Curbside Recycling Mayor Owen Henry

Himanshu Shah, Business Administrator Kyle Harris, Director of Public Works

Barbara Grippe, Municipal Recycling Coordinator

History of Recycling in New Jersey

• 1987 “New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation” • Mandated recycling of 3 products (Newspaper, Glass, Cans)

• 21 Counties equal 21 different recycling plans • Each county added mandatory recycling items

• Middlesex County Mandated Items Picked Up Curbside • Aluminum Cans, Bimetal Cans, Corrugated Cardboard, Glass Containers,

PET/DDPE Plastic (1 & 2), Magazines, Mixed paper, Newsprint, Office Paper

How to recycle?

• Originally Separated • One container for Glass, one container for cans, and newspapers bundled

• Duel Stream • Paper products in one container and bottles, cans, plastics in a different

container

• Single Stream: All Recyclables placed in the same container

• What should be recycled curbside?

Aluminum Cans *Rinse before recycling

Bimetal Cans *Rinse before recycling

Corrugated Cardboard

Glass Containers *Rinse before recycling

Plastics 1 &2 *Rinse before recycling

Magazines

Mixed Paper

Newspaper

Office Paper

What NOT to recycle curbside: Plastic bags: Recycle at Grocery

Store or Garbage Shredded paper Pizza boxes Food items Greasy food containers Aluminum foil Aluminum pans

What NOT to recycle curbside: Styrofoam: Recycle at Recycling

Center Mirrors, dishware, glassware Wires, cords, hoses, tanglers Batteries & bulbs Syringes & needles Pots & pans

http://sustainable-nano.com/2016/04/29/aa-batteries-mercedes/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

Results of 2019 Curbside Inspections • Round 1: 79% Compliant • Round 2: 92% Compliant • Non recyclable items found Crock pot Scrap metal Light tubes Mirror Shredded paper Rigid plastics 5 gallon buckets Metal pole Styrofoam

Recycling Center

• Scrap Metal • Styrofoam • Electronics • Motor Oil • Cooking Oil • Paint (2nd Saturday of the

Month)

• Mattresses • Brick and Concrete • Carpeting • Propane Tanks • Rechargeable Batteries • Used Clothing

Middlesex County Municipalities Independent Contract includes sanitation East Brunswick North Brunswick South Brunswick

Middlesex County Improvement Authority Cranbury Dunellen Helmetta Jamesburg Middlesex Boro Milltown Monroe New Brunswick Old Bridge

Inhouse Recycling Carteret Edison Highland Park Metuchen Perth Amboy Woodbridge

Piscataway Plainsboro Sayreville South Amboy South Plainfield South River Spotswood

Municipalities with in-house Recycling Collection

Old Bridge as a comparison:

Population: 65,375

Square Miles: 40.78

Population Density: 1,603

Municipality Population Square Miles Population Density

Carteret 22,844 4.42 5,168

Edison 99,967 29.94 3,339

Highland Park 13,982 1.81 7,725

Metuchen 13,574 2.76 4,918

Perth Amboy 50,814 4.7 10,811

Woodbridge 99,585 23.21 4,291

Perth Amboy- In house collection

• Labor and Benefits Costs- $447,038.40 • Equipment Costs $119,600* • Disposal Costs $390,000

*Fuel costs not included

• 15,000 households $5.31 per household per month • Things to consider

• Sanitation • Population Density

Municipalities with independent contract

Old Bridge as a comparison: Population: 65,375 Square Miles: 40.78 Population Density: 1,603

• *Contracts include sanitation

Municipality Population Square Miles Population Density East Brunswick* 47,512 21.7 2,189 North Brunswick* 40,742 12 3,395 South Brunswick* 43,417 40.65 1,068

East Brunswick- Contracted Service with Solterra • Current Contract Awarded in the Fall of 2018

• 2019: $5.50 per household for recycling only • 2020: $5.95 per household for recycling only • 2021: $6.50 per household for recycling only • 2022: $6.95 per household for recycling only • 2023: $7.40 per household for recycling only

South Brunswick- Contracted Service • Contracted Service with Republic

• Current Contracted Awarded In 2016

• 2019 Rate Approximately $5.09 per house for recycling • 2020 Rate Approximately $5.24 per house for recycling

Middlesex County Improvement Authority • Serves 16 Municipalities out 25 in Middlesex County

East Brunswick 47,512

North Brunswick 40,742South Brunswick 43,417

Carteret 22,844Edison 99,967

Highland Park 13,982Metuchen 13,574

Perth Amboy 50,814Woodbridge 99,585

MCIA* 377,421*including Old Bridge

Sheet1

Municipality Population Square Miles Population Density

Carteret 22,8444.425,168

Edison 99,96729.943,339

Highland Park 13,9821.817,725

Metuchen 13,5742.764,918

Perth Amboy50,8144.710,811

Woodbridge99,58523.214,291

Old Bridge 65,37540.781,603.11

Municipality Population Square Miles Population Density

East Brunswick 47,51221.72,189

North Brunswick 40,742123,395

South Brunswick 43,41740.651,068

Old Bridge 65,37540.781,603.11

East Brunswick 47,512

North Brunswick 40,742

South Brunswick 43,417

Carteret 22,844

Edison 99,967

Highland Park 13,982

Metuchen 13,574

Perth Amboy50,814

Woodbridge99,585

MCIA*377,421

*including Old Bridge

MCIA New Contract Effective March 30th, 2020

Current Contract Approved in 2014

• $2.68 per household • New Contract- Advertised Fall of 2019

• $5.28 per household in Year 1 • Year 2 to be determined by Market Conditions

Comparisons

$- $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 $7.00

MCIA

South Brunswick

East Brunswick

Perth Amboy

Recyling Cost Rates Per Household Comparison

2020 2019

Recommendations • Put out independent contract and compare to MCIA

• Bids due back March 13th, 2020 • Contract to be awarded at March 16th Meeting

• Stop accepting curbside recyclables at the recycling center • We pay for unlimited curbside recycling

• New Drop Off Prices • Mixed paper $245 a ton

• Corrugated Cardboard $75 a ton • Commingled Materials $95 a ton

• 2020 Estimated Savings $37,000 • Change Recycling Center Hours

• Recycling Center is Open Monday through Saturday 7AM to 3PM • Change Hours to Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7AM to 3PM

• Change Saturday Hours to 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month 7AM to 3PM

This results in a savings of $24,000

• Total savings is $61,000

Curbside Recycling History of Recycling in New Jersey How to recycle?Aluminum Cans�*Rinse before recycling Bimetal Cans �*Rinse before recycling Corrugated Cardboard Glass Containers �*Rinse before recycling Plastics 1 &2 �*Rinse before recycling MagazinesMixed Paper NewspaperOffice PaperSlide Number 13Slide Number 14Results of 2019 Curbside Inspections Recycling Center Middlesex County Municipalities Municipalities with in-house Recycling CollectionPerth Amboy- In house collection Municipalities with independent contract��East Brunswick- Contracted Service with Solterra �South Brunswick- Contracted Service�Middlesex County Improvement Authority MCIA New Contract Effective March 30th, 2020 Comparisons �Recommendations