1. Transport & Telecommunications Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee Phil Jepps, Contract Manager North Yorkshire 03 February 2010

2. Agenda Introduction to recycling Progress in 2009 Outlook for 2010 Sustainability and carbon footprint

3. Why highways North Yorkshire Need to Continuously Improve Recycling Performance Comply with statutory requirements of the Climate Change, Planning and Energy Acts 2008 Meet the objectives of the TTSOSC Roads to Re-use & Recycling Report Jan 2006 Can improve sustainability reducing use of valuable virgin materials and reduce the kilometres travelled leading materials Assists in reducing carbon footprint Balfour Beatty 2020 vision which provides goals to improve our environmental performance. Major targets set for 2012 within the vision Reduce costs, maximise budgets

4. The Strategic Importance of Recycling NYCCBalfour Beatty Sustainable Community Strategy for North Yorkshire 2008/18 2020 Vision North Yorkshire Contract Plan 2009 Sustainability Vision Local Transport Strategy“Minimising the impact of our operations on the environment” H&T Service Plan T&TSOSC BBW NY Business Plan Recycling Manager In-houseSupply Chain

5. Meeting our Customers Objectives TTSOSC - RecommendationsBalfour Beatty 2020 Vision Recommendation 1 That the Innovations Group of Highways North Yorkshire present technical reports on an annual basis to the Transport and Telecommunications Overview and Scrutiny Committee Implement innovative solutions and industry leading practices to minimise waste over the project life cycle Recommendation 3 The Transport and Telecommunications Overview and Scrutiny Committee to monitor performance indicators specifically associated with re-use and recycling: % of recycled materials used in highways maintenance % of Highway waste disposal to landfill Monitor waste monthly across our facilities, sites and projects under our control Recommendation 4 That the County Council look to specifically include opportunities for the use of recycled and secondary materials in contacts for highway works through specification We embed zero waste thinking in all respects of our operations and supply chain

6. We have already increased the use of Recycled Materials Introduced new construction techniques and on site recycling opportunities Utilise in house recycling facilities such as Towton Utilise third party recycling opportunities

7. TTSOSC Review and Target Data SourceYearRecycled Recycled In- Highway Baseline TTSOSC Report 200459%52% Matter Tracker200870%67% Matter Tracker / ERP check 200980%58%

8. Re-use In order to reduce the cost of supplying new products, some materials will be taken up on site and re-used. Stone paving slabs Cobbles and setts Traffic signs and posts Drain covers Concrete kerbs

9. Highways North Yorkshire Recycling Centres LocationPresent PositionBenefitsRemarks Towton (South) Crush and screen summer 2009 1200 tonnes of Type 1 sub-base Utilised on Schemes in Area Materials produced at a reduced rate – saving £2400 Blackman Plantation (North) Still awaiting local scheme.Past programmes have identified need. NYCC considering sale of facility. Third Party Sites (East) Operational in Malton, Scarborough and Teesport. Utilised on local schemes offering reduced rates. Return loads are possible from all facilities depending on nature of the works. Excavated material being recycled. 790 tonnes of concrete street lighting columns recycled in the east at Whitewall Quarry. 600 tonnes of recycled sub base supplied. West of County Agreed site at Skipton Rock Quarry with our partners Tarmac. Utilising a site in Harrogate through eastern supply chain for street lighting. Past programmes have identified need. Tarmac Skipton Rock Quarry subject to planning 2010. 600 tonnes of columns to be recycled in the Harrogate Area 09/10.

10. BBIS Recycling Business Plan Progress in 2009 Objectives / Targets 100% Recycling Landfill reduced again now 86% of excavations by weight not going to landfill Zero Waste to Landfill Planings Used in New Surfacing Commercial Advantage to NYCC Maximised Tipping of hard material reduced to less than £1.00 in East and South of County Balfour Beatty/TRL to undertake trials with “Re- Heat Asphalt” utilising planings in 2010. Laboratory test successful. Potential trial sites in North Yorkshire identified 1200 tonnes of recycled Type 1 and 200 tonnes of single size drainage material produced at Towton in 2009 104 tonnes of stone cobbles recycled 49,000 m 2 of surface dressing completed with recycled chippings, saving £17,000

