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Commercial and Industrial Waste

a regional approach Chindarat Taylor – Director Pathway To Zero Waste

Pathway To Zero Waste

Resource Efficiency and Waste Management in the South East

The partnership business model provides unique advantage:

• Access to wide range of skills and expertise
• Well established channels of communication
• Provide additional funding

What is PTZW?

This is a partnership between 3 core partners:

• South East of England Development Agency;
• Environment Agency;
• Waste & Resources Action Programme

Additional partners include IESE, GOSE, Defra, SECBE, NISP

Key Drivers to set up PTZW

• Leadership to change
• Landfills are running out
• Contribution to carbon agenda
• Wastes and material resources
• Sustainable Prosperity

Objectives

• To change mindsets and practices:

Waste Resource

• To divert material from landfill in the South

East

Construction Targets :

• By 2011, a 50% reduction of C&D waste to landfill compared to 2008;
• By 2020, a 90% reduction of C&D waste to landfill compared to 2008.

Programme Overview

• Influencing resource efficiency agenda
• £8 million programme
• Initial 3 year plan
• Three major waste streams
• Construction waste
• Food waste
• Wood waste
• Actions to impact other waste streams

How PTZW Operates

• Customer focus
• Result focus
• Commercial focus

How are we going to deliver?

Creating Demand

• Public and private sector procurement
• Establish good practice, construction

standards among key companies

• Develop tools and guidance for use for

reuse and recycled materials

• Training and workshops

Market Development

• Establish mechanism for buying and

selling of products at different stages of their life-cycle

• Develop effective commodity market for

recycled materials

Infrastructure

• Partnerships between public and private

sector

• Seed-corn funding for recycling

infrastructure

• Broker deals to get companies to work

together

• Guidance to overcome barriers e.g.

planning, licensing

Legislation and Policy

• Clear standards for recycled products
• Enforcement actions against illegal waste

carriers

• Influencing government policy

Data Management

• Introduction of on-line reporting system
• Electronic duty of care waste transfer notes
• Application of standardised carbon

accounting systems for waste materials

• Research on material movement miles

Sharing Best Practice

• Identify and support best practice
• Promotion of good practice resource

efficiency

• Using SWMP to drive change
• Promote key businesses as exemplars

Environment Agency

Tackling waste crime

• Regional Flytipping Zero Tolerance Campaign
• Waste Carriers Registration

Waste Data

• Electronic Duty of Care Transfer Note Trial
• Generic Operator Return – Online Waste Tonnage Data Reporting
• Recording private land flytipping on flycapture

Regulatory Campaigns

• NetRegs - Site Waste Management Plans
• E Alerts targeted at construction companies
• Waste Matters Bulletin Board

Waste Protocols

• New Protocols & Review Visits

Benefits

• Reduction in landfill costs
• Reduction in virgin materials cost
• Creating new markets and job opportunities
• Reduced environmental impact
• Reputation

Making it Happen

• Catalytic approach
• Quick wins
• Use quick wins to create momentum
• Reach tipping point to keep moving to zero

waste

Examples of Projects

• Business case for construction materials

Recovery Facility (CMRF) in the SE

• Feasibility study for consolidation centres for

construction materials

• Scoping study of existing market mechanism for

building materials

• Plan and implement a materials exchange
• Develop waste protocol for AD digestate

How are we doing?

• Very positive and enthusiastic response
• a long way to go yet
• Stakeholder engagement and communication to

help public & private sector to work together

• top priority
• Absolutely energised by pockets of brilliant
• rganisations
• We are your resource for your pathway to zero

waste

Pathway To Zero Waste

Working together to benefit your business and our environment

Chindarat Taylor – Director www.ptzw.co.uk info@ptzw.co.uk Phone: 01189 535 932