North Lanarkshire Council Report ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ☐approval ☒noting Ref AM/LON Date 25/08/21 Smart Waste Monitoring Project From Head of Regulatory Services and Waste Solutions Email [email protected] Telephone 07939 280467 Executive Summary The report provides an update on the pilot smart waste monitoring project which was first reported to Committee in August 2020. Recommendations It is recommended that Committee: 1. Note the commencement of the pilot smart waste monitoring project. The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority Improve the health and wellbeing of our communities Ambition statement (17) Ensure we keep our environment clean, safe, and attractive 1. Background 1.1. In August 2020, the Environment and Transportation Committee approved plans for Waste Services to work with Zero Waste Scotland on a smart waste monitoring project. 1.2. A working group was set up between the two organisations to plan how the project would operate, and the first stage of the project is planned to start in early September 2021. 1.3. The report provides further details on the roll out of the project. 2. Report 2.1. The two-year trial project will include up to 5,000 households within the Cumbernauld and Moodiesburn areas with potential streets being included within the Croy area should additional households be required. Weighing equipment has been installed on two bin lorries and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags will be fitted on each of the four household waste bins. 2.2. When each bin is emptied, it will be weighed on the bin lorry. The weights will be recorded and assessed to learn more about the amounts of waste and recycling produced by individual properties as well as how often residents are using the services provided for recycling. 2.3. This information will be used to: • Identify areas for improvement and service efficiencies. • Improve levels of recycling through targeted campaigns. • Allow for more accurate planning for collection routes. • Reduce vehicle travel times and emissions. • Improve resource planning of staff. • Identify potential financial savings. 2.4. No personal details are being held or gathered as part of the trial. The bin tag only holds one piece of information, an identifying code. That code is assigned to the property that each bin belongs to. The service has an existing database of all households in North Lanarkshire, which is necessary for the delivery of the service. That database only holds addresses, the type of bin at each property, and the collection route the property is on. 2.5. If this first stage is successful, the data gained will then allow households to be given specific and targeted information about recycling and any changes in the weight of bins will be monitored. This will help measure the effectiveness of communication materials and the role they can play in improving our recycling performance. 2.6. Waste weighing equipment is used in many other countries but mainly by commercial waste management companies. North Lanarkshire Council will be the first local authority in Scotland to trial this with residents to understand its benefits. 2.7. At the start of August, a leaflet was issued to households in the trial area, explaining the project and giving a link to a web page which has more information and FAQs. We hope that residents will be happy to take part in the trial, but there is an opt out option and residents will have a period of time to contact the service prior to the tags being fitted if they do not wish to take part. After this date, all bins within the area will be fitted with a bin tag but should residents chose to opt out at a later stage then the tags will not be removed but we will not record the data for these properties. 2.8. In addition to the information provided to local residents, further information has been issued to elected members in the trial area. 2.9. The project will start with an initial 880 households to allow the working group to assess the effectiveness of the communication materials and ensure the process of fitting the RFID tags works smoothly. The trial will then be rolled out to the rest of the 5,000 households in the trial area. 2.10. An expression of interest Stage 1 application was submitted to the Scottish Government’s Recycling Improvement Fund to extend this project to all domestic properties throughout North Lanarkshire and confirmation has been received that this is in scope. The Stage 2 application will be submitted following completion of this pilot if the anticipated benefits are realised and there is support from Committee. 3. Equality and Diversity 3.1 Fairer Scotland Duty 3.1.1 There are no implications associated with this report. 3.2 Equality Impact Assessment 3.2.1 There is no adverse impact on equality or diversity contained within this report. 4. Implications 4.1 Financial Impact 4.1.1 There will be no financial impact on the Council as the costs of the project are being met by Zero Waste Scotland. 4.2 HR/Policy/Legislative Impact 4.2.1 No significant impacts. 