Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities Joint Minerals and Waste Plan Waste: Background Study June 2017 (Issues & Options) Contents List of Figures: ......................................................................................................................................... 4 List of Tables: .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Policy Context and Legislation ............................................................................................................ 1 Waste management in Central & Eastern Berkshire (baseline) ......................................................... 2 Non-Hazardous waste ......................................................................................................................... 3 Inert waste .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Hazardous waste ................................................................................................................................. 3 Assessment of need for new facilities in Central and Eastern Berkshire ........................................... 4 Meeting the future waste management needs of Central and Eastern Berkshire’s waste ................ 4 Types of waste facilities and locational requirements ....................................................................... 4 Transporting waste ............................................................................................................................. 5 List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................... 6 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 7 Background to this report ................................................................................................................... 7 The purpose of this report .............................................................................................................. 7 Objectives of the report .................................................................................................................. 7 Geographical Coverage ................................................................................................................... 8 History and background to waste planning in Berkshire ................................................................ 8 The need to collect waste data ......................................................................................................... 10 How to use this report ...................................................................................................................... 11 2. Policy Context and Legislation ...................................................................................................... 12 Relevant Legislation .......................................................................................................................... 12 Waste Framework Directive ......................................................................................................... 12 Landfill Directive ........................................................................................................................... 12 The Industrial Emissions Directive ................................................................................................ 12 Mining Waste Directive ................................................................................................................. 13 Hazardous Waste Directive ........................................................................................................... 13 Environmental Protection Legislation ........................................................................................... 13 National Planning Policy, Strategy and Circulars .......................................................................... 14 Local Planning Policy ..................................................................................................................... 14 Waste management targets ............................................................................................................. 15 3. Waste management in Central & Eastern Berkshire (baseline) ................................................... 17 Waste streams and classifications ........................................................................................................ 17 Which waste streams do we need to plan for? ................................................................................ 17 How has waste been classified for the purposes of this report? .................................................. 17 The 'Waste Hierarchy' and waste management activities ................................................................ 18 How do we know how much waste arises in Central & Eastern Berkshire? .................................... 20 How do we know how much waste management capacity is available in Central and Eastern Berkshire? ......................................................................................................................................... 25 4. Non-Hazardous waste ................................................................................................................... 29 How much non-hazardous waste is generated in Central and Eastern Berkshire? .............................. 29 Sources of non-hazardous waste data .......................................................................................... 29 How is non-hazardous waste managed in Central & Eastern Berkshire? ......................................... 30 What capacity is available to manage non-hazardous waste? ......................................................... 31 Energy from Waste ....................................................................................................................... 32 Landfill ........................................................................................................................................... 33 5. Inert waste .................................................................................................................................... 34 How much inert waste is generated in Central and Eastern Berkshire? .......................................... 34 Sources of inert waste data .......................................................................................................... 34 How is inert waste managed in Central & Eastern Berkshire? ......................................................... 35 Inert landfilling .............................................................................................................................. 36 What capacity is available to manage inert waste? ......................................................................... 36 6. Hazardous waste ........................................................................................................................... 38 How much hazardous waste is generated in Central and Eastern Berkshire? ................................. 38 Sources of hazardous waste data ................................................................................................. 38 How is hazardous waste managed in Central & Eastern Berkshire? ................................................ 39 What capacity is available to manage hazardous waste? ................................................................ 40 Specialist waste ................................................................................................................................. 40 7. Assessment of need for new facilities in Central and Eastern Berkshire ..................................... 41 Estimated future waste arisings........................................................................................................ 41 What factors will influence future waste arisings? ....................................................................... 41 Local Demand Factors ....................................................................................................................... 44 Developing waste growth scenarios ............................................................................................. 46 8. Meeting the future waste management needs of Central and Eastern Berkshire’s waste .......... 48 Safeguarding of existing and proposed waste facilities .................................................................... 48 9. Types of waste facilities and locational requirements ............................................................. 50 Locational requirements ................................................................................................................... 50 10. Transporting waste ................................................................................................................... 51 Road .................................................................................................................................................