Solid Waste Task Force

Report to the Solid Waste Task Force 3/25/2010 Department of Public Services Michael Bobinsky, Director Troy Moon, Solid Waste Manager  See 38 MRSA, Chapter 13 ‐‐ Declaration of Policy (1989):  Establish statewide waste reduction, recycling and management program  Establish waste management hierarchy  Notes economic benefits of recycling  Notes the need for State action to assist municipalities in managing solid waste 1. Reduce waste (both amount and toxicity) 2. Reuse 3. Recycle 4. Compost 5. Reduce l d volume (Waste to Energy) 6. Landfill  Recycle 50% of the waste generated in the State of Maine by 2009  Goal established in 1989  Recycling rate is currently about 35%  Municipalities not required to achieve 50% but must demonstrate progress  MRSA Title 38, Chapter 24, Subchapter 3: Businesses with 15 or more employees in a l single location are required to recycle office paper and db cardboard •M anufacturers help manage and pay for recycling f of products • Maine is the national leader in promoting producer responsibility • Laws cover fluorescent bulbs, electronic waste, thermostats, mercury switches, batteries  The law has been very effective for TVs and CRTs – the DEP estimates that 50% are now being recycled.  Decreases costs to municipalities so they can offer recycling to their residents  The State is exploring expanding PR to other difficult to manage products.  Climate Goals  Reduce GHG emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020  Will calculate GHG impact of current efforts with EPA’s Waste R deduction Model (WaRM) f software for future meeting Landfills (Commercial): Crossroads, Norridgewock Juniper Ridge, Old Town Pine Tree, Hampden (now closed) Major Landfills (Municipal) Bath Brunswick Hatch Hill (Augusta) Tri‐Community (Fort Fairfield) Presque Isle Lewiston WTE: ecomaine, Portland (170K tpy) ME Energy, Biddeford (310K tpy) MMWAC, Auburn (70K tpy) PERC, Orrington (304K tpy) WTE handles 32% of Maine’s waste  Plan‐It, Gorham  Troiano, South Portland  BBI, Old Orchard Beach  Oceanside, Wells  The State has banned development of new disposal facilities  The State owns Carpenter d Ridge near Lincoln that will become the site of a future landfill when needed h  Existing disposal capacity sufficient for now with dd additional capacity to be permitted. 21 Owner Communities 7 Associate Member Communities 10 Contract Communities ecomaine serves a population of more than 250,000 people • Waste to Energy • Single Stream MRF • Landfill / Ashfill  Owned by City  Managed by CPRC  Used by:  City crews  Portland residents  Businesses R i egional  Up to 60,000 tons per year  50% is C&D/Mix to landfill  50% recycled:  Wood (demo and clean)  Metals  Drywall  Asphalt Shingles  Yard waste  Electronics  Mercury containing items  Brick, block, concrete, soils  Glass 150 trash barrels emptied at least 1 x daily X Year round X Summer only 150 downtown • Somerset Street location has 8 “Silver Bullets” • Open 24/7, gate lclosed in h the evening to prevent hivehicular access • Available for use by anyone, used by small businesses with limited options • Very heavily used • Need to find permanent location for them • Riverside Recycling has 1 “Silver Bullet” for use during open hours  State Planning Office prepares reports on waste generation and disposal capacity as well as progress toward goals.  State data that follows derives from these documents.  http://www state me .state.me.us/spo/recycle/publications.htm State Planning Office  Tons Residential Recycling y 24676 6029 37176 Commercial Recycling Residential Waste 65564 ecomaine Commercial Waste 61844 Out of Area Waste • Original y g recycling plant p opened in 99 1991 and y recycled less than 5,000 tons per year • Portland adopts curbside recycling in 1999 • Single Stream MRF opened in 2007, enabling several towns including Scarborough and Falmouth adopt curbside recycling • In FY09 ecomaine recycled more than 30,000 tons of recyclables Newspaper Cardboard NATURAL COLORED PET #3‐7PLASTIC STEEL CANS ALUMINUM GLASS LOOSE METAL Mixed Paper Residue 1% 1% 1% 0% 2% 4% 1% 4% 1% 1% 23% 61% 25000 Tons MSW Tons Recycle 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09  Single Family Homes: 11,081  Apts with 2‐ 4 units: 2,571  Apts i with 5 – 10 units: 370  Apts with 11 – 20 units: 26  Condos: 983  Misc. units: 123 About 15,000 buildings served weekly  Who Provides Service?  