The leading provider of Outsourced Solutions for Recycling and Waste

1. The leading provider of Outsourced Solutions for Recycling and Waste

2. Wastelink Services Ltd • established 1994 – UK’s largest independent waste management FM company • business – waste handling, recycling, treatment, disposal and environmental compliance • by - being a solution provider in partnership clients, delivering innovation, best value and excellent service • for –all businesses sectors

3. A Total Waste Management Solution Waste management services Compliance Disposal Treatment –ABP,Haz waste Services Recycling, Trading Confidential waste Recycling Operatives Data KPI’s Equipment/Staff Cost Savings Packaging Waste Regulations PRN Trading New legislation WEEE, Batteries ELV , Duty of care Expert advice Influencing legislation Innovation ADDED VALUE

4. The Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment Producer Responsibility How does it reach into your business? 2 September 2004

5. Producer Responsibility “What does it mean” • English Dictionary- producer – to make, manufacture or create, responsibility – a thing that someone is required to do, a legal obligation • Producer Responsibility first introduced for waste in 199- ? (audience please guess) • based on polluter pays principle • given that virtually every business is a waste producer, PRODUCER RESPONSILILITY impacts on more businesses than any other environmental legislation

6. Environmental Drivers • legislation single-market, but who is setting the standards? • change behaviours – producers and consumers, design out waste, hazardous materials and encourage recycling over disposal • landfill avoidance and pre-treatment • increase material recovery and recycling rates ? • one of the many paths on the route to sustainability

7. Concept of “gone away” has gone away • European Union identified priority waste streams to which it would apply the principles of Producer Responsibility -Packaging Waste -End of Live Vehicles -Electrical and Electronic products -Luminars and discharge lamps - Vehicle Tyres - Batteries - Emissions and energy What next, Aggregates, minerals, bi-material (wood), nappies even more radical - a global producer responsibility on all materials ?

8. Human natures reaction to PR • the journey begins • this is crazy it won’t happen (denial) • we can change it (false belief) • we will wait and see what others are doing (procrastination) • someone else will sort it (who!) • government know what they are doing (since when has this ever been true!) • 11th hour wake up call (reactionary) • little choice, loss of control and higher costs (reflective – how did we get in this mess) • acceptance (must do) • bitterness (why is it difficult and costly) The journey ends at COMPLIANCE or not!

9. The here and now • Packaging Waste Regulations, increased targets, much higher costs, possibly more burdens put on obligated business to enable government to meet national targets • WEEE – Draft regulations that have not addressed financing,collection,Clearing House concept or levels of treatment required – but it’s here • WEEE Compliance – cut and paste from packaging Regulations • ELV- Big boys and rough boys row – lines have been re-drawn • Batteries – proposals similar to WEEE (producer pays market share, collection target, retailer takeback)

10. Common thread “Producer Responsibility” • producer pays • amount you pay depends on market share –or does it ?! • related to waste products for which you have little or no control over, nor or access to • complex legislation –mainly driven by the need to be seen as fair! • legislation that is sprinkled with additional burdens, good intentions usually ineffective • in many instances financially impossible to DIY (WEEE) • opportunity to delegate all your responsibilities • you increase recyclers’ profits, help build their infrastructure or provide a nice subsidy that reduces their risk on raw material price fluctuations

11. Average CEO’s/FD’s view • you’re joking! • how does it affect turnover and profit? • what is it going to cost? • what’s the bottom line – legally have to do? • what’s the competition doing? • why worry, TRUST the government, the regulators they have all the solutions! • in most instances -seek lowest cost legal/environmental solution

12. Impact on business • added cost – data capture (products placed on market), data on waste streams • added cost - waste segregation, waste treatment, paying for recycling infrastructure • added cost – complexity of have to deal with legislation, regulations, permits, controls and regulators • added cost- to avoid risk of prosecution • added cost – meeting compliance and recycling targets • added cost – endless rounds of discussions, lobbying, navel gazing – and we still end up with dreadful regulations! • more added costs – as year on year targets rise

13. External annual compliance cost to UK businesses • Packaging £87m - £160m • WEEE £150m - £400m (DTI estimate) • ELV £150m - £285m (estimate) • Batteries £32 m - £60m • Tyres £4m - £21m Almost £1bn per year at higher cost!

14. Other Impacts • tendency to look inwards – fine if related to product design (you directly benefit) woeful if you begin to “redesign the waste collection and recycling infrastructure” • many get hung up on the details and miss the strategicissues, the ones that matter to the business and shareholders • delays introducing legislation affects behaviour – the unknown • choosing the right supplier – too many choices • risk or fear of doing too much too soon – your competitors didn’t !

15. Benefits to business • tangible benefit - product is legal, - business remains legal - product re-design can reduce costs or design out waste - increase market share -enhance consumer / public perception - cost of compliance less than competitor • intangible benefits - contribution to environmental sustainability - social responsibility

16. real challenges facing producers • accept it - but be pro-active • control – have you any? • how is it all going to be done? Collection, treatment, reuse, recycling • complying with the legislation • does the UK have an infrastructure and treatment facilities to cope? • avoiding excessive costs and administration • determine their market share and costs • demonstrate compliance • plan future financial provision

17. So why do we often end up making it more complex • endless debates • lots of navel gazing • few practical solutions • no clarity • little or no investment by industry or waste industry • fortunes made by consultants

18. So why is it so complex – it never was ! • it’s waste and remains a waste – only difference is you pay more to turn it into a raw material • evidence of compliance – the contracts with reprocessors - no extra cost • treatment process – determines cost • treatment and recycling – commercial market forces – only restrictions must conform to all environmental permitting conditions • if facilities do not exist – competitive bids for doing it • the majority of end use material will be exported

19. So why is it so complex- it never was! • paying for PR compliance should only be related to getting the job done (tradeable permits add cost) • all market share systems based on % of market share • collection – full use of existing network LA and commercial • data collection – by weight / protocols / mass balance

20. That’s why many business leave it to the experts • market leader – this is all about managing waste and contracts • national network contract base covering logistics and recycling • best ideas- WEEE / ELV protocols, simplistic system of weight counting with mass balance, evidence is part of contract no extra payment for evidence, four skip collection methodology WEEE, financial provision mechanisms • extensive knowledge of recyclate markets UK and overseas • experts in “collective” producer responsibility provision • commercial expertise

21. Summary • PR is is not a complex science at its simplest form it’s about effective contract management • a competitive market is vital for minimising costs • data collection and demonstration of compliance must be simple • evidence should have no extra cost • visible fee is the most common sense approach • a collective offers more advantages than doing own thing • smart use of existing infrastructure • how? Come and see me

22. Thank you Any Questions? Peter.gaffney@wastelink.co.uk