modernizing trash removal in carlisle ma

Make Carlisle a Zero Waste TownMake Carlisle ‘Green

CARLISLE ENERGY TASK FORCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING COMMITTEE

AND MASS DEP

MODERIZING “TRASHY” CARLISLE

CarlisleEnergyTaskForceJune2016 TransitionI Space

Green Community Requirement REDUCE TOWN VEHICLE EMISSIONS BY 20%

coa(gasoline)4%

rec(gasoline00%

school(gasoline)

1%

policehousecheckgasoline

5%

policechiefhome2%

policeother19%

fire(gasoline)1%

diesel(fire)7%

dpwdiesel(other)39%

dpwdiesel(trash+

recycling)11%

dpw(gasoline)

11%

2015Vehiclefueluse(MMBtu)

30%ofourtotalMunicipalenergyuseisonfuel

We could ask…. • the EMS not to respond to

every emergency.• the Police to stop patrolling.• The Council on Aging to

reduce trips.• the DPW not to plow the

roads after every snow storm.

Obviously these are NOT sustainable ideas.


OTHER TOWNS HAVE REDUCED WASTE

2008

In 2015 Carlisle was the

3rd worst town in MA for trash tonnage!

2010

2012 2014

PoundsofTrashGenerated


OUR TAXES GOING UP IN SMOKE

recycletotal35%

trashtotal65%

2015CARLISLETRASHWAS2815TONS. hazardous

waste,$7,000, 5%

recycletotal,

$11,693,9%

trashtotal,$115,038,

86%

CARLISLE'STRASH2015COST$133,731

4%ofour totalenergybillgoestotrucking trashfromthetown!Whendieselrisesinpricesowillthatcost.

REDUCE WASTE:Save money, save energy

EUROPEAN Municipalities Goal 55% RECYCLINGCarlisleEnergyTaskForceJune2016 TransitionI Space

TRANSFER STATION COSTS = $264,864+

• The “dump” sticker is an entrance fee raising $45,300/ Year.

• 1622 stickers @ $25, 478 second car stickers @$10.

• The money goes into DPW funds, for waste removal. (and funds hazardous waste removal @$7000)

• School and Benfield Farms do not use the transfer station.

• No extra charges for Bulky Items.

COST OF TRASH PER USER= $163 CarlisleEnergyTaskForceJune2016 TransitionI Space

Mass DEP INCENTIVESRecommendations

from MassDEP

Transfer Stations fees should reflect

cost of waste.Bulky item removal

should have an additional fee.

Penalties for Recyclables in

TrashAsphalt Pavement,

Brick, Concrete, Metal & Wood more than 5 cubic yards.

Submit Recycling Dividends Program

Worksheet by June 15th 2016.

Dividends can be used for education,

composting program.

Submit Recycling Data

ADDITIONAL Grants for compactor.

($15,000 cost, less $7,500 grant).

Small Scale Initiative grant of $750.

Need six points to gain dividend.

Each point =$200.

Minimum payment =

$1,200.

Carlisle currently cannot achieve the six points


RECYCLING STATISTICSgreen +$, orange -$, grey 0

newspaper5%

mixedpaper20%

cardboard18%

constructionwaste25%

metals11%

clearglass5%

coloredglass7%

plastic6%

aluminium/tins1%

tires1%

freonunits1%

2015recycling%byweight

CONSTRUCTION WASTE

Stop this being collected atthe Transfer Station and instantly save

$18,720 .

10303928

0

-18720

5370

0

-2538

0 242

-1005

0

-20000

-15000

-10000

-5000

0

5000

10000

newspaper mixedpaper cardboard Constructionwaste

metals clearglass coloredglass plastic aluminium/tins

tires freonunits

REVENUEPERRECYCLINGTYPE


OTHER TOWNS

Sticker Type ExtraFeesforLargeItems

Acton $100 PAYT

Boxborough $150* SingleStream

Groton $47 PAYT

Littleton $110 PAYT

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Increasing to $180 in August 2016


CARLISLE vs BOXBOROUGH

1890 18741818 1809 1855 1826

1055 1037 985 948 929.1 989.1

2945 2911 2… 2757 2784.1 2815.1

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

TonsofSolidWasteandRecyclingCarlisle(1688households)

1084 1056 1033939 921

338 340 338 336 343

1422 1396 13711275 1264

0

500

1000

1500

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

TonsofSolidWasteandRecyclingBoxborough(970households)

solidwaste recycle total

Single-stream recycling was implemented in 2009Recycling compactors installed 2012Redesigned transfer station layout in 2013Resulting in a savings of approximately $31,000 because they outsource hauling.

