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28 Evaluation of Opportunities for Converting Indigenous UK Wastes to Wastes and Energy AEA/ED45551/Issue 1 There is also little data on the amount of C&D waste used at licensed exempt sites (sites which are registered as exempt from waste licensing requirements). 4 However, changes in PPC requirements mean that all sites will have to provide data on waste inputs, and proposed changes will require reporting of data on the amount of C&D waste used at registered exempt sites. These changes will improve the quality of data on the amount of waste recycled when they have been fully implemented, and together with other changes, should improve the overall quality of data on arisings of both C&I and C&D waste by 2012. 3.3 Overall waste arisings in the UK The most recent and accurate UK wide estimates for waste arising are for 2004 and 2005. The total figure for 2004 is 335 million tonnes of waste, 5 while estimates for 2005 put the figure at 307 million tonnes of waste. 6 Figure 4 shows the estimated proportion produced by each sector. This includes nearly 100 million tonnes of minerals waste from mining and quarrying, which is not subject to control under the EU Waste Framework Directive, and 220 million tonnes of controlled wastes from households, commerce and industry (including construction and demolition wastes). Household wastes represent about 9 percent of total arisings. Figure 4: Arisings of waste in the UK in 2004 Estimates shown in the chart are mainly based on data for 2004 except for estimates of bio-solids which relate to 2005 and construction and demolition waste which relate to 2002/03. The figure for construction and demolition wastes includes excavated soil and miscellaneous materials as well as hard materials, such as brick, concrete and road planings. 4 Registered Exempt sites are sites which are notified by the site operator as being exempt from waste management licensing (though not exempt from waste regulation) and where this exemption has been placed on the public register by the Environment Agency. 5 Key facts about Waste and Recycling, Defra, http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/waste/kf/wrkf02.htm 6 Defra Environmental Statistics, www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/waste/download/xls/wsr_data_2006.xls
Evaluation of Opportunities for Converting Indigenous UK Wastes to Wastes and Energy AEA/ED45551/Issue 1 Wastes from mining, quarrying, and dredged material contain no usable material and will not be considered further in this report. Waste from the agriculture sector represents less than 1% of total arisings. This waste, which excludes manures or straw, and covers items such as packaging, silage plastics and unused pesticides, came under the same legislative controls as other controlled wastes in May 2006. The arisings of manure and slurry were estimated as 45 million tonnes in 2002/03. If this waste is included in total waste arisings, then the total amount of waste produced in the UK in 2004 was 380 million tonnes. Other wastes, which include forestry wastes and fishing wastes, represent about 1% of total waste arisings. Table 3 presents the most recent published data for arisings of MSW, C&I waste and C&D waste in England, Wales 7 , Scotland and Northern Ireland. The total arisings of these waste streams is 236 million tonnes per annum. England produced 79% of the total arisings of these waste streams, and MSW represents about 15% of these waste streams. Table 3: Waste arisings (‘000,000 tonnes) in the UK England Wales Scotland 8 Northern Ireland Total MSW 28.5 9 1.8 10 3.0 1.1 11 34.4 C&I waste 67.9 12 5.3 13 7.8 1.6 14 82.6 C&D waste 89.6 15 12.2 16 11.8 5.0 17 118.6 Total 186.0 19.3 22.6 7.7 235.6 3.4 Growth Rates and Future Arisings In order to plan for future waste management requirements, it is clearly important to be able to estimate future waste arisings. These can be determined by applying growth rates to the estimates of current waste arisings. Historically, waste arisings have been shown to grow in line with, or even above, the level of economic growth. Consequently, if this trend continues, a 3% pa. growth in waste would result a doubling of waste arisings in 20 years. However, the continuation of this trend is now considered to be unsustainable, and thus the sixth Environment Action Programme 18 set an objective to achieve a decoupling of resource use from economic growth through significantly improved resource efficiency, dematerialisation of the economy and waste prevention. 7 A new survey to determine C&I waste arisings in Wales is currently being conducted; the findings are expected to be published by Summer 2009. 8 Waste Data Digest 8: Key facts and trends. Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, 2008 9 Defra - http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/wastats/bulletin08.htm 10 Municipal Waste Management Report for Wales, 2007-08. Statistics for Wales, October 2008 11 Municipal Waste Management Northern Ireland 2005/06 Summary Report, December 2006 12 Environment Agency 2006 – Strategic Waste Management Assessment 2002/03 13 Environment Agency Wales, http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/aboutus/organisation/35675.aspx 14 Commercial & Industrial Waste Arisings Survey 2004/05. Environment & Heritage Service, March 2007 15 Survey of Arisings and Use of Alternatives to Primary Aggregates in England, 2005; Construction, Demolition and Excavation Waste. Report for Department for Communities and Local Government by Capita Symonds Ltd, in association with WRc plc, February 2008 16 Survey on the arising and management of construction and demolition waste in Wales in 2005-06. Environment agency Wales 17 Construction and demolition waste survey. Environment and Heritage Service (EHS), 2004 18 The Sixth Environment Action Programme of the European Community 2002-2012, http://ec.europa.eu/environment/newprg/index.htm 29
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