City of Red Deer Waste Management Master Plan

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1 City of Red Deer Waste Management Master Plan Joint Waste Reduction Workshop April 19, 2013

2 Today s Objectives Waste Management Master Plan Development Recommended Program Elements and Targets Public Consultation

3 Background April 2011 Environmental Master Plan adopted Waste identified as one of the 7 focus areas Key action Update the Waste Management Master Plan February 1 st, 2012 Hired sonnevera to prepare Waste Management Master Plan April 10 th, 2012 Workshopped with Council to determine Vision for WMMP

4 Vision Red Deer s WMMP will provide strategic and detailed direction to reduce the per capita amount of waste sent to landfill through waste reduction and diversion initiatives that can be supported by the residents and businesses through their actions and choices. The plan aims to make Red Deer a recognized provincial leader in sustainable waste management. The options selected for inclusion in the WMMP will aim to: Encourage and support waste minimization behaviours; Recognize that convenience and accessibility are critical to maintaining community support; Create measurable environmental benefits, such as decreasing the annual per capita disposal rate; Support sustainable waste management on a regional level; and Achieve the greatest diversion at the lowest cost.

5 Background Current programs - Residential Weekly garbage collection 5 unit limit Weekly blue box collection Weekly yard waste collection 7 months 11% 73% 16% Recycling Garbage Yard waste Recycling collection for multi-family dwellings Current programs Commercial Garbage collection franchise City provides collection for bins 6 cu yds and smaller Recycling not provided by City

6 Background Current programs - Landfill City owns landfill located with in City limits Offer numerous diversion programs Scrap metal White goods Electronics Tires Toilets Asphalt shingles 30% 7% 63% Total commercial Total residential Total multi-family Drywall (unpainted) Pallets Yard waste HHW

7 Background Public Consultation Tabled draft WMMP report at Council Meeting January 21 st, 2013 Wrapped up public consultation March 31 st, 2013 May 13th, 2013 Present completed WMMP to Council for adoption

8 Strategy Elements

9 + Promotion and Education

10 Promotion / Education Government Leadership Implementation of additional environmental policies and practices Develop a consistent waste diversion program for all City Facilities Community Engagement Community-Based Social Marketing Branding Social Media Zero Waste Special Events Public Spaces Recycling

11 + Residential

12 Residential Backyard Composting Build upon the current Composting at home program Grasscycling and Xeriscaping Develop and awareness campaign linked to Healthy Yards Program Expanded Residential Organics Collection Implement a year-long pilot of residential organics collection If pilot is successful, implement residential organics collection program Bi-weekly Garbage Collection Combine piloting bi-weekly garbage collection with organics collection pilot

13 Residential Automated Cart-Based Collection Pilot an automated garbage collection program If pilot is successful, implement community wide and consider a variable cart size subscription option Enhanced Curbside Recycling Program Expand materials accepted in the blue box to include additional types of plastic Pilot an automated blue cart collection program If organics and automated cart pilots are successful, move to bi-weekly blue cart collection Garbage Unit Limit Reduce current garbage unit limit to 3 units, followed by a further reduction to 2 units

14 Residential Enhanced Multi-family Programming Develop a targeted multi-family social marketing education program

15 + Industrial, Commercial, Institutional

16 Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Waste Diversion Assistance Provide technical information and assistance to businesses that want to implement waste diversion programs Waste Diversion Promotion Develop a recognition program for businesses achieving high waste diversion Food Waste Diversion Pilot an ICI food waste collection program Support ICI locations that want to do on-site composting

17 Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Enhanced Recycling Collection Work with contractors to design and implement alternate collection options for businesses in areas that present challenges to effective participation in diversion programs. Consider providing municipal buildings with recycling services as an add-on to the multifamily recycling program Expanded C&D Diversion Expand wood diversion at the WMF to include all clean wood waste Consider adding aggregate diversion opportunities at the WMF

18 + Infrastructure Enhancements

19 Infrastructure Enhancements Automated Cart-Based Collection Pending outcomes of pilots, implement automated cart collection Organics collected weekly Garbage and recyclables collected on alternating weeks Organics Processing Facility Conduct a composting feasibility study for residential and ICI food waste to determine technology, size and location of suitable processing facility.

