1. SMART Waste Management Changing the way Americans value trash

2. S-M-A-R-T S ave M oney A nd R educe T rash Residents can save when they reduce the amount of trash they produce

3. Unit-based Pricing Sends a Clear Message Worcester, MA Population 173,000 San Francisco, CA Population 775,000 Unit based pricing is just a different way of paying for waste

4. Environmental and Economic Value of Waste Reduction Clear message about the environmental value No message about the economic value

5. PAYT vs Non PAYT per capita Trash 916472

6. Inspiration Worcester MA

7. Boston Globe February 2007

8. 49% Decrease in Residential Trash

9. Average per capita Recycling up 77%

10. Decrease in overall waste generation 35%  Source Reduction 35%

11. US Residential per capita Disposal source Resource Recycling April 2008 CityPopulation Per capita Residential Waste DisposalTip Fee PAYT Savings Based on National per capita disposal Average Portland OR537,08144871$13,098,600 Portland ME64,24935788$2,199,372 Binghamton NY45,21755140$528,135 Worcester MA175,45439068$4,444,250 *San Francisco CA744,041513117$27,073,420 Grand Rapids MI193,08352979$4,621,828 Bath ME9,18432590$344,757 Fayetteville AK67,15854425$496,130 Middletown RI16,43135932$204,007 United States293,000,0001,13537$3,076,133,750 Numbers represent 2005,2006,2007 estimates of tonnages sent to lands or waste to energy facilities *San Francisco has local tip fee of $117 per ton

12. Seoul Korea VGCF System - Before / After Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Before VGCF was 12,238 ton/day Municipal Solid Waste Disposal After VGCF was7,013 ton/day

13. Zurich Switzerland reduced waste 41%

14. Europe per capita disposal Polluter Pays Principle Source: Institute for Public Policy Research 2007

15. MaldenWaste Before SMART Projection After SMART PAYT – a SMART BET The City of Malden would save $817,000 annually in avoided disposal

16. Malden MA before and after

17. Core Residential Waste US MSW 2007 ‘Facts and Figures’ = 170 million tons of waste after compost and recycling 60% Residential = 102 million tons New England Study suggests about 20+% of household waste is recoded as commercial Potential US waste reduction 50 million tons

18. Overcoming the Obstacle 66 communities PAYT Now that you have implemented PAYT do your residents like it? 100% feel their residents are extremely happy 60 communities non- PAYT What is the main barrier to PAYT 75% are afraid of PAYT for political reasons – afraid residents will be unhappy 20% feel their residents will think it is just an additional tax

19. City Annual Household Savings Annual Pounds of Diversion Per Household Malden$41.931,089 Everett$11.08287 Revere$13.38347 SMART vs. Recycle Bank ‘North Shore Massachusetts Communities Implement Waste Diversion Programs: PAYT Results Clearly Stand Out ’ EPA SPRING 2009 Bulletin

20. Duxbury MA One Month After Implementation July 2007

21. Middletown Rhode Island SMART

22. MSW for the Town of Stafford, CT

23. How Can You Get SMART? Go to EPA SMART BET and assess the cities potential for Cost and GHG reductions Find a Coach to help you through the Politics Start an Advisory Committee to officially investigate SMART and carry out Implementation Create an easy, cost-effective Implementation Strategy to fit w/your current Collection Structure

24. Residents Want – Right to Choose ‘Kicking the Cans ‘July 29, 2008 Should people who throw out more trash pay higher disposal bills? 84% - YES 16% - NO

25. SMART Waste Management “Changing the Way Americans Value Trash” By: Kristen Brown Green Waste Solutions kristen@thewastesolution.com 843-241-3276

26. SMART BET TOOL