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Curbside Recycling Update November 10, 2009 Civic Federation Meeting Erik Grabowsky Arlington County Department of Environmental Services Utilities and Environmental Policy Solid Waste Bureau
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Curbside Recycling Update
November 10, 2009Civic Federation Meeting
Erik GrabowskyArlington County
Department of Environmental ServicesUtilities and Environmental Policy
Solid Waste Bureau
Keys to Success
Participation Generation
Set out Rate based on RFID technology = 68%
Set Out Rate
2009 Recycling Tonnages
Recycling up 20% since April 2009
2009 Recycling
600.0
800.0
1,000.0
1,200.0
1,400.0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
2009 Refuse Tonnages
Refuse down 10% since April 2009
2009 Refuse
20002500300035004000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Recycling Over time
Curbside Residential Recycling Tonnage
700
850
1000
1150
1300
200920082007
2009 936 780 802 985 1056 1209 1153 1093 1201 1138
2008 1057 884 859 972 1007 903 973 840 957 940 848 1084
2007 1038 845 940 934 1047 909 891 1001 902 1053 1046 968
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Refuse Over time
Residential Curbside Refuse Tonnage
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
200920082007
2009 2,712 2,242 2,807 3,458 3,839 3,715 3,393 2,938 3,107 2,998
2008 3,223 2,672 2,999 3,849 4,656 3,843 3,713 3,179 3,412 3,396 2,925 3,080
2007 3200 2298 3243 3657 4612 3765 3450 3547 3147 3444 3460 3121
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
October 2009 Index Price %
Value as %
Aluminum Can $1240 0.93% $11.53
Steel Cans $140 0.22% $0.31
Mixed Plastic $370 5.01% $18.54
Mixed Glass $25 20.02% $5.01
Old News Print $80 39.80% $8.83
#11 OCC $70 12.62% $10.10
Mixed Paper $60 13.33% $9.33
Residue $0 7.59% $0.00
Total $85.39
Processing Fee $72.00
Cost/ton $-13.39
Total Cost/ton70% of cost/ton $-9.37
Commodity Pricing($72 per ton processing fee)
The Curbside Recycling Program generated
$9.37/ton in Oct
Single Stream Per ton Recycling
-$25.55-$17.05-$14.45
$4.78$9.37
-$4.30 -$1.86
-$30.00-$20.00-$10.00
$0.00$10.00$20.00
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Presenter
Presentation Notes
At the beginning of the program the MRF sorted 20 tons of recycling material and the ratio (%) of material was generated This ratio (%) will last for 6 months – 1 year The index prices come from the following: Paper – OBM Metals, plastics, glass – Waste & Recycling News
Cost BreakdownOct 2009 Recycling vs Refuse Costs/Month/Ton
Collection/ month
Processing/ ton
Total Cost/ton
Refuse $5.84 $79.00 $168 Recycling $4.55 ($9.37) $135
Difference $1.29 $88.37 $33Average Cost Per Month/Per Household
$6 $5
$5.2
-$0.3
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Refuse Recycling
ProcessingCollection
Recycling costs $33/ton less
than trash
We receive $9/ton for Recycling
We pay $79/ton forTrash
And
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Presentation Notes
Every year we replace 10% of the refuse carts which is not integrated into the cost for the refuse carts Recycling has the cost of carts built in Fuel surcharge is ~ $100,000/year, currently $2,000/month in additional fuel surcharge If the price of diesel goes up $4/gallon there will be a charge applied to recycling Above table: Based on 4 weeks/month; 32,500 households; 2,133 tons of refuse; 1,024 tons of recycling
Metal/Electronics RecyclingCurbside Scrap Metal Collection
01020304050
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct
Tons
Curbside Ewaste Collection
0
200
400
Num
ber
colle
cted
Other EwasteRequestsMonitors
TVsOther EwasteRequests
252 143 201 172 45 67
Monitors 36 36 47 49 137 38
TVs 75 90 121 120 88 134
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct
Metal Costs$22 1st item$10 for each additional
Ewaste Costs$20 tvs$15 monitors
Recycling Found in the Trash October 2009
Grass, plants, dirt,
13%Curbside blue cart,
34%
Leaves, & concrete 4%
Brush, 8%
Clothing, 2%
Waste Audit
Curbside Blue CartMixed Recyclable Paper 14%
Cardboard 6%
Film Plastic 5.2%Newspaper/Mags 2%
Plastic Bottles (Clear) 1.4%Plastic wide mouth (#3-7) 1.2%Other Plastics (rigid) 1.1%Asceptic Containers (milk cartons)
1%
Empty aerosol cans 1%
Aluminum Foil/Plates 0.3%Glass Bottles/Jars 0.8%
Do something positive for the community by volunteering to keep your neighborhood clean.
Individuals or groups can Adopt-A-Street, performing quarterly clean up duties:
• Sweep the curb & gutter lines• Remove litter • Report any hazardous conditions in the area (street light outages, potholes, etc.)
Adopt Now at www.arlingtonva.us/desor call 703-228-6570 for more info
Make a difference in your environment! Your efforts will greatly reduce the amount of sediment and litter accumulating along the curb and gutter line, preventing it from going into the storm drains and polluting the Potomac River and other valuable waterways and natural habitats.
Adopt-A-Street
26th street Leaf site
Use Permit5 Year extensionOn the November 14, 2009 Board Meeting Agenda
Conditions of Use1. Not used for surface parking2. Hours of operation 7:00 am - 5:30 pm, Mon - Sat. 3. Any use of the site shall be preceded by advance written
notification to the neighborhood advisory committee 4. The County agrees to facilitate the establishment of a
neighborhood advisory committee to address any concerns related to the facility
5. Leaf storage and transfer begins late October of each year and completed by the end of February
6. Paved portion of the site shall be thoroughly cleaned at the end of each leaf collection season
Presenter
Presentation Notes
November 4 Board Meeting update on Leaf Season
Leaf Season 2009
Residents have three options to recycle leaves this fall:
Compost leaves and yard waste at homePlace leaves in biodegradable bagsRake leaves to the curb for vacuum collection.
Key dates for the 2009-10 leaf season are:Oct. 12: Leaf Season brochures distributed on refuse carts Oct. 19: Biodegradable bags available Nov. 2 - Jan. 15: Bag collection Nov. 13 - Dec 24: Vacuum collection
Each civic association will receive two vacuum passes and weekly bag collection service.
Thank you!
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