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Designing Recycling Systems “Right”
Alex DanovitchEureka Recycling
GRRN Conference
October 19th, 2009
Eureka’s Mission – our purpose
Provide education, advocacy, programs and services that demonstrate the benefits of no waste.
Model that anyone can recreate. Physical Operations (MRF and Collection Fleet) that service over 150,000
households weekly. Fleet of 28 vehicles 60,000 tpy Material Recovery Facility 100 employees
To demonstrate the waste is preventable, not inevitable.
The Bridge to Zero Waste
Recycling is not finished, and it’s not enough….time to tackle composting and product stewardship.
It’s not a numbers game.
“Bridge strategies” have to be consistent with our goals.
Designing a Recycling System “Right”
Step 1: Who is it “Right” For?
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Perspective and Goals City?
Residents?
Haulers?
Environmentalists?
Processor?
End Market/Manufacturer?
Shareholders?
State, National, Global
efforts?
The “Players”and what they value
Environmental Nonprofit Demonstrate best practices and feasibility
Contract with the city Cost and resident satisfaction
Resident who pays city for service Environmental benefit, convenience and cost
End User of Materials Cost and quality of materials
Manufacturers Concerned with legislation, PR, profits
Waste Haulers Competing with for this stream. Profits.
State and National Goals/Mandates
The Balancing Act Test assumptions with research, studies and
surveys. Collection study MF Study Resident Survey GHG Quantification: Show’s value of climate
change impact
Understand the key factors and how they affect the players.
Balance:
Cost
Convenience
Environmental Impact
Our BalanceOperations:
Two Stream Sorting Collection with (2) 18 gallon carts Weekly Collection
Balance Highlights: Cost:
Lowest collection cost - didn’t have to buy carts. Convenience:
Capacity same as bi-weekly cart Weekly is more frequent
Environmental impact: less then a 2% residual rate, from the curb to end market. Ability to add unique streams. monitor quality and give resident feedback Sets us up to collect organics with recycling!
Highest and Best Use:Bottle to Bottle Glass Recycling Balance
Environmental Impact- High Cost- High Convenience- Residents wanted it
The Players State and County, Cities End Market Eureka
Installed MRF optical glass sorting. Tripled value of some streams of glass. Increased sorting by color to over 80% of glass collected. Our local market increased their use of recovered glass,
decreased their cost and transportation impact of procurement.
Step 2: Things change, a lot.
Markets change Export growth and domestic
consolidation Technology Changes
Sorting equipment and trucks Economies Change
The Recession Producer Responsibility will
Change Compositions 10% decrease in percentage of
newspaper over last year. No decrease in volume, huge
decrease in weight.
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Dealing with Change
Flexibility Ability to add new streams Ability to change sorts according to market conditions.
Monitor, track and evaluate Be ahead of changes and ready to address Demonstrate value of investments in many ways
Keep the players close Loyal Markets Understand quality and volume requirements Build trust with Customers - Be transparent.
Contract structure Staying local and being careful of large infrastructure
investments.
The Future of Recycling
Recycling levels don’t need to be stagnant.
Producer responsibility will lead to more changes in composition.
Stay focused on highest best use and biggest env. impact.
Eureka!
www.eurekarecycling.org
Recycling Collection and Processing Study Multifamily Recycling Study Public Space Recycling Study Green House Gas Quantification Report Municipal Recycling Contract Fact Sheet
“What we call results are beginnings” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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