Waste & Recycling "Dr David Jeffs speaks out"

something strange happened at vazon recycling bins yesterday.whilst i was recycling my newspapers i spotted a guy measuring the bins and taking pictures of them.are we getting new bins or is something else happening .

No idea Thistle but there was something on the news tonight. They were showing a new truck that collects from your home . A step forward IMHO. :D

DEPUTIES have toured waste sites to understand better the issues of rubbish disposal and recycling.

Public Services organised the tour of the Longue Hougue recycling facility, Fontaine Vinery segregation site and Mont Cuet landfill before Wednesday’s States meeting debates its progress report. ‘I thought it might be helpful if members familiarised themselves with these three sites, especially Mont Cuet, which is our only tip and it’s filling up fast,’ said minister Bill Bell.

‘The States will have to decide before long the future of Guernsey’s waste disposal, so the more they know the better.’ (from this is Guernsey)

How long is long?

I don't agree with the mass burn theory i think its nonsense but IMO we do need a incinerator . Here is one they have built in Scotland its not much bigger than Aqua Star's building.

Link: http://www.sw-images-scotland.co.uk/portfolio_category.asp?cat=279


This makes interesting reading (warning a very long document) its the Dumfries plant


Link: http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/comser/waste/wastestrategy.pdf

The Guernsey Recycling Advisory Forum are reminding islanders of recycling opportunities this Easter.

The group of volunteers who work with Public Services have distributed an Easter recycling poster around the island.

Guernsey Recycling Forum member Wendy McHugh said:

"There are currently around 10,000 children and teenagers in full-time education in Guernsey and it is highly likely that a large percentage of them will receive one or more Easter eggs this year.

"Therefore we would like to encourage everyone to consider recycling the cardboard packaging and foil wrappers after they have eaten their eggs."

Guernsey has limited space in which to dispose of its household rubbish, therefore Public Services are urging householders to consider the recycling options that are available.

This includes cardboard, foil (clean only), glass bottles, plastic containers, household tins, drink cans and paper. All of which can be recycled at any of the bring banks situated around the Island.

Recycling Officer Dr Keith Russell said:

"The rate of householders recycling is now 31% and we are actively trying to increase recycling on the island.

"Eighteen months ago Mont Cuet was predicted to be full by July 2014, now this has been extended to May 2015. We want more people to recycle, as this will extend the life of the landfill site even further and this Easter we can help each other by recycling Easter egg packaging." (from Channel Onlne)

Eggxactly....

we do recycle our cardboard,tins,plastics,papers.we also burn bits we cant recycle.veggie peelings ,egg shells etc go into the wormery or compost bin.we only put one bag of rubbish out a week .

We in the diddycoon household recycle as much as we can - tins, newspapers/magazines, cardboard, plastic bottles, glass, HDPE bottles. We put out minimum amount of rubbish every week. Everyone should recycle. :)

Guernsey's Public Services is deciding whether to make kerbside recycling island-wide.

It's now extending its trial until the end of the year.

The trial, which has involved households in St Peter Port North and St Peters, began in February 2006 and was due to end this month. So far more than 380 tonnes of recyclable waste has been collected, including cardboard, mixed glass, paper, plastic, textiles, tins and cans.

So it should be the Island needs to have this service

I quite agree GD I have been saying this since they started
the trail ones . The will is there but some people just cant be bothered to
take it to the bins or are unable to do so because of transport problems .

we werte part of the scheme when we lived in town.we now take all our stuff to the recycle bins.would be easier if it was collected every couple of weeks.

i think its a great idea. Plastic, glass and paper at the roadside, and bulkier items, take to longue hougue! Problem solved.

Guernsey's plans for a mass burn incinerator could leave islanders £70million out of pocket

That's the opinion of Guernsey's Waste Disposal People's Panel.

They think, if the States go ahead and select a solution for Guernsey's waste problem through the current process, islanders could be paying thousands of pounds too much.

The panel presented their response to plans for this month's States Meeting, last night.

They told politicians any option selected under the current tendering system wouldn't be in the best interest of islanders. (from IslandFM)

Yeah £70million and the rest!

This idea of we must have a mass burn is a fallacy as i have said we need a smaller plant i have even looked into one that they have built in Dumfries which would suit our island down to the ground .

The problem with our states is there is no will to push the recycle option you hear a lot of talk but no action , look how popular the Longe houge(sp) site is now it is up and running .We recycle all we can and its amazing every time we go to the banks they are nearly always full so the will of the public is there just not at the top.

