Stuart DonaldsonWaste Strategy Manager

5th March 2013

• We all need to treat waste as a resource • Everyone has a part to play• Residents, Communities, Organisations

Shared Responsibility

Liverpool City Region

Population 445,200 1,472,700

Households 207,490 665,854

Household Waste Arisings (tonnes)

183,807 713,710

Recycling rates (%) have increased

Waste hierarchy

•Reduce waste arisings by 8% by 20302011/12 progress – arisings fell by 31,253 to 655,928 tonnes

•Achieve 50% recycling by 20202011/12 progress – recycling increased to 36.9%

•Reduce landfill to 10% by 2020 and 2% 20302011/12 progress – landfill fell by 25,416 tonnes to 60%

•Continuous improvement in reducing carbon emissions and ecological footprint

•Complements the Waste Local Plan expected to be adopted in 2013

Resources Merseyside targets

• District Council Action Plan for Liverpool and other Merseyside Authorities. Local blue prints to deliver JRWMS aims and objectives and working in partnership. Key actions include

• Changes to household waste collections in non- terraced properties. Consultation on implementation;

• New facilities e.g. Gillmoss MRF

• Improvements in quality of recyclates;

• Diversion from Landfill;

• Supporting businesses in resource efficiency.

Delivery of Strategy

Waste Prevention Campaigns:

•Love Food Hate Waste - 28% of waste to landfill•Merseyside Textiles Forum

– 22,000 tonnes of usable textiles landfilled•Junk mail – 4kg per house per year•Home Composting

Delivery

•Education and Awareness – 5,500 visitors in 2012 •Community Funding - £130,000 for 2013/14

Delivery

• Full strategy available to download at:

www.merseysidewda.gov.uk/waste-strategy/resources-merseyside-2011-2041/

• Partnership annual report available to download at:

http://recycleformerseysideandhalton.com/news/partnership-reviews-successful-year-28-aug-2012

Thank You

Stuart DonaldsonEmail: stuart.donaldson@merseysidewda.gov.uk

Tel: 0151 255 2570