RETHINKING VALUE in WASTE
BASE Cities Event
Edgbaston, April 11th 2013
Peter Jones OBE
ecolateraljones@btinternet.com
The Three Musketeers of
Policy Implementation
The Scale of TransformationOrganic Mass (m tes.)
1997
2013
80
24
Collection (C+I) 80
40
Municipal
29
24
Recycling
1
16
Incineration
3
6
Compost
1
4
Exports
-
1
AD
3
4
MRFs
-
25
Landfill
TOTAL
197
144
The Scale of TransformationCarbon / Organics £m
1997
2013
Landfill
620
2000 (Tax 1536)
Collection
320
200
Municipal
1400
1440
Recycling
60
1000
Incineration
300
800
Composting
200
800
-
40
100
170
Exports
AD
MRFs
TOTAL
3000
1000
7450
The Reverse Logistics of Waste
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Collection
Intermediate Quality Control
Material Transition
Product Sale
MARKET DRIVEN
ECONOMICS
1. MAXIMISE ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY
OF FEEDSTOCK CONVERSION
2. SELL OUTPUTS FOR THE HIGHEST
VALUE per EMBEDDED GIGAJOULE
3. OPERATE WITH THE LOWEST
CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR
COLLECTION,PREPARATION AND
TRANSITION (across the reverse
logistics chain)
Economics per tonne
The Zero Waste Game
Boomerang
100
incineration

80

gasifier
Plasma to
batteries
60
40

anaerobic
digestion
aerobic
composting
20

landfill
0
0
500
1000
1500
CO2 impact/Neutrality per tonne
Note: Process emissions before net off energy
2000 kg
The Planning Route Map
Define the energy sink
That defines the energy need
That defines the technology
That defines the ‘fuel’ mix
That defines the logistics
That defines the collection
discipline
The Co-Location Route Map
Food –freezing,preparation+retail
Diversified industrial estates
Hospitals
Prisons
Bus and truck complexes
Docks and Airports and Distribution
Data centres
Energy distribution pipes and wires
Confectionery factories
Sewage plants
Road fuel distribution depots
Structural Shifts in the
“waste” Sector
New TECHNOLOGY entrants
attracted by tax “push” gate fees.
Shift from gate fees to output sales
as capacity expands.
Ripple out to wider “energy”
markets
Entry of end market players such
as- DS Smith, Peel ,Air Products,
AMEC, Stobart, Supermarket
logistics & parcels players.
The Lights Go Out???
Source: DTI
Peter T. Jones O.B.E
ecolateraljones@btinternet.com
www.ecolateral.org