FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP 8 th FSP Meeting 28 th June 2012

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP Agenda 1.WelcomeSimon Macaulay 2.IntroductionsAll 3.Minutes of 7 th FSP Meeting Simon Macaulay 4.Landfill ban presentation & group discussionJane Gardner 5.FSP newsletter content and ideasAll 6.FSP membershipStuart Blofeld 7.AOB 8.Date of next meeting October 2012 (w/c 29 th Oct) March 2013 (w/c 11 th Mar) LUNCH – 12:30pm Optional tour of Headlam facility

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP Welcome from Chairman

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP Introductions

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP 7 th FSP Meeting Minutes & Matters Arising

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP Landfill ban of carpet/flooring presentation Jane Gardner

Landfill Ban for Carpet Waste? 26 th June 2012 Jane Gardner Carpet Recycling UK

EU Landfill Directive & Waste framework directive Prevention of negative effects on environment Recovery of valuable raw materials

Waste must be treated before being landfilled; Hazardous waste assigned to a hazardous waste landfill; Wastes banned: – liquid waste; – flammable waste; – explosive or oxidising waste; – hospital and other clinical waste which is infectious; – used tyres, with certain exceptions; Reduce BMW waste to landfill to:  75% of that produced in 1995 by 2010  50% of that produced in 1995 by 2012  35% of that produced in 1995 by 2015 Waste frame directive target:  50% household waste recycled by 2020  70% construction and demolition waste by 2020

Textile waste included in landfill ban/restriction in: – Germany – Austria – Flanders – Netherlands – Sweden UK government considering ban of textile waste to landfill this parliament

400,000 tonnes per annum Carpets made of valuable raw materials – nylon, polypropylene, wool Diversion rate increase from 2% in 2008 to 16.5% in 2011 – 51% EfW – 49% Recycling Higher value outlets developing Initial target – 25% by 2015

Prevention Preparing for Reuse Recycling Energy Recovery Landfill

Landfill ban could accelerate material recovery Must be implemented over a timeframe to allow building of capacity for recycling Hurried ban could lead to : – Increased incineration – lack of UK capacity will lead to export of carpet to incineration in Europe  Lack of carpets for development of recycling infrastructure

Set targets to show progress in diversion rates Continuation of Landfill tax escalator beyond 2014/15 Landfill ban with 5 to 10 year transition period Voluntary commitment preferable to legislation

Carpets emerging as valuable raw material source Interest from innovators in using fibres in new products Landfill ban potential driver for innovation if: – Sufficient timeframe for implementation; and – Coupled with increase in landfill tax

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP FSP newsletter

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP The Flooring Sustainability Partnership E-newsletter Mock Design for Discussion

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FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP FSP membership

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP FSP membership & secretariat support No.Company 1Anglo Recycling 2Carpenter 3Contract Flooring Association 4Carpet Recycling UK 5Desso 6FeRFA 7Forbo 8Headlam 9Interface 10Recofloor (on behalf of Altro and Polyflor) 11Shaw Industries 12Tarkett 13The Tile Association 14WRAP

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP AOB & Date of Next meeting

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP FSP Annual Report 2012 Content finalised Completed copyediting and design Awaiting final approval by WRAP Publication date – Summer 2012

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP Next meeting dates October 2012 (w/c 29 th October 2012) March 2013 (w/c 11 th March 2013)

FLOORING SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP Lunch and Tour