Silver City s Upgraded Recycling Collection Program. Terry Timme Office of Sustainability Town of Silver City

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1 Silver City s Upgraded Recycling Collection Program Terry Timme Office of Sustainability Town of Silver City

2 Silver City, New Mexico 10,004 population 3754 residential and commercial sanitation accounts Grant County seat Total population 28,609 Southwest Solid Waste Authority Hub 9 spokes in Grant County Off-the beaten path: El Paso 175 miles Tucson 200 miles Albuquerque 280 miles Phoenix 320 miles

3 Timeline of recycling in Silver City 1980s Town of Silver City established recycling drop-off center Early 1990s Silver City begins curbside collection of recycling 1996 SWSWA formed to manage regional landfill. Solid waste collection remained as town operation 2001 Recycling center constructed at landfill. Curbside collection assumed by SWSWA 2005 Recycling Advisory Committee formed to promote greater recycling 2007 town purchased new trash bins and collection trucks and established Pay-As-You-Throw rate structure 2010 single stream recycling program expanded with recycling transported to Friedman in El Paso

4 Timeline of recycling in Silver City 2012 town awarded NMRC grant to purchase loading dock, pit conveyor and baler with redesign of recycling center 2012 started e-waste collection Unicor, now Broadway Metals 2013 Baled single stream recycling transported to ReCommunity Recycling in Tucson (only 37 miles farther, and increased revenue) 2014 Adoption of ordinance 1230 Reduction of single-use plastic carry-out bags 2016 Discontinuance of glass recycling 2017 Reorganization of recycling services Town of Silver City Public Works assumes curbside collection with sideloading trucks Residents given 65 gallon carts for single stream recycling Businesses given 450 gallon tubs for OCC

5 PAYT in Silver City WHY Fleet of old rear load trucks 9-15 years old High maintenance costs Personnel 7 drivers/collectors, 1 supervisor Manual collection of trash High insurance multiplier Problems with litter from torn bags HOW Replaced existing truck fleet with two side loaders and two front loaders Personnel 4 drivers, 1 supervisor Increased morale Automated collection 35, 65 and 95 gallon carts 300 and 450 gallon tubs 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 cubic yard bins

6 PAYT in Silver City 3 cart sizes

7 Monthly Cost of PAYT for residents Prior to PAYT $12.92 $7.87 for collection $5.05 for disposal After PAYT $7.87 for collection 11 /gallon for disposal: $2.45 for 35 gal Seniors $3.85 for 35 gal $7.15 for 65 gal $10.45 for 95 gal Container rent $0.80 for 35 gal $0.95 for 65 gal $1.05 for 95 gal Rates increase annually Currently $9.12 for collection and 13 /gallon, rent unchanged Initial Price Change - $1.92 for 35 gallon Seniors 8% of bins - $0.52 for 35 gallon 6% of bins Currently 15.5% combined + $2.93 for 65 gallon 71% of bins Now down to 63.5% + $6.33 for 95 gallon 15% of bins Now up to 21%

8 TONS Long Term Recycling Trends at SWSWA MSW MSW # of bins TONS 2000 // TOTAL Recycling OCC mixed paper Al cans steel cans plastic single stream other diverted e-waste glass Curbside Bins

9 RATE (%) Long Term Recycling Trends SWSWA recycling rate SWSWA diversion rate Silver City only recycling rate

10 Single-use Plastic Bag Ordinance Town ordinance 1231 was passed on Jul 8, 2014 and went into effect on Jan 8, 2015 The purpose of the ordinance was to reduce single-use plastic carryout bags at retail establishments, excluding restaurants The goal of the ordinance was to reduce litter in the town and at the landfill The ordinance mandated that retail establishments could only provide customers with reusable bags, recyclable paper bags or cardboard boxes. It did not preclude any store from charging for reusable bags

11 Town efforts to prepare for ordinance Met with 211 retail establishments to provide details and listen to concerns only 7 negative Unsolicited comments positive negative no opinion Encouraged stores to promote reusable bags

12 Town efforts to prepare for ordinance Distributed 7400 reusable shopping bags to community Wide distribution Events, 2000 Door-to-door, 2130 City offices, 1600 Other, 1670 Assistance from PNM, Volunteer Center, Girl Scouts, and Community Youth Building Included recycling information with each bag

13 Effect of Single Use Plastic Bag Ordinance on Litter East Side of WalMart parking Lot Before After 3/1/2014 9/23/2015

14 Effect of Single Use Plastic Bag Ordinance on Litter Barrier Fencing at Landfill Before After 4/2/2014 9/30/2015

15 # of plastic bags collected 1 mile path with 19 days in each time period P < Nov-Dec 2014 Jan-Mar 2015 Sep-Oct 2015

