pathway to sustainable waste management
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Discussion on how to make your Waste Management program sustainable!TRANSCRIPT
Mitch KesslerKessler Consulting, Inc.
FL APWA ConferenceJuly 9, 2014
Charting a Path toward Sustainable Waste
Management
• A fundamental shift: “solid waste” to “valued resources”
• Not landfilling
• A real world recycling/diversion rate
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What is Sustainable Waste Management?
• Downstream resource recovery– maximize recycling and composting
• Mid-stream product longevity – reuse and repair
• Upstream waste reduction – product redesign, producer responsibility
What is Sustainable Waste Management?
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Solid Waste Managemen
t Act
30%
4%
FL Goal:
FL Rate:
• Residential curbside
• Yard waste
30%
27%
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A Brief History of Recycling in Florida
• Commercial recycling
• Multi-family recycling
30%
29%
• Single stream recycling
• Collection changes (1-1-1)
• Organics recovery
• Mixed waste and C&D 75%
38%/49%
1988 1990s 2000s 2010s
How To Get There:
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NOT
• Public Policy driven by sustainability and wise stewardship
• Political Champion
How To Get There
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Status Quo vs. Change
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Where to start…
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Necessary Elements
• Policies
• Programs
• Facilities
• Funding
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1. Policies … The Foundation
• Policies support program objectives
• Public-private partnerships to carry out the policies
• Recycling goals – phased
• Recycling Program Manager
• Green the government25%
40%
75%
10%
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2. Programs … The Nuts and Bolts
• Single stream carts
• 1-1-1 collection
• Pay-as-you-throw
• Organics composting
• Commercial and MF technical assistance and incentives
• C&D incentives
• Mandates, bans, and enforcement
• Education/Outreach
25%
40%
75%
10%
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3. Facilities … The Infrastructure
• Single stream MRF
• Organics processing
• Construction & Demolition processing
• Mixed waste processing
• Renewable energy25%
40%
75%
10%
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4. Funding… The Means
• Primary funding can no longer be disposal-based
• Alternative revenue sources
• New business model25%
40%
75%
10%
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4. Funding… The Policies
• Who is responsible?
• Who controls the material
flow?
• Follow the $$$
• Control material flow25%
40%
75%
10%
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Pathway to Sustainable Waste Management
• Understand the materials you manage
• Target sectors and programs for diversion
• Identify processing systems
• Sustainable Waste Management funding model
• Implement sustainable public policy
• Political Champion
Mitch Kessler813-971-8333
Questions?There is no one path to Sustainable
Waste Management
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