1. Waste Management and Recycling in the Cookstown District Council area

2. Three Bin Collection System BROWN BLUE BLACK

4. Materials/Items unsuitable for Blue Bin

6. Materials/Items unsuitable for Brown Bin

7. What can I put in my Black bin? All “DIRTY” Waste Tissues Dirty hand towels Bubble wrap Polystyrene Plastic bags Crisp packets

8. What happens to Blue Bin Waste? Bin collected from household and taken to transfer station at Magheraglass

9. Sent from transfer station to Recyco, Mountfield Omagh for processing Council receive breakdown of composition of blue bin materials which contribute to councils household recycling rate What happens to Blue Bin Waste?

10. What happens to Brown Bin Waste? Bin collected from household and taken to transfer station at Magheraglass

11. What happens to Brown Bin Waste? Sent from transfer station to NWP, Keady for composting Council receive breakdown of composition of brown bin materials which contribute to councils household recycling/composting rate

12. What happens to Black Bin waste? Bin collected from household and taken to Magheraglass Landfill Site for disposal Least preferred option due to costly waste disposal fees and limits on landfill allowance; £50 gate fee plus £72 Landfill Tax NILAS Allowance Scheme

13. Magheraglass Landfill Site

15. Electricity Generation Electric Generation Units Flare

16. Other Recycling Facilities Cookstown Civic Amenity Site (CAS/HWRC)

17. Other Recycling Facilities Moneymore Civic Amenity Site (CAS/HWRC)

18. Other Recycling Facilities Recycling points/Bring Sites

19. Waste & Recycling Targets

20. 2012/13 Recycling Rate – 20.56% 2012/13 Composting Rate – 20.84% 2012/13 Combined Recycling/Composting rate – 41.41% 2010 Target – 35% 2020 Target – 50% (likely to be increased to 60%) 2012/13 Total Household Waste Arisings – 16,891.77 Tonnes 2012/13 NILAS Allowance 2012/13 – 6,440 Tonnes used 5,887 Tonnes (91%)

21. Future Plans Plans to increase coverage of Brown Bins within the District Kitchen Caddys to be distributed to householders Additional materials to be included in Blue Bins – Small WEEE Textiles Plastic Film Dense Plastic Magheraglass Landfill Site to close (2015/16) and RWTC to be put in place

22. Any Questions? Karen Brown Operational Services Department Cookstown District Council