A Review of BCC’s Municipal Waste Management Strategy 2006 – 2026
Municipal Waste Management Strategy 2006 - 2026 n n n Approved by City Council in 2006 To be reviewed in 2011/12 (and 2016/17) No prescribed review format Transport, Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee Proposed wider consultation through the BEP and Sustainability Forum.
Overview – Household Waste Collection 420, 000 households n Weekly collections of residual waste n Fortnightly collections of paper n Fortnightly collections of multi-materials n Fortnightly collections of green waste n
Overview – Other Collections n n n n 5 Household Recycling Centres 400 Bring Sites 100, 000 Bulky Waste Collections 220, 000 Special Street Collections Charitable Waste Inputs Street Cleaning / Litterbins Fly-Tipping (illegal dumping)
Overview – Waste Arisings and Disposal 2011 Total municipal waste is around 500, 000 tonnes per annum. Of this: n 350, 000 tonnes to Energy from Waste n 120, 000 tonnes recycled/composted n 30, 000 tonnes landfilled. n
Strategy – Recycling Targets n n n 2006 – Recycling / Composting rate of 17% Strategy target – to double recycling / composting within 5 years (34% by 2011/12) Strategy target – to achieve a 40% recycling / composting rate by the end of the Strategy period (2026).
Recycling Performance n n 2010/11 – 32% Recycling and Composting. July 2011 – 34% Around average for Core Cities Target on course to being achieved
Waste Minimisation – Strategy Targets n n 2006 – 560, 000 tonnes of municipal waste. Growth in waste stream estimated at 2% per year, decreasing over Strategy term. Target – aim to be better than average by reducing household waste relative to the average Authority. Target – aim to be better than average for Metropolitan Authorities for household waste arisings.
Waste Minimisation Performance n n n 2011/12 – estimated 500, 000 tonnes of municipal waste. 2010/11 703 kg of residual waste per household. BCC target 2011/12 = 690 kg per household Metropolitan Cities average (2009/10) = 628 kg per household Target off course
Treatment and Disposal – Strategy Targets n n n Waste Disposal Contract to 2019 Energy from Waste Plant 350, 000 tonnes per annum capacity Landfill tax - £ 56/tonne and rising by £ 8/tonne per year. Target – to be consistently among the best performers in England for minimising waste sent to landfill.
Treatment and Disposal – Performance n n 2004/05 – Birmingham landfilled 24% of municipal waste. 2010/11 – just 10. 38% landfilled. 2012 – currently around 4%. Target exceeded.
Legislative Change National Waste Strategy for England 2007. n Revised European Waste Framework Directive. n House of Commons Select Committee report (January 2010) n Waste Strategy Review 2011 n
Summary n Achieving on Recycling / Composting targets n Not achieving on waste reduction n Exceeding on reducing landfill n Significant legislative challenges. n Budget savings
Will what we currently do get us to where we want to be? Kevin Mitchell Assistant Director Fleet and Waste Management
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