Waste Aware North EastCounty Durham Waste Awareness –
Working in Partnership
Vicki BurrellDurham County Council
Geographical Position
Waste Management in County Durham
• County Council – Waste Disposal Authority
• 7 District/Borough Councils – Waste Collection Authorities
• From April 2009 both will be delivered by a single Unitary Authority – the new Durham County Council (workstream established to ensure a smooth transition)
• Collection service will be delivered across 3 areas
County Durham• Households – 230,000
approximately
• Population – 500,700
• Household waste – 260,000 tonnes
• Reuse, Recycling & Composting rate currently 30%
County Durham Waste Partnership
• County Durham Waste Partnership between DCC, 7 District and Borough Councils, Premier Waste Management and The Environment Agency
• Set up in 2001 – three major terms of reference:– achieve integration of waste collection & disposal– provide best value & achieve Government targets– keep strategy under review & monitor performance
• To help deliver the sub-group called County Durham Waste Awareness Partnership
Waste Strategy 2007
National Strategy
• The Waste Strategy for England 2007
• Key aims
• Key objectives
• National targets
• Vision for local authorities
• The Environmental Rationale
The Waste Hierarchy
Waste Targets for County Durham
• 2008/9 – 35% - reuse, recycling & composting• 2009/10 – 40%- reuse, recycling & composting• 2010/11 – 41% - reuse, recycling & composting
• Residual household waste per household:2008/9 – 741kg2009/10 – 684kg2010/11 – 673kg
• These are a reflection of the LAA targets for the County which are agreed via GONE
Funding
• £30,000 allocated to Countywide waste awareness projects – potential for more funding as part of a unitary authority.
• Successful in obtaining WRAP funding for the following campaigns.– Waste SMART - £450,000 (18mths)– Kerb-it - £250,000 (12mths)– Love Food Hate Waste - £110,000 (6mths)
Waste SMART (2004-2006)
Dedicated canvassing team of 8
recycling assistants used for:
• Survey work & monitoring• Roadshows• Door stepping • Educational Visits
Kerb-it Campaign (2007-2008)
Love Food Hate Waste (Nov 2008 – March 2009)
County Durham Waste Partnership Initiatives
• Home composting – 35,000 on WRAP scheme
- Currently developing Master Composting scheme across County Durham
• County Durham Furniture Forum
- Reuse credit
- Recycling credit • Love Food Hate Waste• Real Nappies – Countywide promotion• SMART shopping / bag campaigns• Junk mail
Barriers
• 8 Councils• 8 Logos• 8 Management Teams• 8 Political Agendas• Resources
Logos adopted by the Partnership
Future for Waste Awareness In County Durham
• New Unitary Authority• Group of Officers working together• Hopefully additional resources – staff and funding• Currently working with WRAP to produce a County
Durham Waste Reduction Strategy• Monitoring! – every 2,600 tonnes of household waste
diversion = 1% on the County’s reuse, recycling and composting rate x £65 per tonne = invest to save!
Questions?
For further information contact:
Mrs Vicki Burrell
Waste Strategy, Projects & Waste Reduction Team Leader
Tel: 0191 3835691
Email: [email protected]