1. Recycling Today and in the Future
Is there a future for recycling?
Arizona League of Cities
Tucson, Arizona
August 22, 2019

2. Chinese Sword Change the Color Challenges
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3. China Was the “Market”

4. Historical Perspective

5. Final Restrictions

6. Additional Bans Are Coming

7. Rational?

8. Recycling Contamination

9. Chinese Sword

10. Chinese Sword Impacts Commodity values have plummeted.
Mixed paper dropped from $75 per ton in November 2016 to $0 per ton in June 2018.
Mixed Paper is the single largest commodity generated from single-stream material recovery facilities (MRF) today.

13. Chinese Sword Impacts
MRFs have increased processing fees and reduced material types
Recyclables are being stockpiled, sent to waste- to-energy plants or landfilled disposed
Municipalities are reevaluating the viability of curbside recycling

14. How should we recycle?

15. Should we recycle?

16. If we do recycle, how can we control costs, maximize revenues, and maximize diversion.

17. Chinese Sword Change the Color Opportunities
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18. Chinese Sword Opportunities
Creating a National dialogue on recycling
Understanding that recycling is not free
Reducing contamination in recyclables
Collecting is not recycling

19. Chinese Sword Opportunities
Encouraging domestic markets for recyclable
Fostering Innovation
“Upcycling”
Promoting public-private- partnerships

20. Chinese Sword Opportunities
Increasing Efficiency in Trash and Recycling Collection

21. Chinese Sword Opportunities
Increasing recycling
and diversion through new technologies:
Mixed waste processing
Plastics conversion to fuel
Anaerobic digestion
Composting

22. New Mixed Waste Processing Facilities
Coastal Resources of Maine, Hampden, Maine
RePower South, Berkley County, South Carolina
RePower South, Montgomery, Alabama
Key Factors for success
LF Disposal Costs > $50-$60/ton
Secure contracts for incoming materials and end products
Recyclables
Engineered fuel
Biogas
Alternative daily cover
Compost

23. City of Virginia Beach, VA
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Routing Optimization

24. Issues Unbalanced routes Equipment issues Need to remain competitive
Budget issues coming out of recession

25. What was accomplished? Three phase re-routing
Fuller deployment of automation
Reduced routes
Saved $1.5M/year in labor and equipment costs
Reduced pressures relating to other increasing costs

26. The Point Municipal systems can be run efficiently
Must show business savvy
Think improvements
Utilize technology