Waste Workshop Notes

Waste Workshop Notes

Reducing Waste

Horsham MBT plant as good local case study – could have similar plant in B&H – biodigestion and composting, more efficient than incineration and combine with kitchen waste collection

Infrastructure to minimise household waste

Breakdown into regional centres

Produce fuel for vehicles using recycled vegetable oil

Each area eg Queens Park should deal with their own waste

Brighton and Hove owns 10,000 acres of farm land (local food)

Inspector recommended 3 anaerobic digestors for B&H – public enquiry into waste plan was ignored

Look at case studies from other areas such as Sweden and Denmark who use biodigestors in every town

Tie in CHP with incinerator

Increase use of waste wood, such as pallets, as a fuel, have local tree station

Need for a local reclamation centre where builders and residents can bring and buy materials

Bicycle recycling project – reclaiming unwanted bikes from civic amenity sites, repairing and painting vivid colours and leaving for free around the city

Avoid exporting waste to incinerator at New Haven – dealing with it locally would incentivise reduction, reuse and recycling

Anaerobic digestors for organic and green waste to produce biogas for collection vehicles, buses and cars

Use local building contractors who use local resources

Workshops in re-use and repair for local trades-people

Collection of organic waste from restaurants

Need closed loop, transparent system

Places to swap resources and compost

BHCC green policies and work with schools

Increase Recycling and Composting

Magpie – competitive pricing and services, make it easier

Focus on biodegradable waste

Take all types of waste – domestic and commercial

Increase awareness – encourage ethical shopping and thinking

Encourage council to lobby for increased recycled content in products such as paper (in council and public sector)

More ambitious targets for recycling and composting

Help business and voluntary sector with where to get recycled products and information on collection contracts with good recycling options

Reuse and Repair

Reclamation – increase opportunities and awareness (drive way to Essex?), information, sorting and cost

Appliances – repairable, parts available, workshop skills

Cost of disposal incentive although fly tipping is a risk

Reuse furniture e/g/ Emmaus, Shabitat

Material from ‘tip’ recycling, regulations and taxes to ensure recycling

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