3. If co-mingled materials are sorted at a MRF

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1 1. Intrductin In WDF, materials can be reprted as cllected c-mingled in Q10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 33 and 34. C-mingled materials can be srted either at the kerbside r via an autmated system at a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF). The key issues t cnsider when recrding c-mingled tnnages as cllected, srted and sent fr recycling include: Rejects: At what pint during the prcess the rejectin ccurs; Accuracy f reject rate; Zer reject rate; Aviding duble-cunting f rejects; Use f a secndary MRF; Splitting f materials nce srted; and Final destinatin f materials. These aspects are all cnsidered in this guidance nte. 2. Hw t avid duble-cunting f rejects When reprting c-mingled materials, rejects can ccur: At the pint f cllectin (Q10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 33 and 34); At the MRF (Q100); At the gate f the reprcessr (Q100); r After acceptance int the reprcessr (Q100). T avid duble-cunting these rejects yu shuld nly reprt rejects in the questin when they ccur. 3. If c-mingled materials are srted at a MRF The material is cllected and transferred t a MRF in a c-mingled state. Separatin wuld ccur as a result f ging thrugh the MRF. Yu shuld recrd the tnnages in WDF as belw (Reprting the data in Qu10 has been used in this example). Nte: Sme MRF facilities are als used as transfer statins and materials are cllected and bulk baled fr nward transfer t reprcessrs. They d nt pass thrugh the MRF autmated srting prcess and shuld nt, therefre, be recrded as input t a MRF facility in Q100. Details f the transfer statin can be recrded, if yu wish, in the Transfer statin bx f the Reprcessr nde. 3.1 Cmpleting Q10 Tnnes f material cllected thrugh kerbside schemes frm husehld surces by LA r its cntractrs Recrd the amunt f c-mingled tnnage cllected in this questin under the material categry C-mingled materials. 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 1 f 12

2 It is nt expected that there wuld be any rejected tnnage recrded in this questin. Hwever, there may be circumstances where a whle lad is rejected due t cntaminatin. The rejected tnnage wuld then be reprted in the cllectin questin and nt duble-cunted anywhere else in yur return. The input tnnage t the MRF wuld be net f any rejects at the pint f cllectin. Recrd the number f husehlds which receive this c-mingled cllectin in the N f husehlds receiving cllectin clumn. Then chse Yes in the Cllected C-mingled drp-dwn ptin bx. Figure 1. Q10 - reprting cllectin f c-mingled material cllected kerbside. Once cllected, this tnnage wuld then be transferred t the MRF fr srting. This data wuld be reprted in Q Cmpleting Q100 Waste sent fr treatment r dispsal The tnnage sent t the MRF (the cllected tnnage less any rejectins at the pint f cllectin) needs t be recrded in a MRF nde in Q100. In the Waste Details bx select Materials recvery facility (qu58) as the Facility/Prcess Type. Select the facility frm the Facility drp-dwn bx and then enter the tnnage sent t the MRF in the Tnnes input bx highlighted in yellw in Figure 2 and click n Save. The Facility Name list can be updated using the Selectin Lists functinality (accessed frm the 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 2 f 12

3 Management sectin f the website). See guidance nte GN4.2: System Management fr further details. Figure 2. Creating a MRF nde in Q Q100: Recrding the final destinatin f yur materials sent fr recycling Once the c-mingled tnnage has gne thrugh the MRF there shuld be a tnnage available fr each f the individual materials that are sent fr recycling. T create an utput frm the MRF nde, click n the nde in the tree s it is highlighted and then click n the New utput buttn in the Waste details bx n the right. Select Dry recyclate as the Output Waste Type and Reprcessr recycling (qu19) as the Facility/Prcess Type (see Figure 3). Select the recycling destinatin frm the Facility Name drp-dwn list then click n Save. The tnnages sent t the reprcessr must be recrded in the Materials bx belw the Waste details bx. Yu will need t create a Reprcessr nde fr each facility used t recycle material that has been srted at the MRF s that each Reprcessr nde represents ne recycling destinatin. In Figure 3 the recyclate frm the MRF is sent t three different reprcessrs. Figure 3. Waste details bx fr a Reprcessr recycling facility. In the Materials bx (belw the Waste details bx), enter the tnnage f each material sent t be recycled at the reprcessing destinatin. The materials list shwn is based n yur Materials list which can be managed via the Management sectin f the website. If yu wish t shw the whle list f available Materials, click n Shw all materials. 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 3 f 12

