Waste not want not - States Assembly

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Figure 17: Two Investment Measures to Expand Recycling and Composting (continued)
Measure Aims Rationale Estimated Cost Benefit/impact
2. Expansion of markets –
priority on organics
WRAP has developed an
outline Organics Material
Programme, key elements
of which are:
● capital competition for
investment support for
additional, large scale
primary processing
capacity;
● Business Development
initiative for smaller-scale
emerging composting
businesses;
● continued development of
Compost Standards to
underpin expansion of
end-markets for composted
products;
● marketing and product
development activities with
the landscaping and
horticultural sectors.
● To double the market
share of compost into
landscaping and
horticultural markets by
2006;
● increase by 17% the
utilisation of compost
in agriculture;
● 30 new business startups
in composting.
● A broad cross-section of
WRAP stakeholders
have repeatedly argued
for a specific
programme to address
organics issues.
● Organic collection
systems and the link
with home composting
will be a vital
component in reducing
biodegradable material
sent to landfill.
● There would be a
strong link to best
practice activity in
collection – the
Kerbside Taskforce (see
above).
£36 million over 3 years.
● 1 million tonnes per
annum additional
compost produced
from local authority
organics collections.
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