The document discusses the evolution of closed loop recycling, emphasizing current practices such as sorting methods and waste management techniques. It provides data on UK gate fees and material prices for various recyclable materials from 2010 to 2013. Additionally, it highlights the importance of a multi-stakeholder approach in waste management.

2. Closed Loop Recycling - history

3. Closed Loop Recycling - today

6. Materials Recovery Facility

7. Manual / Physical Sorting

8. Near Infra Red Sorting

9. Flake sorting

10. Organic Waste
In-vessel Composting
Windrow
Green waste only
Anaerobic Digestion
All food waste and
some compostable
packaging
All food waste but
little tolerance for
packaging

11. Median UK Gate Fees
Data from WRAP Annual Gate Fee Report 2010 - 2013

12. Material Values (02 Nov)
Material
Price £/T
Material
Price £/T
News & pams
97-100
Clear PET
bottles
250-270
Mixed papers
60-70
Natural HDPE
350-400
OCC
80-87
Mixed bottles
70-105
White office
145-155
Mixed plastics
-30 - 30
Glass (clear)
33-38
Al cans
780-800
Glass (mixed)
20-37
Steel cans
130-145
Plastic film
(LDPE)
270-310
Mixed cans
120-135
Data from WRAP Materials Pricing Report; MRW 9 November 2013

13. 0% to Landfill …?
Mixed Bottle Bale – up to 30% non-bottle
Fly ash from EfW
incineration is
classified as a
hazardous waste

14. Design your waste stream
+
= £200/t
+
=
£30/t

15. Multi-Stakeholder Approach
Venue

16. Thank you
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