New Recycling & Refuse Collection ServiceAshford

Alison Sollis

Behavioural Change Officer – Mid Kent Waste Partnership

Out of sight – Out of mind?

The Problem

Increasing Population – over 29 million tonnes of domestic waste thrown away every year in UK

Lifestyle Change - more convenience foods

Increasing Affluence

Disposal

Reduce Reuse Recycle

Recycling saves energy/natural resources

Percentage of energy saved compared to using virgin materials:

Paper: Energy saving - 70%

Aluminium: Energy saving - 95%

Steel: Energy saving - 75%

Glass: Energy saving - 33%

Plastics: Energy saving - 80%

Why Change?

Ashford - current recycling rate 14%

New Waste Partnership

New 10 year waste partnership with Biffa Municipal, Ashford, Maidstone & Swale Borough Councils

Same systems used by top rated local authorities for recycling in the country

Will enable Ashford to reduce waste and significantly boost recycling and composting rate

Will save money (£500,000 per year)

New service April 2013 - different vehicles collecting recycling

June 2013 – Bins delivered

July 2013 – New collections start

The New Service

Mixed Dry Recycling – Green Wheeled Bin

Cardboard Paper Tins and Cans Aerosols Kitchen foil & foil food trays Glass – bottles and jars Food & drink cartons Plastics: bottles, yoghurt pots, tubs, meat

trays, fruit punnets

All materials in bin loose –no plastic bags

240L Green Wheeled Bin

Collected Fortnightly

Food Waste Recycling

All cooked and uncooked food waste Includes meat, fish & bones Eggs, cheese & dairy products Tea bags & coffee grounds Bread, cakes & pastries Fruit & vegetables Rice, pasta and beans Takeaway leftovers

No plastic bags or food packaging

5L Kitchen Caddy – indoor use only

Collected Weekly

Food Waste Recycling

All cooked and uncooked food waste Includes meat, fish & bones Eggs, cheese & dairy products Tea bags & coffee grounds Bread, cakes & pastries Fruit & vegetables Rice, pasta and beans Takeaway leftovers

No plastic bags or food packaging

23L Food Bin

Collected Weekly

Recycling food waste into compost

Textile & small Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) CollectionsCollected on alternate weeks

Used Household Batteries

Place on top of your grey refuse bin in a clear plastic bag on collection day

Non recyclable rubbish – Grey Wheeled Bin

Plastic film/wrapping Plastic bags/crisp packets Polystyrene Nappies/sanitary items Cat Litter

180L Grey Wheeled Bin

Collected Fortnightly

Garden Recycling – Brown Wheeled Bin (Optional)

Grass cuttings Flowers and plants Hedge trimmings Leaves Weeds

240L Brown Wheeled Bin

Collected Fortnightly - £30 per year

No space to store wheeled Bins?

Weekly food waste collections Fortnightly Recycling Fortnightly black sacks for refuse Alternating weekly –Textiles & WEEE

Communal Collections

Working together...we can make a difference