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North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) Review of Waste Management Plan Draft for Determination IBR0760 - 14 October 2015 rpsgroup.com/ireland North West Region Waste Management Group Contents Waste Management Plan Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction . Review of the Waste Management Plan . Background . Aims and Objectives . Scope . Planning Horizon . 2 General Description of the Area . Introduction . Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council . Derry City and Strabane District Council 3 Setting the Waste Management Scene . Key Players . Key Strategic Drivers . Health and Social Well-Being 4 Drivers For Change - The EU Policy Context . Introduction . Current EU Waste Policy and Legislation . EU Thematic Strategies . Concluding Comments 5 National and Local Policy and Legislative Context . Introduction . Waste Management Policy . Waste Management Legislation . Planning Policy . Future Northern Ireland Legislation 6 Approaches for the Management of Waste . Introduction . Waste Prevention Ref: IBR0760 Status: Draft for Determination i Date: October 2015 North West Region Waste Management Group Contents Waste Management Plan . Preparing for Re-Use . Recycling . Composting . Anaerobic Digestion . Mechanical Biological Treatment . Thermal Treatment - Energy from Waste . Mechanical Heat Treatment . Landfill 7 Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste (LACMW) . Introduction . Management and Control . Targets . Waste Quantities and Composition . Best Practicable Environmental Option . Current Arrangements for the Management of LACMW . Proposed Arrangements for the Management of LACMW . Measures and Actions 8 Waste Education and Awareness . Introduction . Education and Awareness Aims And Objectives . Coordination And Control . Target Audiences . Strategic Approach . Current Waste Promotion Arrangements . Monitoring and Evaluation . Measures and Actions Required From Householders and The Public 9 Commercial and Industrial Waste . Introduction . Definitions . Management and Control . Waste Quantities and Composition . Current Arrangements for the Management of C&I Wastes . Proposed Arrangements for the Management of C&I Waste . Measures and Actions Ref: IBR0760 Status: Draft for Determination ii Date: October 2015 North West Region Waste Management Group Contents Waste Management Plan 10 Packaging Waste . Introduction . Definitions . Management and Control . Waste Quantities and Composition . Current Arrangements for the Management of Packaging Waste . Proposed Arrangements for the Management of Packaging Waste . Measures and Actions 11 Hazardous Waste . Introduction . Management and Control . Current Hazardous Waste Arisings . Future Requirements in Northern Ireland . Measures and Actions 12 Construction, Demolition and Excavation . Introduction . Definitions . Management and Control . Targets . Waste Quantities and Composition . Current Arrangements for C, D & E Waste . Proposed Arrangements for the Management of C, D & E Waste . Measures and Actions . Mining and Quarrying Waste 13 Agricultural Waste . Introduction . Definitions . Management and Control . Waste Quantities and Composition . Proposed Arrangements for the Management of Agricultural Waste . Measures and Actions Ref: IBR0760 Status: Draft for Determination iii Date: October 2015 North West Region Waste Management Group Contents Waste Management Plan 14 Priority and Other Waste Streams . Introduction . Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) . End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) . Tyres . Batteries . Sewage Sludge . Clinical Wastes 15 Implementation, Monitoring and Review . Introduction . Key Performance Indicators . Annual Review . Plan Review . SEA Monitoring and Review 16 Landfill Review . Introduction . Applicable Legislation . Current Landfill Capacity . Future Landfill Capacity . NWRWMG Landfill Capacity . Landfill Gates Fees . Landfill Ban Glossary Annexes Annex A Legislation and Policy Annex B Waste Flow Modelling Ref: IBR0760 Status: Draft for Determination iv Date: October 2015 North West Region Waste Management Group Section 1 Waste Management Plan Introduction 1 Introduction Review of the Waste Management Plan 1.1 A waste management plan was first prepared by the North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) in 2000, which set out detailed actions for the period 2000 to 2005. A second waste management plan was published in December 2006, which set out the arrangements for the management of controlled waste arisings in the North West Region over the period 2006 to 2020. This was a detailed plan and included identifying capacity needs, potential sites and/or siting criteria and the services required for the collection treatment and disposal of the wastes in the NWRWMG. 1.2 The development of an effective waste management plan is a continuous process. Plans require regular review and refinement to ensure that the implementation programme continues to be relevant and that the initial objectives are still appropriate. At this stage in the delivery of the waste management plan it is necessary to review the management of waste to take account of new legislative requirements and to focus on interventions that can ensure the delivery of the Plan and revised legislative targets. It is important to note that in working towards having effective waste management infrastructure in place for the Region there is a significant lead time in delivering such projects including the planning, procurement and construction of the works. 1.3 The councils and the NWRWMG have always recognised the speed with which waste management is evolving and the importance of developing a waste management plan that is up-to-date and responsive to changing circumstances and needs. The purpose of this Plan therefore is to undertake a review of the Waste Management Plan 2006 to 2020, and revise as required as per the revised Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC Article 30 which states that “waste management plans and waste prevention programmes are evaluated at least every sixth year and revised as appropriate”. 1.4 This Plan seeks to build upon the significant progress made from 2006 to present day. It amends the previous Waste Management Plan and seeks to take into account recent waste management legislation, policy and practice both at European, at national and regional levels. 1.5 This Plan has been prepared by RPS in conjunction with the North West Region Waste Management Group and in consultation with stakeholders including the general public. Ref: IBR0760 Status: Draft for Determination 1-1 Date: October 2015 North West Region Waste Management Group Section 1 Waste Management Plan Introduction Background 1.6 The North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) represents a voluntary grouping of two district councils who include, in alphabetical order: . Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council; and . Derry City and Strabane District Council. 1.7 The North West Region Waste Management Group consists of the administrative areas of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council. These areas are all situated in the north western region of Northern Ireland, they have a combined area of 3,219 square kilometres, which is 22.8% of the area of the country, and a combined population of 288,597 (2011 census) which is 15.9% (2011 census) of the population of Northern Ireland. 1.8 It is the responsibility of individual district councils in Northern Ireland to prepare a Waste Management Plan under the provisions of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. NWRWMG was originally established in 1999, as one of three sub- regional groups, in recognition by all district councils in Northern Ireland, of the mutual benefits to be gained from a regional approach to waste management planning. 1.9 To date the NWRWMG has been cooperating with Southern Waste Management Partnership, arc21, the Department of the Environment and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency on issues of mutual interest in relation to their respective waste management plans. This process will continue to ensure that the waste management plans, and their implementation, provide a coherent and effective approach to managing wastes across Northern Ireland for the benefit of the whole community. Aims and Objectives 1.10 The purpose of the Plan is to set out the arrangements for the management of controlled municipal wastes arising within the North West Region to 2020. This includes the services and infrastructure needed for the collection, treatment and disposal of wastes. 1.11 This Plan seeks to build upon the significant progress made by the previous Waste Management Plans, which set out detailed actions for the period 2000 to 2005 and 2006 to 2020. Ref: IBR0760 Status: Draft for Determination 1-2 Date: October 2015 North West Region Waste Management Group Section 1 Waste Management Plan Introduction 1.12 The Plan also recognises that waste management policy and practice has continued to evolve at a European, national and regional level. It therefore seeks to take into account recent developments, including: . The Thematic Strategy on the Prevention and Recycling of Waste; . The Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe (RE Roadmap); . The Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy - Delivering Resource Efficiency; . The Northern Ireland Landfill Allowance Scheme (NILAS) and amendments; and . The Revised Waste Framework Directive. 1.13 To promote sustainable waste management, and recognising the social dimension as well as the economic and environment, an overall aim
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