Introduction, Daryl Phillips, Hart District Council
Why is waste data important? Mike Tregent
1. Why is Waste Data Important?
Mike Tregent
Principal Officer Waste and Resources Management
Environment Agency
12th November 2010
2. Batting order
Warm up
A bit about us and our Corporate Strategy
Data sources and issues
How do we use the data
Why do we use the data and how can this
benefit everyone
Q & A
3. How much municipal waste is produced
each year in England?
A. 15m tonnes
B 35m tonnes
C 27m tonnes
D 17m tonnes
4. What is the recycling rate for municipal
waste in England?
A 37%
B 22%
C 44%
D 12%
5. How much household waste is produced
in Oxford City each year?
A 95,000 tonnes
B 65,000 tonnes
C 55,000 tonnes
D 35,000 tonnes
6. Which is the largest waste producing
sector ?
A Construction & Demolition
B Households
C Commercial and industrial
D Mining and Quarrying
7. How long does it take a carrier bag take to
disintegrate in landfill?
A 100 years
B 200 years
C 400 years
D 500 years
8. Our Vision for Waste
Our vision is that waste will
be reduced and have the
smallest possible impact on
health and the
environment
9. Our corporate strategy
Businesses and other organisations know
what the most sustainable options are for
managing waste and using resources wisely
The right waste and resource management
infrastructure is in place
Businesses and other organisations are
resource efficient, minimise pollution and
manage their waste responsibly
10. Some sources of waste data
Returns from permitted waste disposal
treatment sites (RATS/GOR)
Hazardous waste returns
WasteDataFlow –local authority waste
Regulated industry returns
Commercial and industrial waste surveys
Producer responsibility returns
Transfer notes (electronic)
11. Issues with waste data
Waste tonnage returns do not give us a figure
for total waste arising
We do not get waste returns from many waste
facilities registered as “exempt”
Much of the data is complex to interpret and
double counting needs to be avoided
Commercial and industrial waste surveys
SWMP’s-data isn't directly reported
12. Landfill v treatment
Waste Landfilled or Reprocessed/Recycled.
Recorded at Environment Agency Licensed Facilities. Source:
Environment Agency
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
2005 2006 2007 2008
Year
000tonnes
Landfill Treatment/Recycled
Caveat. Some waste has been allocated to London by the Environment Agency where
facilities are known to take London's waste.
14. Unsegregated Waste/Mixed Waste
Valuable resources (e.g. paper,
wood, metals) are being
landfilled as unsegregated
waste.
Large amounts of greenhouse
gas are being unnecessarily
produced.
5 million tonnes (50%) of the
waste landfilled within Thames
Region is classed as
unsegregated.
Proportion of Mixed Waste to Other
Waste Originating in Thames Region
50%50%
Mixed Waste 5.2 Mt Other 5.3 Mt
15. Recycling, Carbon Emissions and Money
Amount Recyclable
147,000
39,000
27,000
41,000
195,000
39,000
111,000
221,000 295,000
559,000
Paper and card
Kitchen/food w aste
Garden/plant w aste
Other organic
Textiles
Plastic (dense)
Plastic (film)
Ferrous metal
Non-ferrous metal
Glass
Of the 4 million tonnes sent direct to landfill potentially
1.7 million tonnes could be recycled.
This would save 1.6 million tonnes of CO2 and be
worth £168 million.
23. What can you do to help with data
Always describe your waste accurately
Use the correct EWC (List of wastes code)
code
Describe the method of treatment
Provide accurate weights
Submit your data on time
Tell us the amount of waste that you have
treated such that is no longer waste
State origin and destination details
