Report to Portfolio Holder for
Environment and Climate Change
5 April 2013
Subject:
Update on the Kerbside Glass Collection Scheme
Status:
Open
Report Ref:
N/A
Ward(s):
All
Key Decision:
Yes
Key Decision Ref:
827/EaCC
Report of:
Sarah Robinson – Waste & Recycling Manager – Joint
Client Team
Contact:
Sarah Robinson 01252 774426 extension 4426
Email sarah.robinson@hart.gov.uk
Appendices:
Appendix 1: Proposed sites for removal of glass banks
Appendix 3: Glass Tonnages
Appendix 3: WEEE Bank Locations
Papers relied on to
produce this report
Cabinet Report – 2 June 2011
Housing & Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee –
24 November 2011
SUMMARY
1
This Report
1.1
This report updates the Portfolio Holder on progress regarding the
implementation of the Kerbside Glass Collection Scheme.
1.2
The report seeks the Portfolio Holder's agreement to remove glass banks from
some bring bank sites across the Borough. This will free up space which can
be used for other types of bring banks. In addition the report proposes
measures to maximise the collection of glass for recycling.
2
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change:
2.1
notes the progress made in implementing the borough-wide Kerbside Glass
Collection Scheme
2.2
agrees to consult ward members on the proposed removal of glass banks at
the sites detailed in Appendix 1
2.3
agrees that, where ward members support the removal of specific glass
banks,this proceeds as soon as possible
2.4
agrees that, where ward members do not support the removal of specific
glass banks,these be the subject of further consideration in a report to the
Portfolio Holder
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2.5
agrees the banning of glass bottles and jars within the black bins in order to
support recycling and minimise waste across the borough
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PRIORITIES, IMPACTS AND RISKS
Contribution to Council Priorities
This report accords with the Council’s Budget and Policy Framework
Council Plan Ref 2012-15:
3-Year Action Plan:
Other References:
Impacts
No significant
impacts
Type
Impacts for
BDBC
Impacts on
Wellbeing
Involving
Others
Financial
Some Significant
impacts
impacts
x
Personnel
X
Legal
X
Equality and Diversity
X
Rural/Urban
X
Crime and Disorder
X
Health
X
Environment and Climate
Change
x
Economic
x
Communication/Consultation
x
Partners
x
Risk Assessment
Number of risks identified:
Number of risks considered HIGH or Medium:
Strategic:
Already identified on Corporate Risk Register?
Operational:
Already identified in Service Plans?
Yes
No
x
Yes
x
No
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Term
Definition
MRF
Materials Recycling Facility
MRF Income
Sale of recyclables income
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WEEE
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3
Kerbside Glass Collection Scheme
3.1
In June 2011 approval was given by Cabinet to progress with a phased
introduction of borough-wide kerbside glass collection.
3.2
The current cost of the borough-wide Kerbside Glass Collection Scheme is
£289,700 per annum. In addition the council currently pays £87,400 per
annum to empty the glass banks across the borough.
3.3
Phase 1 was introduced in June 2011 and was well received by residents. A
report on the success of Phase 1 was considered by the Housing and
Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 24 November 2011 and
approval obtained to roll out the scheme across the rest of the borough.
3.4
The scheme was introduced across the borough in phases with final
completion being obtained in September 2012.
3.5
Since introduction, the service has been well received by residents of the
borough and there have been very few complaints. There have been seven
complaints regarding spillages and 20 regarding boxes being thrown along
with seven service related complaints. To date there has been approximately
2,374,000 collections of glass.
3.6
Veolia currently collect the majority of the kerbside glass using twin-back
vehicles, whilst standard refuse collection vehicles are used in the rural areas.
4
Glass Tonnages
4.1
Since kerbside glass collections were introduced the total amount of glass
collected by the council has increased by 822.89 tonnes for quarters 1-3 of
2012-13 compared to quarters 1-3 of 2011-12. A net increase in glass
recycling of 2%.This represents an approximate 3% increase on the total
recycling rate. Details of the tonnages before and after the scheme are as
shown in Appendix 2 attached.
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Removal of Bring Banks for Glass Only
5.1
As explained in the Cabinet report of 2 June 2011 it was anticipated that the
bring bank site usage would reduce once kerbside glass was introduced. The
report therefore proposed that a review of all bring bank sites would be
undertaken to establish whether any banks could be removed.
5.2
The review has now been completed with the container usage being
monitored by Veolia and the Client Team. This showed that in some cases
bring bank usage has reduced by 75%. Therefore, officers recommended to
Overview and Scrutiny Committee, on 14 March 2013, that the banks as
detailed in Appendix 1 be removed.
5.3
It was proposed that, should approval for the removal of these sites be given,
signs be erected on site at least three weeks prior to their removal. The
notices would advise residents to use their kerbside boxes and also provide
details of sites still available in the area. It was suggested that the banks
would not all be removed at the same time but over a period of approximately
three months.
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5.4
It was further proposed that the space made available by the removal of glass
banks should be used for other material banks including WEEE (waste
electrical and electronic equipment), books/DVDs, textiles and other banks.
5.5
WEEE banks were installed into some of these sites in January 2013.
Appendix 3 provides details of the locations.
6
Increasing glass recycling
6.1
As detailed in the report to Cabinet in 1 December 2009 it was estimated that
approximately 5% of the residual waste stream was glass. Following the
introduction of the kerbside glass the figure is now predicted to be
approximately 2.5%.
6.2
The Client Team is carrying out promotional work to encourage more recycling
of glass by those who currently do not participate as it is known that a small
number of residents (approximately 500) were not happy to have a glass
container at the time the scheme was introduced.
6.3
All properties within the Borough now have access to a kerbside glass
service.
6.4
In order to increase the recycling rate further it was proposed to overview
committee that glass bottles and jars should be banned from the black bins.
This would encourage more people to recycle. It was predicted that this would
increase the recycling rate by approximately 1%.
6.5
The proposed procedure for enforcing this ban would be the same as is
operated for the contamination of recycling bins:

