REVIEW Issue 13 August 2009

Kirkbride School celebrate first place in north The winners of R Factor 2009 are...

After months of hard work by thousands of commercial radio stations - CFM, the Bay, and Cumbrian primary school children the winners of Lakeland Radio - throughout Cumbria during July. the R Factor 2009 were finally unveiled at a glitzy live finale at the Rheged Discovery Centre near There were awards too for our runners up. Placed Penrith on June 24. second and third in the south of the county were Crosscrake Primary from Stainton and Cambridge Kirkbride Primary School from were crowned Primary from Barrow respectively. In the north were winners in the north Cumbria category with their Rosley School near Wigton and Abbeytown’s Holm song “Don’t be mean, you’ve got to be green”. The Cultram Abbey School. winners in the south of the county were Castle Park Primary School from with “Can we do it? Yes Inside is a special double page spread of the we can!”. Both songs were aired on R Factor LIVE. Also inside

How are we performing? help local kids stay safe and litter free Cumbria attend the Times Education Awards Signing on the dotted line with Shanks Hats on for Recyclers Tackling our tourists waste

Review is the partnership newsletter of Resource Cumbria.

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How are we performing? Cumbria attends the Times waste education awards The chart below indicates the total household waste recycled and composted by district and by the county as a whole from April 2008 to March 2009. All figures include recycling collected via Kerbside Collection Services, Recycle Points (also known as bring sites) and Household Waste Recycling Centres. The figures On 9 June, Ian Garrow, Senior Waste Education are provided by Cumbria County Council’s Waste Management Performance Team and reported to the Officer, attended the Times Educational Supplement Department for Environment, Food and Rural Afffairs (DEFRA). (TES) Schools Awards as a guest of DEFRA’s Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP), one of only two Local Government representatives invited. 44% ALLERDALE 56% WRAP sponsored the Sustainable School award, recycled and composted sent to landfill won by Turners Hill Primary School, West Sussex. BARROW 22% 78% recycled and composted sent to landfill The winning school has a fantastic approach to sustainability. They regularly recycle and compost. CARLISLE 48% 52% There are two wind turbines, photovoltaic roof recycled and composted sent to landfill Staying safe and litter free panels and a three-acre site with 1,750 planted trees. An outside classroom has vegetable gardens, COPELAND 35% 65% recycled and composted sent to landfill chickens and a wildlife garden. Pupils are taught Children from Allerdale had the chance to about environmentally-friendly behaviour in their explore a mocked-up building site in a bid by EDEN 47% 53% citizenship education, and an eco-committee has recycled and composted sent to landfill Allerdale Borough Council to stop them getting been formed. hurt on the real thing. 46% 54% recycled and composted sent to landfill As a result of discussions and contacts made at Through the council’s child safety campaign, that event, the Waste Education Team have been organised and run by its Building Control 42% 58% asked to review the WRAP material targeted at both CUMBRIA team, around 400 year six school children from recycled and composted sent to landfill primary and secondary students, before it goes live , , , Broughton, on their website. In addition, our work investigating Looking back Dearham, Clifton and Harrington were educated This time last year Cumbria was recycling and composting 38% of it’s waste the scale of schools’ food waste in Cumbria has about the dangers of playing on building sites. aroused the interest of WRAP and Wastewatch, The table below is your ready reckoner to waste statistics in Cumbria. The figures below relate to information who have both asked for further information as it gathered between April to March in both 2007/08 and 2008/09 to allow a like-for-like performance comparison. Waste minimisation officer Mark Studholme becomes available. also delivered a session on waste and recycling. 2007/08 2008/09 The session focused on the impact of waste on Total household waste created 262,491 tonnes 261,103 tonnes the environment and people’s lives, including a presentation about litter and recycling in Total household waste landfilled 161,380 tonnes 151,219 tonnes Allerdale.

Percentage of waste recycled 22% 24% This was followed by a short talk on littering, the problems it can cause and the dangers of Percentage of waste composted 16% 18% moving vehicles, particularly refuse collection Total percentage recycled and composted 38% 42% lorries, as well as a demonstration of how recyclables and refuse are kept in different Kilograms of waste generated per head in Cumbria 529 kg 525 kg compartments of the same vehicle.

Looking at LATS There was also a chance to see how recyclables are held in glass storage bunkers and baled In terms of LATS, we expect to be 48,000 tonnes in credit although this will be wiped out at the end of this for reprocessing ready for making into new year. Our estimate for the end of 2009/10 is that we will be 3000 tonnes in credit. products.

