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• 2013 required 1,729,585
• 2016 required 1,817,262
In terms of what this might mean and for whom, the report states:
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The assessment of capacity requirements, as indicated in Table 3.2, for
alternative treatment methods to cater for the diversion of biodegradable
municipal waste in the years 2010, 2013 and 2016 represents the national
position. The various waste management planning regions / counties should
assess their individual needs for BMW management. This approach will
enable the gap or ‘indicative target diversion capacity’ for each region /
county to be outlined.
Targets were set for recycling of municipal waste paper and cardboard. These are set
in terms of the capture of paper and cardboard:
� 45% for households and 61% for commerce in 2010, corresponding to 55% of
overall paper / cardboard generation within BMW;
� 55% for households and 71% for commerce in 2013, corresponding to 65% of
overall paper / cardboard generation within BMW; and
� 60% for households and 73% for commerce in 2016, corresponding to 67% of
overall paper / cardboard generation within BMW.
Targets were set for home composting, the aim being to ensure this takes place at
20% of urban households and 55% of rural households – equivalent to some 35% of
all households - by 2010. It was anticipated that potential yield from this would be
between 10% to 12% of available organic waste in the years 2010 and 2016.
For organic waste, the targets were:
� 40% coverage for households and 60% coverage for commerce in 2010 at an
estimated average yield of 45% to 60% respectively, corresponding to 25% of
overall organic waste generation within BMW;
� 45% coverage for households and 70% coverage for commerce in 2013 at an
estimated average yield of 50% to 65% respectively, corresponding to 33% of
overall organic waste generation within BMW; and
� 50% coverage for households and 70% coverage for commerce in 2016 at an
estimated average yield of 55% to 70% respectively, corresponding to 36% of
overall organic waste generation within BMW.
The above targets were assumed, in the NBS, to lead to a requirement for residual
BMW treatment capacity as follows:
� an estimated 308,904 tonnes of residual waste treatment will be necessary in
2010;
� an estimated 438,190 tonnes of residual waste treatment will be necessary in
2013; and
� an estimated 499,762 tonnes of residual waste treatment will be necessary in
2016.
These figures are couched as ‘targets’, and extraordinarily precise ones as that.