the end of recycling- as we know it (or, the next steps to zero waste) peter hunt chairman wastecare...
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The end of recycling- as we know it
(or, the next steps to zero waste)
Peter Hunt
Chairman
WasteCare Group
On behalf of Lets RecycleZero Waste Awards
Passionate about recycling
Progress to date
Courtesy of Defra
Passionate about recycling
Where do we stand in Europe?
Courtesy of Defra
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Commercial & Industrial (C & I)
Waste Management Type '000s Tns
Animal & vegetable wastes
Chemical wastes
Common sludges
Discarded equipment
Healthcare wastes
Metallic wastes
Mineral wastes
Non-metallic wastes Total
Landfill 948 770 43 60 90 602 4844 3902 11259
Incineration 459 628 12 3 1075 26 40 481 2723
Treatment and recovery 720 2176 645 40 586 97 343 700 5307
Recycling 2072 1459 100 622 4 2725 3772 12215 22969
Composting 383 227 33 5 0 2 6 51 706
Reuse 372 82 4 30 0 79 364 398 1329
Other 469 460 250 102 141 185 566 1455 3628
Total 5423 5800 1087 864 1895 3715 9935 19201 47921
Landfill % 17% 13% 4% 7% 5% 16% 49% 20% 23%
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UK waste generation
Tonnes* Move’t in last 5 years
Current Landfill %
C & I waste 67 M Down 17% 23%
Household waste 32 M Down 22% 49%
Mining 86 M Down 11% 55%
Construction 101 M Down 10% 46%
Misc (sewage) 3 M Down 18% 23%
Total 289 M Down 13% 46%
Household Total
521Kg 4,705kg per person in the UK 503 Kg 4,100kg per person in the EU
*2008 data Defra
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The recycling premium
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Where do we need to look?
New challenges Lithium ion batteries (Electric vehicles 7% of global market by 2020) Glass fibre Mixed plastics Mattresses/carpets uPVC Window frames Contaminated packaging (eg.Tetra Pak)New recyclate and reuse opportunities WEEE reuse Paint reuse Plastic wood Glass reuse options
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What we need to do?
• Identify and separate streams
• Measure volumes accurately
• Reduce Carbon footprint (eg minimise transport)
• Increase recycling premium
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C&I projected recycling volumes
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Case study 1: WEEE to EEE2
Around 1.5 million tonnes of WEEE is generated annually in the UK. Over 40% of this material is currently “lost”. This is in part due to ; Illegal and legal exports Illicit collections and scrap recovery Poor data collection HoardingOf the WEEE that is measured barely 2% is reused.
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WEEE to EEE2
Thirteen categories of WEEE are measured quarterly by the EA from data measuring 5 streams of WEEE arisings. Currently the average scrap value (net of processing charges) of all types of WEEE (weight apportioned) is £116/tonne*
This compares with a value for WEEE suitable for reuse of over £900/tonne**
Even at a modest 15% reuse WEEE values increase to £233/tonne. Reuse volumes have trebled in the last three years. They can easily
treble again. Simply identifying value doubles the reason to recycle!
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Case study 2: uPVC windows
90,000 tonnes of uPVC frames are currently discarded, expected to rise by 4% per year for at least the next 10 years.Whilst disposal costs are around £85 per tonne, scrap value for recovered metals returns a net £74 per tonne.This rises to; £193 per tonne for separated metal and uPVC £433 per tonne for processed uPVC granulate and metal £615 per tonne for extruded uPVC
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Recycling challenge
50% recycling target by 2020 Probable headwind from dropping commodity prices and cost inflation Increased competition from incinerators and additional recycling
capacity Reduction in market size over next 10 years
No one said recycling was going to be easy but it is certainly going to be a test of resilience and ingenuity.
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I look forward to seeing you all here in 2020!
Thank you for listening
Any questions?