1. FRESNO STATE Solid Waste Diversion

2. New solid waste contractor - IWS Started stateside services in 2013 Completed a waste audit to confirm that food waste/non- recyclable material was < 10% Converted all stateside non-Ag trash services to 100% comingled recycling 100% comingled recycling goes to a “MURF” (Municipal Recycling Facility) operated by IWS (i.e. Cedar Ave Recycling & Transfer Station or “CARTS”). All waste is mechanically & hand-sorted @ CARTS to remove all recyclable material What is left landfill.

4. 2008 - 2014 Solid Waste Data 2008 - 2012 = Previous waste contract (separate trash & recycling bins). 2013 = May/2013 converted to single stream recycling (Stateside, non-Ag areas) 2014 = Single stream recycling continues (Stateside, non-Ag areas)

5. 2013 Solid Waste Data Note: converted to single stream recycling in May 2013…

6. 2014 Solid Waste Data

7. Challenges Community concerns remain about perceived lack of recycling Increased solid waste management costs Ensuring our non-recyclable material does not exceed 10% Moving towards ZERO waste