WASTE EQUITY | INNOVATIONS IN COMMERCIAL WASTE

COLLECTION

Case Wyse, M.S. Candidate in Sustainable Environmental Systems | Fall Semester 2016

August 17, 2016 | Department of Sanitation releases The DSNY Private Carting Study

…the City committed to “conduct a comprehensive study of commercial waste collection zones,” to determine “if there are substantial inefficiencies in the way waste is collected and if so, whether exclusive collection zones would reduce those inefficiencies and possibly create ancillary benefits such as improved recycling rates, working conditions, and wages.”1

1 – DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016

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Power Plants, Energy Information Administration 2015TRI Facilities, EPA 2015

AIRS/AFS Facilities, EPA 2015Wastewater Treatment Plants, Open Sewer Atlas

Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016

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Power Plants, Energy Information Administration 2015TRI Facilities, EPA 2015

AIRS/AFS Facilities, EPA 2015Wastewater Treatment Plants, Open Sewer Atlas

Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016

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Land Use, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Ouput (PLUTO) 2016v1, DCP 2016Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016

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Plans

Current

Evaluation

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Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016 & NYCDEC 2015 FOIL RequestDSNY 2012 Commercial Waste Study

63 Waste Transfer Stations+

≈ 6.6m tons of waste*

≈ 25 Tons

264,000 Truck Trip Equivalentsin 2015

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Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016New York Community Districts, DCP 2016

Community Districts

177117 Community Districts Have at

least One Private Land-Based Solid Waste Transfer Station

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Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016New York Community Districts, DCP 2016

Solid Waste Tonnage Data, NYC DEC 2015 FOIL Request by TDT/NYLPI

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33

6

4

≥ 320

≥ 1,000

≥ 2,800

≥ 5,000

10,000

Tons Per Day (2015)

Com

mun

ity D

istr

icts

1 Community District handles almost as much as 10,000 tons of waste per day

The next 3, as much as 5,000 tons of waste per day

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Plans

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Air Quality | New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030

Setting Goals | OneNYC

Greenhouse Gas Emissions | “80x50” , New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005

Waste Reduction | “Zero Waste” New York City will send zero waste to landfills by 2030

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Air Quality | New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030

OneNYC

Initiative 4 | Cut Emissions from Mobile Sources

A. Reduce Emissions from the City Fleet

B. Reduce Emissions from private truck fleets and for-hire vehicles

2014 Annual Average PM2.5

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*New York City Community Air Survey, 2014

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respiratory hospitalizations

Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016New York Community Districts, DCP 2016

Asthma Hospitalizations, Infoshare: Hospital Admissions/SPARCS (2014): NYS Dept. of Health 2014Total Population, ACS 2014

OneNYC, 2014

per 1k people per census tract

0 / No Data

< 5

5 - 10

10+

PM2.5 Contributes to more than 2,000 deaths annually & over 6,000 emergency visits and hospitalizations *

The rate of emergency room visits due to PM2.5 –attributable asthma is 3 times higher in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods compared to the more affluent ones*

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Air Quality | New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030

OneNYC

Greenhouse Gas Emissions | “80x50” , New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005 Initiative 3 | Build upon Zero Waste to

reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the solid waste sector.

18.5k Tons per Day*

*OneNYC 2014

2m Tons of CO2e per year*

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Air Quality | New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030

OneNYC

Greenhouse Gas Emissions | “80x50” , New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005

Waste Reduction | “Zero Waste” New York City will send zero waste to landfills by 2030 Initiative 8 | Reduce commercial waste

disposal by 90 percent by 2030

A. Conduct a comprehensive study of commercial waste collection zones.

90 Major Commercial Carters in

NYC*

108k Businessesin NYC*

*DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016

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Air Quality | New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030

Setting Goals

Greenhouse Gas Emissions | “80x50” , New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005

Waste Reduction | “Zero Waste” New York City will send zero waste to landfills by 2030 Initiative 8 | Reduce commercial waste

disposal by 90 percent by 2030

A. Conduct a comprehensive study of commercial waste collection zones.

Central Tendency and Dispersionof the Businesses served

by the top 20 Carters*

*DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016

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How did we get here?

2. Break-up of Mafia Control | For better or worse, removed the last semblance of a zoned-style waste system

1. Closure of City’s Landfills | And incinerators raised the costs of tipping fees in the remaining landfills

3. Big Waste Enters |and follows economic paths of least resistance for installation of waste infrastructure

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Evaluation

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Current System

1 – American Fact Finder, ACS 09/14 5-year Estimate2 - OneNYC Progress Report, 2016

3 – DSNY Private Carting Study, 20164- DSNY Commercial Waste Study, 2012

5 – DSNY 2016 Strategic Plan, 20166 – HabitatMap Barge NYC’s Garbage

7 –2004 Comercial Waste Management Study, DSNY 20148 – NYCDEC TDT FOIL Request, CY 2015

Commercial

Residential

DSNY3.4m Households1

3.2m Tons of Waste in 20152

116 Commercial Carters3

107,800 Customers3

3.4m tons4

1 Barge ≈ 28 Long-haul trucks68 Marine and Rail Transfer Stations Scheduled to be online by 20185

Total of 17,364 T.P.D Capacity7

5 Currently Online

58 Commercial Transfer Stations

Total of 26,570 T.P.D Currently Handled8 (includes residential waste)

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Current DSNY Disposal Network

Public DSNY Network & Tonnage Data, 2015

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11 Franchised Carting Zones -Market & Cost AnalysisRouting AnalysisAir-Quality AnalysisSafety Analysis

2016 Private Carting Study

Zones as Demonstrated in the DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016

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VMT Analysis, DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016

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PM2.5

PM10

CO

NOx

59%

51%

56%

62%

64% CO2e

VMT Analysis, DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016

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2006 SWMPGuiding Framework

Recognize the environmental issues surrounding waste

Treat each borough fairly

Rely on sound business principles to increase efficiency

Be realistic and able to be implemented quickly

Look forward, allowing for future innovation

Be reliable

Be built collaboratively

Maintain service standards

Waste Infrastructure Data from Department of City Planning Facilities, 2016

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2006 SWMPOriginal Initiatives

Redistribute/Limit CapacityPerform Traffic AnalysisIncrease & Restructure Transfer Fees

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Current Permits allow for 17,364 T.P.D Capacity

2016 Strategic Plan, DSNY 2016

Future DSNY Disposal Network

2004 MTS Commercial Waste Management Study 27

Planning for the FutureTransition

Intro. 495 – Waste cap on currently overburdened communities

Transition both Commercial and Residential Waste transfer from land-based to primarily marine and rail

RecommendationsIncrease data transparency

Include a facilities analysis within the VMT network analysis of The Private Carting Study

ImplementationSeek out opportunities through the bidding process of franchised zones to subsidize the higher costs associated with marine-based waste transfer

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Thank you

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Questions ?

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