Transfer Station Recycling Update SWANA Technical Session-Waste Diversion 4 2/24/2017 1
Todays Outline Roadmap to 70% A look back on how we started.. Vashon yard & food waste Styrofoam & plastic film Resource recovery Transfer station tons recycled & trends What s coming next. Roadmap to 70% Questions 2
The Roadmap to 70% Transfer Station Recycling - Self Haul Actions Future Projections (based upon proposed actions) 2013 6.12% 4.79% 9,508 Baseline Past Performance 2014 7.28% 13,677 Resource recovery pilot begins. 2015 8.79% 18,177 Resource recovery continues at SL with limited recovery expanded to BL and E. 2016 10% 25,560 Additional TSO's added to resource recovery at SL, BL, and E. EPS & film recycling begins at SL & BL. 2017 11% 30,000 Factoria recycling area opens midyear. 2019 2018 12% 38,000 35,000 Increase diversion of Self haul separated separation materials & requirement increase starts. mattress and Mattress & tire tire diversion. recycling begins. 2020 14% 50,000 Carpet and asphalt shingles recycling begins. 2022 16% 60,000 New South Transfer Station Opens 2024 20% 85,000 Gypsum Wallboard recycling. Compostable requirement. Self-haul Recycling % Tons Recycled 3
Engage Employees How we started.. Value Customers Transfer Station Recycling Strategic Plan Transfer Station Optimization Study Employee Involvement Transfer Station Recycling Committee Transfer Station Communications Team Increase Diversion Extract Value Influence Policy Guide TS Design 4
Internal/External Communication Focus groups Update printed materials Improved signage Redesigned website Customer service & recycling training 5
Operational Changes New appliance sorting procedures Commingled recycling Mercury lighting collection New automated recycling compactors Styrofoam & plastic film pilot Vashon organics pilot Resource recovery implementation
2016 Updates 7
Vashon Yard & Food Waste Collection A total of 2,682 customer visits generated 584 tons of yard waste in the first 12 months of the pilot. Pilot ended and collection made permanent. 8
Styrofoam & Plastic Film Collection Pilot started at Shoreline in March 2016 Pilot expanded to Bow Lake in June Twenty-four thousand pounds of polystyrene and plastic film was collected in 2016 Transportation costs are very high and are of concern. Evaluate onsite processing in coming months 9
Fluorescent Bulbs Collection of mercury lighting including fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs under the Washington State sponsored program LightRecycle continued in 2016. A total of 31,158 pounds of spent mercury lighting was collected more than doubling the previous year. An estimated 63,000 bulbs 10
Resource Recovery Pilot began at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station in April 2014. Target clean wood, scrap metal, and cardboard The pilot has a two-pronged approach. Directs self-haulers to recycling bins where recyclable materials can be placed. Sort incoming mixed waste on the tipping and mechanically remove the cardboard, wood and metal 11
Resource recovery reaches milestone of 10,000 tons recovered since the program began.. Additional staffing, recycling bins, and signage in the self-haul areas is gaining momentum resulting in 5,861 tons of cardboard, metal, and wood recovered. Material Recovery (Additional Tons) April 1, 2014 - Dec 31, 2016 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total Enumclaw 0 6 156 286 448 Bow Lake 0 0 1,160 2,814 3,975 Shoreline 0 1,184 2,114 2,761 6,059 0 1,190 3,431 5,861 10,482 All additional tons are measured as an increase over the base year, (2013) for Shoreline & Enumclaw and (2014) for Bow Lake and include source separated amounts delivered to the stations. 12
Bow Lake cardboard baling operation generates record $70,000 in revenue 53 49 50 48 49 Tons 72 50 71 71 50 78 75 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2014 2015 2016 Revenue $4,515 $4,142 $4,278 $4,087 $4,606 $6,831 $4,990 $7,476 $7,421 $5,212 $8,224 $8,628 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 13
Scrap metal recovered generated $140,000 in revenue Tons 201 252 282 341 327 340 349 390 326 299 284 246 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2014 2015 2016 Revenue $4,724 $5,873 $7,277 $12,612 $17,875 $16,784 $14,884 $16,572 $13,671 $10,043 $9,879 $10,681 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 14
