The Merseyside Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy Review - PDF document

The Merseyside Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy Review Current Position • ~ 1.4 Million residents, • 834,000 tonnes municipal waste per annum (09-10) • Approx 33% Recycling (09/10) • Waste arising – 1,300kg per household (09/10) • 16 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), 1 Material Recovery Facility (MRF) • 3 Transfer Facilities • 2 MRF (Bidston/Gillmoss) • 6 Logistics Depots • Workforce of over 1000 TO BE BUILT • 1 KW Facility • 1RRC facility

Context Last presented to St Helens on 19 th April 2011 • – St Helens Panel Members agreed to support the objectives of the Strategy Review A reminder that : EU Waste Framework Directive – a greater focus on waste prevention – 50% recycling target for household waste – EU fines and implications for St Helens (Localism Bill) • EU Landfill Directive Targets , together with landfill tax, is reducing the tonnage of waste disposed of to landfill year on year (Financial benefits of less waste to landfill) • The municipal waste stream alone costs approximately £100 million to manage annually from collection to treatment or disposal. Other issues • Review of National Waste Policies • PFI Credits • RRC Current Position • Financial Constraints • Joint Working Opportunities • Levy Mechanism

Short list of strategy objectives Number Option Reduce the climate change/carbon impacts of waste management 1 Maximise prevention of waste 2 Maximise landfill diversion/ recovery of residual waste 3 Maximise sustainable economic activity associated with waste 4 management Reduce the ecological footprint of waste management activities 5 Promote behavioural/cultural change that delivers the strategy objectives 6 Promote the use of renewable energy 7 Achieve high recycling = 50 ‐ 55% 8 Promote resource efficiency 9 Provide sufficient capacity for waste management activity 10 Menu of Delivery options – Joint Working – Frequency of Household Waste Collections – Collection Round/Route Optimisation – Green Waste Charging – Recycling Campaigns – Re-use/Refurbishment Support – Food Waste collections plus treatment (Anaerobic Digestion or In-Vessel composting) – Bulky Waste Re-use – No side waste – common policy – Sustainable procurement policies (in house) – Trade Waste Recycling – Re-use campaigns – In house Waste Prevention and recycling – Waste Prevention campaigns

JMWMS Public Consultation • Ten week consultation ends today; – 3 press releases to media on Merseyside; – 27 thirty second radio adverts on Radio City; – Use of advertorials including the Its Our World page in the Liverpool Daily Post and quarter page advert in the St Helens Star in week of 8 th August; – Strategic Environmental Assessment Workshop (5 th July) – Strategic options and draft strategy presentations given to all districts scrutiny committees. – Information and on-line consultation links on MWDA and all district websites. Plus hard copy formats made available. • 1184 residents and stakeholders directly consulted. • 137 responses received (11.57% response rate) JMWMS Review Timetable • September – Analysis of responses • September/October – Input from Strategy Review Steering Group (District Senior Waste Officers) • 28 October – Production of final draft Strategy, Environmental Report and District Council Action Plans • November-February 2012 – Ratification process • March 2012 – Strategy Publication

St Helen's District Council Action Plan • The Council’s road map to delivering JMWMS outcomes: – Utilising the delivery options as appropriate for the local area; – Key to JMWMS approval process; and – To be published alongside the JMWMS Key Decision Points for JMWMS/DCAP • Medium term 2013-15 (RRC), with preparation for 50% recycling for 2020 • Long term 2050 80% carbon reduction target • The WMRC has MRF capacity and kitchen waste options sufficient for all Districts to achieve a 50% recycling rate • The Levy and collection costs are however a barrier to maximising this contracts potential • The RRC will ensure waste not recycled is recovered for energy when technically practicable • St Helens’ DCAP – contribution to JMWMS outcomes but subject to funding

Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel Board are asked to consider whether:- • They remain satisfied with the process that has been undertaken to develop the new Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy; • Subject to any comments they wish to submit on its contents, they are happy to endorse the draft Strategy and associated district council action plan as they currently stand • They agree that a final version of the draft Strategy and district council action plan, taking into account the Board’s comments, be referred to Cabinet for consideration prior to their submission to Full Council for formal approval.