norwich recycling – update. increase participation and capture rates – current green box...

Norwich Recycling – update.

• Increase participation and capture rates – current green box collection

• Extend green box scheme

• Increase use of communal schemes and extend provision to other areas

• Pilot scheme for Mini Recycling Banks in City Centre

Increase Participation/Capture rates.

• Communication – planning for success– Use research to inform content

• Thanks, news, information, contacts details• Trial areas to assess impact and cost/benefit

– Round – leaflet only– Round – leaflet and second Green Box

• Measure tonnages before and after, split by paper and glass.

• Target date for trials - February 2005.


Cost of trials:• Green boxes in stock for trial• Green box with leaflet delivery per 1000

households: £435• Leaflet delivery per 1000 households: £246• Leaflets for 1000 households: £200

• Trial larger than 2 times 1000 households would require additional funding. 1000 is approximately one round

Getting best from existing Green Box

• Provide two boxes per house

• Add houses that are in the areas but not receiving a collection– 990 already done since last meeting– Identifying other areas – target completion

March 2005


Cost of providing 2 boxes to existing Green box homes (41,000)

• Green boxes to be purchased: £61,200• Lids (say 20,000): £15,800• Leaflets: £1,200 (in budget next year)• Delivery of box and leaflet: £18,000• Total guide price: £114,200; less £1200 =

£113,000 - New Expenditure not in budget

Extend Green box scheme in existing areas not getting a collection

• Survey street by street – solutions/options identified.

• Extend where we can as and when identified

• Ongoing issues log created for future reference

• Delivery cost - £1:00 per property (increased spend, one off)

Communal Scheme for Flats

• 245 sites with bins (6700 properties)

• 126 sites not yet served (11800 properties)

• Provide 6,700 homes with baskets and leaflets, February to March.

Providing Baskets for existing sites (6,700 props)

Cost

Black baskets – in stock

Leaflets - £350

Delivery – guide price: £3,437

To be met from existing budgets

Refuse and recycling – total combined solution

• Partnership working with Housing Service and other housing providers

• Residents views showed that they need a total solution for refuse and recycling.– Refuse collection issues– Quality of life issues

• Options and costings being worked up• Target completion April 2006• 9,972 Households require “combined” solution

Mini Recycling Banks – City Centre

• Recycled bank specific criteria - developed and emailed by Friday December 10 to select committee members for comments.

• Detailed Location work early 2005

• Target groups:– Residents– Foot traffic


• Communication plan underway

• Measure yields, establish operational needs

• Original Paper Round will continue during pilot

• Possible Sponsorship for future sitings


• Suggested assessment sites:

– Residents: Pottergate, St Giles,

– Foot traffic: Prince of Wales Road, Orford Hill

• Cost of trial: approx £ 11,450 (paper and glass only: additional spend)

• Breakdown assumes 6 sites and includes

– Purchase

– Delivery

– Collection

– Publicity

– Level of contamination (50% allowed for)

– Income

Cost of Trial

• Paper and Glass– Bins - £6500

– Implementation £2000 (including publicity)

– Collection and Monitoring £0 (Sunday emptying £1950 for 6 weeks)

– Removal of Bins if scheme a failure £1000

– Trial 4 weeks, plus evaluation/time for decision

TOTAL £11,450 new expenditure not in budget

Cost of Trial

• To add in Aluminium cans– 6 New Mini Recycle Bins £2700 – Collection costs – CityCare, awaiting response– Acceptable to NEWS for recycling– Est. income - £?? per tonne –

Aluminium/mixed cans collected (approx 60000 cans per tonne) depends on ratio Al to steel.

TOTAL: £xxx additional spend

Summary

• Estimated impact from proposals/extending schemes– Current collection – 97 tonnes per week– Approx 2.4kg per home per week of recyclingTherefore– 990 extra homes: 2.4kg per home extra per

week which is 2.4 tonnes.– Trial – 1000 second green box: est 1.5 tonne

p/w extra

Summary

• What can be met from existing budgets:

– Providing baskets to 6,700 households on existing communal schemes

– 2 trial areas to test comparative impact of leaflet only v leaflet and second green box.

Summary

• New spend needed– Extending existing green box areas, £1:00 per

household, allow for £3000 (including the 990 started Dec 6.)

– To provide a second green box to all homes in the scheme – £113, 000

– Total “combined” solution (to be determined)– Trial Mini Recycling Banks - £11,450 (paper

and glass only) – add in can banks, another £xxx

Future considerations

• Green Waste

• Organics (kitchen waste)

• Plastics

• Cans

• Refuse

• Expanding wheel bin provision

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