There are fears that plans for a waste treatment centre in Guernsey will lead to a monopoly.

Dan Hubert, MD of Island Waste, says there are concerns across the Guernsey's existing waste industry.

A short-list of tenders for a new facility will be put to politicians next week.

Mr Hubert says private sector waste companies won't allow the States plans to go through without a fight.

Mr Hubert's also backing a warning from a people's panel set up to look at the waste issue. (from Island FM)

Well there speaks a man who has been trying to create a monopoly for years...

A senior politician is urging the States to look at shipping our rubbish to Jersey.

Deputy David de Lisle spoke out in favour of the move last night at a people's meeting on waste at St Peters Community Hall.

Recently Jersey decided to buy a massive and controversial 105,000 tonne mass burner to deal with their rubbish.

Its so big even if they burn all their waste, there will still be room for an extra 35,000 tonnes.

Deputy De Lisle thinks exporting rubbish to our sister island could be a sustainable solution to our waste problem.(from IslandFM)

Sounds like the best place for our rubbish... look out Jersey..lol

I disagreed with this option the last time around but thinking about it if Jersey don't charge over the top prices it is sounding better each time i hear it . But we must carry on the recycling route.

THE States’ decision to continue with its plans for a 70,000-tonne
incinerator will cost the island millions, according to a member of the Waste Disposal People’s Panel.
Dr Barrie Mealing said the panel maintained its view that the States’ persisting to find a solution that accommodates an initial 45,000 tonnes of waste per annum rising to 70,000 was flawed.
He said it was going to end up costing islanders far more than proposals put forward by the panel before the debate in the House last week.
‘We will probably spend four times more than we should have done.’

I am nearly speechless i have been saying for over two years that we do not need a huge incinerator . Another waste of tax payers money ,when will they listen to people who know all they have to do is contact the staff at the plant in the IOM as they will tell them the full story on how it needs so much rubbish to keep it running it is just not cost affective. It costs £36.000 to stop and start it (and that info is from someone who built it) they are searching high and low for rubbish to run it . The States of Guernsey are unbeliveable.

Have you been down the recycling bins Pete ? there is always someone there . I think most people do care about the environment over here as i have said before the will of the people is there but the States are yet again dragging their feet.As a side note have you ever known the states to decide on something during one term let alone one year?

NEW recycling initiatives should be brought in without delay, according to Deputy David De Lisle.
The former Environment minister, who in January 2007 successfully placed an amendment for the States to adopt a target of 50% recycling by 2010, said he was disappointed by the lack of steps taken by Public Services to achieve that figure.
He feels the department is underestimating the drive islanders have for recycling after Public Services minister Bernard Flouquet said he did not believe recyclable figures would increase until the majority of islanders changed their ways.
‘This is a very negative posture to take,’ said Deputy De Lisle.
‘We are all depending on the co-operation and dynamism of Public Services and its minister to move recycling forward.
‘It’s not the people but the department that needs to mend its ways and seize opportunities to recycle more. People are not holding back – they want to move forward.’
Figures released on Wednesday showed recycling had stabilised at just below 31%.
Deputy De Lisle said this was not good enough.
‘It has delayed bringing in new recycling initiatives and that’s with the number showing that some would yield substantial profitability for government. Public Services has delayed introducing in-vessel composting until a preferred end-disposal facility is considered and it has delayed bringing in kerbside recycling island-wide.’ (thisisguernsey)

PUBLIC SERVICES’ recycling report will be called into question at tomorrow’s States meeting.

Deputy David De Lisle has issued a set of questions he wants answered by minister Bernard Flouquet to explain what he describes as a lack of drive and effort by the department to increase the island’s recycling rate.

Deputy De Lisle said the questions stemmed from unsatisfactory responses the minister gave in a Guernsey Press article last month. In the article Deputy Flouquet warned it would be difficult to reach 50% recycling if food waste was excluded from any kerbside collection system.

In January 2007, Deputy De Lisle, as Environment minister, successfully placed an amendment for the States to adopt a target of 50% recycling by 2010.

‘I don’t believe we are going ahead fast enough. I’m obviously committed to meeting the 50% by 2010 in both commercial and household recycling but I don’t feel enough is happening on the commercial side because a lot of material is still going down the tip that could be considered for recycling.’ (from thisisguernsey)