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Picture 51.: Resident with green kitchen waste bin <strong>and</strong> brown garden waste sacks
(Success stories on composting <strong>and</strong> separate collection., 2000)
Vehicles used for the scheme include a tractor <strong>and</strong> trailer which are used for
the collection of the garden waste, <strong>and</strong> a van, which is used for the collection of
the kitchen <strong>and</strong> recyclable wastes. All three waste streams (kitchen waste,
garden waste <strong>and</strong> recyclable wastes) are collected on the same day of the week,
although they are all collected separately
The majority of residents participate in the scheme as the grey bin of mixed
waste is collected only fortnightly <strong>and</strong> this provides an incentive to segregate
compostable <strong>and</strong> recyclable wastes. Using a figure of one tone per year as the
average quantity of waste produced per household, Wyecycle claims to have
reduced the amount of waste being sent for l<strong>and</strong>fill by 78 % as the average
quantity of waste now being sent for l<strong>and</strong>fill per household is 220 kg. Of the
green waste collected, approximately a quarter by weight is kitchen waste <strong>and</strong>
three quarters is garden waste.
The scheme is currently running at a capacity of around 250 tons per year. The
quantities of kitchen waste arising are fairly consistent all year round, <strong>and</strong> so
any variations in the quantities collected are due to a varying quantity of
garden waste. The minimum quantity of waste collected during the last 12
months was in February when only two tones of garden waste were collected
(plus the four to five tones of kitchen waste). The maximum quantity of waste
collected during the last 12 months was in September, when 20 to 25 tons of
garden waste were collected (plus the kitchen waste).