1 / 17

Building Rural Recycling Efficiency in North Carolina

Building Rural Recycling Efficiency in North Carolina. Scott Mouw NC Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach. North Carolina Development and Encouragement of Hub and Spoke. Reasons for interest: Improve access to single stream MRFs Improve efficiency of rural recycling

depalma
Download Presentation

Building Rural Recycling Efficiency in North Carolina

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Building Rural Recycling Efficiency in North Carolina Scott Mouw NC Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach

  2. North Carolina Development and Encouragement of Hub and Spoke • Reasons for interest: • Improve access to single stream MRFs • Improve efficiency of rural recycling • Technical Assistance • On-site, direct, proactive assistance from DEAO • Convenience Center Workshops • Grants • Larger awards ($100,000) in General Community Recycling Grant Cycle • Special awards depending on opportunities

  3. MRF Development in North Carolina New MRF since 2008 Other MRFs Pending Facility MRF revamped/modernized since 2008

  4. MRF Efficiency: Throughput Matters Image credit: Resource Recycling Systems

  5. Hubs & Spokes: Transfer of Single Stream = accessible single stream MRF = transferring county = good candidates for transfer

  6. Transferring Recyclables

  7. Parallel Focus on Rural Convenience Centers • Over 600 convenience centers statewide. • Vast majority still have source separation of materials and multiple rolloffs/bins. • Opportunities to single or dual stream materials: • Reduce operational expense • Reduce long term capital expenses • Improve recycling experience for citizens • Active support from the State

  8. The Collection Mix: Then and Now • 1992: • Newspaper • Glass bottles and jars • Aluminum cans • Soda bottles • Milk jugs • Steel cans • 2012 • All of the 1992 list, plus: • Magazines and office paper • Mixed paper • OCC • All #1 and #2 plastic bottles • Other plastic containers • Aerosol cans • Gable tops & aseptics • Bulky rigid plastics (sometimes)

  9. Example of NC Rural Collection Center Cardboard Glass Aluminum & Steel Can Bin Plastics Swap Shop & Oil Shed Mixed Paper Trash Compactor Office Newspaper Cooking Oil & Electronics Scrap Metal Bulky Trash Trash Pre-Crusher

  10. Commingling Materials at Convenience Centers

  11. Single Stream Using Compaction Image credit: Resource Recycling Systems

  12. Single Stream Using Compaction Image credit: Resource Recycling Systems

  13. Simplifying Convenience Centers Image credit: Resource Recycling Systems

  14. Internal Hub and Spoke: Moore County = Single stream convenience collection = Single stream transfer station Two busiest and most remote sites now using compactors. Transfer out to Pratt MRF in Fayetteville.

  15. Direct Convenience Center vs. Transfer Station Haul – eastern Triangle = Single Stream MRF Franklin = convenience center with compacted rolloff Nash = Single Stream Transfer Station Wake Wilson Johnston

  16. Conclusion • Hub and Spoke developing in NC, with state encouragement. • Will allow rural access to single stream processing capacity • Will support utilization in rural, small town curbside programs • Will help optimize MRF operation • Modernization of convenience centers systems will improve efficiency and mesh with Hub and Spoke.

  17. Thank You! Scott Mouw NC DEAO scott.mouw@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8114

More Related