Recycling/Composting at DIA. September 2013

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1 Recycling/Composting at DIA September

2 Recycling Solid Municipal Resource Economic Landfill Waste Opportunity Stream (RREO) at DIA Fund Solid Municipal Landfill Waste Stream at DIA State of Colorado Grant for Recycling Programs Waste Audit Composting Pilot Program Plastic Film Baler 2

3 Solid Municipal Landfill Waste Stream at DIA Item Waste Reduction Potential (%) Divert Recyclables to Existing Single Stream Program Implement Pre and Post Consumer Composting Collection Program for Food Waste 29.8% 28.9% Bale and Recycle Film Plastic 0.8% Recycle E-waste from Airlines 0.2% Implement Airlines Textile Collection Program for Reuse through Donation 1.6% Recycle C&D Debris 0.9% Total Landfill Diversion Potential 62.2% Residual Material 37.8% Totals 100% 3

4 Organic Material Going To Landfill Area Food waste (pre- & post-consumer) Compostable lavatory waste Terminal 11.5% 14.2% Concourse A 11.6% 19% Concourse B 15.3% 7.8% Concourse C 19.7% 5.4% 4

5 Potential Organics for Composting Pre- & postconsumer collection program Restroom paper towels Waste Reduction Potential (%) Waste Reduction Potential (Tons) 15.77% % TOTAL 24.22% 2,

6 AOB/Terminal Composting Objectives Capture pre-consumer organic material generated from food preparation areas in the Terminal Capture compostables from employee breakrooms Capture paper towels from public restrooms in Terminal Develop a composting program that is cost competitive with landfill costs 6

7 Participants Pre-Consumer (14) Panda Express Burger King Taco Bell Einstein Bros. Bagels Cantina Grille Pour La France Caribou Coffee TCBY Yogurt Rocky Mountain Cafe Boulder Brewery Red Rocks Bar Commissary (food prep area) Amore Flowers CofTea 7

8 Participants Post-Consumer City employee breakrooms 44 public and employee restrooms 8

9 Signage 9

10 Staging Area 65-gallon totes on wheels (supplied by WMI) for central collection containers 30 totes at Airport Office Building (AOB) loading dock, located near the trash and cardboard compactors 10

11 Totes Distributed Around Terminal 11

12 Containers in Prep Areas 12

13 Buckets in Coffee Shops 13

14 Public Restrooms and Employee Break Rooms 14

15 Metrics Totes weighed before pickup 15

16 Waste Management Hauling WMI picks up twice per week Used totes replaced with 30 clean totes 16

17 Metrics 350 lbs. of compostable material collected each day 6 tons per month 17

18 Results To Date In 2013 over 55 tons of organics diverted from landfill 50% of restroom paper towels captured 18

19 Economics WMI charges $850/month for hauling Landfill costs (hauling and tipping fees) $59.35/ton DIA must capture 14 tons/month to break even with landfill costs 19

20 Challenges Logistics and space Distance to staging area Limited space in kitchens Limited staging space on Concourse ramps Contamination Constant monitoring and random sorting Education Concessionaire s participation Recognition/PR Financial incentives Constant badgering 20

21 Additional Opportunities Post-consumer collection in Terminal and Concourse food courts Concourses A, B, and C food concessions (62 restaurants) Collect towel and paper products from public restrooms (100+) Airline food service kitchens South Terminal hotel and restaurants 21

22 PLASTIC FILM BALER 22

23 PLASTIC FILM BALER Audit indicates significant amount of plastic film sent to landfill. Generated primarily at AOB loading dock, joint use cargo area, air couriers, and stockroom. Product must be baled for cost effectiveness and transported to Materials Recycling Facility. 23

24 COSTS Materials/Supplies/Equipment..$16, Installation $ 4, RREO Grant...$21,

25 Baler installed at the joint use cargo building 25

26 Collection containers placed in satellite locations such as the AOB loading dock and stockroom 26

27 Joint use cargo tenants and other operators invited to participate 27

28 Bale is made and transported to storage area 28

29 Bales staged for pick-up by Waste Management, Inc. 29

30 Metrics 15,000 pounds of plastic film have been collected. Waste Management hauls the product at no cost. $200/ton rebates for delivered product. $59.35/ton avoided landfill hauling/disposal cost. 30

31 Metrics Trash Recycle Compost Wood Film Diversion Rate ,516 1, % ,925 1, % 31