4 Figure 4. Materials bx where tnnages f recyclate sent t a reprcessr can be recrded by material type. If the MRF prvider is nt able t prvide the split f tnnages fr each f the individual materials, please see the sectin belw n Splitting f C-mingled Materials fr guidance. Check that this amunt is equal t the amunt the facility stated was sent fr recycling. Tnnages recrded as sent t reprcessrs in Q100 shuld be net f MRF rejects. In additin, yu will need t knw the end destinatin f each f the materials in rder t add them t the selectin list and recrd against them in Q100. This end destinatin shuld be the final destinatin f the material (i.e. where it has been sent fr recycling and nt the MRF). There are sme nn-specific listings available t use under certain circumstances where yu d nt have all the details regarding MRF utput destinatins. These need t be added t yur selectin list via the Management sectin f the website befre yu can use them fr the first time (see guidance nte GN4.2: System management fr instructins n managing yur selectin list). These include: Other/exempt r Charity/exempt fr use where the facility perates under an Envirnment Agency exemptin Site details nt knwn (Nat facility ID 39611) t be used if yu knw what treatment material underges but d nt knw the specific facility it is sent t. We wuld ask that yu try t get mre infrmatin s this listing can be replaced with the actual facility in future. Multiple destinatins (Nat facility ID 39612) this is useful where yu have a large range f destinatins that may change n a regular basis dependent n price and s n, fr example the utputs frm a MRF t a glass market. We wuld encurage yu t find the actual sites wherever pssible and if mre than 80% f material ges t ne facility, yu can reprt against this ne. In all the cases abve yu shuld prvide what infrmatin yu have in either the Address details sectin (fr Other/exempt facilities) r the Cmments bx f the facility nde. If the materials are sent verseas then please use Outside UK-EU r Outside UK-nnEU as apprpriate. See guidance nte GN63: Q100 Data entry fr further infrmatin. Material sent utside the UK: Where material is exprted directly by a MRF t a reprcessr verseas, the utput frm the MRF is recrded as a Reprcessr recycling r Reuse nde 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 4 f 12

5 with Outside UK-EU r Outside UK-nn EU as the facility. Yu can recrd infrmatin abut the verseas facility in the Reprcessr nde cmments if yu wish. If material is sent by the MRF t a brker/exprter and they send it verseas then the utput frm the MRF is recrded as an Exprter recycling r Exprter reuse nde. The utput frm the Exprter nde is then a Reprcessr recycling r Reuse nde with Outside UK-EU r Outside UK-nn EU as the facility. See guidance nte GN63: Q100 Data entry fr further infrmatin and examples. In the Reprcessr nde click n the Final destinatin buttn, cmplete the drp-dwn lists (selecting Dry recyclate and Final destinatin ) and click save t cmplete the branch. Gate Rejects: If rejects ccur at the gate f the reprcessr, after srting at the MRF, this can be shwn by creating a dispsal nde as an utput frm the Reprcessr nde and recrding the Output Waste Type as Cntaminatin (gate rejects). Select the Facility/Prcess Type as apprpriate (e.g. landfill r energy recvery) and enter the tnnage f material rejected by material type (see Figure 7). Prcess rejects at a pst-mrf Reprcessr: With the exceptin f WEEE, yu are nt required t recrd any rejects which ccur after material has been accepted by a recycling reprcessr, reuse facility r surce-segregated cmpsting facility. Fr WEEE reprcessrs, if yu d recrd prcess rejects these shuld be recrded as an utput frm the facility nde, using the Output Waste Type Cntaminatin (prcess rejects). Again, select the Facility/Prcess Type as apprpriate and enter the tnnage rejected by material type. Fr waste sent t an incineratr yu will need t cmplete the branch with the utputs frm the incineratr (See GN63 Q100 Data entry fr further details). Then create a Final destinatin nde frm the reprcessr t accunt fr the rest f the material input Cmpleting Q100: Recrding the final destinatin f materials rejected during the MRF prcess There will always be a reject rate frm a MRF the EA has cllected infrmatin n reject rates frm MRFs using a survey f Waste Dispsal and Waste Cllectin Authrities. In additin, the EA has cnducted an inspectin prgramme f MRFs. The EA s evidence has indicated that reject rates f 10.85% wuld be a typical average and zer reject rates are very unlikely. Find ut what the rejected tnnage is and where it ges (landfill r energy recvery, fr example) and create the apprpriate dispsal nde as an utput frm the Materials recvery facility (Figure 3). Landfill ndes are treated as the end f the branch but if rejects are sent t an incineratr yu will need t recrd the utputs f that facility (which may include Incineratr Bttm Ash (IBA) r Metals frm IBA ging t reprcessrs r landfill and/ r prcess lss). Material rejected frm the MRF shuld be recrded in the apprpriate dispsal nde (fr example Incineratin with energy recvery r the apprpriate landfill type as shwn in Figure 3 abve. Figure 5. A Reprcessr nde (utput frm a MRF) shwing Cntaminatin (gate rejects). 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 5 f 12

6 Figure 5 shws hw a prprtin f the material sent t a reprcessr after srting at the MRF may be rejected at the gate. In the example abve 50 tnnes f material is sent t a reprcessr and 5 tnnes f this material is rejected at the gate and sent t landfill. When the material has reached its final reprcessing destinatin a Fnal destinatin nde needs t be created as an utput frm the final Reprcessr nde t signify this is the final destinatin. This shuld have the same destinatin and material type and tnnage as the Reprcessr nde. WDF Tip: Creating a Final destinatin nde allws the system t recgnise that the material has gne t a Reprcessr s the material is recgnised as being recycled fr the purpses f calculating NIs and BVPIs. Once cmpleted yur branch shuld lk smething like the ne shwn in Figure 6. The Q100 tree in Figure 6 shws the utputs frm a single MRF with 200 tnnes input. 20 tnnes f material are rejected t an incineratr with energy recvery (frm where sme IBA is prcessed) and 10 tnnes are rejected t a nn-hazardus landfill. The remaining 170 tnnes is sent t three different Reprcessrs. Figure 6. MRF branch with recyclates sent t reprcessrs and cntaminatin (prcess rejects) sent t landfill and incineratin. Secndary MRF srting prcess In sme cases material is sent frm the primary MRF t a secndary MRF fr further srting. This is represented in Q100 by creating a secndary MRF nde (blue) as an utput frm the primary MRF nde (yellw) (Figure 7). The crrect Output waste type fr this material is Cntaminatin (prcess rejects) and the Facility/prcess type is Materials recvery facility. Yu will then need t create the apprpriate reprcessr(s) and dispsal utputs frm the secndary MRF t shw the flw f materials t their final destinatins. 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 6 f 12

7 Figure 7. Q100 tree representing the use f a secndary MRF. The tree shws 200 tnnes input t the primary MRF. 40 tnnes f material is sent t a secndary MRF fr srting, where 35 tnnes is sent n t a reprcessr and 5 tnnes is rejected t landfill. 4. Splitting f c-mingled tnnages Wherever pssible, actual tnnage figures f each material type shuld be estimated based n cmpsitinal analysis by the lcal authrity r MRF prvider. In cases where LAs are nt able t draw n cmpsitinal analysis, the tables belw present a cmpsitinal prfile fr a number f typical material cllectin scheme types. This shuld be used as a guide fr apprtining tnnage utputs frm the MRF int individual material types when the LA has n dcumented study f their wn. The utput tnnages by individual material type frm the MRF shuld then be recrded in Q100. Figure 8. Estimated split fr typical c-mingled recycling cllectins. C mingled Splits n plastics cllected Type Glass Cans Card Plastic bttles Pts, Tubs, Trays Paper Type V 36% 6% 58% Textiles 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 7 f 12

