Lorraine Graham Sales and Marketing Manager Transfer and Recycling

oThe UK’s leading waste management provider oProforma revenue for 2006 £1.1 billion oNearly 13,000 employees oA fleet of over 3,500 vehicles oServes over 73,000 commercial and industrial customers oOperates circa 170 refuse collection, recycling, disposal and street cleansing contracts in partnership with 90 Local Authorities and waste disposal authorities

oIndustrial site services – including shutdowns and decontamination projects oOffshore decommissioning oIntegrated Managed Services – on-site management oMarine waste The only waste management company that offers the full range of services. oPackaging and WEEE compliance oCommercial recycling oLocal Authority collection, recycling, disposal, street cleansing and landscapes oCommercial services from a national network of depots oHazardous waste collection & treatment including High Temperature Incineration

oApproximately 2.5 million tonnes of MRF capacity in the UK - growing but unevenly distributed oInvestment required to meet regional supply and demand variances but with long term contracts oMRF glass sorting capacity increasing oRegional facilities >50k tonnes preferred oDesign for commercial materials where appropriate

Rainham oInvestment of £7m oDesigned for 32,000 tonnes per annum, processes 50,000 tonnes per 10 t/h oGlass refit in 2008 Greenwich oInvestment of £8m, £1.5m LRF grant oUp to 75,000 tonnes per 12 t/h oIncludes glass as part of a co-mingled stream

oDetermine materials to be handled oDetermine composition of materials oEquipment v manual sorting oTechnological ability oCapital and operating costs = affordability oIdentify sustainable end markets and specification requirements oHealth, safety and welfare

oMaterial properties - rolling and heavy or flat and light (paper v containers) oWhat and how much will flow where in the MRF? oDetermine burden depth for effective capture and removal of contaminants oTechnology selection - capture rate and efficiency

oIdentify different types of mixed plastics oWhere will it flow? oConfiguration to capture and store polymer types oMore likely to be contaminated by other plastics – toys, coat hangers, plant pots, toothbrushes oImpact upon residue levels oCapital costs for recovery oMore manual sorting required to remove polymers

oMarket availability oPotential to contaminate existing material streams oMore likely to be contaminated by food - WML and odours oMay downgrade existing material streams oImpact of legislation - Transfrontier Shipment Regs

oIdentify/develop new markets - Closed Loop London oDevelop/source technology to capture polymer types oDesign a process to separate different polymer types oStreamline polymers to be sympathetic to recycling systems - Lobby manufacturers/retailers oSafeguard existing material quality oManage input quality oEffective and persistent educational campaign oImpact upon gate fees - capital and operational costs oRelatively small gain in recovery