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The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) exemplifies a collaborative, county-wide approach to waste management, including street cleansing and recycling. Initiated in 2011, the partnership aims to enhance recycling rates to 60% by 2016, reduce waste collection costs, and improve customer satisfaction. The DWP's strategic goals incorporate infrastructure improvement, increased recycling, and a comprehensive waste collection service tailored to resident needs. Future plans include extending the commercial waste service and implementing a cost-effective, consistent waste collection system.
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The Dorset Waste Partnership Louise Bryant Service Development Manager
Introduction • What is the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP)? • Aims and objectives of the DWP • Areas for potential cost savings • Future Plans • The Dorset Waste Service • Commercial Waste Service
What is the DWP? • County-wide partnership for waste management and street cleansing • Christchurch Borough Council, Dorset County Council, East Dorset District Council, North Dorset District Council and Purbeck District Council – April 2011 • West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council – due to join in April 2013 • Waste collection & disposal - encourages best practice whole system/whole cost decision making • Improve services while reducing costs
What is the DWP? • Legally binding inter-authority agreement signed by all seven authorities in December 2010 • Cost sharing agreement between partners • Governance • Management Board • Joint Committee – 2 members representing each partner authority • All final decisions with a financial impact to be made by each partner council
Aims and Objectives • Increase recycling rates to 60% by 2015/16 • Reduce the amount of waste collected • Improve customer satisfaction rates • Reduce the climate change impact of waste services • Achieve a minimum of £1.4 million/annum savings
Areas for potential cost savings • Infrastructure – improve depot and transfer infrastructure • Reduce vehicle requirements – capital and revenue savings • Increased recycling and composting – lead to reduced treatment and disposal costs • Staff savings – through natural turnover • Increased commercial waste service • Productivity savings – cross boundary collections • Improved promotion of waste minimisation and recycling
The Dorset Waste Service • Aim to implement a consistent waste collection service for Dorset • Improved service at a reduced cost • Detailed modelling undertaken of various different waste collection options. Areas assessed: • Whole system cost • Collection costs, including capital • Disposal and treatment costs • Infrastructure costs, including capital • Material income • Customer experience • Performance rates • Risk assessment
The Dorset Waste Service • The recommended option: • A weekly food waste collection • A fortnightly tri-stream recycling collection • A fortnightly restricted residual waste collection • An optional fortnightly charged garden waste collection • Cost of current system in 2014/15 - £92 / hh • Cost of recommended option in 2014/15 - £76 / hh • Saving of £2.96 million per annum from 2014/15
The Dorset Waste Service Week 1 – Dry recycling and food waste collection Rear view Side View
The Dorset Waste Service Week 2 – Residual and food waste collection Rear view Side View
The Dorset Waste Service • Simple to use, all recyclate except for glass in one bin. • Greater capacity most cases 240 ltr (was 55 ltr) • Reduced lifting of boxes • Standard service of two wheelie bins • Ability to increase range without additional containers • Future proofed • One collection vehicle a week
The Dorset Waste Service • An important aim of the Dorset Service is to ensure it can be tailored to meet the needs of residents and the variations of properties in Dorset. • For example, householders may have difficulty in storing wheeled bins, have young children or medical conditions that may prevent them from using the standard service. • A range of approaches for tailoring the service will be developed, and the types and costs of resources required identified and subject to member approval.
The Dorset Waste Service • Implementation • The recommended option has been approved by Joint Committee • Currently going to each partner council for approval • If approved by the partners, implementation will commence in October 2012
Commercial Waste Service • Developing plans to extend the current commercial waste collection service • Will be looking at recycling and residual waste collections • Commercial Development Officer due to start work in December • Enforcement Officers – abuse of the household waste collection service