Waste Aware North East County Durham Waste Awareness – Working in Partnership Vicki Burrell Durham 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 – 741kg 2009/10 – 684kg 2010/11 – 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 ( ) Dedicated canvassing team of 8 recycling assistants used for: Survey work & monitoring Roadshows Door stepping Educational Visits

Kerb-it Campaign ( )

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: