paying the public to recycle
DESCRIPTION
Cllr Liam MaxwellTRANSCRIPT
142,000 residents
66,000 homes
42 kT to landfill
4% tax cut in 2010
lean systems
transparency
incentives
recycle rewardmeasure
£130 p.a.
£100/tonne
4.55
5.56
6.57
7.58
8.59
9.5
Sep Oct Nov Dec
BoroughNon-enrolledEnrolled
Trial – is it just the bin?(kg/hh/wk)
Results
• Activation Rate 64%• Recycling up 40%• Contamination down 60%• More careful recycling 74%• Reward Points £2m• Net Saving yr 1 £1-200 k