11. New Initiatives for 2010 Increase the range of recycled/low carbon products. Continued re-cycling of surface dressing chippings Velocity patching Re-Heat Asphalt Working with our supply chain e.g. Roadstone Recyling, Route 1 Recycled rubber kerbs Increase use of road planings Energy efficient tower lights Energy efficient vehicles

12. New Initiatives for 2010 Maximise benefits to highways North Yorkshire by balancing: Financial savings Investment Competitive edge Maximising budget spend Meeting the targets imposed by new legislation

13. Sustainability – What Does it mean Sustainability is an attempt to merge ecology and economy into one system. Sustainability means creating an economic system that provides for quality of life while renewing the environment and its resources. A sustainable community is one that resembles a living system where all of the resources (human, natural and economic) are renewed and in balance for perpetuity. Sustainability means taking the long-term view of how our actions effect future generations and making sure we don't deplete resources or cause pollution at rates faster than the earth is able to renew them.

14. Our Approach A Balanced approach

15. We have a Common Aim with our Clients Adaptation - Keep the Networks we manage Robust in Extreme weather conditions Mitigation - Reduce our emissions in both embedded and operational terms Recycle - Minimise our impact on the environment - Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle. Community Integration -Be active in the communities we serve.

16. BBIS Action Plan Develop Energy Saving Plans for Operations and reduce operations carbon footprint. Focussed at Clients & our own Operations Approach and Work with Clients develop Joint Resilience and Adaptation Plans Focussed at Clients & our own Operations Approach and Work with Clients to maximise opportunities to recycle more and use more recycled products. Focussed at Clients & our own Operations Approach and Work with Clients to maximise opportunities to engage with Community Focussed at Clients & our own Operations Approach and work with clients and Contract teams to maximise opportunities for Innovation Focussed at Clients & our own Operations

17. Dry Stone Aggregates 300 tonnes of road planings have been utilised in Area 4 at Sands Lane, Wintringham, as sub-base. Along with 600 tonnes of recycled sub base from Whitewall Quarry. Wagons travelled full both ways from site. Leading sandy excavation to the quarry restoration and returning with sub base. This equates to a reduction of approximately 1470 lorry kilometres. To date 2,200 tonnes Type 1 at Towton and 750 tonnes Type 1 at Whitewall Quarry have been recycled, saving the import of 2,950 tonnes of virgin rock. hNY Contribution to Sustainability

18. Area 6B6451 Menwith Hill - 660 m2 Area 7Craven Garth, Beal - 820m2 Copley Lane, Sherburn - 1100m2 Tower View, Carlton - 730 m2 Craven Garth, Beal - 820 m2 Area 2A19 Thircon R/B to - 2,300 m2 Mile House This in-situ recycling process has reduced potential hNY tipping by approximately 5992 tonnes. With a standard fleet of 10t lorries this equates to 600 loads. Assuming an average journey of 25km per load one way, transport time and fuel is reduced by 30,000 lorry kilometres.

19. Carbon Footprint

20. Carbon & Energy Saving Measures that are being introduced Ensure vehicles have ignitions switched off when not in use ( accepting that TM requirements require our beacons to be on when working in the highway) This functionality could be afforded by installation of a small power pack that allows beacons to function without the vehicle engine to be running. Jointly review planning of works so reducing the associated trips to site on an ad hoc basis. Maximise the use of recycling facilities locally to reduce own vehicle trips as appropriate. Review the use of a mobile gulley treatment station if we are responsible for the gulley cleansing service emissions. (this will reduce substantially waste costs and trip emissions) Review the trips undertaken by Gangs for Maximum trip efficiency, and here of course Job Order description is an important factor.

21. Value Added to hNY Completed Appointed Recycling Manager Set up recycling centres as individual operations Engaged supply chain Measure recycled content of excavations Used knowledge and experience from Balfour Beatty group Identifying market leading initiatives Reduced the quantity of excavated material subject to landfill tax Increased the quantity of recycled material being re-used Gully waste recycled – no Landfill Tax The Future Trial “Re Heat” asphalt Detailed feasibility study of owning part of the supply chain Measure the recycled content of all key products purchased Continue engaging supply chain Continue building knowledge and experience of sustainability Potential mobile recycling of all gully waste. Waste Strategy Plan Source more sustainable engineering solutions.

22. Thank You Any Questions?