City serves residential properties ▪ Single family homes ▪ Apartment buildings with up to 9 units ▪ Condominiums who opt in and sign a release ▪ Apartment building with up to 19 units who opt in  Private haulers serve commercial properties ▪ Most condos ▪ Large apartment buildings, ▪ Businesses & industry  Annual leaf and yard waste collection  Last week in October – Thanksgiving  C b urbside ipick up of bagged leaves  No limit on amount of bags at curb  750 tons collected annually  Curbside collection of trash and recycling provided weekly on Peaks, GDI, LDI and Cliff  3 “Silver Bullets” located at the Peaks Island transfer station  Annual HHW collection for all islands  Bulky item collection on GDI, LDI & Cliff  Peaks Island residents bring bulky items to transfer station  Regional Service Comparison 2010 Greater Portland Area 2010 Greater Portland Waste Disposal Programs Comparison Construction Universal Multi‐family Bulky Waste Yard Waste Brush HHW Pay per bag? Debris Waste allowance Purchase permit Purchase permit sticker $5, Purchase permit Purchase permit sticker Purchase permit sticker $5, Falmouth Bring to RRF, pay $10 per pick‐up load at 33gal & 20gal sticker $5, $5 sticker $5, Oil Paint accepted none posted fee transfer station. Free curbside $2.08 / $1.46 ea $5‐$10 each item $10 per pick‐up load $5 ‐ $10 per item free, other items to collection spring and fall RRF, pay fee Bring to RRF or Free drop of for Windham Bring to RRF or Plan‐ Free drop of for homeowners, Bring to RRF, pay 30gal & 13gal Plan‐It, pay posted l homeowners, 3 weeks Bring to RRF, pay fee none It, pay posted fee 3 weeks in spring & fall fee $2.50 / $1.25 ea fee in spring & fall Bring to RRF or Bring to RRF or Household quantities Bring to RRF or Bring to RRF or 3 Annual collection Community Community Scarborough Recycling, pay Recycling, pay accepted free at Community Community Recycling, Pine Tree Waste, events in conjunction none no Recycling pay posted fee pay fee with Biddeford & Saco posted fee posted fee up to 3 cubic yards up to 3 cubic yards free up to 3 cubic yards 3 Annual collection 3 cy first unit, 1 cy Saco of bulky and/or of bulky and/or ‐ events in conjunction per additional unit free with permit Fee per item no debris free annually debris free annually $6 per additional cy with Biddeford & up to 10 cy of bulky with permit with permit with permit Scarborough items per year Burnables only ‐$5 ‐ Free drop of for $10 each at curb, all Motor oil accepted Gorham Bring to RRF or Plan‐ Free drop of for homeowners, homeowners, 2 Bring to RRF or 30gal & 15gal other items to RRF free. Other items none It, pay posted fee April ‐ November Saturdays each spring & Plan‐It, pay fee $2.50 / $1.25 ea or Plan‐It for posted bring to RRF, pay fee fall fee Bring to landfill, pay 1 Annual HHW drop $60 ‐ $80/ton, Brunswick Bring to landfill, pay $5 dump permit $5 dump permit $5 dump permit off (usually Oct) 33gal & 15gal other material bring none $80/ton Free from homes with permit Free from homes permit Accepted for free otherwise to $1.00 / $0.50 ea to RRF for posted Lewiston, pay fee fee Multi‐family Each cubic yard counts as 1 Each cubic yard counts Up to 10 gallons free. Up to 10 items free buildings get free Bring to RRF, pay bulky item, charge in 1/2 cubic as 1 bulky item, charged Accepted for free Collection events 1st 30gal & 15gal Portland annually with E‐ posted fee yard increments ‐‐ curbside in 1/2 cubic yard with E‐card & 3rd Saturday, April ‐ up to 10 Bulky $1.50 / $0.75 ea card items free annually collection for free each fall increments November with E‐card  Solid Waste Task Force Draft Goals and Objectives – April 22, 2010 Goal: Achieve [amount – how measured: %; absolute tons?] waste diversion by 2020 Objective steps to achieve goal: o Reduce – eliminate [amount] from waste stream by 2020 by “upstream” reduction Lead by Example (City/Schools) • Example: Pilot a zero waste building (City and School side) to develop BMPs City Programs Voluntary, Education and Incentives Rules, Regulation and Advocacy (inc. ecomaine) o Reuse ‐ eliminate [amount] from waste stream by 2020 by reusing materials previously recycled or