planning and implementation of a curbside organics program
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Planning and
Implementation
of a Curbside Organics
Program
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Presentation Outline
• Background (City of Surrey)
• Surrey’s Program Development and Pilot Program
• City-Wide Roll-Out
• Next Steps
• Program Considerations
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Background
• Located in Metro Vancouver
• 2nd largest City by population in Province
City of Vancouver
City of Surrey
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Curbside Collection Program
• Over 100,000 single family households currently receive curbside collection from the City
• Prior to new program, weekly collection of: o Garbageo Single Stream Recyclingo Yard Waste
• Over 34,000 multi-family units
receive weekly cart collection of
recyclables (single stream)
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Program Development
• City of Surrey Sustainability Charter
• Metro Vancouver Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan
Surrey’s Vision
“To fuel Surrey’s waste trucks with renewable biogas generated from
curbside organic waste”
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Post Program and Target Rates
To landfill50%
To composting (yard
waste)20%
To recycling30%
Pre-Organics Program Diversion Rates
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Baseline Waste Audits
Divertable Organic Material 65%
Non-Divertable Materials
35%
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
• Three audits completed:o Summer 2009
o Winter 2010
o Spring 2010
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Public Consultation
• Undertaken to:o Gauge level of interest and
solicit opinions
o Assess public’s acceptability of collection options
o Increase public awareness of City’s diversion efforts
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
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Surveys
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
• 3 Delivery Methods
Public / Community Events
Telephone
Online Webpage
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Overall Results of Consultation
Yes88%
Organics Program Support Results
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
• Almost 1,400 responses received
• Many more residents made aware of proposed plans for organics management
• Majority of residents supportive of City’s plan
• Identified possible barriers
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Pilot Program Design
• Designed and implemented in 5 neighbourhoods in November 2010
• 2,000 households in total pilot:o 1,000 receive weekly organics, recycling and garbage collection
o 1,000 receive weekly organics collection and alternating bi-weekly recycling and garbage collection
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
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Pilot Program Waste Audits
To landfill50%
To composting (yard waste)
20%
To recycling30% To landfill
27%
To composting (yard waste
and food scraps)43%
To recycling30%
To landfill38%
To composting (yard waste
and food scraps)32%
To recycling30%
Pre Program Diversion Weekly Organics, Garbage and Recycling
Weekly Organics, Bi-weekly Alternating Garbage and Recycling
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
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Pre City-Wide Roll-Out
• Door-to-door consultations to confirm default cart size
• Hotline to answer questions about SSO program
• Mail-out for customers to select preferred cart size
• Cart roll out commenced July 2012
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
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City-Wide Roll-Out
• New waste services began October 1st, 2012 exclusively using CNG collection fleet
• Curbside visual audits/inspections for contamination
• Provided door-to-door education for households with contamination
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
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City-Wide Roll-Out Results
81% increase
43% decrease
6% increase
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
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Proposed Biofuels Facility
Next steps for Surrey:
• Overall vision is to create a closed loop system for SSO program with 80,000 tonnes per year
• P3 Canada Fund Approval in 2012
• $16.9 million from Canada
• Production of vehicle-grade biofuel
• Facility to be operational by mid 2015/early 2016
Initial Planning Consultation Pilot Program City-wide Roll Out
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Program Considerations
• Hired local university students to assist with pilot consultations
• Students spoke many of the non-official languages common throughout Surrey
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Program Considerations
• Provide sufficient planning time to develop a well thought out program
• Conduct multiple audits to confirm seasonality and variability in waste composition
• Careful consideration to customers preference to cart sizes
• Ensure appropriate level of public education and communication for implementing new waste collection services
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Contact Information
Alida Kusch, Environmental ScientistDillon Consulting Limited
Rob Costanzo, Deputy Manager, OperationsCity of Surrey