Waste Aware North EastCounty Durham Waste Awareness –

Working in Partnership

Vicki BurrellDurham County Council

Geographical Position

Waste Management in County Durham

• County Council – Waste Disposal Authority

• 7 District/Borough Councils – Waste Collection Authorities

• From April 2009 both will be delivered by a single Unitary Authority – the new Durham County Council (workstream established to ensure a smooth transition)

• Collection service will be delivered across 3 areas

County Durham• Households – 230,000

approximately

• Population – 500,700

• Household waste – 260,000 tonnes

• Reuse, Recycling & Composting rate currently 30%

County Durham Waste Partnership

• County Durham Waste Partnership between DCC, 7 District and Borough Councils, Premier Waste Management and The Environment Agency

• Set up in 2001 – three major terms of reference:– achieve integration of waste collection & disposal– provide best value & achieve Government targets– keep strategy under review & monitor performance

• To help deliver the sub-group called County Durham Waste Awareness Partnership

Waste Strategy 2007

National Strategy

• The Waste Strategy for England 2007

• Key aims

• Key objectives

• National targets

• Vision for local authorities

• The Environmental Rationale

The Waste Hierarchy

Waste Targets for County Durham

• 2008/9 – 35% - reuse, recycling & composting• 2009/10 – 40%- reuse, recycling & composting• 2010/11 – 41% - reuse, recycling & composting

• Residual household waste per household:2008/9 – 741kg2009/10 – 684kg2010/11 – 673kg

• These are a reflection of the LAA targets for the County which are agreed via GONE

Funding

• £30,000 allocated to Countywide waste awareness projects – potential for more funding as part of a unitary authority.

• Successful in obtaining WRAP funding for the following campaigns.– Waste SMART - £450,000 (18mths)– Kerb-it - £250,000 (12mths)– Love Food Hate Waste - £110,000 (6mths)

Waste SMART (2004-2006)

Dedicated canvassing team of 8

recycling assistants used for:

• Survey work & monitoring• Roadshows• Door stepping • Educational Visits

Kerb-it Campaign (2007-2008)

Love Food Hate Waste (Nov 2008 – March 2009)

County Durham Waste Partnership Initiatives

• Home composting – 35,000 on WRAP scheme

- Currently developing Master Composting scheme across County Durham

• County Durham Furniture Forum

- Reuse credit

- Recycling credit • Love Food Hate Waste• Real Nappies – Countywide promotion• SMART shopping / bag campaigns• Junk mail

Barriers

• 8 Councils• 8 Logos• 8 Management Teams• 8 Political Agendas• Resources

Logos adopted by the Partnership

Future for Waste Awareness In County Durham

• New Unitary Authority• Group of Officers working together• Hopefully additional resources – staff and funding• Currently working with WRAP to produce a County

Durham Waste Reduction Strategy• Monitoring! – every 2,600 tonnes of household waste

diversion = 1% on the County’s reuse, recycling and composting rate x £65 per tonne = invest to save!

Questions?

For further information contact:

Mrs Vicki Burrell

Waste Strategy, Projects & Waste Reduction Team Leader

Tel: 0191 3835691

Email: victoria.burrell@durham.gov.uk