The first time the crews notice glass bottles and jars in the black bin
a hanger would be left explaining the problem but the bin would be
emptied.

The next time it occurs a hanger will be left and the bin will not be
taken.

The crews would record that they have left a hanger on the bin on
every occasion and the Client Team would contact the resident by
letter to advice of the council’s policy on glass.
6.6
It was noted that the Joint Client Team would work with the Communications
Team to deliver a campaign informing residents of the new policy for banning
glass bottles and jars and remind them of all other waste and recycling
policies operated by the authority.
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Financial Implications
Recycling Credits and Glass Income Share
7.1
Hampshire County Council as the waste disposal authority pays local
authorities for glass collected from kerbside and banks in the form of credits
for glass recycled and income from the sale of glass. The table below shows
the annual income received since 2010/11.
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Year
Recycling credit**
Sales*
Total
2010/11
£106,700
£29,500
£136,200
2011/12
£108,900
£30,600
£139,500
2012/13
£143,900
£47,200
£191,100
* Income is dependent on the tonnage collect and the wholesale price of glass
** Please note that the rate recycling credits are paid changes from year to year
Should the anticipated increase in recycling be achieved the potential income
in 2013/14 would increase to over £200,000.
Savings from the removal of bring banks
7.2
The removal of the glass bank sites detailed in Appendix 1 would save the
council approximately £38k per annum in emptying costs. There would be a
minimal impact on income as over 85% of glass is now collected via kerbside
collections.
7.3
Any replacement banks (other materials, WEEE, etc) would be provided by
third parties and will not have any financial impact on the council.
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Environmental impacts
8.1
The kerbside glass collection is undertaken by split vehicles which collect
recycling and glass. This avoids the need for an additional vehicle and is
therefore more efficient and reduces the environmental impact of the service.
The only exception is in the rural areas where an additional vehicle is required
for glass as a split back vehicle is already used to collect residual waste at the
same time as recycling.
8.2
All glass collected is transported to the transfer station at Chineham and then
taken to Southampton for sorting. All glass collected within Hampshire is
taken for re-melting into new glass containers whether it is source separated
at the bring banks or mixed. Mixed glass is sorted through the process twice
to remove clear from green and brown whereas if it is source separated it can
be taken straight to the re-melting facility.
8.3
Whilst the collection of kerbside glass in rural areas requires an additional
collection vehicle, it is anticipated that the environmental impact of this would
be offset by a reduction in private car journeys to bring bank sites.
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Conclusion
9.1
As a result of the introduction of the borough-wide Kerbside Glass Collection
Scheme the council has achieved the following:
9.2

