1. Recycling Action Yorkshire

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

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

4. 2½ Year Programme £1.5m funding RAY - Targets GHG Reductions Jobs – created/secured Businesses supported Tonnes Recycled Private Sector Investment

5. 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

6. Defra & RAY WASTE PERFORMANCE

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

8. WASTE PERFORMANCE Landfilled in 2005 in Y&H Paper and card517,000 tonnes Plastic film 133,000 Rigid plastics 94,000 Kitchen waste 263,000 (125,000 compostable) Glass 92,000 Metals (Fe) 90,000 Wood 58,700 WEEE 19,500 Commercial and industrial waste in the Yorkshire and Humber Region Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly and the Environment Agency - April 2005

9. 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

10. UK “environmental” sector annual turnover 2003 2018 £12 bn £25 bn £5.7 bn investment needed in reprocessing capacity £1.5 bn from SME’s Waste & Resources Action Programme 2005 GROWTH SECTOR

11. 2001 to 2003 Growth = 20%* EIU (DTI/Defra) 2004 SECTOR RESPONSE

12. 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)

13. 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

14. Manufacture Procurement Processing Capacity Collection PROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT Plastic Organics Glass Paper Construction BUY RECYCLED RAY - Programme

16. Green Business Network Market for mixed plastics

17. Green Business Network Market for mixed plastics New higher value product

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

19. YORK HANDMADE BRICKS Reduced energy Increased productivity Greater frost resistance

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

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

22. SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT Buy Recycled

23. DRIVERS Buy Recycled

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

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

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

27. Policy Drivers Support Package Better Businesses DRIVERS Buy Recycled

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

29. 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

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

31. HANDS ON SUPPORT…. DeliveryAction planBaseline

32. HANDS ON SUPPORT…. Action planBaseline Buy Recycled Guide Recycled Product Search Training Monitoring Tool Delivery

33. Commitment to Procure Plastic Organics Glass Commitment to Procure PaperConstruction COMMITMENT….

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

35. Recycling Action Yorkshire