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Solid Waste Comprehensive PlanJanuary 13, 2017

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Planning Chapter Overview

• MSWMAC survey showed strong support for existing policies

• Most planning policies required by state law or by agreements with cities

• Content provides context for all other chapters and policies

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Purpose of the Planning Chapter

• Inventories existing capacity at solid waste

operations and facilities

• Forecasts solid waste disposal and tonnage

through 2040

• Identifies major regional and industry trends

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Policies Are Labeled by Chapter and Number

• Labeling consistent with

committee survey

results included in

November 2016

meeting

WPR - 4

Chapter

Policy

Number

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Policy Legend

WPR TWaste Prevention

& Recycling

P Planning

CP Collection &

ProcessingF

D Disposal

Transfer

Finance

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The Regional Solid Waste System by

the Numbers in 2016576,800 Households (2016)

757,700 Covered Employment (2015)

2,050,000 Generated tons* (2016 estimate)

920,000 Disposed tons (2016 estimate)

54% Recycling rate (2013)

8 Transfer stations

*Note: Includes disposed, recycled, and composted tons

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Some Planning Policies are Required

by State Law

Monitor and report the amount of, composition, and source of solid waste entering the transfer and disposal system

Notes: See Revised Code of Washington 70.95.080 and 70.95.090

P 1

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Waste audits at transfer stations are

completed every three years

Wood, Yard

16.8%

Food

20.6%

Glass

2.7%Metal

4.7%

Plastic

12.2%

Paper

16.8%

HHW,

Special

0.7%

Other

Wastes

9.9%

Electronics

0.5% Other

Organics

15.3%

Results from 2015

Waste Characterization

Study

Source: Final 2015 Waste Characterization and Customer Survey Report

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70% of Waste Disposed has Potential

to be Recycled

Not Recyclable

30.2%

Limited

Recyclability

8.0%

Readily

Recyclable

61.8%

Final 2015 Waste Characterization and Customer Survey Report

Vegetative food 13%

Non-vegetative food 8%

Dimensional lumber 6%

Yard waste 4%

Cardboard 3%

Disposable Diapers 6%

Treated Wood 2%

Gypsum Wallboard 2%

Furniture 2%

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Transfer Stations Receive Solid Waste from

Residential and Non-Residential Sources

39%

25%35%

2%

Commercial Collection

Self-Haul

Self-Haul

Commercial Collection

Final 2015 Waste Characterization and Customer Survey Report

Percent

of

Disposed

Tons

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Annual Tons Disposed

at Transfer Stations, 2016*

272

155 154 131

72 68 21 7 4 1

-

50

100

150

200

250

300

Bow Lake NE Area

(Houghton)

Algona Factoria Shoreline Renton Enumclaw Vashon Cedar Falls

Drop Box

Skykomish*

Ton

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in t

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usa

nd

s)

* Note: Data reflect transfer station tons only – they do not include disposed tons from regional direct, special, and other waste sent to Cedar Hills Landfill

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Some Planning Policies are Required

by State Law

Update the solid waste tonnage forecast to support short- and long-term planning and budgeting for facilities and operations

Notes: See Revised Code of Washington 70.95.080 and 70.95.090

P 2

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Forecasting Solid Waste in King County

• Identify short-term (high confidence) changes

to generated and disposed tons

• Estimate effect of long-term effects (lower

confidence) to solid waste

• Tonnage forecast is updated annually to

adjust to changing conditions

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Factors Driving Tonnage Disposal

• Short-term Outlook:

– Re-opening of Seattle

North transfer station

– Effects of short-term

business cycle (Booms

and Busts): Great

Recession, Amazon-

boom

• Long-term Outlook

– Income Development

– Growth in Local

Economy

– Innovations

– Productivity

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Projected Change in Population, SWD Service Area

2016-2040

1,444,000

1,549,0001,589,000

1,627,0001,673,000

1,000,000

1,250,000

1,500,000

1,750,000

2016 2025 2030 2035 2040

Po

pu

lati

on

Source: PSRC, Land Use Vision1 Model (2015)

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-

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

Ton

s G

en

era

ted

Tons Disposed MSW Recycling

MSW Tons Disposed and Recycled,

2015-2040

Sources: SWD, Ecology WA (2013); assumes a 57% recycling rate in 2018 and beyond

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Share of Population Growth by Transfer

Station Service Area, 2025 to 2040

Shoreline

5%Houghton

24%

Factoria

17%

Renton

5%

Bow Lake

22% Algona

22%

Enumclaw

3%

Sources: PSRC and SWD Calculations

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Capacity at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill,

2015 – 2029*

1615

1413

1211

108

76

53 2 1

02468

1012141618

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029

Millio

n C

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s

Year

*Note: Capacity based on approved landfill development; future development plans could substantially extend capacity

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Some Planning Policies are Required

by State Law

Monitor and report waste prevention and recycling activity, including the amounts of materials recycled, programmatic achievements, and the strength of commodity markets

Notes: See Revised Code of Washington 70.95.080 and 70.95.090

P 3

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2015

Single

Family

Recycling

Rate by

Jurisdiction*

* for curbside collection services

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Typical Single-Family Residential Waste

Generation (2015)

1,280 lbs

630 lbs

970 lbs

Garbage Organics

Recycling Self-Haul

Source: 2015 Solid Waste Hauler Reports; Self-haul estimate based on King County tonnage data and PSRC population data

730 lbs

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Interlocal Agreements with Cities and State

Law Require Advisory Group Feedback

Work with the division’s advisory committees, the cities, and the Solid Waste Interlocal Forum on solid waste management planning and decisions

Notes: See Revised Code of Washington 70.95.165, ILA 9.2.c, and ILA 11.6.b

P 4

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County Goals Influence Planning

Policies

• Incorporate principles of equity and social

justice into solid waste system planning

• Consider climate change impacts and

sustainability when planning for facilities,

operations, and programs

P 5

P 6

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Equity and Social Justice

• King County released Equity and

Social Justice Strategic Plan for

2016-2022

• Agencies evaluate equity impacts

on communities of color, low-

income populations, and limited

English-speaking residents

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The Strategic Climate Action Plan Commits the

County to Ambitious Actions & Targets

• Achieve carbon neutral operations by

2025 for solid waste division

• Achieve a 70 percent recycling rate in

the King County solid waste service

area by 2020

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Next Month

• Combined meeting scheduled proposed to be

February 17, from 11:00a to 1:30p

• Visioning Exercise: King County 2040

• Discuss recycling chapter and policies

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Proposed Discussion Schedule

Meeting Chapter(s) to Present Chapter(s) to Review

January 2017 Planning

February 2017 Recycling Planning

March 2017 Collection Recycling

April 2017 Disposal Collection

May 2017 Transfer Disposal

June 2017 Transfer Transfer

July 2017 Transfer/Finance Transfer

August 2017 Transfer/Finance Transfer/Finance

September 2017 Review of Draft Plan

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QUESTIONS?