20 + Regulatory Approaches

21 Regulatory Approaches Create a system of differential tipping fees at the Waste Management Facility. Consider implementation of disposal bans for waste materials that have an existing collection and processing infrastructure in place. Mandatory Recycling implement curbside collection bans for all organics and recyclables that are part of diversion programs. require all businesses to participate in diversion programs.

22 Residuals Management Prepare and implement an integrated Design and Operations Plan for the landfill site, with provisions for minor updates every five years. Develop a long-term capital cost plan which provides capital costs of all landfill related infrastructure projects and progressive closure costs. Implement annual topographical plans generated from aerial survey data. Based on the annual topographical plan, undertake an annual airspace consumption analysis. Consider seasonal use of alternative daily cover at the site.

23 Monitoring and Reporting Implement a comprehensive reporting system that provides the level of material breakdown to evaluate performance in different sectors. Conduct on-site and load audits to assess breakout of waste from various sectors. Carry out surveys at recycling depots to determine relative usage by commercial vs. residential sectors, as well as residents from outside Red Deer. Request reporting of diversion amounts from the commercial sector, including businesses that direct ship materials out of the city, as well as total collection volumes from contractors. Incorporate environmental benefits calculations into the reporting system.

24 Proposed Targets Baseline Targets Metric Annual kg of garbage per residential curbside program account Overall per-capita disposal rate (kg/capita)

25 50,000 45,000 Estimated Diversion - Implementation of WMMP 440 Target (kg/capita) 500 WMMP Mandatory Residential Diversion WMMP Expanded Public Space Recycling WMMP Mandatory ICI Diversion 40, WMMP Disposal Bans Target (kg/capita) 600 WMMP Expanded Residential Organics Collection 35,000 WMMP ICI Food Waste Diversion tonnes 30,000 25,000 20,000 Target (kg/capita) kg / capita WMMP Enhanced Multi-Family Recycling Program WMMP Expansion of C&D Diversion Opportunities WMMP Differential Tipping Fees WMMP Waste Diversion Assistance for the Commercial Sector WMMP Expanded Plastics Recycling 15,000 10, WMMP User Pay / Volume Limitations WMMP Backyard Composting / Grasscycling Current ICI Recycling 5, Current Residential Organics Current Residential Recycling Target (kg/capita)

26 Public Consultations Launched on January 21, 2013 Goals: Confirm the strategies developed in the WMMP address the items that are important to Red Deerians Present the WMMP to Red Deerians and solicit their feedback Educate Red Deerians about the WMMP and current programs Wrapped up March 31, 2013

27 Public Consultation Activities WMMP summary report and full draft available on City website 2 online surveys 1 for residents, 1 for businesses Booths at public venues including the Home Show Booth at Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event Presentation to Golden Circle Booth at RDC and downtown coffee shops Facebook and Twitter promotion News release, advertisement in newspaper, Letter to the Editor

28 Public Consultation Results 908 Residential surveys completed 51 Business surveys completed Direct contact with > 850 people

29 Public Consultation Results It is important that we reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill Residential ICI

30 Public Consultation Results It is important that Red Deer becomes a leader in sustainable waste management Residential ICI

31 Public Consultation Results Concerns about Waste in Red Deer

32 Public Consultation Results Support for expanded organics collection and composting Residential ICI

33 Residential Consultation Results Support for service charges being proportional to the size of garbage cart Support for Replacing Blue Boxes with Larger Blue Carts

34 ICI Consultation Results Support for the City Providing Technical & Information Assistance

35 ICI Consultation Results Support for Differential Tipping Fees Support for Banning Recyclables from the Landfill

36 Public Consultation Conclusions Successfully engaged with a broad cross-section of Red Deerians Confirmed that the WMMP addresses the concerns residents and businesses have with waste programs No overarching issues were identified that would indicate the plan requires revision Concerns raised about different programs have provided valuable guidance for designing various pilot programs and education programs

37 Questions?