Beyond The Bin

ANNEX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RECYCLING SCHEMES USED IN THE STUDY ECONOMICS OF RECYCLING QUESTIONNAIRE

Thank you very much for agreeing to complete this questionnaire. A brief description of the project's aims and objectives is given overleaf.

Please fill in all of the sections that are relevant to your areas of responsibility. We hope that most of the information is readily available for you, however, we appreciate that some of the financial and cost data may be more difficult for you to identify and provide. If you are unable to provide answers to any of the questions, please be as specific as possible about why not - for example, because your accounting system cannot provide data in this format, or you cannot release the data because of commercial confidentiality.

If you have any queries please contact either Lis Broome or Dominic Hogg at ECOTEC, while if you have more general queries about the overall project then contact either Dominic Hogg at ECOTEC or Doreen Fedrigo at Waste Watch.

Finally, if for any reason you are unable to complete the questionnaire, please inform Lis or Dominic at ECOTEC as soon as possible, as we will need to identify an alternative recycling scheme instead.

FORM 1: DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT SCHEME TONNES OF WASTE DISPOSED
Total number of households:
Tonnes of waste recycled through kerbside:
Glass
Paper and cardboard
Aluminium
Steel
Garden and kitchen
Plastics
Other
Tonnes of waste recycled through bring schemes:
Glass
Paper and cardboard
Aluminium
Steel
Garden and kitchen
Plastics
Other
Tonnes of waste composted by Authority:
Kitchen waste
Garden waste
General putrescibles
Tonnes of waste delivered for disposal / recovery	(please specify whether this includes waste arising from kerbside / bring schemes but not recycled)
Of which, to landfill
Of which, to EFW

Please duplicate this Form if you have more than one recycling / composting scheme operating

FORM 2: 133 ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd
KERBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEMES FOR RECYCLABLES / COMPOSTABLES DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHEME
Number of households serviced:
Date (year) the kerbside collection scheme started:
Types of households serviced (ACORN grouping / density / income / other qualitative description):
Frequency of collection:
Separate collection round or at the same time as the waste for disposal collection?
If separate collection, are the vehicles used for recyclables the same as those for collection for disposal?
Method of householder collection - box / bin / bags / etc.:
Separated or co-mingled ?
Type of vehicle used - commingled / separated waste streams? Capacity? Number of operators per vehicle?
Distance travelled by vehicle during rounds:
Immediate destination for waste (e.g. transfer station, composting facility, etc.):
How far away is the treatment site (composting site etc.)? (in miles)
Materials collected - please identify materials collected and give estimates of recovery rate (%) and amounts collected:	Collected? Yes or No	Recovery rate (%)	Amounts collected (tonnes)
Glass
Paper and cardboard
Aluminium
Metals
Garden and kitchen
Plastics
Other
Collected weight per household
Estimated householder participation (%) (and how estimated)
Do you promote home composting? If so, give details - type of system, numbers of households involved, cost of system to household
Estimated waste reduction due to home compost scheme (per participating household / total)

Please duplicate this Form if you have more than one recycling / composting scheme operating

FORM 3: KERBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEMES FOR RECYCLABLES / COMPOSTABLES COSTS OF COLLECTION (£)
10. CAPITAL COSTS
Vehicles:
Bins / boxes (cost per bin/box, or per household):
Other (including home composting bins where relevant) - give details:
11. REVENUE COSTS
Labour:
Maintenance of equipment:
Fuel:
Publicity / information (leaflets, advertising etc.): (please give description of what you have done to publicise the scheme)
Capital servicing:
Other costs:
Total costs (£):
In-house calculation of cost per household / per tonne / per collection round (if available). State whether this calculation is gross or net (i.e. excluding or including income receipts), and whether it is the total or marginal costs of recycling, i.e. excluding or assuming the current methods of collection for disposal are maintained.

