California Integrated Waste Management Board Sustainability and Market Development Committee Agenda...

California Integrated Waste Management Board

Sustainability and Market Development

CommitteeAgenda Item 15

December 5, 2006

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Consideration of Collaborative Projects to Increase the Collection of

Plastic Film ProductsMichael Leaon

Plastic Recycling Technologies Section

Waste Prevention & Market Development Divisionwww.ciwmb.ca.gov


Background

Driving Factors Process Accomplishments & Results

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California Integrated Waste Management BoardDriving Factors:

EconomicIncreased raw material costs Strong demand for PCM Handling and disposal costsAvoided disposal costs Potential profit centers

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Driving Factors: Environmental

GenerationDisposalDiversion mandatesCalifornia minimum content lawsLitter

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Plastic Disposal

2003 Statewide Study (cont.)– Plastics 9.5% of overall statewide

disposed waste, film plastic 4.4% (again, almost half of all plastic disposed)

– Approx. 1.7 million tons film disposed; 1.2 million tons in commercial, 440,000 tons in residential, 130,000 tons in self-haul

– Plastic grocery/merchandise bags are mostly disposed in the residential waste stream

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Plastics Disposal Selected Industry Groups study identified

key opportunities for film plastic diversion in several major industry groups:– Wholesale Distributors– Building Material and Garden Retailers– General Retail, both Big-Box and Other

Not much film plastic in C&D, Self-haul, or Drop-box waste

Film plastic is 7.8% of MRF residuals, estimated to be approx. 580,000 tons statewide

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ProcessTwo year effort to develop

projects–2005: Identified priority film

categories–2006: Develop proposed

projects

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Accomplishments & Results

Effective collaborative process Targeted priority film categories Developed film collection projects Added processing capacity Developed litter prevention action

items Research and development Education and outreach

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Project SummariesGrocery and Retail Store Drop-

OffHospital Blue Wrap Agricultural Film Residential and Commercial Film/

Curbside and MRF Collection

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Grocery and Retail Store Film Drop-Off

Objectives:– Promote source reduction– Increase collection of grocery &

merchandise bags, and other film plastic

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Metrics– To be developed with stakeholders

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Key tasks– Increase # of drop-off locations– Increase stores listed on

plasticbagrecycling.org web site– Education & outreach

General public Grocery and retail stores Local government

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Grocery and Retail Store Drop-Off Project

Guest Presenters– Laurie Hansen, Progressive Bag

Alliance–Nina Bellucci, APC (Moore

Recycling)– Kristin Power, CA Grocers Assn.

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Hospital Blue Wrap Collection

Objectives– Re-establish blue wrap collection

program for hospitals– Establish recycling programs for

other film plastics and other materials

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Metrics–Number & percentage of

participating hospitals– Aggregate amount of film

generated and collected by region

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Key Tasks– ID hospitals to target by categories of

small, medium, & large– ID potential end uses for recovered film– Develop demonstration projects working

with hospitals and haulers– Develop educational and outreach

materials to promote program statewide

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Hospital Blue WrapGuest presenters:– Jack McGurk, HOSPAA– Joe Mooney, Seton

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Ag Film Collection Project

Objectives:– Identify types, amounts, and

geographic distribution of Ag film products

– Develop new & improved Ag film pulling technologies

– Increase collection of Ag filmSite consolidation points for Ag filmIncrease processing capacity for Ag film

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Metrics:–Number of consolidation points– Amount of processing capacity– Use of improved pulling technologies

by Ag film pullers– Amount of Ag film disposed and

diverted–Number of “Best Management

Practices” developed by crop

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Ag Film Collection Project Key Tasks:

– Develop GIS database of Ag film types, amounts & locations

– Site additional processing capacity– Site consolidation points– Develop education & outreach materials

GIS database Pulling technologies Case Studies BMPs

– Develop collection strategies by regions

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Guest presenters:– Staff to present info from

Dan DeGrassi, Santa Cruz CountyAlan Styles, Salinas Valley WMADavid Goldstein, Ventura

– Bill Hayter, Tulare County

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Curbside & MRF Recovery Project

Objectives:– Curbside

Increase number of jurisdictions collecting plastic film through curbside

–MRFsIncrease the amount of plastic film

separated for recycling at MRFs & transfer stations

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Metrics:– Curbside Collection

No. jurisdictions with Bag in Bag programPercent population served by jurisdiction

–MRF SeparationNo. MRFs recycling filmThrough put data

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Key Tasks/Curbside:– Determine how many jurisdictions

are collecting film through curbside– Develop education and outreach

materials, including case studies– Promote curbside collection

statewide– Evaluate feasibility of collecting film

from small businesses

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Curbside & MRF Recovery ProjectKey Tasks/MRFs:

– Survey MRFs re: film managementChallengesOpportunitiesSuccesses

–Develop education & outreach materialsCase studies Demonstration projects

– Promote statewide

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Guest presenters:– Staff to present info from:

Mark Bunjter, Allied Waste

– Steve Dunn, Recycle America (WMI) – Ziad Mazboudi, City of San Juan Capistrano

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Conclusion

Next step: implementation– 2007: Begin implementation– 2007 & 2008: annual reports– 2009: Report results of entire effort

Resource Needs Future Efforts


Consideration of Collaborative Projects to Increase the Collection of

Plastic Film ProductsMichael Leaon

Plastic Recycling Technologies Section

Waste Prevention & Market Development Divisionwww.ciwmb.ca.gov

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