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Scrutiny and Audit Committee Waste Investigation Evidence – Investigation No SCRUTINY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE WASTE INVESTIGATION EVIDENCE – INVESTIGATION NO. 21 SCRUTINY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE WASTE MANAGEMENT – EVIDENCE GATHERING SESSION FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER, 2009, COMMITTEE ROOM 2, WOODHILL HOUSE, ABERDEEN 10.45 A.M. – BRIEFING INFORMATION FROM LEAD SERVICE Christine Gore, Director of Planning and Environmental Services Ian Robertson, Head of Protective Services and Waste Management Jack Clark, Waste Manager (Environment) Present: Councillor Bellarby (PB), Allan (AA), Duncan (SD), Fleming (TF), Hood (FH), Sullivan (MS) and Thomas (RT). In attendance: Jan McRobbie and Jackie Buchanan. PB The purpose of this investigation is to consider the actions which Aberdeenshire Council has taken for the minimisation of waste and the reduction of landfill and to investigate what more could be done and is intended through potential improvements for the future. CG A couple of years ago there was a presentation to the Scrutiny and Audit Committee on waste. We have moved on greatly since then. The targets set are challenging and in short are to reduce landfill and to recycle more. The landfill site known as the Crows Nest at Banchory is coming to the end of its life. We are currently reviewing tenders for future waste treatment and disposal options. The aim is to increase waste recycling including the range of waste which we recycle. There are limits however due to market availability. Aberdeenshire Council have been very careful in the products they have recycled and have thereby avoided the trap of stockpiling waste. Waste Officers play a very important role within Aberdeenshire in relation to educating the public about recycling including home visits. We have been particularly successful in making contact with difficult to reach groups in north Aberdeenshire including migrant workers who reside there and who perhaps do not have English as their first language. Although we have been very good, there is a long way to go. A big issue is finance. At a recent seminar the clear message was that all Councils had secured quick wins on the relatively easy matters but that they would need to be creative and invest heavily in order to get to the next stage. There are certainly challenges, therefore, for the Council looking ahead. There is a very controversial planning application on the go establishing an energy from waste plant and various discussions currently on-going on other waste plants. Keenan Composting at New Deer who take garden waste from our sites have installed a new plant to deal with food waste. They already have contracts from Aberdeen City Council and Moray in relation to this. There may be capacity for Aberdeenshire Council to also use this service in the future. Most householders perceive that waste is a local authority responsibility rather than their own. We need to change this perception. I would add that we have come a long way since 2004 when I took up my post. MS Before we start hearing the presentation from Jack Clark, I would like to declare my interest as a member of the Waste Management Working Group. Is everyone happy with me sitting in on the current session? CG I do not see a problem. JMcR We have had similar issues with Scrutiny and Audit Committee before and it has not been a problem. Presentation JC Background to Strategy Development Aberdeenshire Council had four operational landfill sites all operated under a Council Resolution. When SEPA came into existence waste management licences were required for operation of the landfill sites and the Council Resolution was no longer valid. The landfill sites were only licensed for two years by SEPA. This was mainly because they were not contained sites. There was leakage into the soil and groundwater, a process known as dilute and disperse. SEPA wanted all the sites to have mineral linings. Significant capital was required to do this. Aberdeenshire Council came up with a short-term strategy to allow waste to continue to be disposed of and at the same time came up with a detailed plan. Quite a lot of waste went to a private site at Tarbot Hill from Aberdeenshire. Unfortunately, because of a lack of planning permission for this site, Aberdeenshire Council would not be in a position to continue using it for more than two years. It was agreed with SEPA to pre-treat the waste which would have the effect of reducing the amount of the waste and removing most of the pollutants which would reduce the problem with leakage. Consequently there was an agreement to reduce the lining specification required on the landfill site Brandon Howe and this reduced its cost. For this and the other landfill sites development cost for the improvements required by SEPA were potentially £6,000,000. Aberdeenshire Council appealed to the Scottish