Project Integra - Beacon Council Open Day 2 Workshop B


	Open Day Two Workshops Notes from Workshop B Bob Lisney, Hampshire County Council Session 1 Constraints to closing the loop Transport - Gloucester. Nearest plant Kent Proximity - Markets - Distribution Unstable markets Scale of collections - Amount Storage Quality of product No collection for cardboard, only paper Some councils no collection No uniformity for collection of materials To reach targets need to get paper out but there are not always markets available for all types Contracts available are long term - Takes flexibility out of markets EU Policy Science of information available to those who make the decisions - No single right answer Need to look at all options and alternatives Could industry recover materials Lack of green procurement - Awareness (lack) of products available and the quality Need to look at alternatives for printing and reading information ie email, internet Self limiting process Competing markets – as more research is carried out to find them Open knowledge for decision makers (Research and Development) Inks etc used on Newsprint could cause problems for end market Intervention (lack of) Standards for grading Bring sites can cause problems - Quality - Amount to deal with Limitations of use - Most cans only used once then becomes waste again Packaging - Regulations Commercial - Storage - Budget Summary To get things moving, you need a critical mass in order to achieve the closed loop. Over complexity Need strategic thinking - WCAs/WDAs work together We don’t want to re-invent the wheel - Look at good examples that have already worked. Look at targets Wider networking/partnerships not just within waste area. Needs to be debated at a higher level? Need "joined up" Government steering Session 2 Closing the loop locally – what can we do? More people understanding what we produce - Waste analysis People and information Look for commercial opportunities and communicate Co-ordinated approach Education of the public - Commercial as well as domestic Explanation of constraints – markets Pressure on Government to allow us to use the tools to meet targets – charging for disposal (domestic) Identify end markets Green procurement - Specify standards - Regional - Some have them but don’t enforce - Monitoring Look for local opportunities Pricing structures for contracts Incentives for reducing waste for collection companies Identify the paper industry and what they do and use - Ie commercial Recycling Directory - Work with other areas Session 3 Three Solutions PAPER Extend markets by identifying alternative end uses - Marketing of the product - Problems - Difficult to segregate - Promote some for home composting - Developing packaging uses? Legislation needs to be reviewed - Diversion of waste Research and Investigation – insulation material - Trials with LAs - Promote for business Cardboard construction material - Could we introduce this in the time? Fuel? Closes the loop in terms of recovery - EFW – ash reused in roads Weatherboard – paper and plastic film fused Map of different functions/purchasing in order to look at markets Encouragement to set up local plants and facilities (proximity) - Identify areas - Partnership with other LAs - Talk to companies to locate in other areas Need to look at value of material - Is it better to go local or not? Investigate the scientific/engineering properties of the material Lifecycle analysis Need clarity of direction Need other "levels" of decision makers Introduce a BS for commerce/industry - EMAs/ISO14001 – voluntary at present - Encouragement to use existing BS SUMMARY SHEETS Threats Markets - Instability - Existing limitations Data -Quantity Consistency - Collection - Feedstock New markets - Technology - Investment Flexibility – contracts Understanding - Education - Science Strategic View Market analysis Product evaluation Potential for diversification Implementation Education Monitoring Three solutions Extend markets - Identify alternatives - Construction material - Insulation - Fuel? Research - Investigate options Clarity of direction - LCA - Proximity - Leadership

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Open Day Two Workshops

Notes from Workshop B Bob Lisney, Hampshire County Council

Notes from Workshop B
Bob Lisney, Hampshire County Council