Please duplicate this Form if you have more than one recycling / composting scheme operating

FORM 4: KERBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEMES FOR RECYCLABLES / COMPOSTABLES DESCRIPTION OF THE TREATMENT FACILITY
Type of treatment facility -MRF / composting / other:
Manufacturer:
Capacity (give units, e.g. t/year):
Operator (in-house / contractor / other):
Operator's contract start and end date:
Does the facility receive waste from kerbside collections other than the one described above? If so, from where?
Materials received each year:	Received? Yes or No	Tonnes received	Tonnes sent to waste disposal/EfW
Glass
Paper and cardboard
Aluminium
Metals
Garden and kitchen
Plastics
Other

Please duplicate this Form if you have more than one treatment facility operating

FORM 5: TREATMENT FACILITY COSTS (£)
Description of facility -MRF / composting plant / other:
12. CAPITAL COSTS
Land acquisition:
Construction (give details, e.g. buildings / surface improvements and hardstanding, landscaping, fuel store, fencing, etc.)
Plant and machinery:
Other:
Total investment costs:
13. REVENUE COSTS
Maintenance (give details):
Labour:
Fuel:
Insurances:
Utilities:
Monitoring and analysis:
Other (please give details):
Total cost per year:

FORM 6: TREATMENT FACILITY - REVENUES (£)
Grants -give details:
Sponsorship -give details:
Recycling credits - £/tonne:
Sale of recovered materials:
List materials types:	Revenue:
PRN revenue:
List material types:	Revenue:

FORM 7: RESIDUALS COLLECTION AND TREATMENT DESCRIPTION
Number of households serviced (if all, please state all):
Number of businesses from which waste is cocollected (on the municipal round):
Frequency of collection:
Method of householder collection - bag / bin / wheelie bin etc.:
Distance travelled by vehicle during rounds:
Immediate destination for waste (e.g. transfer station, landfill, EfW plant etc.):
How far away is the immediate destination? (in miles)
If the immediate destination is not the EfW plant or landfill, how far is the destination from the landfill . EfW plant to which the waste is ultimately taken?
Collected weight per household:

FORM 8: RESIDUALS COLLECTION AND TREATMENT COSTS OF COLLECTION (£)
14. CAPITAL COSTS
Vehicles:
Bins / boxes (cost per bin/box, or per household):
Other (including home composting bins where relevant):
15. REVENUE COSTS
Labour
Maintenance of equipment
Fuel
Publicity / information (leaflets, advertising etc.) (please give description of what you have done to publicise the scheme)
Capital servicing
Other costs
Total costs (£)
In-house calculation of cost per household / per tonne / per collection round (if available). (State whether this calculation is gross or net (i.e. excluding or including income receipts), and whether it is the total or marginal costs of recycling, i.e. excluding or assuming the current methods of collection for disposal are maintained)

FORM 9: RESIDUALS FACILITY DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION OF THE RESIDUALS FACILITY
Type of treatment facility - EfW / Landfill
Date the facility opened:
Manufacturer (EfW)/ Operator (landfill):
Capacity (if EfW):
Operator (in-house / contractor / other):
Operator's contract start and end date:

FORM 10: RESIDUALS FACILITY COSTS (£)
Description of facility -MRF / composting plant / other:
16. CAPITAL COSTS
Land acquisition:
Construction (give details, e.g. buildings / surface improvements and hardstanding, landscaping, fuel store, fencing, etc.):
Plant and machinery:
Other:
Total investment costs:
17. REVENUE COSTS
Maintenance (give details):
Labour:
Fuel:
Insurances:
Utilities:
Monitoring and analysis:
Other:
Total cost per year:

FORM 11: RESIDUALS FACILITY -REVENUES
Grants -give details:
Sponsorship -give details:
Is there a NFFO contract? Give date started, NFFO tranche, scheme name:
Recycling credits - £/tonne:
Sale of recovered materials:
List materials types:	Revenue:
PRN revenue:
List material types:	Revenue:

Local authority:
Forms completed by (name):
Position: