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David Stowe TEG Environmental Food waste Collection. TEG get Food wastes from …. Councils e.g. Bridgend, Calderdale , Chorley , Essex, Gwynedd, Manchester, Oldham , Pendle, Perth & Kinross, Preston , Sefton , Sefton , South Ribble , Swansea…. Food producers e.g. Heinz
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David Stowe TEG Environmental Food waste Collection
TEG get Food wastes from …. • Councils e.g. • Bridgend, Calderdale, Chorley, Essex, Gwynedd, Manchester, Oldham, Pendle, Perth & Kinross, Preston, Sefton, Sefton, South Ribble, Swansea… Food producers e.g. Heinz Dr Oetker Diageo Quaker Banham Poultry…
Why would you want to ? Recycling % targets LATS Tax escalation other Food Waste Collection Source: Wrap 2005
What to gather it in? INDOORS Kitchen caddies Compostable liners or not? No caddies Improvise Buy it yourself Trade – 80 litre bags? OUTDOORS 20 to 25 litre containers 140 to 240 wheeled bins No bigger ! Food Waste Collection
Collection strategy & vehicles • Separately ? • Co-collected ? • Comingled ?
HH collection issues.. But his processing cost was about £46 per tonne which sounded more likely. • No options, firm but helpful. • Deliver less kit (only 50% participate) • Plant /eqmt is easy, people are hard part • Marmite, & ‘yuk’ assumptions • Waste shock (capture halved, in weeks?) • 1.7kg /3 bags per HH per Wk … and falling • 1 Driver +2 can cover 2 rounds?
from other councils … But his processing cost was about £46 per tonne which sounded more likely. • Stillages –instantly good but limited • Comingled works for some • Double shifting and 4 day wks? • Cross contaminants? • Flats next? • AD for Wales • Food is antidote to AWC • Need the horse before the cart?
Trade Food But his processing cost was about £46 per tonne which sounded more likely. • Margin is just now becoming workable • Do Marketing on foot! • They loved 25p Liners • All weekly, no more no less frequent • 70kg per lift? • Driver only, RCV gearboxes? • 240s! • One pass would be better ?
More research • WRAP • Sort It! (Somerset) • Preston/Lancashire • BEAT/CO2 Sense (trade) • TEG’s customers ! Study tour anyone?
David Stowe National Sales Manager (waste inputs) TEG Environmental Ltd 01772 644980 david.stowe@theteggroup.plc.uk