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Boosting Recycling in Tennessee

Boosting Recycling in Tennessee. August 13, 14, & 15, 2012. SERDC Sponsor members. What is recycling?. How Does Recycling Work?. Generator separation We have tried the dirty MRF method, doesn’t work. Public collection Here the material is at its lowest point in the value chain.

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Boosting Recycling in Tennessee

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  1. Boosting Recycling in Tennessee August 13, 14, & 15, 2012

  2. SERDC Sponsor members

  3. What is recycling?

  4. How Does Recycling Work? • Generator separation • We have tried the dirty MRF method, doesn’t work. • Public collection • Here the material is at its lowest point in the value chain. • Today we will discuss how to keep these programs efficient • Initial processing, the MRF • Marketing • Intermediate processor • End user • End user • Retailer • Consumer/generator

  5. Part of the manufacturing process Step one in material management. • In the mines we separate the ore from the overburden • In recycling we separate the material from the waste Only those items that we truly need get recycled If there is a market, someone is willing to pay. They wouldn’t pay unless they had a real reason to do so. Meaning, they intend to sell it at a profit. This may be after improving it or working with it, but the point is that it has value because it has a/many use(s).

  6. Recycling Provides the Manufacturer Energy savings Transportation savings Competitive edge

  7. Recycling Saves Energy • Aluminum 95% • Paper 64% • Plastic 50% • Steel 75% • Glass 50% What do we expect energy prices to do in the next twenty years?

  8. Regional Collaboration = Increased Access to Markets Summary of Region Wide Findings: • 206 manufacturers • 47,525 employees • $29.4 Billion sales revenue

  9. Tennessee Manufacturing

  10. Tennessee 30 Manufacturing Facilities $4.3 Billion in yearly sales 6,500 Tennessee Jobs

  11. Material Recovery FacilitiesMRFs

  12. Recycling Provides the Community • Jobs • Personal income • Tax revenue

  13. Jobs4TN Current capture 1.9 million tons Potential 5.7 million tons Potential increase 6,384 jobs $300,200,000 Personal income $13,680,000 State Tax Revenue

  14. How do we do it? • Resources • Real Estate • Resolve

  15. Possible Steps to Take • Declare commodity status • Disposal restrictions • Tip fee surcharges • Mandate waste metering (PAYT) • Hub and spoke infrastructure development • Required participation • Select industries (ABC permits) • General

  16. NC Plastic Bottle Recovery (tons)

  17. NC Plastic Bottle Recycling Rate

  18. States with Tip Fee Surcharges

  19. Pay-As-You-ThrowWhat Is PAYT? According to the EPA, “Pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) programs, also called unit-based or variable rate pricing, provide a direct economic incentive for residents to reduce waste. Under PAYT, households are charged for waste collection based on the amount of waste they throw away, in the same way they are charged for electricity, gas, and other utilities.”

  20. Possible Steps to Take • Declare commodity status • Disposal restrictions • Tip fee surcharges • Mandate waste metering (PAYT) • Hub and spoke infrastructure development • Required participation • Select industries (ABC permits) • General

  21. Today’s agenda • Hear from Industry • Have lunch • Look as cost efficiencies and some effective Tenn programs • Discuss next steps

  22. Afternoon Session Design for Success

  23. What is recycling?

  24. Efficiency/Cost Effectiveness • Participation • PAYT • Total cost accounting. • Avoided disposal cost.

  25. Participation • Key element in cost effectiveness • How much outreach is enough? • Voluntary vs mandatory • Incentives • EPA Toolkit • Earth 911

  26. Outreach by Design • Design the program • Multifaceted • Targeted audiences • Measure results • Radio Frequency Identification, RFID tags • What sectors perform? • Web Site • Keep it current

  27. Strategies for Behavior Change • Mandatory Recycling • Disposal Ban • Disposal Surcharge • Grants • Bottle Bills • Recycling Goals • PAYT (Unit-Based Pricing) • Product Stewardship (e.g. Producer/Manufacturer Takeback) • Advance Disposal Fees • Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Programs

  28. Mandatory Recycling Effectiveness: Good to Great Cost: Varies with enforcement methods Pros: Communicates a strong message Cons: Requires an infrastructure and can be difficult to enforce.

  29. Disposal Bans Effectiveness: Good Cost: Low to medium Pros: Proven results Cons: Difficult to enforce

  30. Disposal Surcharge Effectiveness: Good Cost: Low to implement Pros: Provides funding for infrastructure development, negligible impact on households. Cons: Opposition from waste industry

  31. Grants Effectiveness: Varies Cost: Requires funding source, ie disposal surcharge Pros: Can provide infrastructure development, also can target certain state wide initiatives Cons: Requires indirect funding source

  32. Bottle Bills Effectiveness: Good to Great Cost: Low for local government Pros: High recovery of included containers Cons: Costs transferred to different groups, can result in reduced recycling of other materials, very difficult to implement

  33. Recycling Goals Effectiveness: Low Cost: Low Pros: States a clear mission Cons: Generally ineffective

  34. Advance Disposal Fees Effectiveness: Good Cost: Low administration expense Pros: Provides program funding Cons: Limited materials effected

  35. Preferred Purchasing Policy Effectiveness: Fair Cost: Low Pros: Increases market demand for recycling materials, increases awareness for recycling participation Cons: Little impact on diversion, markets have matured leaving lower need for development

  36. Extended Producer Responsibility Effectiveness: Varies Cost: Born by Manufacturers Pros: Removes burden from local government Cons: Free riders. Unlikely to happen on the state or local level

  37. PATY Effectiveness: Good to very good, depends on unit of measurement Cost: Low for select systems, high for subscription programs Pros: Strong results, more material recycled, less waste to dispose, equitable and fair, easy to enforce Cons: Resistance to change, theft of service, single stream contamination

  38. PAYT WasteZero, a company that provides support for PAYT programs has recorded recycling increases from 40% to 400% after implementation.

  39. Pay-As-You-ThrowProgram Variations Pricing and Benefit-Sharing Options PAYT Options Across Different Systems Measuring via: • Variable rate carts • Overflow containers • Tag affixed to bag • Specialized bag Collection at curbside or convenience center by: • Municipalities • Private waste haulers • Recycling companies Employing: • Differing pricing methods • Differing approaches to measuring results • Various means of sharing benefits with residents

  40. Feedback

  41. Contact Information Will Sagar Jenn Cooper Communications Coordinator jenn.cooper@serdc.org (864) 214-5955 Executive Director will.sagar@serdc.org (828) 507-0123

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