A predicted increase in income of approximately £60k per annum.

A predicted increase in the total net recycling rate by approximately
2%.
Should the Portfolio Holder agree to the removal of bring banks and the
banning of glass from the residual waste, then it is estimated that this will
deliver:

a reduction in costs for emptying the bring sites of £38k per annum

a further increase in the total net recycling rate of approximately 1%
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10
Consultation with the Housing and Environment Overview and Scrutiny
Committee
10.1
The proposals regarding the removal of the glass banks, outlined in
Appendix 1, together with banning of glass bottles and jars within the black
bins were considered by Housing and Environment Overview and Scrutiny
Committee on 14 March 2013.
10.2
In response the committee noted the progress regarding the implementation
of the borough-wide Kerbside Glass Collection Scheme but:
(1)
recommended consultation with ward councillors on the removal of
glass banks. Where objections are raised, a reserve list is to be
created for further consideration, where no objections are raised,
removal is to proceed
(2)
recommended the banning of glass bottles and jars within the black
bins in order to increase the recycling rate for the borough
10.3
Since the overview meeting, at the request of the Portfolio Holder for
Environment and Climate Change, work has begun to consult the ward
members.
10.4
The recommendations of this report therefore reflect the recommended way
forward proposed by the overview committee. Where ward members object to
the removal of bring banks it is proposed that these be considered by means
of a further report to the Portfolio holder.
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APPENDIX 1
Proposed Sites for Glass Banks to be removed immediately
PARISH
Baughurst
Beggarwood
Bishops Green
Black Dam
Bramley
Brighton Hill
Brown Candover
Buckskin
Burghclere
Eastrop
Ecchinswell
Farleigh Wallop
Grove
Hannington
Hatch Warren
Herriard
Houndmills
Kempshott
Kempshott
Kempshott
Kings Furlong
Lychpit
Newfound
North Waltham
Oakridge
Oakridge
Old Basing
Overton
Overton
Penwood
Popley
Preston Candover
Sherfield on Loddon
South Ham
South Ham
South View
St Mary Bourne
Town Centre
Town Centre
Whitchurch
Wolverton Common
SITE ADDRESS
The Cricketers, Heath End Road, Baughurst, RG26 5LU
Beggarwood Surgery Car Park, Broadmere Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4AQ
Bishops Green Village Hall, Ash Road, Bishops Green, RG20 9JG
Rucstall Community Centre, Holbein Close, RG21 3QN
Royal British Legion Club, The Street, Bramley, RG26 5BP
ITT Sports and Social Club, Jays Close, RG22 4BS
Brown Candover Village Club, Farleigh Road, Brown Candover, SO24 9TT
The Buckskin PH, Blackdown Close, Basingstoke, RG22 5BW
Recreation Ground Car Park, Harts Lane, Burghclere, RG20 9HY
Eastrop Park Car Park, Eastrop Way, Basingstoke, RG21 4QD
The Royal Oak, Hydes Platt, Ecchinswell, RG20 4UH
The Estate Club, The Avenue, Farleigh Wallop, RG25 2HU
Queen Marys College, Cliddesden Road, RG21 3HF
The Vine Pub, Ibworth Lane, Hannington, RG26 5TX
Hatch Warren Community Centre, Long Cross Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 4XF