Meet the members

The Partnership Board meeting minutes and other documents are available at resourcecumbria.org. ouncillor Allan Holliday Councillor Tim Knowles Cumbria County Council [email protected] [email protected] Councillor Tony Markley Councillor Tony Cumbria County Council Councillor Ken Williams Councillor Ken Barrow Borough Council [email protected] Councillor Mike Tonkin Council [email protected] C Copeland Borough Council [email protected] Councillor Sam Standage Allerdale Borough Council [email protected] Councillor Brenda Woof District Council South Lakeland [email protected] Councillor Ray Bloxham Councillor Ray Carlisle City Council [email protected]

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As Cumbria’s fantastic new talent quest draws to a close our 6 finalists were invited to perform their songs at the glitzy showcase finale event. Review was in attendance for The R Factor LIVE and looks back at how the project developed.

Last September, Resource Cumbria challenged all Here CN radio really came into their own Next to entertain the crowd were our of Cumbria’s primary school pupils to create a and helped generate massive excitement winners, Castle Park School from Kendal song that would inspire Cumbria to reduce, reuse about the competition. Presenter talk time and with their song “Can we do it? Yes we and recycle. And just like on TV’s hit show “X simultaneous countywide broadcasts, coupled can!” and Kirkbride Primary with “Don’t Factor” it would be the public who would decide with our authentic X Factor style intros and be Mean, You’ve got to be green”. After they which song would be crowned winner. adverts, all helped to give the competition a real had raised the roof of the Rheged auditorium sense of ‘primetime’. Some of the children were with their performances they were presented with Cumbria’s R Factor project represents something even invited into the radio stations to unveil their their first prize platinum discs. The audience was quite unique in waste prevention. It utilises a songs and appeal for votes. then treated to the exclusive first play of the two popular reality TV format to not only educate professionally recorded songs prior to them being school children, but captivate the wider An incredible 5,394 votes were polled both launched countywide on Monday 27 June. Cumbrian public on the importance of the 3Rs. online and via SMS texting during finals week which eventually saw Castle Park School from Widely-renowned junk percussion band In order to deliver such a project we knew that Kendal and Kirkbride School from Kirkbride Weapons of Sound also took to the stage with we would need a little help. Resource Cumbria crowned winners and awarded their prize - a an amazingly energetic and mesmerising therefore teamed up with professional music professional recording session to enable their performance using instruments created entirely charity, MusicLinks, and CN Radio and embarked song to be played throughout Cumbria to get from recycled materials. on a mission to make the R Factor the most people reducing, reusing and recycling. exciting competition Cumbria’s primary schools Ian Garrow, Cumbria County Council’s Senior had ever seen. To celebrate the achievements of our 6 finalists Waste Education Officer, said: “The whole R Factor we invited them along to perform their tracks in competition has been a big success and I know the An amazing 139 schools signed up to take part front of a live audience at the R Factor LIVE held children have had a great time in putting together in the talent quest - half of all Cumbrian primary in Rheged’s impressive 250 seater auditorium their songs while learning about the importance schools. Those signing up were contacted by and hosted by Lakeland Radio DJ, Simon Yaxley. of reducing, reusing and recycling - an essential MusicLinks who arranged to go in and deliver And with performances on the day that would message that will hopefully stay with them for a their own tailored R Factor musical workshop have impressed even Simon Cowell himself, our lifetime.” dubbed ‘bootcamp’. Over 3000 pupils were budding stars of the future did not disappoint. directly involved in these sessions. Here they “This Live event at Rheged was a chance for them devised, performed and recorded their track First onto the stage were our runners up from to show off their singing and song-writing talents ready to face our panel of expert judges. the south of the county, Crosscrake Primary from in front of a live audience as well as getting the Stainton and Barrow’s Cambridge Primary, and opportunity to see Weapons of Sound perform up Our panel scored the tracks on criteria, including from the north, Rosley School from near Wigton close.” ‘musicality’, ‘message’ and ‘radio worthiness’. and Abbeytown’s Holm Cultram Abbey. They They eventually selected just six (three from the wowed the audience with their performances “Everybody who has taken part in every stage of north of the county and three from the south) to before being presented with their prize of a silver this competition has put in a great deal of hard go through to face the public vote as the songs or gold disc of their songs. work and the R Factor LIVE is the culmination of were aired on commercial radio. everybody’s efforts.” View the videos of the R Factor live at recycleforcumbria.org/therfactor

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Shanks Cumbria is submitting proposals to build the innovative new waste treatment facility at Sowerby Wood Industrial Estate, Barrow.

Over 25 possible sites were examined in the Barrow area and Shanks concluded that the 2.5ha site at Sowerby Woods Industrial Estate, (off Bouthwood Road, LA14 4RD) was the most suitable location for the South Cumbria Resource Park.