8 C mingled Splits plastic bttles nly cllected Type Glass Cans Card Plastic bttles Pts, Tubs, Trays Paper Type B 6% 23% 9% 62% Type D 28% 4% 15% 6% 47% Type F 69% 15% 16% Type K 42% 58% Textiles Type N 28% 4% 15% 6% 46% 1% C mingled Splits plastic bttles, pts, tubs and trays cllected Type Glass Cans Card Plastic bttles Pts, Tubs, Trays Paper Type C - PTT 6% 21% 9% 4% 60% Type E - PTT 27% 5% 16% 7% 3% 42% Type G - PTT 66% 12% 16% 6% Textiles Type I - PTT 26% 5% 16% 7% 3% 42% 1% Type J - PTT 47% 9% 27% 12% 5% Type O - PTT 6% 21% 9% 4% 59% 1% Type Z - PTT 33% 48% 19% C mingled Splits plastic bttles, pts, tubs, trays and carrier bags (n ther plastic film) cllected Type Glass Cans Card Plastic bttles Pts, Tubs, Trays Carrier Bags Paper Type C carrier bags 6% 21% 9% 4% 1% 59% Type E carrier bags 26% 5% 16% 7% 3% 1% 42% Type G carrier bags 65% 11% 15% 6% 3% Textiles Type I carrier bags 26% 5% 15% 7% 3% 1% 42% 1% Type J carrier bags 45% 9% 27% 12% 5% 2% Type O carrier bags 6% 20% 9% 4% 2% 58% 1% Type Z carrier bags 31% 44% 18% 7% 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 8 f 12

9 C mingled Splits plastic bttles, pts, tubs, trays and all plastic film cllected Type Glass Cans Card Plastic bttles Pts, Tubs, Trays All Plastic Film Paper Type C all film 6% 20% 9% 4% 3% 58% Type E all film 26% 5% 15% 7% 3% 2% 42% Type G all film 63% 11% 15% 6% 5% Textiles Type I all film 26% 5% 15% 7% 3% 2% 41% 1% Type J all film 44% 9% 26% 12% 5% 4% Type O all film 6% 20% 9% 4% 3% 57% 1% Type Z all film 29% 41% 16% 14% (Derived frm Lcal Authrity kerbside cmpsitinal data, cmpiled as part f Defra s EV0801 Updated cmpsitinal estimates fr lcal authrity cllected waste and recycling in England, 2010/11 and ther additinal data). Example: yur LA has a c-mingled cllectin scheme based n Type B, there are 1,000t f material cllected fr recycling as c-mingled and sent t the MRF, and the MRF has a 10% reject rate. The tnnages fr each f these materials wuld be derived as fllws: C-mingled materials cllected = 1,000t (recrded in cllectin questin) The fllwing tnnages will be recrded in Q100: Amunt input t MRF = 1,000t Rejected tnnage at the MRF = 10% (100 tnnes) = 900t sent fr recycling Apprtinment f tnnage between materials: Paper 900t x (62%/100) = 558t fr recycling Card 900t x (23%/100) = 207t fr recycling Cans/metals 900t x (6%/100) = 54t fr recycling Plastic bttles 900t x (9%/100) = 81t fr recycling The tnnes f material sent fr recycling will be recrded under the apprpriate reprcessr nde(s) in Q If c-mingled materials are srted at the kerbside These materials are held in a single cntainer fr cllectin and therefre deemed c-mingled. Hwever, the cntent f these cntainers is separated at the kerbside befre being transprted t the end recycling destinatin and therefre tnnages fr the individual materials will be available t recrd. The tnnages shuld be recrded as fllws. NB: Qu10 has been used in this example. 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 9 f 12

