Presented byMarjorie Griek

Pollution Prevention Advisory Board Assistance Committee Chair

and Executive Director, Colorado Association for Recycling

HB07-1288 passed and signed into law in 2007 New/expanded surcharges & fees

Assistance for CDPHE’s regulatory work Funds for recycling grants & rebates Additional funds for waste tire program

4.6 new FTEs for these duties New duties for Solid & Hazardous Waste

Commission

Requires Annual Report to Legislature on waste diversion, economic impact, etc.

• First one 2/1/09; every 2/1 thereafter Drives recycling data gathering• Details on waste stream components, diversion,

reuse, innovation, facilities, economic impacts Create Assistance Committee under CDPHE

Pollution Prevention Advisory Board Guidance & structure for giving out

grants/rebates

Solid Waste User Fee for CDPHE uses

$.01/load private car

$.02/load private truck

$.03/cubic yard in commercial vehicle Must be itemized

on receipt

Starts July 1, 2007

Solid Waste User Fee for Grant Fund

$.02/load car $.04/load truck $.07/cy

commercial vehicle Must be itemized

on receipt

7/1/07 – 7/1/10Annual fees on recycle/compost facilities

Surcharge increases by $.50 to $1.50

Of new $.50: $.25 to RREO Fund $.125 to waste tire cleanup $.125 to partial reimbursements to

waste tire end users Adds motorcycle tires to program Retailers may keep some $ Monies in Waste Tire fund now may

roll over if not encumbered

Established Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity Fund

Grants for local governments, public & private entities with local government approval

Criteria for grants Needs of community Feasibility, sustainability of project Market creation for recyclables Economic and environmental benefits Measurable results No adverse impacts on existing businesses

Designed as a ‘reward’ for those already recycling

Assistance Committee recommends formula for rebates

Given to local governments, non-profit, for-profit entities that recycle

Developed two-prong approach

• Grants are from 75% of RREO Fund – about $1.6 million in FY 07-08

• Rebates are from 25% of RREO Fund – about $.6 million in FY 07-08

• Loans may be for no more than 10% of Fund

• Fund balance is driven by volumes at landfills and tires disposed

• RREO program – starts July 1, 2008– ends July 1, 2010

FY 2008 Total Solid Waste Permits $1,028,366.40 Waste Tire Recycling Fee $582,436.97 Interest Earned $22,291.36

Total Revenues $1,633,094.73 FY 2009 July 2008 only

Solid Waste Permits $272,607.14 Waste Tire Recycling Fee $65,551.50 Interest Earned $3,670.00 Total Revenues $341,828.64

Total awarded: $1,376,345 Alpine Waste & Recycling

$281,000 to purchase additional processing equipment that will speed up and enhancecapabilities of the existing Alpine Waste & Recycling facility. This translates to more capacity andfurther sustaining the facility for future growth.

City & County of Denver $215,000 to fund a dual, concurrent pilot

program to collect and compost organics waste from (a) Denver residences (yard, food, some paper) and (b) commercial operations at DIA (food).

City of Greeley Green-Cycle Center $15,650 for a project that will enable Greeley

to substantially increase community use ofthe Greeley Green-Cycle Center for diversion of green waste.

Eco-Cycle Center for Hard to Recycle Materials $50,000 to purchase processing equipment to

help solidify the market for Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) insulation and packaging and expand capacity.

Elbert County Recycling and Greenwaste Project $160,000 to enhance their existing operation to

expand recycling capacity and include a composting operation and year around household hazardous waste "drop and swap" project, which will create jobs for 2 additional people.

Fruita Monument High School Recycling Club $3,002 for funding to provide bins

around the school, and to pay for a waste stream analysis.

Greater Dolores Action Four Corners Recycling Initiative $91,212 for a cooperative effort to bring

recycling opportunities - particularly cardboard, mixed paper and mixed metals - to federal and local government institutions, schools and private businesses, and educate the public.

National Recycling $244,641 to construct the first and only

recycling drop-off center for residents of the city of Greeley

New Community Coalition Telluride Regional Resource & Recovery Center $145,000 to purchase a baler and composter for a

Resource Recovery Center to service the region. Phillips County

$48,140 to retrofit a building (which will include a new roof, enclosing the open area between the roof and walls, installation of a divider wall to allow storage of cardboard and newspaper/paper, and add lights). The project will also include the addition of a covered cardboard bale storage area, three newspaper recycling trailers, and purchase of a used pickup for trailer pickup.

Wet Mountain Valley Partners In Recycling $9,700 for the purchase of a baler and to provide for

an ongoing education and information awareness project; the development and implementation of a computerized data collection and evaluation system; the creation and adoption of a county-wide integrated waste management plan.

Waste Management’s Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site Diversion Center $113,000 to construct a 26,000 squared foot paved

area to provide the opportunity to the general public, as well as selected commercial customers, to drop off and divert portions of their loads for reuse and recycling

Rebates total payout (first cycle) (7/1/07 to 12/31/07): $154,367.00 6 paid out to haulers who collect recyclables

curbside in areas where it is not mandated nor supported by any government funding

9 paid out to processors of plastic Rebates total payout (second cycle)

(1/1/08 to 6/30/08): $253,907 Still in process of finalizing Same curbside rebate offer but material

changed to glass (paid on a ton/mile) to support glass collection and recycling

3 Studies: Colorado Diversion Directory – University of

Colorado Recycling Services Analysis of the 2006 Colorado Waste Stream

– Gracestone, Inc. Roadmap For Moving Recycling and

Diversion Forward in Colorado: Strategies, Recommendations, and Implications – Skumatz Economic Research Associates

Total spent: $62,195 Are being used to help guide AC grant

criteria

RFA for Disaster Debris Management $7,500 for creating plan for debris diversion

within emergency management plans RFA out – applications due soon

Reviewed loan process Overhead for FY ’08

$187, 080 Overhead for FY ’09 to end of August

$22,783

Oversight of current grant cycle Directed grants Refine rebate program Renew grant & rebate program Other opportunities?

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/el/p2_program/ppabgrants.html

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/el/p2_program/rreogrants.html

Brian Gaboriau, CDPHE staff brian.gaboriau@state.co.us 303-692-2097

Marjorie Griek, PPABAC Chair: mgriek@cafr.org 970-535-4053