Recycling Action Yorkshire
OUTLINE
Overview of RAY
Recycling in Yorkshire and Humber
Sector response to current opportunities
RAY programme of support
Sustainable Procurement
RAY - Aims
• To create sustainable regional
markets for recycled materials
• To maximise the regional Economic, Social & Environmental benefits of increased recycling
2½ Year Programme£1.5m funding
RAY - Targets
GHG Reductions
Jobs – created/secured
Businesses supported
Tonnes Recycled
Private Sector Investment
RAY - Structure
Future Energy Yorkshire
Recycling Action Yorkshire
A centre of excellence for the development of regional energy
systems and technology
A centre of excellence for the development of regional markets
for recycled materials
Defra & RAY
HH Collection in Y&H by Material Weight
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Other Co-mingled Plastics Cans Textiles Scrap metal/white goods Compost Glass Paper and card
WASTE PERFORMANCE
WASTE PERFORMANCE
EA SWMA 2002/03*Over 80% Coal mining and Steel production waste
**Mainly in Humber region
WASTE PERFORMANCELandfilled in 2005 in Y&H
Paper and card 517,000 tonnesPlastic film 133,000Rigid plastics 94,000Kitchen waste 263,000 (125,000 compostable)Glass 92,000Metals (Fe) 90,000Wood 58,700WEEE 19,500
Commercial and industrial waste in the Yorkshire and Humber RegionYorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly and the Environment Agency - April 2005
WASTE PERFORMANCE• Landfill escalator = £3 per year min• Disposal = 10% of true cost of waste• Waste cost is typically 4% of business turn over
Source: AEAT
Source: Biffa Peter Jones
UK “environmental” sector annual turnover
2003 2018£12 bn £25 bn
• £5.7 bn investment needed in reprocessing capacity
• £1.5 bn from SME’s
Waste & Resources Action Programme 2005
GROWTH SECTOR
2001 to 2003 Growth = 20%*
EIU (DTI/Defra) 2004
SECTOR RESPONSE
SECTOR RESPONSE
8% of Businesses are less than 2 years oldLow levels of investment, enterprise and innovation
Environmental Technology Industries in Y&H Mapping Study - February 2005
Y&H Average 25% Businesses less than 2 years old (YF Enterprise CBI research F O’Riley)
SECTOR RESPONSE
Are Recycling businesses within Y&H responding to the economic opportunity?
Lost opportunity for EconomicSocialEnvironmental progress
Additional efforts are required to kick start the market response
Manufacture Procurement ProcessingCapacity
Collection
P R O C U R E M E N T
Plastic
Organics
Glass
Paper
Construction
BUYRECYCLED
RAY - Programme
RAY - Programme
Green Business Network
Market for mixed plastics
Green Business Network
Market for mixed plastics
New higher valueproduct
Green Business Network
Market for mixed plastics
New higher valueproduct
Reduced product development risk
YORK HANDMADE BRICKS
Reduced energy
Increased productivity
Greater frost resistance
YORK HANDMADE BRICKS
Reduced energy
Increased productivity
Greater frost resistance
Compressive strength
Cost neutral
Access to “green”contracts
HM PRISONSERVICE
DIRECT MAGAZINE
70,000 House Holds
100% recycled paper
Save £7,000
Reputation protection
“Exemplar” procurementteam
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT
BuyRecycled
DRIVERS
BuyRecycled
Policy Drivers
SupportPackage
Benefits
DRIVERS
BuyRecycledSustainable
Procurement Task Force
March 2005
National Procurement
Strategy
Oct 2003
Sustainable Procurement –Action Plan
June 2006
DCLG Regional Centres of
Procurement Excellence
Policy Drivers
SupportPackage
Benefits
DRIVERS
BuyRecycled
Better Business
Financial
Stimulate & sustain markets
Environmental
Policy Drivers
SupportPackage
Better Businesses
DRIVERS
BuyRecycled
SupportHands on Support
Recycled Product Guide
Reference Folder
Monitoring Tool
Policy Drivers
SupportPackage
BetterBusinesses
DRIVERS
BuyRecycled
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
RecyclingPaper
BuyingRecycled
Paper
ProcurementPolicy
& Recycling
ManyMaterials
MeasuringWaste
&Recycling& SettingRecycling
Targets
MeasuringRecycledContent
Procurement&
SettingRecycledContentTargets
Procurement of
recycled content paper 4%
BUY RECYCLED….
Yorkshire and Humber
“Buy Recycled”
• ‘Gateway to Action’
• Increase procurement of RCP’s
• Support and stimulate markets
• Gather data on procurement habits
• Reduce environmental impact
BUY RECYCLED….
Buy Recycled
Partners Tools
“Hands On” Support
WRAP Projects
Commitment to Procure
HANDS ON SUPPORT….
DeliveryAction planBaseline
HANDS ON SUPPORT….
Action planBaseline
Buy RecycledGuide
Recycled ProductSearch
Training
Monitoring Tool
Delivery
Commitment to
Procure
Plastic
Organics
Glass
Commitment to
ProcurePaper
Construction
COMMITMENT….
• Regional Procurement Network
• “Hands On” Support Delivery
• Get Commitments & Set Targets
NEXT STEPS….
“Buy Recycled The Northern Way?”
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Recycling Action Yorkshire