Solid Waste Task Force

City of Portland Solid Waste Costs FY05 to FY11 est FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 Budget Wages 634,321 724,661 704,209 755,700 734,800 758,169 726,610 OT 67,025 82,770 109,383 92,000 89,524 61,655 62,450 Temporary Services 18,112 30,833 18,357 21,015 37,054 20,698 - Apparel 7,940 8,978 10,140 8,381 11,620 6,818 6,900 Misc Expenses 9,759 5,754 10,820 6,189 4,086 6,900 13,100 Equipment Rental 3,688 3,100 1,646 2,340 2,919 3,246 2,500 RRF Fees - Higgins 903,000 500,727 RRF Fees - CPRC 3,999,490 3,231,024 3,369,066 3,271,297 1,191,472 Disposal 2,060,111 2,003,915 1,887,916 1,871,447 1,793,973 1,786,413 1,779,700 HazMat Disposal - - 120,062 147,903 134,080 100,000 111,000 Supplies 213,998 244,176 188,887 157,649 186,176 172,736 188,475 Telephone 1,200 1,200 1,200 2,300 2,300 2,816 2,900 Total 3,919,154 7,605,604 6,283,644 6,433,990 6,267,829 4,110,923 2,893,635 Trash Packer* 75,136 75,136 77,390 77,390 84,000 84,000 85,000 Fringe Benefits 245,471 299,072 231,060 237,356 230,811 229,551 220,937 Maintenance of Packers 45,000 45,900 46,818 47,754 49,187 50,663 52,182 Gasoline 48,000 62,720 69,760 112,960 105,000 89,000 90,000 Total Cost 4,332,761 8,088,432 6,708,672 6,909,450 6,736,827 4,564,137 3,341,754 HazMat Fee Revenue - - - - (5,284) (7,196) (10,000) Bag Revenue (1,233,133) (1,689,826) (993,988) (1,498,847) (1,439,563) (1,405,000) (1,757,563) RRF Revenue (126,103) (1,772,562) (2,458,947) (2,247,410) (1,829,108) (416,481) (322,600) Total Revenue (1,359,236) (3,462,388) (3,452,935) (3,746,257) (3,273,955) (1,828,677) (2,090,163) Net Cost 2,973,525 4,626,044 3,255,737 3,163,193 3,462,872 2,735,460 1,251,591 E‐Card Usage FY10 Used this many times # of cards 1 1484 2 1189 3 949 4 765 5 600 6 489 7 410 8 288 9 219 10 479 6872 cards used at least once 8326 cards not used at all 15198 total e‐cards in circulation  Bulky Waste Collection Options: Annual Curbside Collection (example: the old Heavy Item Pick‐Up program) This is the program employed in Portland prior to E‐Cards. Residents in each City Council District were assigned a collection week. Eligible residents in each area placed acceptable items out prior to their assigned week. City crews went through each neighborhood to collect the materials and deliver them to Riverside Recycling. (See attached rules for the program.) Weekly Curbside Collection – Bulky Item Tags (example: Dover, NH) Residents purchase special bulky item tags at participating retailers. Acceptable items placed at the curb for collection must have a bulky item tag affixed. Collection crews only collect items with an appropriate tag. Collection by Appointment (example: Worcester, MA) Residents contact the service provider to request a bulky item collection. The resident describes the items to be collected and pays the appropriate fee. A collection crew arrives and collects the items that the resident arranged to have collected. Additional items that were not described (or paid for) are not collected. Bulky Item Drop Off Program (example: current program in Portland) Residents deliver bulky items to a designated facility. Many communities do not provide curbside collection and rely solely on a drop off program. Other communities augment a curbside program with a drop off program to accommodate difficult to collect items, to provide service for businesses (or others not eligible for curbside collection) or to provide convenience. “Swap Shop” Some communities maintain a facility to store unwanted but still useful items such as wooden or metal furniture, bicycles, toys, appliances or power equipment (for example). Some communities include items such as paint for exchange. The facility is open periodically for residents to look for items they have a need for. In some cases, the facility requests a donation to help defray operating costs.  