Towards an Integrated Waste Management Strategy for Surrey:

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ID Surrey Local Government Association

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Contents

Executive Summary i

Contents ii

Acknowledgements iv

Disclaimer v

1.0 Introduction and Report Aims 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Project Scope 1

2.0 Recognised and emerging waste treatment and processing technologies

2.1 Introduction 2

3.0 Waste growth & recycling 8

3.1 Introduction 8

3.2 Waste minimisation 9

3.3 Projections made for MSW/household waste 11

3.4 Projections made for commercial & industrial waste 13

3.5 Recycling 15

4.0 Consideration of Integrated Waste Management Options 21

4.1 Introduction 21

4.2 Waste composition 21

4.3 Introduction to waste management scenarios 23

4.4 Integrated waste management scenarios 23

4.5 Maximum target delivery 26

4.6 Compliance schematics 27

4.7 Main findings 44

4.8 Consideration of other projected targets 48

4.9 Achievable targets for Surrey 49

5.0 Key Discussion points 51

5.1 Identifying the need for waste management facilities 51

5.2 The size and number of facilities 51

5.3 The differing thermal options & the consequences of not using thermal treatment in Surrey

5.4 Dealing with waste within Surrey’s boundaries or export: proximity principle

5.5 Invest in new technologies or use tried and tested processes? 56

5.6 Environmental and health effects associated with waste management facilities

5.7 Concerns of incineration ‘crowding out’ recycling 59

6.0 References & personal communications 62

7.0 Annexes

Annex A Waste targets & key waste statistics 63

Annex B Glossary of terms 71

Annex C Assumptions 76

Annex D 2020 household waste/MSW compliance schematics under different waste growth

forecasts 79

Annex E 2020 household waste/MSW and combined commercial and industrial compliance

schematics under different waste growth

forecasts 81

Annex F SEERA Aspirational compliance schematics - 2020 household waste/MSW and combined

commercial and industrial compliance

schematics under different waste growth forecasts 85