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Council Agenda
Study Session Item No. SS2
September 24, 2002
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: General Services Director
SUBJECT: Recycling Presentation
Recommendation:
None, informational purposes only.
Staff has prepared an oral and Powerpoint presentation regarding the City residential recycling
program. The presentation includes a discussion of the current mixed -waste recycling program and
consideration of a source - separated curbside program.
Very respectfully,
David E. Niederhaus
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City Council Study Session
September 24, 2002
Newport Beach City Council
Two Schools of Thought
• The Sorters. People willing to look at the
triangles beneath plastic bottles (etc) and to
sort clean recyclable materials at the home or
business.
• The Non - Sorters. People who believe it's best
to leave the sorting to others.
1
Important Terms and
Definitions
MWPF: Mixed -waste processing facility. What CR &R uses to
process NB's residential waste.
MRF: Materials Recovery Facility. Big warehouse with a
conveyor belt and 30 -50 workers along the belt0 who "recover'
recyclable products. MRFs can be "clean' (recovering clean
recyclable products) or "dirty" (aka a MWPF).
50% Diversion Rate: AB 939 directs NB to divert 50% of a
certain tonnage of waste assigned to NB so that it doesn t go to a
landfill.
Co- mingled. Used in two ways:
• Clean recyclables (paper, plastics, glass) can be co- mingled
into a single bin; or
• Wet refuse can be co- mingled with recyclables.
Calculating Diversion
1. CIWMB adjusts NB's 1990 base year tonnage (in 2000 = 235,959
tons) based on:
1. Population
2. Taxable sales
3. Employment
4. CPI
2. Landfills ask all waste carriers where they collected waste.
Landfills add each truckload's tonnage to NB's tally.
3. At end of 12 months, NB's landfill tonnage should be 50% of the
CWIMB figure (i.e. 117,979 tons). It was 121,368 in 2000.
4. Thus, NB's rate in 2000 was 121,386/235,959 or 48.5%
Our 50% Pitfalls
Landscapers & contractors travel in many cities and
then go to the landfill - if last work site was NB, we
can be credited with all the tonnage.
Sometimes MWPF managers dor t sort any trash - if
they're busy (after a holiday), all waste may go to a
landfill without getting sorted.
NB's contract with CR &R asks for 25 % diversion. That
means the other 25% comes from multi - family units,
contractors, businesses, and landscapers. What if the
remodel and demolition market slides in the future?
What's Important to the
Sorters?
• Meeting the 50% diversion requirement of cities under
AB 939 by:
• Reducing the amount of waste that goes to the landfill;
• Increasing the amount of salvaged, saleable recyclable
materials.
• Doing so in a cost - effective way for NB ratepayers.
• Teaching future generations to recycle and to use
recyclable products.
• Protecting workers and the City from exposure to
hazards and related liability.
Our Concerns with Today's System
• Quality recyclable materials are often rendered unusable in the
home when combined with wet waste.
• Those lost post- holiday days at the MWPF.
• We may be losing lots of greenwaste.
• We may not be teaching good stewardship of our environment to
our children.
• Co-mingled waste (wet waste mingled with recyclables) increases
potential for worker exposure to hazardous materials & may
increase City's liability exposure.
• City's contract with CR&R only asks for 25% diversion from
waste stream. What happens if the other 25% doesn't come
through?
Our Constraints
• Cost - a change shouldn't bust residential budgets.
• Traffic - we don't want more trucks on the road and
more gas used.
• Logistics - some parts of NB (Balboa Island, West
Newport) may not be able to handle curbside carts and
larger automated refuse trucks.
• Contract - Current contract with CR &R sets 25 % rate
and current system for 5+ years (but CR &R also has a clean
MRF - may be able to amend contract to send recyclables there).
• Market - Market today is weak for some recyclables.
We may increase the amount of recyclables "wasted"
and disposed of elsewhere (China, etc.)
The Alternatives
1. 3 -Bin Curbside Citywide. Separate bins for:
• Wet, non - recyclable waste
• Co- mingled clean recyclables (paper, glass, plastics)
• Greenwaste
2. 3 -Bin Pilot Project in specific neighborhoods
(where yards and street widths allow)
The Alternatives
3. 2 -Bin Curbside Citywide w /MWPF. Separate bins
for:
• Wet, non - recyclable waste (to MWPF)
• Co- mingled recyclables (to clean MRF)
4. As Is but pay CR &R for higher diversion.
5. As Is but add an aggressive greenwaste campaign
6. As Is but add a 3-Bae system - provide separate
colored bags for:
Wet waste
• Dry waste (non - recyclable and recyclable co- mingled)
Greenwaste
The Alternatives
7. As Is but add a better and more
comprehensive public education campaign.
Did anyone see the current flier?
8. As Is
Our Recommendation
• Select Alternative 6 or 7. Get more home participation
in keeping recyclables salvageable. Evaluate progress
before December 2004.
• Prepare new Council Policy that:
• Requires a minimum of —% diversion by any MWPF that
City uses in any contract approved after 2002.
• Requires the MWPF to effectively utilize processed waste (like
gassification) after recyclables removed.
• Directs City staff to fund and implement:
• An education campaign to residents regarding for wet /dry
bagging of residential waste.
• An education campaign to residents, businesses, landscapers and
contractors for the more effective capture of greenwaste.
• A minimum of 3 household hazardous waste collection days
annually.