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Recycling Action Yorkshire

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

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Recycling Action Yorkshire

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  1. Recycling Action Yorkshire

  2. OUTLINE Overview of RAY Recycling in Yorkshire and Humber Sector response to current opportunities RAY programme of support Sustainable Procurement

  3. RAY - Aims • To create sustainable regional markets for recycled materials • To maximise the regional Economic, Social & Environmental benefits of increased recycling

  4. RAY - Targets GHG Reductions Tonnes Recycled Jobs – created/secured Private Sector Investment Businesses supported 2½ Year Programme £1.5m funding

  5. 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

  6. WASTE PERFORMANCE Defra & RAY

  7. WASTE PERFORMANCE EA SWMA 2002/03 *Over 80% Coal mining and Steel production waste **Mainly in Humber region

  8. WASTE PERFORMANCE Landfilled in 2005 in Y&H Paper and card 517,000 tonnes Plastic film133,000 Rigid plastics 94,000 Kitchen waste263,000 (125,000 compostable) Glass92,000 Metals (Fe) 90,000 Wood58,700 WEEE19,500 Commercial and industrial waste in the Yorkshire and Humber Region Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly and the Environment Agency - April 2005

  9. 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

  10. GROWTH SECTOR • UK “environmental” sector annual turnover • 20032018 • £12 bn £25 bn • £5.7 bn investment needed in reprocessing capacity • £1.5 bn from SME’s • Waste & Resources Action Programme 2005

  11. SECTOR RESPONSE 2001 to 2003 Growth = 20%* EIU (DTI/Defra) 2004

  12. SECTOR RESPONSE 8% of Businesses are less than 2 years old Low 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)

  13. SECTOR RESPONSE Are Recycling businesses within Y&H responding to the economic opportunity? Lost opportunity for Economic Social Environmental progress Additional efforts are required to kick start the market response

  14. Collection Processing Capacity Manufacture Procurement Paper Construction RAY - Programme Organics BUY RECYCLED P R O C U R E M E N T Plastic Glass

  15. RAY - Programme

  16. Green Business Network Market for mixed plastics

  17. Green Business Network Market for mixed plastics New higher value product

  18. Green Business Network Market for mixed plastics New higher value product Reduced product development risk

  19. YORK HANDMADE BRICKS Reduced energy Increased productivity Greater frost resistance

  20. YORK HANDMADE BRICKS Reduced energy Increased productivity Greater frost resistance Compressive strength Cost neutral Access to “green” contracts

  21. DIRECT MAGAZINE HM PRISON SERVICE 70,000 House Holds  100% recycled paper Save £7,000 Reputation protection “Exemplar” procurement team

  22. SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT Buy Recycled

  23. DRIVERS Buy Recycled

  24. DCLG Regional Centres of Procurement Excellence National Procurement Strategy Sustainable Procurement Task Force Sustainable Procurement –Action Plan Oct 2003 March 2005 June 2006 DRIVERS Policy Drivers Benefits Buy Recycled Support Package

  25. Better Business Financial Stimulate & sustain markets Environmental DRIVERS Policy Drivers Benefits Buy Recycled Support Package

  26. DRIVERS Policy Drivers Better Businesses Buy Recycled Support Package Support Hands on Support Recycled Product Guide Reference Folder Monitoring Tool

  27. DRIVERS Policy Drivers Better Businesses Buy Recycled Support Package

  28. WHERE ARE WE NOW? Measuring Recycled Content Procurement & Setting Recycled Content Targets Measuring Waste & Recycling & Setting Recycling Targets Procurement Policy & Recycling Many Materials Buying Recycled Paper Recycling Paper 4% Procurement of recycled content paper

  29. 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

  30. “Hands On” Support Partners Tools Commitment to Procure WRAP Projects BUY RECYCLED…. Buy Recycled

  31. HANDS ON SUPPORT…. Baseline Action plan Delivery

  32. HANDS ON SUPPORT…. Buy RecycledGuide Recycled Product Search Baseline Action plan Delivery Training Monitoring Tool

  33. Paper Construction COMMITMENT…. Organics Plastic Commitment to Procure Commitment to Procure Glass

  34. Your Thoughts? NEXT STEPS…. • Regional Procurement Network • “Hands On” Support Delivery • Get Commitments & Set Targets • “Buy Recycled • The Northern Way?”

  35. Recycling Action Yorkshire

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