4.3 Carbon/ Environmental Impact 4.3.1 The ZWS trial will provide better insight into individual household performance and evaluate the most effective measures to improve recycling. 4.4 Risk Impact 4.4.1 No significant risks have been identified. 5. Measures of success 5.1 Implementation of intervention strategies to divert recyclate from residual waste bins and improve the Council’s overall recycling performance. 6. Supporting documents 6.1 Address locations for the initial pilot and the full 5,000 households is enclosed as Appendix 1. Andrew McPherson Head of Regulatory and Waste Solutions Appendix 1 Smart Waste Monitoring Project - Street List Main List Initial Pilot Roll Out Croy AIRDRIE ROAD, MOLLINSBURN AIRTH WAY, CUMBERNAULD BARBEGS CRESCENT, CROY ALTNACREAG GARDENS, MOODIESBURN BARONY PLACE, CUMBERNAULD CHARLESON ROW, CROY APPLECROSS GARDENS, MOODIESBURN BLANTYRE GARDENS, CUMBERNAULD CONSTARRY ROAD, CROY ARRAN DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD CARDOWAN DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD CUILMUIR TERRACE, CROY AUCHENGEICH ROAD, MOODIESBURN DEVON WALK, CUMBERNAULD CUILMUIR VIEW, CROY AUCHENGLEN DRIVE, MOODIESBURN DUNNIKIER WALK, CUMBERNAULD DRUMGLASS VIEW, CROY BADENHEATH TERRACE, MOLLINSBURN DYSART COURT, CUMBERNAULD HILLSIDE , CROY BEN LEDI CRESCENT, CUMBERNAULD GARTSHORE GARDENS, CUMBERNAULD MCSPARRAN ROAD, CROY BEN LUI PLACE, CUMBERNAULD KINGSHILL AVENUE, CUMBERNAULD OLD MILL VIEW, CROY BEN NEVIS WAY, CUMBERNAULD KIRKCONNEL AVENUE, CUMBERNAULD OVERCROY ROAD, CROY BEN VENUE ROAD, CUMBERNAULD LITTLEMILL AVENUE, CUMBERNAULD TAGGART ROAD, CROY BINNIEHILL ROAD, CUMBERNAULD PRIORY PLACE, CUMBERNAULD WELDON PLACE, CROY BLAEBERRY PLACE, CUMBERNAULD RAITH DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD BLAIRDENAN AVENUE, MOODIESBURN SEAFIELD CRESCENT, CUMBERNAULD BLAIRDENON DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD VALLEYFIELD DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD BLAIRLINN VIEW, CUMBERNAULD WELLESLEY DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD BODMIN GARDENS, MOODIESBURN WELLESLEY CRESCENT, CUMBERNAULD BRADY CRESCENT, MOODIESBURN WELLESLEY PLACE, CUMBERNAULD BRIDGEND CRESCENT, MOODIESBURN WEMYSS DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD BRIDGEND PLACE, MOODIESBURN BROOMKNOWE , CUMBERNAULD CAIRNGORM GARDENS, CUMBERNAULD CAIRNTOUL COURT, CUMBERNAULD CAMBOURNE ROAD, MOODIESBURN CARADON CRESCENT, MOODIESBURN CRAIGIEBURN ROAD, CUMBERNAULD CRAIGLINN , CUMBERNAULD CROFTMORAIG AVENUE, MOODIESBURN CROY BANK COURT, CUMBERNAULD CULROSS WAY, MOODIESBURN CUMBERNAULD ROAD, MOLLINSBURN DALCRUIN GARDENS, MOODIESBURN DRUMBOWIE VIEW, CUMBERNAULD DRUMVALE DRIVE, MOODIESBURN DRYBURGH WALK, MOODIESBURN EDINGTON GARDENS, MOODIESBURN FERNLEIGH PLACE, MOODIESBURN GARTFERRY AVENUE, MOODIESBURN GARTMILL CRESCENT, MOODIESBURN GLEN AVENUE, MOODIESBURN GLENAPP PLACE, MOODIESBURN GLENISLA AVENUE, MOODIESBURN GLENLUCE GARDENS, MOODIESBURN GLENTROOL GARDENS, MOODIESBURN GLENVIEW CRESCENT, MOODIESBURN GRAMPIAN WAY, CUMBERNAULD GRANGENEUK GARDENS, CUMBERNAULD GREENFAULDS CRESCENT, CUMBERNAULD GREENFAULDS ROAD, CUMBERNAULD GREENWOOD AVENUE, MOODIESBURN HARWOOD GARDENS, MOODIESBURN HAYLE GARDENS, MOODIESBURN HILLHEAD AVENUE, MOODIESBURN INCHCOLM GARDENS, MOODIESBURN KELSO GARDENS, MOODIESBURN KINGSMUIR DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD KIRKMILL PLACE, MOODIESBURN LANGDALES AVENUE, CUMBERNAULD LANGHILL DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD LANGLANDS PLACE, CUMBERNAULD LIDDEL ROAD, CUMBERNAULD LINN GARDENS, CUMBERNAULD LINN GATE, CUMBERNAULD LINT MILL WAY, CUMBERNAULD LISMORE PLACE, MOODIESBURN LOCHWOOD LOAN, MOODIESBURN LOGAN DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD MACTAGGART ROAD, CUMBERNAULD MAILERBEG GARDENS, MOODIESBURN MARYWELL PATH, CUMBERNAULD MASONFIELD AVENUE, CUMBERNAULD MCGREGOR ROAD, CUMBERNAULD MEADOWHEAD AVENUE, MOODIESBURN MIDDLERIGG ROAD, CUMBERNAULD MIDDLETON PLACE, CUMBERNAULD MILBURN PLACE, MOODIESBURN MOSSWATER WYND, CUMBERNAULD NEWLYN PLACE, MOODIESBURN NORTHCROFT ROAD, MOODIESBURN OLD TOWER ROAD, CUMBERNAULD PANMURE PATH, CUMBERNAULD PENZANCE WAY, MOODIESBURN PERRAN GARDENS, MOODIESBURN PORTREATH ROAD, MOODIESBURN REDHILL ROAD, CUMBERNAULD RONALDSAY PLACE, CUMBERNAULD SANDYKNOWES ROAD, CUMBERNAULD SKYE COURT, CUMBERNAULD SKYE DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD SKYE PLACE, CUMBERNAULD SKYE ROAD, CUMBERNAULD SMITHSTONE ROAD, SMITHSTONE SOUTH CARBRAIN ROAD, CUMBERNAULD SOUTHFIELD ROAD, CUMBERNAULD ST IVES ROAD, MOODIESBURN STATION BUILDINGS SOUTH CARBRAIN, CUMBERNAULD STIRLING ROAD, CUMBERNAULD STONEYETTS ROAD, MOODIESBURN STONYLEE ROAD, CUMBERNAULD STRATHORD PLACE, MOODIESBURN THE CUILLINS, MOODIESBURN THE LARCHES, MOODIESBURN TINTAGEL GARDENS, MOODIESBURN TINTO DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD TIREE COURT, CUMBERNAULD TIREE DRIVE, CUMBERNAULD TIREE ROAD, CUMBERNAULD TORDENE PATH, CUMBERNAULD TRURO AVENUE, MOODIESBURN WALLBRAE ROAD, CUMBERNAULD WESTRAY COURT, CUMBERNAULD WESTRAY ROAD, CUMBERNAULD WHITEHILL AVENUE, CUMBERNAULD WHITHORN CRESCENT, MOODIESBURN .