2016 Recycling Trends 15
Transfer Station Recycling (Tons) All Materials 10,980 9,465 10,349 9,729 9,220 9,508 13,677 18,177 25,560 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 A total of 25,560 tons of materials were recycled in 2016. Overall recycling tonnages increased year over year by 7,382 tons or 41% 16
Transfer Station Recycling tons by Material Stream Cardboard Mixed Paper TAP Glass Metal Yardwaste Wood Non-CFC Appliances CFC Appliances Misc Total Tons Recycled Bow Lake 716 119 33 68 1,233 2,976 1,691 1 122 39 7,000 Cedar Falls 114 99 27 57 1 379 0 1 2 4 683 Cedar Hills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Enumclaw 214 250 70 144 324 630 41 0 36 7 1,715 Houghton 284 160 45 92 0 0 0 0 0 4 585 Renton 302 227 63 130 0 0 0 0 0 4 726 Shoreline 455 199 55 114 1,875 8,374 1,393 1 134 43 12,644 Skykomish 12 21 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 Snoqualmie 32 33 9 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 Vashon 346 507 127 292 202 570 0 0 11 5 2,060 Total 2,476 1,616 435 928 3,635 12,929 3,125 4 307 106 25,560 17
Yard Waste 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 938 1430 1310 1388 1583 1225 1006 990 1293 800 660 675 600 431 400 200 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2014 2015 2016 18
450 400 Wood Waste 417 350 300 250 264 285 282 276 208 299 286 259 230 200 160 160 150 100 50 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2014 2015 2016 19
Comingled (tons) 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 509 461 413 414 442 434 462 496 455 435 451 481 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Hauling & Processing Cost (per ton) $145 $134 $88 $48 2013 2014 2015 2016 20
450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Scrap Metal 390 341 327 340 349 326 299 282 284 252 246 201 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2014 2015 2016 21
Appliances 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 39 35 30 31 26 28 28 23 18 20 17 22 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2015 2016 22
What s coming next.. 23
New Factoria Garbage & Recycling Station Recycling area opening late summer along with the new HHW facility. Recycling Materials Accepted: o Yard Waste o Wood Waste o Scrap Metal o Mixed Recyclables o Textiles o Appliances o Tires & Mattresses (2018) 24
Self-haul Separation Requirement Require separation of yard waste, clean wood, cardboard, and scrap metal. These materials are not allowed to be disposed as garbage by self-haul customers Customers can place these items in bids adjacent to the garbage tipping floor, and/or in bins in the recycling collection areas. 25
Self-haul Separation Requirement Amend Waste Acceptance Policy 2nd Qtr. 2017 Engage and train employees Jan - Dec 2017 Educate customers June - Dec 2017 Begin service changes January 2018 26
Mattress Recycling In collaboration with station staff, experiment with collection and handling methods to implement preferred method for handling and loading mattresses. March-August Issue RFP for collection and processing. August External promotion and education. Aug=Dec. Set a recycling fee. December Begin collection January 2018 27
Tire Recycling In collaboration with station staff develop collection system at transfer stations Use current King County recycling contract Set recycling fee by December Begin Collection January 2018 28
The Roadmap to 70% Transfer Station Recycling - Self Haul Actions Future Projections (based upon proposed actions) 2013 6.12% 4.79% 9,508 Baseline Past Performance 2014 7.28% 13,677 Resource recovery pilot begins. 2015 8.79% 18,177 Resource recovery continues at SL with limited recovery expanded to BL and E. 2016 10% 25,560 Additional TSO's added to resource recovery at SL, BL, and E. EPS & film recycling begins at SL & BL. 2017 11% 30,000 Factoria recycling area opens midyear. 2019 2018 12% 38,000 35,000 Increase diversion of Self haul separated separation materials & requirement increase starts. mattress and Mattress & tire tire diversion. recycling begins. 2020 14% 50,000 Carpet and asphalt shingles recycling begins. 2022 16% 60,000 New South Transfer Station Opens 2024 20% 85,000 Gypsum Wallboard recycling. Compostable requirement. Self-haul Recycling % Tons Recycled 29
Questions? Eric Johnson 206-477-5278 Eric.Johnson@kingcounty.gov 30
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