

• It costs about £205 per household to provide waste and recycling collection and disposal, this includes street and beach cleansing, HWRC’s, operating the CERC and providing bring bank network

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Where did your bin bags go?

Until very recently waste that wasn’t recycled or composted went to landfill.

120 lorries a day

Connon Bridge landfill closed in 2018 now all waste goes to the EfW plant

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Disposing of your waste at Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre

• 240, 000 tonnes of residual waste per year

• Operating 8,000 hours per year

• 20 MW of electricity exported to grid powering 21,000 homes per year

• On-site bottom ash recycling for 65,000 tonnes of ash produced

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Happier facts

• We currently recycle and compost 34.9% of our household waste.

• Kerbside recycling average for Cornwall: 25% In the areas that the CNP cover ranges from 26.76% to 32.15%.

• Due to our kerbside separation systems we recycle 99.5% of the material we collect.

• The 13 (+1) Household Waste and Recycling Centres recycle around 60% of the waste they receive.

• All of the material we collect for recycling is reprocessed in the UK or Europe.

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2.01% Recyclable

Metals

43.1% RESIDUAL WASTE

1.47% Plastic

bottles,

tubs, pots

and trays

4.91% Recyclable

Paper

3.37% Recyclable

Cardboard

3.82% Recyclable

Textiles

3.47% Glass

bottles and

Jars

2.70% Green

Waste

35.15% Food Waste

21.75% Recyclable material

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Current recycling service

• 1 box & 3 bags for recycling

• Black bag for general waste

• Garden waste subscription available

Fortnightly Weekly

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New recycling service

Glass

Paper, Card, Plastic and Cans

Food

48% Kerbside recycling

rate

Fortnightly Weekly

13.2kg fortnight

3.7kg week

1.5kg week

Garden waste subscription service unchanged

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Fortnightly collection on the alternate week to your recycling collection What can I put in the garden waste collection?

o Grass cuttings o Leaves or organic sweepings o Tree, shrub and rose prunings o Branches (up to 30cm long and 2.5cm diameter) o Cut flowers o Weeds o Windfall

Garden Waste Collection

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Service cost

Bin or bag options One-off purchase price

240 litre bin holds the equivalent of four garden waste sacks £18.05

140 litre bin holds the equivalent of two garden waste sacks £15.16

70 litre reusable garden waste bag with velcro flap £3.50

2019/20 140 litre bin

240 litre bin

Garden waste bag

1 year (online including discount) £24.75 £38.75 £19.75

2 year (online including discount) £47.50 £72.50 £38.50

1 year (not online - no discount) £27.50 £41.25 £21.75

2 year (not online - no discount) £53.00 £80.50 £42.00

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Sites at Bodmin, Fraddon, Hayle and Plymouth

Photos credit:

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Benefits to customer instead of transporting waste to a Household Waste Recycling Centre

• Convenience

• No longer need to take your waste to HWRC

• Cost saving

• Reduced travel cost

• Environmental

• Less vehicle movements

• To sign up to the garden waste collection scheme visit www.cornwall.gov.uk/gardenwaste

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Did you know?

• Drinks cartons at 7 HWRC’s in Cornwall

• Textiles on the kerbside – 2.4% capture rate

• Black plastic problem

• Yogurt pots

• Compost bin offers

• Householders responsibility

• Seagull proof bags

• Different services for different accommodation types

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Any Questions?

www.cornwall.gov.uk/recyclingteam