2015= 1.74 tons per household 2014= 1.3 tons per householdCarlisleEnergyTaskForceJune2016 TransitionI Space

GREEN GROTONPAY-AS-YOU-THROW. $24 for package of (10) 45-gallon bags $16 for package of (10) 32-gallon bags $8 for package of (10) 15-gallon bags COMPOSTING ENCOURAGEDFEES FOR BULKY ITEMS. These fees are subject to change.STRICT CONTROL AT THE TRANSFER

STATIONRECYCLING REFERENCE INFORMATION

IFCARLISLEREDUCEDWASTETOEQUALGROTONWEWOULDSAVE

$51,000INCINERATORCOSTS.100MMBtu FROMHAULING

200+ HOURSDRIVINGTIME.

$1,700INFUELCOSTAT$2GALLON0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

Carlisle Groton

Tonofnon recyclingwasteperuser


CARBON EMITTED IN HAULING

219317

11 100

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

waste recycling constructionwaste other

MMBtu usedtotrucktrash2015

NorthAndover Westborough

4%ofour totalenergybillgoestotrucking trashfromthetown!Whendieselrisesinpricesowillthatcost.

IF WE INCREASE RECYCLING WE INCREASE OUR TRUCKING AND CARBON EMISSIONSCarlisleEnergyTaskForceJune2016 TransitionI Space

COMPACTING PLASTIC RECYCLINGRENTAL COST $2,700 PER ANNUM OR BUY WITH THE HELP OF A MassDEP GRANT

219189

11 100

50

100

150

200

250

waste recycling constructionwaste other

MMBtuasaresultofCompactingPlasticsRecycling

ACOMPACTORFORPLASTICRECYCLINGWOULDSAVE

80TRIPSTOWESTBOROUGH.128MMBtuFROMHAULING

6WEEKSDRIVINGTIME.$1,856INFUELCOSTAT$2GALLONCarlisleEnergyTaskForceJune2016 TransitionI Space

FUTURE COST ISSUESRECYCLING MATERIAL NEWS RecycledMaterials

Market:↓

OurRecyclingCosts:↑StateDemand:↑Recycling

FuelCosts:↑

Ifwedonotchangewhatwearedoing therewill

beaFinancialImpactintheBudgetCarlisleEnergyTaskForceJune2016 TransitionI Space

50% Trash Reduction Program?

ConcordNHin3monthsafterintroduction ofPAYT:

trash↓50%Recycling↑75%CarlisleEnergyTaskForceJune2016 TransitionI Space

FUTURE FORECAST2015-2016Existing

2017-2018?Not changing.RecyclingcostsIncreases(Fuel$4)

2017-2018?E.L.Harvey w/compacting(Fuel$4)Noconst.waste

2017-2018?RecyclingtoBillerica($33/ton)Compacting (Fuel$4)

2017-2018?PAYTRecyclingBillerica(Fuel$4)(Sticker$50)

WASTE ($115,038) ($115,038) ($115,038) ($115,038) ($57,519)

RECYCLING $7,027 ($4,000) ($4,000) ($19,305) ($25,096)

CONSTRUCTION ($18,720) ($25,000) 0 0 0

HAZARDOUSWASTE ($7,000) ($7,000) ($7,000) ($7,000) ($7,000)

FUELUSED ($8,065) ($16,130) ($12,090) ($7,754) ($4,750)COMPACTOR(OneoffCost$7,500) NO NO YES YES YES

REVENUESTICKER $45,300 $45,300 $45,300 $45,300 $85,000

TOTAL ($96,496) ($121,868) ($93,156) ($103,797) ($9,366)

MMBTU'S 556 556 417 256 163

Days Saved 0 0 33 68 95

ZERO WASTE CHALLENGE

REDUCEREUSERECYCLE

+ENERGYSTUDY

NOW1. Improving the layout of the Transfer station for

additional compactor.2. Compacting plastic recycling + save 128 MMBtu. 3. Stop or properly charge for Construction Waste.4. Rename the TS to ZERO WASTE CENTER5. Increase Sticker fees in 2017. 6. Charge for bulky items. How do you organize that?7. Increase Composting. Have Composting Coaches?8. Education for residents on waste and recycling.

INVESTIGATE (PAID)A. Introducing a Pay as you Throw scheme.B. Detailed Cost vs Energy Study including drivers time

and fleet maintenance of going to an Alternative recycling plant.

C. Single stream recycling. Should we adopt this? Will it increase our recycling statistics?


CREATE THE

prevention

reuse

recycle

Recovervalue

disposal

ZERO WASTECARLISLE

2020 Challenge


modernizing trash removal in carlisle ma

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