waste Lead by Example (City/Schools) City Programs • Example: Establish swap shop / reuse center Voluntary, Education and Incentives Rules, Regulation and Advocacy (inc. ecomaine) o Recycle ‐ eliminate [amount] from waste stream by 2020 by recycling materials previously waste Lead by Example (City/Schools) City Programs • Example: Implement larger container sizes for residential program. • Example: Allow small business participation in City curbside program Voluntary, Education and Incentives • Example: Educate employers about state law setting minimum paper/cardboard recycling requirements for business of > 15 employees Rules, Regulation and Advocacy (inc. ecomaine) • Example: Promote source separation to facilitate recycling (pricing at facility and/or building permit requirements) o Compost ‐ eliminate [amount] from waste stream by 2020 by composting materials previously waste Lead by Example (City/Schools)  City Programs • Example: Curbside food waste collection Voluntary, Education and Incentives Rules, Regulation and Advocacy (inc. ecomaine) o HHW / Universal Waste ‐ eliminate [amount] from waste stream by 2020 using all 4 strategies above Lead by Example (City/Schools) City Programs Voluntary, Education and Incentives Rules, Regulation and Advocacy (inc. ecomaine)  Table :2 :Reco,~el''Y Rates of Selected Recyclable Matelials 1007 ,\\7Bste 01le .Amounte:enel'ated Amolllnt I'eco,"el""ed 4ft reco,"el'ed Paperl paperooard 571,.210 286,164­ j()4}.~ Yard waste 213.867 29S148 13.3~/~ Food scraps -. . 118610 ).... 214 minimal Plastic 21t624 15.181 ,...;. Household ).,fetal 143.415 86 936* 2 61~" Textilelrubberl1ealher 132,920 gAgg 71 Gl . III! UToodwaste 97~941 ** Glass 92Ji95 49,520 53.4% .. ;.!llmJ~ W]WI: i:jUUth .... IWLUlJ.:epr..UUI]S dIdlWl.i.ui.L  Handout 2 ecomaine Neigbborbood Recycling Year to Date Totals For July 1,2008 Tbrougb June 30,2009 Town TOIlm Tons-Rec Town Town. Town Town Tons-MSW Drop olfTo Tons-Rec Tons-Rec Tota! 'lit Reo Town To Did., 0.11> Curb T"D<Ite Tof'"' To .,.. USW+Rec To Dille Bridgton 1326.80 370.3~ 0.00 370.30 1702.29 22-11 ... Cape Eliu.beth 285e.90 1146.85 0.00 1146.M 4003.75 28.64'l6 CUoCO 020.71 22424 0.00 224.24 1144.95 HI.59'l6 Cumbeli.and 17~.fl6 0.00 723.51 n3.51 243337 211.73'l6 Falmouth 2186.27 1175.37 735.14 11110.51 4006.78 46.63'l6 Freeport 1"70.46 4711.32 0.00 476.32 2440.78 19.47% GOI"bam 21112.45 26UI3 1003.12 1354.75 3547.20 38.11l'li Harrison 1049.11; 164.311 0.00 164.39 1213.58 13.5!i'li Holb gal.57 1l.00 342.51; 342.51; 1304.16 26.27'l6 Limington 1005.77 73.28 0.00 73.28 20311.05 3.59'l6 Lyman 1186.11 200.94 0.00 200.Q4 1387.65 14.48'l6 Naples 1123.39 274.02 0.00 274.02 1397.41 19.fll. No. Yannoulh 786.81 222.57 2OUI8 464.25 1271.00 38.10'l6 Ogunquit 668.60 118.55 0.00 118.55 787.15 15.06'l6 ParsonsfiRkl 1013.15 0.00 84.35 84.35 1007.50 7.6Q'l6 ParU....d 10345.04 1102.21 3822.56 5014.77 1535Q.81 32.85'1' PO'IIIIUII 330.95 132.23 0.00 132.23 469.1Ii 28.18'l6 Saco 4959.57 179.03 1610.31 1789.34 11748.91 26.51'l6 Se.;uboro 5407.1X1 858.fI!i 2121.13 2"7;.78 8387.77 35.53'l6 S.Portland 6946.24 300.2:11 2118.42 2427.71 9373.95 25.QI)% Sblndish 3020.87 0011.20 0.00 11811.20 3096.07 18.11% Tri-Town 1703.73 114.85 0.00 t14.M 1818.58 6.32'l6 w_n.oro 2548.80 477.81 0.00 477.81 3026.01 15.7Il'lll Windh.ilom 2210.50 117.77 1457.44 1575.21 3785.71 41.61'1i v.........uth 2451;1.16 1I4tI.13 0.00 946.13 3405.211 27.78% 61.86258 11.711.72 14.370.25 24.061.117 85.1144.55 2B..Q2'l6 Integrated Solid Waste Management vs. Zero Waste Integrated Solid Waste Management: Follows the following waste reduction hierarchy: source reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, energy recovery, landfilling. Waste material should be handled in the most environmentally friendly manner available This approach feels that there will be at least a small portion of the waste stream remaining after following the steps on the hierarchy. Zero Waste: Follows similar waste handling hierarchy as ISWM but stops at composting. This approach suggests that all waste can be eliminated by redesigning products to be reusable or repairable thereby eliminating the need for incineration or landfilling. This approach sees waste management as a closed loop system, any waste product should be the feed stock for another product.