Spring 2006 Bulky Waste Collection Eligibility: Residents in buildings served by City of Portland trash collection crews may place acceptable items out for curbside bulky waste collection as directed by a published schedule Schedule: District 1: May 15 – May 19 District 4: June 5 – June 9 District 2: May 22 – May 26 District 5: June 12 – June 16 District 3: May 30 – June 2 Residents wishing to participate may set out acceptable items no earlier than the weekend prior to the scheduled date. Once collection crews have passed by an address they will not return to collect late set- outs. Acceptable materials:  Mattresses and box springs  Hot water heaters  Furniture  Televisions/large musical  Refrigerators equipment  Air conditioners  Computer monitors  Stoves/ovens  Cabinets  Large toys  Toilets, sinks, tubs  Washers/dryers  Large metal products  Rolled carpets Unacceptable materials:  Construction materials or debris  Items in plastic bags  Cardboard  Clothes and textiles  Brush  Propane tanks  Paper products  Tires  Tree waste  Other items deemed  Household trash inappropriate by the Director of  Liquid waste Public Works or designee  Hazardous waste Unacceptable items and material set out improperly during curbside collection will not be collected and must be removed and properly disposed of by the property owner. Preparation: Items placed out during a scheduled curbside collection must be sorted into the following categories: wood, metal, TVs and Computer Monitors and miscellaneous. Crews will not collect items unless they are properly sorted. Doors should be removed from any appliances such as refrigerators and freezers. Quantity allowed: During a designated period of curbside collection residents in each eligible housing unit may place out up to six (6) items from the list of acceptable materials City of Dover, New Hampshire - The 1st in New Hampshire http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/cstrash_out.htm?id=BAG%20AND%20TAG :: City Home Page :: About Dover :: City Government :: Most Requested Dover Events Calendar City Meetings Calendar SEARCH Solid Waste and Recycling BAG AND TAG BRUSH AND YARD WASTE Hours of Operation: M-F 8am-4pm Address 271 Mast Road Phone: 603-516-6450 Contact: email COMPOSTING HOLIDAY PICK UP SCHEDULE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE BAG AND TAG PROGRAM RECYCLING CENTER INFORMATION Bag & Tag Information SOLID WASTE ADVISORY ALL TRASH & RECYCLING MUST BE CURBSIDE BY 7:00 AM ON THE DAY OF YOUR PICKUP COMMISSION Contact Us Form New Bag & Tag Prices (effective 10/1/08) CS-Administration Bag and Tag Price Information: CS-Engineering 15 gallon bags $1.45 each CS-Environmental CS-Facility Grounds and 30 gallon bags $2.15 each Cemeteries Bulky item tags $5.00 (available at * stores) CS-Fleet Services CS-Highway CS-Utilities and Wastewater Bags (and tags*) are available at the following locations: Treatment Crowley's Variety and Grill* Current Projects Care Pharmacy* Home City Hall Market* DiCicco's Market Public Notice Dover Discount Beverage* Solid Waste and Recycling Dover Natural Food Market* Dover Shell (Long Hill Road)* Water Quality Dover Travel Stop* Duston's Market* Exit 7 Shell* Handy Hardware* Hannaford (Central Avenue)* Hannaford (Grapevine Drive)* Janetos Market* Market Basket (Somersworth) Middleton Building Supply* Driveway Permit Mr. Mike's* Rocky's Ace Hardware* Shaw's* Recycling Center Brochure Simply Green Bio-Fuel* Store 24 (Back River Road)* Store 24 (Central Avenue)* Bulky Item Tags: Use on furniture, toilets, mattresses, box springs, carpets (rolled/folded/tied in 3' lengths), couches, chairs, & large non-metal items. Safe Routes Application Tolend Watson Rd Improv Study ©City of Dover, NH :: 288 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820 - Main Number: 603-516-6000 Settled in 1623, Dover is the oldest permanent settlement in NH and the 7th oldest in the U.S | Register to Receive Dover Download | Web Policy | Contact Webmaster | 1 of 1 7/20/2010 11:43 AM  Municipal Solid Waste Program Topics / Issues Identified to Date – For Discussion at July 29, 2010 Meeting • Outstanding Data Requests (to be distributed in advance of meeting): o Solid Waste Budget o Compare recycling rates in ecomaine towns o E‐card usage o Recycling rate by day of week o City & e‐card usage at Riverside by material o Bulky item programs in other places • Composting o Leaves from City operations o Resident leaves and yard waste o Food waste • Recycling o Add small businesses in R & B1 zones? (e.g., Laundromats, daycares, etc.) o Larger containers (carts?) o Contribution to litter during curbside collection o Automated service ƒ Q: Does it increase recycling? (compare to other ecomaine towns) o Silver Bullets ƒ Permanent Location / Site improvements • Trash Collection o Animals / birds breaking bags (litter) o Alternative containers (carts) o Holiday pickup  o Automated service • Public Waste Receptacles o Litter o Recycling co‐located with bins • Bulky Waste and remodeling debris o Swap shop for reusable items o Fire Safety (are