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1. Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority Our Aim is Zero Waste

   Councillor Neil Swannick North West Representative, UK Delegation EU Committee of the Regions
2. Our Aim is Zero Waste Greater Manchester’s Integrated Solution Nine Districts 1 million households 1.1 Million tonnes waste 50% recycling by 2015 60% by 2025 Zero waste to landfill
3. Greater Manchester Solution
4. Education is key
5. Facilities (1) 4 In vessel Composting 21 Household Waste recycling Centres Material Recovery Facility 5 Mechanical and Biological Treatment 4 with AD
6. Facilities (2) 2 Green Waste Shredding 4 Education Facilities 7 Transfer Loading Stations 1 Thermal Recovery Facility
7. Combined Heat and Power SRF from MBT AD used to produce electricity and steam for the IneosChlor chemical plant at Runcorn Two stage (4 line) scheme providing total capacity of 750k tpa. Phase 1 relates to GMWDA - 375k tpa capacity against waste flow forecast of 275k tpa.
8. Learning from the best Massive difference between the worst and the best performers in the EU. Clearer drivers for low performers that can be enforced with penalties e.g. landfill ban on municipal waste. Learn and apply EU best practice to move medium performers towards the best: High recycling achievable Complete coverage with collection systems Material consistency Restrictions on collecting residual waste Bans on municipal waste to landfill Producer responsibility.
9. EU SupportZero Waste in the EU Countries with the lowest municipal waste have landfill bans Source: Eurostat ,2012
10. EU SupportProduct Stewardship Source: TESCO (2008). Wrap mixed plastics event
11. EU SupportProduct Stewardship (2) Recognition that manufacturers, importers, retailers, distributors, governments and consumers have a shared responsibility for the environmental impacts of a product throughout its full life cycle. 50% per cent of UK household waste originally comes from supermarkets, so large Retailers have a huge responsibility. Move towards responsibility across the supply chain, so that distributors, and sellers take more responsibility for returning end of life goods to manufacturers. ‘Requirement’ for householders and businesses to separate, not a ‘right’ to dispose.
12. EU SupportMaterial Specific Targets Supply and demand economics too complex to rely on blunt instruments. Critical materials too widely distributed and arising in small quantities to rely on product based recycling targets. Technically possible to recover some materials e.g. indium, household polystyrene but not economical. Complex interaction of material extraction. Demand for one materials leads to increased supply of others.
13. Targeting ResourcesScotland’s Carbon Indicator
14. We need Recycling and Energy Energy Material recycling High targets Product stewardship Energy financial uplift Landfill bans Separation Collection Separation technology Recycling technology Markets Cost Low quality wood Biowastes Non recyclable plastics Worn Tyres Paper short fibres / contamination Glass Metals Paper and card Plastics Textiles WEEE
15. Waste is a Design FlawEco-Innovation Performance
16. Key features of top performers Strong collaborative R&D. Culture of innovation. Networks, direct advice and seed funding. Culture of resource efficiency. Strong regulations, targets, caps. Tax incentives for consumers, tax reduction for consumers, ‘eco vouchers’ to create demand. Ultimately moving to product based service based models where waste is retained and strong relationship between consumer and supplier exists.
17. The Future: Sustainable Consumption and Production Councillor Neil Swannick Email: cllr.n.swannick@manchester.gov.uk