16 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Rationale Initially proposed as part of Sustainability Plan 2030 adopted by council in 2013 Goal to increase recycling rate to 50% by 2030 Strategy Automate recycling collection Large scale organic waste diversion

17 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Essential Components Financing Collection trucks Commercial collection tubs Residential collection carts Education and Outreach Enforcement Personnel

18 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Financing Full cost accounting Early retirement of loan for purchase of town sanitation trucks purchase two new trucks for sanitation and modify two old trucks for recycling Finance purchase of new tubs and carts Renegotiate contract with Southwest Solid Waste Authority for curbside collection Due to size did not qualify for financial assistance from Recycling Partnership

19 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Collection Trucks

20 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Commercial 450 gallon tubs Old 3 cubic yard bins 450 gallon tubs from Snyder Industries

21 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Residential 65 gallon carts 2,500 carts ordered from Otto Environmental With custom In-Mold Label on lid Initial distribution to existing recycling households and businesses

22 Upgraded Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City: education and outreach

23 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Education and outreach In-Mold Label on each cart Press releases Radio Ads and PSA s CATS video PSA Social Media Word of Mouth Informational Brochure

24 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Informational Brochure Mix all Recyclables Keep it loose -do not put in bags No need to sort mix all together What goes in your Cart? Paper: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books, paper bags, office and copy paper, regular and junk mail, paperboard cereal and food boxes, beverage carriers. Shredded paper should be in a clear plastic bag. Cardboard boxes flattened and cut down to fit Plastic: empty bottles and jugs, clean tubs and containers labeled #1-#7 Cans: aluminum and steel/tin cans, metal lids, aluminum foil Cartons: milk and beverage cartons, drink boxes, aseptic or tetrapak boxes Keep out of your Cart: Garbage, plastic bags, glass, food or liquids, Styrofoam, pizza boxes, electronics, hoses or wires, hazardous waste Mezclar todos los Reciclables Manténgalo suelto - No ponga en bolsas No hay necesidad poner en orden - Mezcle todos juntos Qué poner en tu Carreta? Papel: Periódicos, Revistas, Catálogos, guías telefónicas, bolsas de papel, Papel de oficina y copia, Correo regular y correo basura, Cajas de cereales y alimentos, Portadores de bebidas, El papel destrozado debe estar en una bolsa de plástico transparente, Cajas de cartón aplanadas y cortadas para encajar el plastico: Botellas vacías y jarras, Cubas y recipientes limpios, Etiquetado como # 1 - # 7 Latas: Latas de aluminio y acero, Tapas metálicas, papel de aluminio Cartones: Cartones de leche y bebidas, Cajas de bebidas, Cajas asépticas o tetrapak Manténgase fuera de su Carreta: Basura, bolsas de plastico, vidrio, alimentos o líquidos, Styrofoam, Caja de pizza, electronicos, mangueras o alambre, residuos peligrosos INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF NEW RECYCLING CARTS FOR SILVER CITY CURBSIDE RECYCLING Published by Town of Silver City Office of Sustainability Feb 6, 2017 General Instructions Set out your cart on the same day as your trash Cart should be out by 7 AM Keep at least 3 feet between your cart and other carts or objects Do not overfill the lid should stay closed Wash out with water as needed For more information call Town of Silver City Public Works Instrucciones generales Establezca su carretta el mismo día que la basura La carretta debe estar afuera a las 7 AM No llene demasiado - la tapa debe permanecer cerrada Lave con agua según sea necesario Para mas informacion llame Town of Silver City Public Works

25 Upgraded Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City: education and outreach

26 Upgraded Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City: enforcement Discussion with code enforcement from beginning Training for code enforcement and new personnel Revised Town ordinance by Mayor Pro-tem Cynthia Bettison Feb 14 th : Notice of Intent Ordinance No. 1256: an Ordinance amending Chapter 40 (Solid Waste), Article I (In General), Section 40-2, and Article III (Collection and Disposal) of the Town of Silver City Municipal Code.

27 Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City Personnel Town of Silver City Public Works Sanitation Division Assumed collection responsibilities One new employee to drive truck Southwest Solid Waste Authority Continues processing and marketing recycling Two fewer employees through attrition

28 Downtown Recycling Bins recently installed thanks to NM Clean & Beautiful Grant

29 Thanks Alex Brown Silver City town manager and chair SWSWA board Southwest Solid Waste Authority New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Keep America Beautiful Keep New Mexico Beautiful New Mexico Environment Department Recycling and Illegal Dumping Alliance New Mexico Recycling Coalition