Executive whereupon SEPA then agreed to allow the licence granted to Aberdeenshire Council for Pitdrichie to continue for five years rather than two. The two compost plants one at Mintlaw and the other at Inverboyndie helped. A third was required at Banchory. A bid was put into the Scottish Executive for funding from their Strategic Waste fund. In order to gain access to any funds Aberdeenshire Council required to submit a bid. This bid needed to be compliant with the Councils Policy and the Area Waste Plan. The Council published their Integrated Waste Management Strategy in 2001 and this was put before the Infrastructure and Service Committee. Last year the I & S Committee agreed not to review this strategy but rather look into what to do in relation to residual waste. An Area Waste Plan was developed between Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Moray in 2003. This was instigated by the Scottish Executive who had set up eleven different regions throughout Scotland and wanted a plan for each which in turn would create a National Waste plan. Any bid for funds required to comply with the National Waste Plan. Our plan was submitted to the Scottish Executive in 2002 and agreed in 2003. We also had our bid agreed in 2003 with the Scottish Executive. In 2004 we started the tendering procedure with a Prequalifying Questionnaire for residual waste disposal. Meanwhile the Scottish Executive then confirmed that they would like all authorities to regroup. Between 2004 and 2008 the North of Scotland Strategic Options Review Group (NOSSOR) came into being. NOSSOR put before the Scottish Executive a Strategic Options Case and if this was agreed we could then move on to a business case. If the Scottish Executive approved the business case, they would make funding available. A report was produced in 2006 in which it was agreed that there would be two new energy plants one in the Highlands and one on the border between Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council. The Scottish Executive reviewed the proposal and suggested that it would not be acceptable due to the high cost. It was then agreed to split the groups into two, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council in one group and Moray and Highland in the other group. The Scottish Executive confirmed that a new strategic case was required. In terms of this, 50% of the waste required to be recycled, 25% could go to landfill and 25% would require treatment. A new administration then came in as a result of the general election in Scotland. With the new devolved administration, there was a change of direction and new targets. There was a preference for smaller plants and local solutions. No Strategic Outline Case or business case was required and there was no additional funding for residual waste. The Scottish Government set new targets of 70% recycling, 25% energy from waste and 5% landfill. In 2006 there was a short-term tender for centre and north’s’ residual waste. It was to be a three year contract with an option to extend for a further three years. In 2007 the tendering process started, with a view to replacing the Crows Nest landfill site as it was getting near capacity. In 2008 there was no choice but to suggest to Aberdeenshire Council that we amend the scope of the tender so it would cover all residual waste not simply that from the Crows Nest. This is where we are at at the moment. We are currently considering the bids in relation to the tender. The Integrated Sustainable Waste Management Strategy made the following commitments. (1) To take up the challenge of the National Waste Strategy in reducing annual waste arising. In order to achieve this, we have developed an implementation plan on the theme of waste reduction. An example of this is that wheelie bin collections are now only once a fortnight rather than once a week. (2) To follow the Waste Hierarchy for the management of the waste that is produced. In order to achieve this, a Waste Implementation Plan has been developed along the principles of the hierarchy. (3) This is a commitment to continue to enhance “the bring system” of recycling where appropriate. This is a system where members of the public bring their waste to various sites for recycling. We now have within Aberdeenshire around 160 sites and have increased the range of materials we recycle including the introduction of paper recycle. ACHIEVEMENTS • Commitment 3 . Continue to enhance the bring system of recycling where appropriate. RP's- Aberdeenshire as whole 180 160 140 120 100 2001 80 2009 60 No of Sites 40 20 0 Total no of Glass Cans Plastic Bottles Paper Cardboard Textiles Sites ACHIEVEMENTS HWRC's- Aberdeenshire as a whole 18 16 14 12 10 2001 8 2009 6 No of Sites 4 2 0 Total no of Glass Cans Plastic Paper Cardboard Textiles Sites Bottles (4) The commitment is to extend and develop the Civic Amenity, recycling and Disposal facilities throughout Aberdeenshire.
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