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Sorting It All Out:

Mitch Kessler Kessler Consulting, Inc.

CRA’s 25th Annual Conference & Trade Show March 25th, 2015

What’s in Your Garbage And

Why You Should Care

If you don’t measure it,

you can’t manage it.

Why Should You Care?

•  Solid waste planning and management

•  Benchmark/gauge program effectiveness

•  Targeted education and outreach •  Potential cost savings •  Reporting requirements •  Certification programs (i.e., LEED )

Why Measure?

Types of Studies • Waste

• Manual sorting

• Visual audit

•  Recycling •  Pre-processing

•  Post-processing

•  Sectors •  Residential •  Commercial •  Institutional •  Public areas

• Municipal •  City/County •  State

•  Facility specific

Generator and Sectors

Solid Waste Variables

Population Policies

Types of Haulers

Materials Collected Tons Processed

Politics

Geographic Location

Service Areas

Revenue Share Integration of Services

Public Participation Tip Fees

Timeframe of Study Recycling Market

Pitfalls of Comparing Data • Diverse demographic, collection, and

processing factors •  Non-standardized information •  Varying reporting practices •  Inconsistent definitions and methodology •  Numerous local factors

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Local Data Matters

Recyclable Paper, 18.6%

Recyclable Containers,

10.1%

Poten9ally Recyclable,

7.5% C&D, 14.8%

Other, 19.4%

Organics, 29.7%

Actual City data


Recyclable

Containers, 6.5% Poten9all

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Other, 27.2%

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EPA data

EPA Paper: $1.6 million Containers: $1.4 million

City Paper: $1.2 million Containers: $2.2 million

Value of recyclables in 100,000 tons of waste

Pre-processing • Municipality/public •  Recyclables delivered •  Supply value •  Contamination

Measuring Recyclables Post-processing • Operator • Means & methods •  System efficiencies • What’s in residuals? • Market for recyclables

The Tale of Three Cities

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% in Recycling Stream

71% more

142% more 131% more

City 1 (Green): $107.64/ton City 2 (Yellow): $90.14/ton City 3 (Blue): $88.01/ton

Educating Schools on Diversion Recyclable Paper, 7.7%


3.2%

Food Waste, 20.1%

Asep9c Containers,

10.1%

Other Waste, 58.9%

Elementary Recyclable Paper, 16.0%

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Food Waste, 12.4%

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Other Waste, 60.0%

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6.3%

Food Waste, 4.4%

Asep9c Containers,

0.8%

Other Waste, 59.1%

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The Changing Waste Stream

Material Category 1994 Study 2001 Study 2014 Study % change

Newspaper 4.7% 4.2% 2.0% -‐57.8%

Plas9c BoYles 0.6% 1.1% 2.5% 346.4%

C&D Debris 27.8% 23.8% 17.6% -‐36.6%

Yard Waste 18.5% 28.8% 32.0% 72.7%

Food Waste 4.7% 5.2% 6.8% 46.2%

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All Organics (18.6%)



Value of a Comp Study/Why You Should Care?

•  Real actionable data

•  Benchmarking and reporting

•  Evaluate programs

•  Identify future recycling opportunities

•  Focused outreach

•  Certification programs

•  Environmental impact

What’s Best for Your Community ?

• Focus on YOUR waste and YOUR program’s needs & objectives

•  Identify YOUR objectives • Understand industry trends

• Remember… All solid waste is LOCAL

Mitch Kessler 813-971-8333

[email protected]

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

-Stephen Covey

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