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Collecting Recyclables in Pennsylvania

Collecting Recyclables in Pennsylvania. Sorting Out the Options. Today’s Discussion. Intro to Recycling Equipment and Systems Overview of Public and/or Private Service Scenarios Glimpse of Pennsylvania’s Recycling Infrastructure How Incentives Work Understanding Costs Program Descriptions

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Collecting Recyclables in Pennsylvania

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  1. Collecting Recyclables in Pennsylvania Sorting Out the Options

  2. Today’s Discussion • Intro to Recycling Equipment and Systems • Overview of Public and/or Private Service Scenarios • Glimpse of Pennsylvania’s Recycling Infrastructure • How Incentives Work • Understanding Costs • Program Descriptions • Open Discussion

  3. Ms. Joanne Shafer Recycling Coordinator Centre County SWA 814-238-6649 e-mail: jshafer1@uplink.net Michelle Nestor Nestor Resources, Inc. Resources@nauticom.net Gerald P. Zona Lawrence County Pa Cleanways jzona@verizon.net Joan Hicken Philadelphia Recycling Office 215-686-5504 e-mail: joan.hicken@phila.gov Patrick Fitzgerald Recycle Bank LLC Fitzgerald@recyclebank.com Mr. Dan Grow Solid Waste & Recycling Coordinator 570-628-1221 e-mail: grow@co.schuylkill.pa.us Panel Participants

  4. Evolution of Curbside Collection Vehicles Manual Horse Power Semi-Automated Fully Automated

  5. Drop-off Collection Vehicles Haul-All Side Load Conventional Front Load Circuit Roll-Off Trailer Spoke and Hub

  6. Evolution of Processing Technology Manual Sort Automated Single Stream Automated Picking Line

  7. Common Rate Structures PAYT , Volume Based or Variable Rate Flat Fee Unlimited Volume

  8. Sample Service Scenarios

  9. County provides curbside and drop-off collection and processing. Accepts third party material. Municipalities or private sector offer curbside collection. Centre/Indiana/Lycoming/Bradford/Tioga/Sullivan County provides drop-off collection and processing. Accepts third party material. Municipalities or private sector offer curbside collection. Crawford/Armstrong Examples of Pennsylvania’s Fragmented Infrastructure County provides drop-off collection using third party processor. Municipalities or private sector offer curbside collection. Schuylkill/Mercer/Cambria/Monroe/Delaware/Blair County provides drop-off collection and processing. No curbside collection available. Greene Who provides Collection and Processing? County contracts with private sector for drop-off collection and processing. Municipalities or private sector offer curbside and/or drop-off collection. Lawrence/Venango/Elk/Jefferson/Clearfield Municipalities or private sector offer curbside and/or drop-off collection. Allegheny/Lancaster/York/Erie No drop-off programs. All Municipalities and private sector offer curbside collection. Butler

  10. Market Access

  11. Rewards Merchandise Cash Gift certificates Coupons Criteria Random Participation Proper Preparation Weight Based Infrastructure Changes Variable Disposal Rates Single Stream Recycling Collection Frequency Container Capacity Drop-off to Curbside Value of Incentives Rewards are useful when an old program has stalled Infrastructure changes typically produce the best results

  12. Variables in Collection Programs Issues with Impact on Program Design and Methodology Demographics Income, Education, Age Method of Collection Curbside/Drop-off Materials Accepted for Collection Geography Housing Density, Distance to Facilities, Markets Vehicles Manual, Semi Automated, Fully Automated Public Service or Private Sector Subscription or Municipal Contract Containers Types and capacity Participation Mandatory or Voluntary Method of Separation Source Separated, Curb Sort, Dual Stream, Single Stream Funding Mechanism Tax Based, Direct or Indirect Fees Frequency of Collection Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Once per Month Related Ordinances Ban on Burning Zoning/Construction Codes Rate Structure Volume Based, Variable, Unlimited

  13. Determining the Price . . .Then and Now

  14. Schuylkill County Source Separated Drop-Off Cranberry Township Fully Automated PAYT, Single Stream and Yard Waste Philadelphia Manual Single Stream with Rewards Lawrence County Dual Stream Drop-Off RecycleBank Semi-Automated Single Stream with Rewards Centre County Manual Curbside Sort Pennsylvania Collection Systems

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