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3.5 Implementing the Best Practicable Environmental Option
Taking forward the implementation of the BPEO will require
an ongoing partnership approach between the Tayside local authorities
and other stakeholders to achieve the targets set out above. The Tayside
AWP also seeks to achieve Best Value from the infrastructure and investment
that is already in place. The importance of an effective DERL energy
from waste plant to achieving the BPEO cannot be overstated. The immediate
next steps for the Tayside local authorities will be to work up more
detailed implementation plans that will flesh out the necessary actions,
costs and timescales. It is also recognised that in taking forward this
BPEO that there will be significant linkage with the land use planning
system to secure approval for sites and projects. A number of pilot
projects are also likely to be introduced for waste collection methods.
This will allow evaluation of a number of options before firming up
on those methods and technologies, which would represent Best Value
for Angus, Dundee City and Perth & Kinross councils. Table 3.6 sets
out an indication of the key facilities identified at this stage that
are required to meet the BPEO targets set out in Figure 3.4 and which
will have land use planning implications. The capacity of the required
infrastructure could increase if surplus capacity is built in to enable
waste from other sources to be accepted.
Table 3.6 - Indicative Infrastructure required to implement
Tayside BPEO for Municipal Solid Waste
| Requirements |
Total Capacity Required (1) |
Timescale |
Notes |
| Expansion of mini recycling points |
Dependant on coverage of kerbside segregated
collections. |
Phased from 2003 to 2020 – see Table
3.2 |
Plan to draw up strategy and identify
sites. |
| Clean material recovery facility MRF) |
61,000 tonnes – 2010
84,000 tonnes – 2013
127,500 tonnes – 2020 |
2006 onwards |
Likely to require 1 or 2. One may make
more economic sense. Will be required to separate and package increasing
quantities of collected recyclate. Dundee and Perth most likely
locations and preferably next to railhead. |
| Composting facilities |
34,000 tonnes – 2010
39,000 tonnes – 2013
52,000 tonnes – 2020 |
Modular systems phased from 2004 onwards |
Will require in-vessel systems, which
will need to be able to deal with increasing quantities of waste
up to 2020. It is possible that single large in-vessel plant may
make more sense for kitchen putrescibles. |
| Landfill capable of taking non hazardous
waste |
122,000 tonnes – 2010
109,000 tonnes – 2013
92,500 tonnes – 2020 |
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Likely new landfill for non-hazardous
wastes required around 2013 |
(1) Capacity required will be dependent on several
variables including waste composition, waste growth, participation in
recycling schemes, and success of waste prevention schemes. Capacities
are only for MSW, these capacities will increase if other wastes are
managed at these facilities. Facilities, which accept wastes other than
MSW, will require larger capacity.
In addition to the above the following actions are considered
necessary to implement the BPEO:
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