1. The catalytic route to zero waste
Dr Chindarat Taylor
Director, Pathway To Zero Waste
ZeroWIN Vision Conference, 6 July 2010

2. What is PTZW? A partnership – three founding partners: Other partners:
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
The Government Office for the South East (GOSE)
Improvement and Efficiency South East (IESE)
National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP)
South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE)
EnviroBusiness

3. Delivering new infrastructure is the priority
Our aim
To deliver a mindset change from:
Focus is on three major waste streams:
 construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E)
 food
 wood
Delivering new infrastructure is the priority

4. Construction, demolition and excavation waste the initial focus
And with good reason…
40%
of all waste sent to landfill in South East England is CD&E waste

5. The true cost of waste
£1m skip hire
£8.3m materials cost
£0.7m labour

6. Leading the way

7. How we operate
Customer focus
Result focus
Commercial focus

8. Holistic approach

9. Creating demand Use procurement as a lever for change
Use planning process to improve reuse and recycling on local authority and other build programmes
Designing out waste

10. Market development
Improving mechanisms for buying and selling reclaimed and recycled products

11. Infrastructure
Driving partnership working between public and private sectors
Brokering deals to accelerate progress
Heatmap
Model business case

12. Legislation and policy
Quality protocols
Tackling waste crime to create a level playing field
Influencing legislation and policies
Site Waste Management Plan improvement programme

13. Data management
Gathering information on waste types, sources, volumes and disposal methods and locations – to drive investment decisions
Trialling online duty of care waste transfer notes

14. Sharing best practice Identifying, supporting and promoting excellence
Using site waste management plans to drive improvements

15. Making it happen Transformation: Catalytic Approach
Brokering Quick Wins
Build-up Momentum
Transformation:

16. Delivering results 160,000 tonnes diverted in first year of operation
Year two target 470,000 tonnes with associated benefits of:
 14,632 CO2 avoided
 180,100 tonnes virgin
material saved
Catalytic programme forecast to divert additional 1.4m tonnes

17. Catalytic route to zero waste
Right mindset – winning attitude
Holistic approach
Drive through the supply chain
Step change & innovation
Teamwork between public and private sector