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1 Austin Zero Waste Programs June 21, 2016 Indiana Recycling Coalition

2 Austin by the Numbers Housing Type Single Family Residential 190,000 Multi-Family Residential 180,000 2

3 Department Core Services Curbside Collection Services Weekly trash Every other week recycling Weekly yard trimmings Twice per year bulky item Twice per year large brush Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Drop-off Street and Boulevard Sweeping Litter pick-up/alley cleaning Dead Animal Collection 3

4 Department Additional Services Storm Debris Cleanup Mulching/Compost Operations/Dillo Dirt Downtown Trash Container Collection City Landfill Closure Cart Delivery and Repair Appliance and Electronics Drop-off Special Event Diversion Services Community Clean Up Assistance Illegal Dump Clean up Assistance 4

5 Austin City Council Policies Adopting Zero Waste 5

6 New Direction 6

7 Residential 2020 Diversion Goal Diversion Rate 39.6% 75% Landfilled per household 27.9 lbs/week 11.0 lbs/week Diversion per household 18.3 lbs/week 33.0 lbs/week 7

8 ARR Residential Curbside Waste Stream Composition Source: CB&I, City-Serviced Residential Waste Characterization Study, March

9 Austin Key Initiatives Expanded Recycling Opportunities (Ch. 8) More recyclables accepted in blue cart Weekly curbside recycling collection Public recycling opportunities (Recycle on the Go) Organics Collection and Composting (Ch. 10) Residential organics curbside collection Backyard composting rebate Add weekly food-scrap collection 9

10 Austin Key Initiatives Materials Management (Ch. 7 & 9) Highest and Best Use Philosophy Reuse Collection Centers Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Economic Development (Ch. 15) Remanufacturing Hub Materials Market Exchange Reuse Entrepreneur Opportunities Shop Zero Waste Website 10

11 Austin Key Initiatives Pilots and Incentives (Ch. 20) Restaurant composting pilot Zero Waste Business Rebate Zero Waste Event Rebate Home Composting Rebate Outreach and Education (Ch. 24) ARR Customers ARR mobile app, direct interaction Citywide outreach Insights, I Want to Be Recycled 11

12 Austin Key Initiatives Community Partnerships (Ch. 16 Ch. 19) University Research Partnerships Keep Austin Beautiful All City Departments Recycling Processors Stakeholders via community input Public/Private Partnerships 12

13 Austin Key Initiatives Universal Recycling & Organics Ordinance (Ch. 21) 13

14 URO Recycling Access Requirements for Businesses

15 Recycling Economic Development Buy Local Buy Zero Waste Circular Economy localize markets Materials Marketplace (materials exchange) Austin Reuse/Recycling Economic Impact = $720 million annually and 2,600+ jobs Austin Recycling Innovations Investment Forum Recycling Econ Dev Liaison: Natalie Betts 15

16 Recycling Economic Development Austin Remanufacturing Hub at Closed Landfill US EDA $1 Million Grant for land development 16

17 Carbon Footprint Reductions Climate Change Mitigation Efforts 3R s Reduction, Reuse, Recycling 60,000 tons = 2,750 MTCO 2 annually Composting Food Waste out of Landfills 30,000 tons = 8,500 MTCO 2 annually Universal Recycling Ordinance 50,000 tons = 14,500 MTCO 2 annually Route redesign = 50% reduced miles driven Circular Economy = local markets / jobs Preventing Diesel fuel line vaporization Conversion from diesel to CNG and Hybrids 17

18 Zero Waste is: Zero Waste More than Recycling Materials Management Upstream/Midstream/Downstream Includes All Waste Streams Circular Economy (local end-use) Measured by: Landfill Diversion Percentage Pounds per Household Reduced Trash Pounds per Household Recycling Pounds per Household Organics 18

19 Zero Waste Zero Waste is not: Waste Incineration Mixed Waste Processing Traditional waste hauling Linear Waste Management 19

20 How to Reach Zero Waste Three Phases of Zero Waste Graphic Credit: Eco-Cycle International 20

21 Austin s Zero Waste Vision Transformation from Solid Waste Management to Material Management Reduced Carbon Footprint reduced emissions and reduced vehicle miles Local domestic markets for our recyclables Circular Economy end of life management locally, with living wage (or higher) jobs 75% City-wide Diversion by % City-wide Diversion by

22 Together, We Are Recycling!

23 National Recycling Coalition Membership base 6,000+ State Recycling Organizations: 23 United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico NRC Board of Directors: 25 Members Representing Recycling Organizations, Local Governments, Private Sector Recyclers, and Trade Organizations Together, We Are Recycling!

24 National Recycling Coalition NRC Vision Waste reduction and sound management practices for raw materials in North America lead to an environmentally sustainable economy. Together, We Are Recycling!

25 NRC President s Message Partnership Expanding and growing relationships with other appropriate national trade organizations, building on current connections of Board members. Inclusion Full inclusion of the State Recycling Organizations (as our base membership), State Agencies, and other various voices of recycling. Together, We Are Recycling!

26 NRC President s Message Collaboration Furthering collaboration with the USEPA and various industry and academia experts to leverage their knowledge and influence to further the mission of the NRC. Leadership Positioning the NRC as the national leader on recycling, through a coalition of partnerships, collaboration and inclusion of the various voices of recycling Together, We Are Recycling!

27 NRC President s Message Innovation Innovation and creativity to resolve significant barriers the recycling industry is facing today. Urgency Immediate actions, with a sense of urgency, because the opportunity is here today and tomorrow is right around the corner Together, We Are Recycling!

28 NRC Programs & Services e-newsletter to all members NRC Response to Anti-Recycling Articles National Summit on Sustainable Materials Mgmt National Standards Certification Board Annual Murray J Fox Scholarships Annual NRC Awards August 30 th Policy Statements: Definition of Recycling Mixed Waste Processing Together, We Are Recycling!

29 NRC Editorials Resource Recycling Magazine January: How to respond to attacks on recycling February: Being judicious about what we call recycling March: Long view of recycling will satisfy all parties April: Skepticism of dirty MRFs May: What is Zero Waste June: Why Reuse Matters Together, We Are Recycling!

30 NRC Strategic Planning President s Call to Action Focus on Market Development Addressing contamination, market access, collection standardization, and market stabilization National Measurement System A uniform system of measurement with stakeholder participation, in partnership with USEPA Recycling Issue Advocacy (501c3) In collaboration with our Recycling Organizations (ROs) Together, We Are Recycling!

31 Together, We Are Recycling!

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