Recycle by DesignA P3 Approach to Resource Recapture in

the State of Michigan

Mike CsapoGeneral Manager, Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland CountyMember, Governor’s Recycling CouncilBoard Member, Michigan Recycling Coalition

Marcel HamPrincipal, IMG Rebel

The state of recycling in Michigan

Michigan’s recycling rate of just under 15% continues to be among the lowest of its neighboring Great Lakes States - and sits far below the national recycling average of 34%.

The challenge

In April 2014 Governor Rick Snyder announced the Governor’s Recycling Initiative - a State-wide goal to double Michigan’s recycling rate from

15% to 30% over a two year period.

How does Michigan get there

“Best practices” adopted at the state level in other high-performing states could have a positive impact on Michigan’s recycling rate; however, it is doubtful that those practices can have needed near term impact in Michigan.

An alternative approach to encourage “outside the box” thinking is required.

An approach that fosters P3 solutions through innovation and collaboration by engaging public and private stakeholders to consider value creation in advance of a public procurement process is what Michigan needs and...

Recycle by Design will deliver that.

Recycle by Design

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got” - Henry Ford

IMG Rebel has a global perspective

• IMG Rebel runs offices on 4 continents and has been active in the development of infrastructure in more than 80 countries.

• Our core competence is bridging the gap between infrastructure needs and financial resources by focusing on developing innovative P3s.

• We have implemented world leading recycling solutions in Western Europe.

Earlier market involvement creates more value

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Design EngineeringConceptProblem O&MBuild

Market consultation

Competition

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Ability to create valueCumulative project cost

Rebuild by Design competition after superstorm Sandy

Compete

Research

Design Implement

ongoing6 months3 months2 months

148 teams

10 teams selected

10 projects selected

6 winners selected

Recycle by Design will bring innovation to recycling

• Michigan Governor Snyder’s recycling targets are ambitious

• A disruptive change is required

• Rebuild by Design will be a platform for innovative business proposals that contribute to the overall recycling goals.

• A competition will connect the most talented researchers, engineers, business entrepreneurs, designers, policymakers and perhaps most importantly, the local communities.

Our approach in Michigan

5 months4 months3 months

• Formation of community and regionally-focused team

• Formulate conceptual proposals

• Study local and regional challenges and vulnerability

• Interact with government entities• Engage with local community groups

via publicly-held meetings• Identify potential opportunities

• Teams work closely with mayors, community leaders, and experts in the field

• Take concepts to design solutions• Pushing innovation while maintaining local

and regional priorities• Most promising projects selected

• Build new more resilient recycling infrastructure through smarter design

• Drive change through how we design, build, and legislate for the future

Team development

Research and community engagement

Development and selection of proposals

Implementation of winning proposals

TBD

More than one winner

A winning proposal meets the following criteria: the implementation contributes significantly to

the increase of the recycling rate

the subscribing team presents a solid business case and has arranged its finance (through private or public/private funding)

the subscribing team is able and willing to implement the proposal

there has been active local participation in the design of the proposal and the subscribing team can demonstrate that the final proposal has the buy-in of the local community/communities.

Recycle by Design adds to the existing P3 spectrum

• will focus on the value of recycling and integrated waste management, not just costs.

• will generate functionally integrated solutions on a local and regional scale, not mono-functional interventions.

• will yield innovative funding and financing solutions for resilient recycling infrastructure.

• is not just about public and private partnership, but also partnership with local communities.

• will generate value not only by “hard” solutions (assets), but also in “soft” solutions (awareness).

• will be a well-organized “solicitation” for “unsolicited proposals”, with compensation for the proposers.

IMG RebelMarcel HamOffice: 301-907-2900

Email: mham@imgrebel.com

RRRASOCMike CsapoOffice: 248-208-2270

Email: mcsapo@rrasoc.org

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