The Fur and Feathers PH, Old A339, Southrope, Herriard, RG25 2EP
Berry Bros And Rudd Ltd, Hamilton Close, Basingstoke, RG21 6YB
Kempshott Village Hall, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 5HN
Buckingham Parade, Basingstoke, RG22 5NZ
Basingstoke RFC Car Park, Coniston Road, RG22 5HH
King Of Wessex, Winchester Road, Basingstoke, RG21 8YS
The Lychpit Centre, Great Binfields Road, Lychpit, RG24 8TF
The Fox Inn, Andover Road, Newfound, RG23 7HH
The Sun Inn, Winchester Road, North Waltham, Basingstoke, Hants, RG25 2DJ
Osborne Close Shops, Oakridge Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5TS
Oakridge West Community Centre, Upton Crescent, RG21 5SN
Old Basing Recreation Ground, The Street, Old Basing, RG24 9DR
Overton Memorial Institute, London Road, Overton, RG25 3NN
Red Lion PH Car Park, High Street, Overton, RG25 3HQ
Penwood Village Hall, off Heathlands Road, Penwood, Berks, RG20 9HA
Popley Fields Community Centre, Carpenters Down, Basingstoke, RG24 9AE
Preston Candover Village Hall, Farleigh Road, Preston Candover, RG25 2EP
Garden Centre, Wildmoor Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, RG27 0HL
Basingstoke Labour Club, Sandy's Road, RG22 6AS
Basingstoke Town FC (The Camrose Ground), Western Way, RG22 6EZ
The Way Inn, Chapel Hill, Basingstoke, RG21 5TB
Village Shop, Bourne Meadow, St Mary Bourne, SP11 6BE
Irish Centre, Council Road, RG21 3DH
Carnival Hall, Council Road, RG21 3DH
Public Car Park, Winchester Street, Whitchurch, RG28 7HP
George and Dragon Pub, Baughurst Road, Wolverton, Townsend, RG26 5ST
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APPENDIX 2
Glass Tonnages for the last 5 years
Period
QTR 1 2010 - 11
QTR 2 2010 - 11
QTR 3 2010 - 11
QTR 4 2010 - 11
QTR 1 2011 - 12
QTR 2 2011 - 12
QTR 3 2011 - 12
QTR 4 2011 - 12
QTR 1 2012 - 13
QTR 2 2012 - 13
QTR 3 2012 - 13
Collected
Glass tonnage
710.98
676.16
644.7
729.62
669.18
709.42
734.49
726.94
935.97
1044.63
955.38
Total waste arising
excl flytip tonnes
15507.55
15026.97
14501.08
14,796.10
14987.44
15051.93
14326.36
14121.8
14843.7
14891.18
14291.05
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Percentage
points of total
recycling
which is due
to glass
4.58%
4.50%
4.45%
4.93%
4.46%
4.71%
5.13%
5.15%
6.31%
7.02%
6.69%
Total Recycling
22.64%
23.46%
24.13%
22.84%
22.30%
23.21%
24.40%
25..8%
25.56%
26.06%
25.74%
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APPENDIX 3
WEEE Bank Locations
WARD
BLACK DAM
POPLEY
ADDRESS
Rucstall Community Centre, Holbein Close, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 3Q
Popley Fields Community Centre, Carpenters Down, Basingstoke, Hants, RG24 9AE
OAKLEY
OVERTON
KINGSCLERE
BASINGSTOKE
CHINEHAM
BEGGARWOOD
WINKLEBURY
WHITCHURCH
Beach Park car park, Station Road, Oakley, RG23 7HA
Overton Hill car park, London Road, Overton, Hants, RG25 3NU
The Fieldgate Centre, Fieldgate Drive, Kingsclere, RG20 5SQ
Civic Offices Car Park
Chineham shopping centre, RG24 8BQ
Broadmere Road, RG22 4AQ
Watson Way shops, Winklebury Way
Bell Street car park, Whitchurch, RG28 7HP
Sites awaiting landowner approval
WARD
ADDRESS
BRIGHTON HILL Brighton Hill shopping centre, RG22 4EH
OAKRIDGE
Osborne Close shops, RG21 5TS
BROOKVALE
Morrison's supermarket, RG21 8BJ
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