Solid Waste in Oregon Part 1

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1 Solid Waste in Oregon Part 1 April 10, 2018 Lane County Master Recyclers Spring 2018

2 Craig C. Filip, personal background : Oregon resident since 1996 With DEQ since November 2006 Lane County Master Recycler, May 2006 Willamette Riverkeeper Volunteer Water Quality Monitor, May SOLVE Zone 9 and Beach Captain 2014 to present Conducted responsible party searches at Superfund site in New England (EPA Region 1). Solid Waste Planner for two different solid waste management districts in Vermont. Conducted Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments for an engineering company in Virginia. Longest-running career has been as stay-at-home for > dozen years to my two children. 2

3 In former position with DEQ: Primary contact with assigned wastesheds (counties) on waste prevention and recycling efforts (and pollution complaints). Responsible for 6 counties or wastesheds: Coos Curry Douglas Jackson Josephine Lane These 6 counties represent +/-22% of the Oregon population and +/-18% of its land area. 3

4 Presentation Overview What is DEQ and what do we do? Overview of the Recycling Opportunity Act and Material Recovery What the heck is going on with recycling right now and why? 2050 Vision for Materials Management in OR 4

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6 I. What is DEQ? Implements and enforces state environmental laws under authority delegated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (federal law) and the Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes, ORS). The Environmental Quality Commission, DEQ s policy-making body, adopts regulations proposed by DEQ to implement these laws (Oregon Administrative Rules, OAR). 6

7 I. What is DEQ (continued)? Oregon State Sanitary Authority formed as a division within the State Board of Health, in response to passage of a bill declaring it state policy to preserve Oregon waters from pollution Authority changes its name to the Department of Environmental Quality and is established as an independent state agency. 7

8 I. What is DEQ (continued)? Until 1993, most DEQ staff was based in PDX. Today, DEQ has 14 offices + 1 lab state-wide 783 FTE (FY 17-19): 1,448 (COE, FY 2018); 1,516 (Lane Co., FY 2018) Five divisions Land, Air and Water quality Program Implementation Central Services (HR, IT, Business Office, etc.) DEQ divides the state into three regions: Northwest (6 counties around Portland) Western (12 counties from Portland-area south) Eastern (all 18 counties east of the Cascades) 8

9 Recycling Opportunity Act and Material Recovery 9

10 Opportunity to Recycle: Overview of Requirements State law passed in 1983; amended in 1991, 1997, 2001 and Requires cities and wastesheds to submit yearly reports to DEQ documenting compliance with recycling requirements. Brought curbside recycling to cities over 4,000 and drop-off recycling to disposal sites. Required annual, state-wide HHW collection events (budget permitting). Requires State to assess composition of wastes disposed (waste composition study) now every 6 yrs. 10

11 Opportunity to Recycle: Overview of Requirements (cont d) Requires annual collection of recycling information state-wide (Material Recovery Survey). Established State goal of 50% recovery by 2000 (achieved in 2010, surpassed in ). Now 52% by 2020, and 55% by Wasteshed Recovery Rate Goals first set for Established percentage waste recovery goals for every county. 11

12 Opportunity to Recycle: Overview of Requirements (cont d) Rates increased by legislature in Benchmark rates set for 2005 and Wastesheds not meeting their benchmarks were subject to planning and analysis requirements. Goals and requirements changed by legislature in 2015 now strictly voluntary. Wasteshed 2005 rate 2009 rate 2025 rate Coos 30% 30% 30% Curry 30% 30% 30% Douglas 35% 40% 34% Jackson 40% 40% 25% Josephine 38% 38% 20% Lane 45% 54% 63% 12

13 General Materials Management Program Overview of the Recycling Opportunity Act: Oregon Revised Statutes Vol. 11, Chapter 459A: Local gov t Opportunity to Recycle requirements: A place in the wasteshed for collection of source-separated recyclables; For cities with populations over 4,000: At least monthly collection of recyclables from collection service customers; or, An alternative program approved by DEQ. A public education and promotion program that tells people what to recycle and how. Cities of 4K 9,999 pop. must choose 3 or 4 program elements with which to comply. Cities of 10K 50 K must choose 4-5 program elements with which to comply. Cities of 50 K+ must choose 6 or 7 program elements with which to comply. 13

14 Opportunity to Recycle: Overview of New* and Existing Program Elements: a. Curbside recycling container b. Weekly curbside recycling c. Expanded recycling education and promotion program with practices to reduce contamination d. Multi-family dwelling (MFD) recycling enforceable on landlords + contamination prevention education & outreach e. Yard debris collection and composting f. Commercial recycling enforceable on landlords + contamination prevention education & outreach g. Expanded recycling depots h. Weight-based garbage collection rates i. Institutional and commercial food waste collection and composting *As of Jan. 1,

15 Opportunity to Recycle: Overview of New and Existing Program Elements (cont d): j. Mandatory commercial recycling program. k. Residential curbside food waste collection program. l. Dry waste recovery program for certain C&D materials. Require processing of C&D waste to remove certain recyclables. Option to include education and promotion to encourage salvage and reuse of C&D. m. Mandatory non-residential food waste collection program. 15

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17 wgrep2016.pdf 17

18 Material Recovery Rate Formula: (down from 46.2% in 2015) 18

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20 How are we doing on progress towards statewide goals? How did we do in Lane Co.? Calculated Recovery Rate (2016) = 50.0% Goal (2025) = 63% 20

21 recycling, composting and counting energy recovery provide a greenhouse gas reduction corresponding to approximately 4.7 percent of net statewide emissions (from all sources) comparable to the greenhouse gas benefit of eliminating tailpipe emissions from approximately 690,000 average passenger cars. 21

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41 What does this mean for Oregon? OAR : Definitions (36) "Recyclable material" means any material or group of materials that can be collected and sold for recycling at a net cost equal to or less than the cost of collection and disposal of the same material. In other words, if it costs more to recycle a material than dispose of it, it is not recyclable. 41

42 What does this mean for Oregon? 1. DEQ began working with stakeholders in 10/17 on short-term solutions. 2. Since 10/17, DEQ has issued 24 concurrences, resulting in disposal of some 8400 tons of materials to date. 3. DEQ began working with stakeholders in 1/18 on medium and long-term solutions. 4. DEQ continues to meet with stakeholders twice monthly to work on these issues. 42

43 Compared to 2016 recycling totals, this represents approx. 3.7% of total recovered materials annually. 43

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45 Thank You! Craig C. Filip Solid Waste Specialist Department of Environmental Quality 165 E. 7 th Ave., Suite 100, Eugene, OR filip.craig@deq.state.or.us 45