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Innovative Recycling Solutions for Flats: Best Practices from Beverley Simonson's Presentation

Beverley Simonson presents effective recycling strategies tailored for apartment complexes in today's WRAP session. Key topics include communal food waste collections, chute recycling schemes, and floor-specific collection points. Discover how to engage stakeholders, optimize bin placements, and improve recycling rates in residential buildings, including flats above shops. Insights from successful initiatives highlight the importance of communication and realistic expectations for performance and capture rates. Explore these working examples to enhance your recycling programs.

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Innovative Recycling Solutions for Flats: Best Practices from Beverley Simonson's Presentation

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  1. Recycling Collections from Flats – working examples Beverley Simonson ROTATE Adviser, WRAP

  2. Today's presentation • Common ground to consider • Communal food waste collections • Chute recycling scheme • Collection points on each floor • Flats above shops • Site improvements

  3. Common ground to consider • Flats are different from kerbside properties! • Be prepared to consider site specific solutions for recycling • Flats inventory - invaluable • Be realistic with expectations for capture • Cost per hh and per tonne may not compare to kerbside • Take risk into account and be prepared for differing stakeholder opinion • Be prepared for the time associated with stakeholder engagement • Range of communication methods required - not just leaflets

  4. Communal food waste collections

  5. Communal food waste collections • Stakeholder buy in important from the outset • Managing agents; TRAs; Trading Standards • Bins should be located as close to existing recycling facilities as possible • External bin must be secure - ABPR • Provide caddy and liners • Performance data still limited • Hackney 0.3kg/hh/wk (bin weighing) • Tower Hamlets 0.57 kg/hh/wk (fill rates, sense checked)

  6. Chute recycling scheme

  7. Chute recycling scheme • Two chutes side by side in blocks on Hallfield Estate (682hh), Westminster • One chute converted to recycling with clear signage • Residents provided with single use sacks to prevent blockages • As easy to recycle as it is to dispose of refuse • Recycling rate increased 0.68kg – 5.7kg/hh/wk (fill rates) • High satisfaction levels amongst residents • Low capital and revenue costs

  8. Collection points on each floor

  9. Collection points on each floor • Recycling bins located in the chute room behind fire door or on landing • Making recycling easy and convenient • Caretakers empty bins on a frequent basis • Encourage partnership working between Council & managing agent • LBHF residents • 73% now recycle more compared with the previous take down scheme • 3.65kg/hh/wk – bin weighing

  10. Flats above shops

  11. Flats above shops • LB Merton • Already provided blue sacks for refuse – to differentiate from commercial • Used existing property list & input from resident enquiries; refuse team; enforcement team; planning • Purple bags distributed for recyclables with comms 3 monthly • 23% participation (Nov 09)

  12. Site improvements

  13. Site improvements • LB Bexley – bring scheme 13,000hh • Set of three coloured bins • Provided colour coordinated reusable sacks • Focus groups for resident feedback • Improved signage on bins • Installed signage with map of estate & sites • Strong comms campaign • Increased recycling rate in target area by 3.5%

  14. For more information visit • www.wrap.org.uk/flats • For advice and support contact • lgs@wrap.org.uk • www.wrap.org.uk/las

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