Waste Strategy Project

Essex Waste Partnership Programme

Delivery of July 2009

Outline Business Case

Progress Update

Waste Management Working Party - 15thSeptember 2010.

Presented by: John Whiddon: Project Manager-Waste Solutions

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Background

• The Objective of the Essex Waste Partnership 2009 OBC agreed by the Council in July

2009 is to:

• divert as much Municipal waste away from Landfill as possible;

• Reduce the increasing cost of Waste Disposal over time;

• Diversion from Landfill will be achieved by:

• Waste Collection Authorities collecting more recyclables;

• Treatment of black sack residual waste to: recover Recyclables; make a fuel for use by

others; and reduce the mass and biological activity of residual waste sent to Landfill;

• Collect household food waste for treatment at an in County plant;

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Introduction to Current Activities

• The Essex Waste Partnership 2009 OBC delivers ‘in Essex’ facilities for:

• - treating black sack residual waste

• - treating Bio-waste. [household food waste and green garden waste]

• - providing a network of waste transfer stations [delivery points for black bag

residual waste and food waste]

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Current Activities• Residual waste treatment procurement.• 7 bidders have been reduced to 3 [Resources from Waste; SkanskaCory &

Urbaser]. Procurement Stage -Detailed Dialogue.

• Bio-waste treatment procurement [south Essex].• Procurement Stage – Evaluation of Pre Qualification Questionnaires.

• Identifying a location for a Bio-waste site in north Essex.

• Securing locations for 5 waste transfer stations [WTS] in Essex; Southend/Rochford waste transfer station location is our Central Cleansing Depot.

• WTS site layouts being scoped.

• Regular monitoring of recycling levels being achieved by the Partner Authorities.• Maintaining current joint contract arrangements for Disposal of Residual Waste;

Bio-wastes and Special wastes.

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Activities for the Future

• Scoping the delivery of a Fuel Use procurement to use the Solid

Recovered Fuel [SRF] which the Residual Waste Treatment Plant

will be capable of producing.

• Scoping the management arrangements for the new contract

arrangements.

• Developing contingency plans if delays occur in respect of the

deliverables discussed. [None expected at present]

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Any Questions Please