Municipal Waste Case Study: Calderdale
Calderdale Waste facts and figures:
• Calderdale residents produce around 78,000 tonnes of waste each year.
• In 2010 / 2011 Calderdale recycled around 41% of this waste; 32,000 tonnes.
• 17,000 tonnes is recycled via the Kerbside recycling collection service.
• A further 15,000 tonnes is recycled at Household Waste Recycling Centres and Recycling banks at various locations across the borough.
• In an average year, SITA (the Council’s waste collection contractor) make over 7.25 million visits to properties within the Authority.
• On average each property in Calderdale produces around 356 kilograms of waste per year in their wheelie bin / black sack collection – for comparison, in 2005/6 this figure was 566 kilograms per property.
• Each property within the borough also recycles 186 kilograms per year through the kerbside recycling service – again, for comparison this figure was 80 kilograms per property per year in 2005/6.
Proportion of bin contents in each waste category
Paper / card: 19.87%
Plastic film: 6.64%
Dense plastic: 9.62%
Textiles: 1.90%
Misc. combustible: 16.61%
Misc. non-combustible: 2.16%
Glass: 3.48%
Garden waste: 5.50%
Other putrescibles: 26.14%
Ferrous metal: 2.76%
Non-ferrous metal: 1.49%
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): 1.13%
Potentially hazardous: 0.56%
Fines: 2.13%
Total: 100.00%
There are 3 national indicators that each local authority measures for household waste and municipal waste:
NI191: The amount of residual household waste per household
NI192: The percentage of household waste that is sent for reuse, recycling or composting.
NI193: The percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill
Calderdale compares N192 to the other West Yorkshire local authorities:
NI192 Percentage Household waste sent for Re-use, Recycling or Composting
Calderdale MBC: 41.07%
Wakefield MDC: 39.90%
Leeds City Council: 34.67%
Kirklees MBC: 34.01%
Bradford MDC: 33.81%
Source: http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/environment/waste/recycling/how-are-we-doing.html
Council waste types and terminology:
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Includes all household wastes, street litter, waste delivered to Council recycling points, Council office waste, Household Waste Recycling Site waste, and some commercial waste from shops and smaller trading estates where local authority waste collection agreements are in place.
Commercial & Industrial (C&I): Commercial – Waste arising from premises that are used wholly or mainly for trade, business, sport, recreation or entertainment. (Note – If a local authority has waste collection agreements in place it will be classed as MSW). Industrial – Waste arising from factories and industrial plants.
Construction, Demolition & Excavation (CD&E): Waste arising from construction, maintenance, and demolitions of buildings, roads and other structures.
Hazardous: Previously known also as ‘Special waste’, Hazardous wastes pose a greater risk to the environment and human health and are therefore subject to a strict control regime.
