1. Delivering source separation in an urban environment Brussels - 29 th January 2016 John Bland (Treasurer and Deputy Clerk)

2. Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority Nine Collection Authorities 2.6 million population 1 million households 50% Detached/Semi 17% Flats 33% Terraced properties 1.1 million tonnes p.a. of municipal waste

3. The Partnership Behavioural Solution Technical Solution What do we do – Achieving ‘Zero Waste’ Reduce Reuse Recycle/Compost Energy Recovery Disposal Technical Behavioural

4. Our Aim (by 2017/18) Greater Manchester’s Solution 50% Recycling (to 60% by 2025) 75% Guaranteed landfill diversion (currently 82%, but aspiration to 90%+) Green Energy Targets AD, 15,000 MWh TRF, 48,000 MWh TPS, 424,000 MWh plus 64 t hr steam Achievements to 2014/15 Recycling rate 41% (overall) Landfill diversion 75%

5. Source Separation Recycling at the Kerbside Recycling at HWRC bring facilities

6. Integrated Process

7. Source Separation Scale The Statistics Total Waste – 1.1 Million tonnes Waste Kerbside Collection of recyclables – 90K tonnes paper/card – 90K tonnes mixed recyclables – 170K tonnes garden/food waste Household Waste Recycling Centres – 68K dry recyclables – 18K Garden waste – 46K Rubble – 85% diversion from landfill

8. Potential at the Kerbside

9. Sorting at the MRF

10. Sampling Regulations Aluminium Year 1 (Oct to Sept) Industry Contamination Limit

11. Sampling Regulations PET Year 1 (Oct to Sept) Industry Contamination Limit

12. Residual Waste 5 MBT plants (4 with AD) – Upto 500k tonnes capacity – Currently 420k tpa input and around 275K Solid recovered fuel output – Minimum landfill residues Ineos Chlor – Refined SRF (low and high CV) – Electricity and steam – 325K reserved capacity Bolton TRF – 90K capacity – Electricity only

13. Transport RDF transported to Runcorn by rail, equivalent to 16,000 HGV journeys

14. Communications What they need to do?

15. Communications Why they need to do it?

16. Markets

17. Why 50% Recycling Markets (particular plastics) Cost of food waste (optimal system is costly, biobags, indoor caddies etc.) Property type – flats and terraced houses lack storage space and ownership Demographics – Transient populations, poor areas with more important issues, language Participation and recognition – e.g. 80% participate and with 80% accuracy equals potential to recycle 65%

18. Separate collection very much work in progress Our 3 point plan 1.“tell them” - communicate and engage in a targeted way with our citizens 2.“stop and think” – by restricting the residual bin capacity (c 70 litres a week) 3.“recycling is a social norm” – targeted and proportionate enforcement

19. www.gmwda.gov.uk www.recycleforgreatermanchester.com Thank You For further information john.bland@gmwda.gov.uk john.bland@gmwda.gov.uk