people accumulating items?) o Convenience • Riverside Recycling Policies and Programs o Pricing and Strategy o Equity and Usage • Regulatory o Site Plan Review to encourage recycling o Plastic bag ban/fee o Bottled water ban o Recycling at public events Riverside Recycling City and E-Card Tons FY08 FY09 FY10 City E-Card City E-Card City E-Card Material Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage Green Wood 1,074 1,851 927 1,224 933 419 Demo Wood 16 672 22 582 21 0 Yard Waste 651 5,056 898 2,701 761 1,676 Drywall 8 74 0 75 1 0 Shingles 0 231 0 210 13 0 Metals 330 132 314 93 16 107 Inert Materials 3,498 776 1,685 528 3,217 0 Stumps 137 0 50 0 80 0 Tires 9 0 1 0 0 0 Landfill 8,359 5,676 10,394 5,209 6,398 606 Total Tons 14,083 14,468 14,291 10,621 11,440 2,808 Key: Green wood is tree waste including brush Demo Wood is construction scrap including dimensional lumber Inert Materials include gravel, sand, bricks, concrete, etc. Landfill is non‐recyclable material that was sent to a landfill for disposal including stree t sweepings City of Portland Recycling Percentage by Day of Week Random Sample Weeks Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 5/29/2010 30.7 34.2 30.9 31.3 33.3 1/15/2010 28.2 32.3 28.7 29.6 37.9 6/20/2009 32.2 36.3 33.7 31.0 37.1 4/11/2009 29.2 32.7 33.6 30.6 34.0 Average 30.1 33.9 31.7 30.6 35.6 Bulk Waste Pick-Up | City of Worcester, MA http://www.worcesterma.gov/dpw/trash-recycling/bulk-waste-pick-up You Are Here: Home > City Government > Departments & Divisions > Public Works & Parks > Trash & Recycling > Bulk Waste Pick-Up There is a per-item fee for curbside bulk waste pick-up. The City's recycling contractor, Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc., is the curbside bulk waste collector. The City has obtained preferred rates from Casella for bulk waste pick-up. Residents must contact Casella directly by calling (508) 832-2349. Residents can have an unlimited number of items collected per appointment. Residents must pay for bulk collection when the appointment is made. Payment can be by credit card (VISA, MasterCard and AMEX) or check. Fee Schedule – Per-Item (general) $15.75 Burnables (couch, mattress, furniture, rug, car tires, etc.) $26.25 White Goods-Freon (refrigerator, air conditioner, dehumidifier, etc.) $15.75 Metals-Other (lawn mower, washing machine, stove, etc.) $31.50 CRT's (TV's, computer monitor, etc.) $63.00 Large CRT's $31.50 Sleeper Sofa, Sectional Couch $47.25 Sectional Couch with Sleeper The per item fee is not refundable without a 24-hour notice for cancellation. Bulk items must be on the curb by 7:00 AM on your scheduled collection day. Residents also have the option of making an appointment to drop their bulk waste off at the DPW Drop-Off Center, where the fees are lower, or contacting a private licensed hauler. © 2010 | Copyright City of Worcester, MA | All Rights Reserved. 1 of 1 7/20/2010 11:44 AM MUNICIPAL RECYCLING INCENTIVES Bridgton Cape Eliz Casco Cumber Falmouth Freeport Gorham Gray Harrison Hollis Limington Lyman No Yar Ogunquit Portland Pownal Scarbor So Port Waterboro Windham Yarmouth Pay per Bag Yes Yes Yes (a) Yes Yes (c) Yes Yes Yes Yes Curbside Recycling Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Manditory Recycling Yes (b) (c) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (a) 90 cents per bag (c) $10 per hauling fee at per car/truck transfer station w/o recycling y (b) just businesses 7/1/09‐6/30/10 for cardboard & Styrofoam Recycling % 21.03 31.02 17.50 28.66 45.1 20.84 37.56 N/A 17.30 25.17 6.44 17.59 48.02 10.96 33.13 41.14 34.71 27.24 16.42 42.23 29.46 N/A No recycling with ecomaine Results for towns by # of incentives: None Bridgton 21.03% Average: Casco 17.50% 17.07% Results From the Use of Incentives Harrison 17.30% Limington 6.44% Lyman 17.59% 40.00% Ogunquit 10.96% Waterboro 16.42% 35.00% 37.13% Yarmouth 29.46% 30.00% 36.08% 25.00% One Cape Elizabeth 31.02% Average: 25.93% Freeport 20.84% 25.43% 20.00% 15.00% Two Cumberland 28.66% Average: 17.08% N O T Falmouth 45.10% 36.08% 10.00% None One Two Gorham 37.56% 5.00% Hollis 25.17% North Yarmouth 48.02% 0.00% Scarborough 34.71% 1 2 3 4 South Portland 27.24% Number of incentives employed Windham 42.23% Three Portland 33.13% Average: Pownal 41.14% 37.13% Compiled by ecomaine 7/13/10 Percentages are based on total tonnage of waste and www.ecomaine.org recyclables as received by ecomaine. 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