Recycling Action Yorkshire OUTLINE Overview of RAY

Recycling Action Yorkshire

OUTLINE Overview of RAY Recycling in Yorkshire and Humber Sector response to current opportunities RAY programme of support Sustainable Procurement

RAY - Aims • To create sustainable regional markets for recycled materials • To maximise the regional Economic, Social & Environmental benefits of increased recycling

RAY - Targets GHG Reductions Tonnes Recycled Jobs – created/secured Private Sector Investment Businesses supported 2½ Year Programme £ 1. 5 m funding

RAY - Structure Future Energy Yorkshire Recycling Action Yorkshire A centre of excellence for the development of regional energy systems and technology A centre of excellence for the development of regional markets for recycled materials

WASTE PERFORMANCE Defra & RAY

WASTE PERFORMANCE EA SWMA 2002/03 *Over 80% Coal mining and Steel production waste **Mainly in Humber region

WASTE PERFORMANCE Landfilled in 2005 in Y&H Paper and card Plastic film Rigid plastics Kitchen waste Glass Metals (Fe) Wood WEEE 517, 000 tonnes 133, 000 94, 000 263, 000 (125, 000 compostable) 92, 000 90, 000 58, 700 19, 500 Commercial and industrial waste in the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly and the Environment Agency - April 2005

WASTE PERFORMANCE • Landfill escalator = £ 3 per year min • Disposal = 10% of true cost of waste • Waste cost is typically 4% of business turn over Source: AEAT Source: Biffa Peter Jones

GROWTH SECTOR UK “environmental” sector annual turnover 2003 £ 12 bn 2018 £ 25 bn • £ 5. 7 bn investment needed in reprocessing capacity • £ 1. 5 bn from SME’s Waste & Resources Action Programme 2005

SECTOR RESPONSE 2001 to 2003 Growth = 20%* EIU (DTI/Defra) 2004

SECTOR RESPONSE 8% of Businesses are less than 2 years old Low levels of investment, enterprise and innovation Environmental Technology Industries in Y&H Mapping Study - February 2005 Y&H Average 25% Businesses less than 2 years old (YF Enterprise CBI research F O’Riley)

SECTOR RESPONSE Are Recycling businesses within Y&H responding to the economic opportunity? Lost opportunity for Economic Social Environmental progress Additional efforts are required to kick start the market response

RAY - Programme Organics Collection Processing Capacity Plastic Glass Paper Construction Manufacture P R O C U Procurement R E M E BUY N RECYCLED T

RAY - Programme

Green Business Network Market for mixed plastics

Green Business Network Market for mixed plastics New higher value product

Green Business Network Market for mixed plastics New higher value product Reduced product development risk

YORK HANDMADE BRICKS Reduced energy Increased productivity Greater frost resistance

YORK HANDMADE BRICKS Reduced energy Increased productivity Greater frost resistance Compressive strength Cost neutral Access to “green” contracts

DIRECT MAGAZINE 70, 000 House Holds 100% recycled paper Save £ 7, 000 Reputation protection “Exemplar” procurement team HM PRISON SERVICE

SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT Buy Recycled

DRIVERS Buy Recycled

DRIVERS National Procurement Strategy Oct 2003 DCLG Regional Centres of Procurement Excellence Policy Drivers Sustainable Procurement Task Force Buy Recycled March 2005 Sustainable Procurement –Action Plan June 2006 Support Package Benefits

DRIVERS Better Business Financial Policy Drivers Buy Recycled Support Package Benefits Stimulate & sustain markets Environmental

DRIVERS Policy Drivers Buy Recycled Better Businesses Support Hands on Support. Reference Recycled Product Guide Package Folder Monitoring Tool

DRIVERS Policy Drivers Buy Recycled Support Package Better Businesses

WHERE ARE WE NOW? Recycling Paper Buying Recycled Paper Procurement Policy & Recycling Many Materials Procurement of recycled content paper Measuring Waste & Recycling & Setting Recycling Targets Measuring Recycled Content Procurement & Setting Recycled Content Targets 4%

BUY RECYCLED…. Yorkshire and Humber “Buy Recycled” • ‘Gateway to Action’ • Increase procurement of RCP’s • Support and stimulate markets • Gather data on procurement habits • Reduce environmental impact

BUY RECYCLED…. Buy Recycled “Hands On” Support Partners Tools Commitment to Procure WRAP Projects

HANDS ON SUPPORT…. Baseline Action plan Delivery

HANDS ON SUPPORT…. Buy Recycled Guide Recycled Product Search Baseline Action plan Delivery Training Monitoring Tool

COMMITMENT…. Organics Commitment Glass to to Procure Paper Procure Plastic Construction

NEXT STEPS…. • Regional Procurement Network • “Hands On” Support Delivery • Get Commitments & Set Targets “Buy Recycled The Northern Way? ” Your Thoughts?

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