Northumbrian Water

Winner of the Queen’s
Award for Enterprise

in the category of
sustainable development

We are proud to provide a sustainable, affordable, clean and safe water supply and to manage and treat the waste water returned to us in a way that protects the environment.

 

Waste and recycling - KPIs

Performance update 2009/10

KPI, milestone or target Performance
Ensure disposal routes are acceptable to the code of practice developed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.  
Provide facilities for disposal of separate waste streams at all sites. If waste volume does not justify separate collection arrange transfer to another site during routine journeys.  
Use internal communications to educate employees in the importance of minimising resource use and recycling waste making a reduction in office wastes in 2009/10.  
Ensure that all employees are aware of, and comply with, safe methods of disposal of all waste materials.  
Retain and reuse spoil as landscaping on the sites of large construction projects in 2009/10.  
Recycle 50% of spoil from water mains rehabilitation excavations to use to backfill trenches in replacement of natural stone aggregate.
Utilise trenchless technologies to repair or replace pipeline in 2009/10.
Utilise recycled aggregates in reinstatement work to minimise the requirement of natural stone aggregate and limiting the amount demanding disposal.
Recycle materials for charity requests when possible.  

KPI performance Key
KPI achieved  
KPI ongoing  
KPI not achieved                                

Performance targets 2010/11

KPI, milestone or target
Ensure disposal routes are acceptable to the code of practice developed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Provide facilities for disposal of separate waste streams at all sites, if waste volume does not justify separate collection arrange transfer to another site during routine journeys.
Use internal communications to educate employees to the importance of minimising resource use and recycling waste making a reduction in office wastes in 2010/11.
Ensure that all employees are aware of, and comply with, safe methods of disposal of all waste materials.
Retain and reuse spoil as landscaping on the sites of large construction projects in 2010/11.  
Recycle 50% of spoil from water mains rehabilitation excavations to use to backfill trenches in replacement of natural stone aggregate.
Utilise trenchless technologies to repair or replace pipeline in 2010/11.
Utilise recycled aggregates in reinstatement work to minimise the requirement of natural stone aggregate and limiting the amount demanding disposal. 
By April 2011 find a recycling route for meters removed as part of the meter replacement project.

Performance report

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Waste and recycling performance 09/10
Waste and recycling performance 08/09
Waste and recycling performance 07/08