1 NEW REFUSE CONTRACT DISCUSSION October 1, 2013 Erik Grabowsky Department of Environmental Services Solid Waste Bureau

Participation Leadership and Civic Engagement (PLACE) 2

The Opportunity Bates refuse contract expires on June 30, 2014: Routes 1,2,3,9,10 kmG refuse contract expires on June 30, 2014: Routes 4,5,6,7,8 3

Background on the County’s Integrated Solid Waste Management System In 2004 the County Board adopted the Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP). This 20-year planning document laid the foundation for the continued enhancement of the County’s solid waste management system and presented a plan for further development of the County’s solid waste services. SWMP states, “Arlington County wants to be a leader in solid waste reduction and recycling in the Commonwealth.” The SWMP outlines the introduction of year-round yard waste and food waste collection to the already comprehensive list of services provided. The 2004 SWMP’s goals for the County’s recycling rate are: – 37% by 2014 – 42% by 2019 – 47% by 2024 The Solid Waste Committee’s proposed revisions to the recycling rate goals: – 50% by 2015 – 55% by 2020 – 60 % by

Integrated Solid Waste Management System MRF – Materials Recovery Facility EPRY – Earth Products Recycling Yard WTE – Waste to Energy Product Stewardship Change in Package Design/Product Manufacturing Change in Purchasing Habits Change in Donation/ Reuse Habits Improve Recycling Participation & Generation Consumer Purchase Source Reduction Waste Reduction Consumer Diversion Municipal Solid Waste Minimize Disposal Domestic/International Production (Manufacturing & Packaging) Domestic/International Production (Manufacturing & Packaging) WTE (Residuals) WTE (Residuals) Landfill Ash (Monofill) WTE (Recovery for Combustion) WTE (Recovery for Combustion) EPRY Leaves, Brush Inert Materials EPRY Leaves, Brush Inert Materials Trash Disposal Recovery for Recycling Recovery for Recycling Expanded recycling materials as tech. improves 100% reuse of materials generated within the County Composting Grasscycling Composting Grasscycling Reuse E-Waste Computers Televisions Electronics E-Waste Computers Televisions Electronics MRF Plastics, Metal Paper, Glass MRF Plastics, Metal Paper, Glass Landfill (Residuals) Curbside Recycling Program Landfill Ash (Monofill) Ferrous Metal Recovery Ferrous Metal Recovery Ferrous Metal Recovery Ferrous Metal Recovery Municipal Solid Waste Composting Yard Waste Food Waste Composting Yard Waste Food Waste Metal White goods Metal items Metal White goods Metal items

Household Solid Waste Rate Refuse collection Refuse disposal Recycling collection Brush collection Metal/white goods collection Electronics Collection Battery collection Backdoor collection Spring yard waste collection Leaf collection Refuse/recycling carts Earth products recycling yard Call center Administration 6 FY14 = $293.76

Regional HSWRs 7 *FY13 Rates Jurisdiction Year-Round Yard Waste Program Virginia City of AlexandriaNo Arlington CountyNo City of FairfaxYes Fairfax CountyYes City of Falls ChurchYes Town of LeesburgYes Maryland City of BowieNo City of College ParkYes City of FrederickYes Frederick CountyYes Montgomery CountyYes Prince George's CountyYes

2012 Waste Audit Results Residential Refuse Toter Contents 8 Note: Average of 4 waste audits in 2012 totaling 9,988 pounds or almost 5 tons of curbside refuse.

Organics Management Today Promote grasscycling and composting Yard Waste - Recycled into Mulch - Weekly curbside brush collection - Leaf Collection: November-January - Spring Yard Waste: March-April Food Waste - Trash 9

Urban Agriculture Task Force Report 9 Recommended Priorities – D. Implement an environmentally sound and effective food waste and recycling system while increasing healthy soils. 9. Initiate a municipal composting system to ensure an effective and ecologically appropriate disposal, reuse, and recycling system for food scraps, yard waste and other organic materials. 10

Recycling Rate Impacts 11 CY03CY04CY05CY06*CY07*CY08*CY09CY10CY11CY12 Residential34.3%34.8%36.6%37.3%41.3%42.0%44.3%48.0%50.2%50.3% CY03CY04CY05CY06*CY07*CY08*CY09CY10CY11CY12 Residential34.3%34.8%36.6%37.3%41.3%42.0%44.3%48.0%50.2%50.3%

12 Composting Facilities near Arlington County

Greenhouse Gas Impacts The EPA Waste Reduction Model (WARM) shows that taking organic waste to a composting facility generates less GHG emissions than taking it to the WTE/incinerator. 13 * Based on EPA WARM model results for 12,953 tons of yard waste and 21,455 tons of single-stream organics (SSO). MTCO 2 E=metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent; MTCE=metric tons carbon equivalent YARD WASTEYARD & FOOD WASTE (SSO) to Loudoun Composting Loudoun County, VA to PG Co. Compost Facility Prince George's County, MD GHG Emissions (MTCO 2 E) GHG Emissions (MTCE) GHG Savings from 100% Diversion of Residential Organics from WTE*: For YARD WASTE, this is equivalent to… Removing annual emissions from 74Passenger Vehicles Conserving 42,074Gallons of Gasoline Conserving 15,637Cylinders of Propane Used for Home Barbeques Conserving 2Railway Cars of Coal For YARD WASTE and FOOD WASTE, this is equivalent to… Removing annual emissions from 198Passenger Vehicles Conserving 112,954Gallons of Gasoline Conserving 41,981Cylinders of Propane Used for Home Barbeques Conserving 5Railway Cars of Coal

Organic Waste Program Options 1.Bag System: – Self Purchased – County Provided 2.Cart System 3.Bag & Cart Option - Bags now for yard waste and add 3 rd cart when food waste collection is implemented 14 Yard waste = leaves, grass, weeds, brush, plants, shrubs, branches

What the Community is Telling Us (Survey Data) 496 survey responses Which of the following program and operational changes for the county’s Solid Waste Management System would you support? – Additional curbside yard waste and food waste pickup in the same cart, 70.1%, 337 responses – Additional curbside yard waste pickup only, 23.5%, 113 responses – Additional curbside food waste pickup only, 6.4%, 31 responses We've developed a brief informational presentation and a quick survey to find out if, and how, Arlington residents would like to see their curb-side recycling services expanded

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17 Three Cart Option The future could look like this...

Budget Decision RFP process will move forward. Negotiated RFP pricing and programs will be evaluated as part of the budget process. Staff will make a recommendation. County Manager will consider options as part of her budget proposal. County Board will adopt budget. 18

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