10 5.1 Cmpleting Q10 Tnnes f material cllected thrugh kerbside schemes frm husehld surces by LA r its cntractrs Recrd the ttal tnnage (befre any reject is made) cllected f each f the individual materials initially held in a c-mingled cntainer but separated at the kerbside against the material categries recrd these tnnages in the Tnnage cllected fr recycling clumn. There may be a rejected tnnage fr ne r mre f the materials which is made at the kerbside during srting if this is the case, enter the rejected tnnages under Tnnage cllected fr recycling but actually rejected/dispsed. Recrd the number f husehlds receiving the cllectin in the N f husehlds receiving cllectin clumn against each f the materials. Chse Yes in the Cllected C-mingled drp-dwn ptin bx. Figure 9. Q10 recrding f c0mingled tnnages separated at kerbside. The tnnages fr each f the individual materials are then transferred t the final recycling destinatin. 5.2 Cmpleting Q100: Recrding the final destinatin f yur materials sent fr recycling (materials srted at the kerbside). The end destinatin f each f the materials shuld be knwn in rder t add them t the selectin list and recrd against them in Q100. This end destinatin shuld be the final destinatin f the material (i.e. where it has been sent fr recycling). Create primary (yellw) Reprcessr ndes in Q100 fr each reprcessr used (ne destinatin per nde) t shw the material ges directly t the Reprcessr (see Figure 10). Within each 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 10 f 12

11 Reprcessr nde the Transfer statin bx can be cmpleted t shw material ges via a transfer statin t the reprcessr if yu wish. If sme f the material is sent t a secndary reprcessr, this can be shwn by creating a Reprcessr nde (blue) as a new utput frm the primary (yellw) Reprcessr nde. When the material has reached its final reprcessing destinatin a Final destinatin nde needs t be created as an utput frm the each f the final reprcessr ndes (Figure 10). If the material is sent t a reprcessr utside the UK via an exprter, create an Exprter branch as detailed earlier in this guidance nte. If it is sent directly t an verseas facility, fllw the prcedure belw and use Outside UK-EU r Outside UK-nnEU as the facility. Figure 10. Sectin f Q100 tree shwing material sent directly t reprcessrs. Within the Waste Details bx f the reprcessr nde select the Facility Name. If the Facility is an Other/exempt facility include the name and address details in the Facility Address field. If the Facility is utside the UK, ensure the address details are included in the cmments if yu wish. The Waste Stream Type will be Surce segregated recyclate (Figure 11). Figure 11. Waste details bx. Scrll dwn t the Materials bx and recrd the tnnage f each material sent t the reprcessr. If the material descriptin is nt listed recrd the tnnage as ther materials and make a nte in the cmments stating the nature f the material. 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 11 f 12

12 If material is rejected at the gate f the reprcessr this shuld be recrded as an utput frm the Reprcessr as detailed previusly using the waste type Cntaminatin (gate rejects). Fir pst-mrf materials, Prcess rejects are nly required t be shwn frm facilities prcessing WEEE. Figure 12. Reprcessr branch shwing 10 tnnes f Gate rejects sent t landfill. FAQs n c-mingled materials and MRF Questin I cllect materials which are sent t the MRF, but they dn t actually g thrugh the MRF prcess. Shuld I reprt the material as sent t the MRF in Q100? I cllect c-mingled materials and mixed paper and card at the kerbside, and send this all t the MRF fr prcessing. Is this OK? I dn t knw the split f the materials which are sent frm the MRF, hw d I reprt this in Q100? I use a secndary MRF t further srt my rejects, hw d I reprt this data in WDF? Answer N. Only materials which g thrugh the MRF prcess shuld be recrded as sent t the MRF in Q100. Material sent via the MRF, where the MRF is acting as a transfer statin, will be recrded as ging directly t the reprcessr in Q100. The transfer statin details can be recrded within the primary reprcessr nde in the Transfer Statin drp-dwn bx. Yes. Yur WDF return will shw an imbalance between what has been cllected c-mingled and what has been sent t the MRF. Yu shuld make a nte in the cmments bx f the MRF nde in Q100 t explain that x tnnes f c-mingled and x tnnes f mixed paper and card is als sent t the MRF. If yu are unable t cnfirm the split f the materials sent fr recycling frm the MRF, yu can use the table abve and c-mingled cllectin type t apply a % split. Remember t remve yur rejects and apply this split t the net tnnage sent fr recycling. A secndary MRF nde can be created as an utput frm the primary MRF nde. See guidance abve. 22/11/17 v 3.0e Page 12 f 12