The South Cumbria Resource Park will use Shanks’ Hats on for recycling innovative Mechanical Biological Treatment Pen was finally put to paper this June on the deal with Shanks Waste Solutions that will technology to significantly reduce the amount Carlisle City Council recently trialed the use revolutionise waste disposal in Cumbria and slash the amount of rubbish sent to landfill. of rubbish going into landfill and increase the of reusable blue ‘box hats’ on green kerbside amount of waste that is recycled. The Resource recycling boxes (for paper, glass, tins and cans) in Financial close has been reached on a 25-year Wood was approved in April and a site at Park will consist of an MBT plant that can handle two wards (Scotby - rural mixed village housing agreement worth more than £700 million between Sowerby Wood has been identified for Barrow. up to 75,000 tonnes of waste per annum, two and Denton Holme - urban, predominantly Cumbria County Council and Shanks Group plc weighbridges, a recyclate storage building and a terrace/semi). Over 2,000 hats were given to – a move that will see much of the county’s waste Transfer stations will be constructed at Flusco near single story administration building. The building residents who presented their box at the kerbside sent to mechanical biological treatment (MBT) Penrith, and Distington to transport waste to the housing the MBT plant will be around 140m long in these wards. Every property received a leaflet plants in Hespin Wood near Carlisle and Sowerby MBT plants. The existing transfer station at Kendall and 50m wide at its widest point and around 10m advising them about the trial and informing Wood, Barrow. Fell will also be used. high. In appearance it will be very like any other them how to request a box hat if they missed the industrial building to be found on the estate. original distribution. The aim of the hats are to: The waste contract kicks off with immediate effect, Deputy Council Leader, Stewart Young, said: “This although people will not notice any major changes contract will truly revolutionise waste disposal in Shanks started a period of pre-planning public Reduce littering caused by recycling boxes until construction of the MBT plants gets underway Cumbria by massively reducing the amount of consultation on Monday 8 June lasting until Friday being incorrectly filled, resulting in papers later this year. rubbish sent to landfill and providing the county 17 July 2009 giving local residents and businesses blowing about the street. their chance to have a say about the proposed with a cost-effective system for dealing with waste Keep the recycling waste clean (passers by development prior to a planning application MBT is a sustainable and progressive waste for many years to come.” can no longer throw litter into open boxes). being finalised and submitted later this year. technology and the partnership with Shanks Reduce the frequency and costs of means the amount of waste sent to landfill Tom Drury, Shanks group chief executive, said: litterpicks and street sweeping. will fall by a massive 80 per cent – leading to “We look forward to working with our client Sam Grant, Shanks Cumbria’s Operations a major reduction in the amount of methane Cumbria County Council and beginning the task Director, said “Shanks are keen to begin Keep the contents dry. the county produces. Methane is generated by of minimising the amount of waste sent to landfill operations in Barrow and the new development Reduce waste disposal costs through an the decomposition of waste in landfill and is a and maximising the opportunities for recovery and will play a key role in reducing the carbon increase in participation in kerbside recycling. greenhouse gas around 20 times more harmful recycling of materials.” footprint of Cumbrian residents. It will also ensure that taxpayers don’t end up footing the bill for Improve the quality of the service residents than carbon dioxide. receive overall and to promote community Construction and the operation of MBT plants the fines Cumbria would face if so much waste continues going into landfill.” involvement through the city councils As well as slashing the volume of waste sent to will have a minimal impact on people and the ‘Cleaner, Greener and Safer’ campaign. landfill and removing the increasing financial costs local environment as the Hespin Wood plant and

the landfilling process involves, opting for the MBT the two new transfer stations are set to be built A freepost survey was conducted in May 2009 waste disposal system will also save the county on existing waste facilities. There will also be no in Denton Holme ward. This asked residents council having to pay out millions of pounds in change in the way people’s bins are collected to comment on the trial (a survey for Scotby is fines. All councils have been tasked with finding and they’ll still be able to do their own recycling underway). A participation count also revealed a alternatives to landfill or face Landfill Allowance through kerbside collections and taking waste to Greenbox set out rate of 61% (of these 51% were Trading Scheme (LATS) fines. Estimates indicate local recycle points or Household Waste Recycling using their box hats). Cumbria could face an additional cost of £1.9m Centres. for 2011/2012 and £3.3m for 2012/2013, rising The survey achieved a response rate of 25% with to £5.2m in the following years if landfilling at the The MBT process allows waste to be shredded, 214 surveys being returned. Of these 54% found current rate continues. dried and transformed into Solid Recovered the hats useful. The majority of responses were Fuel (SRF) which can be burned to provide an positive, for example “just much better with the hat A planning application for an MBT plant at Hespin alternative source of energy to fossil fuels. cover on” and “far less litter now”.

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