Solid Waste Master Plan County Board Workshop

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1 Solid Waste Master Plan County Board Workshop 8/1/2017

2 Agenda Master Planning Background and Update Proposed Approaches: Review and Discussion Policy Plan strategy selection Additional strategies toward achieving a 75% recycling rate by 2030 Next and Future Steps

3 2012 Solid Waste Master Plan Adopted March 27, 2012 Significant program, policy, and law changes have occurred

4 Program Changes Since 2012 Plan Improved recycling services Single Sort, materials added, public space recycling, container signage Provided organics recycling options County facilities, campgrounds, drop site, County Fair, events Launched waste reduction Fix-it-clinics, food waste prevention, promotion Offered incentives Businesses, schools, public spaces Enhanced education Master Recycler Composter Program, E-news

5 Policy & Law Changes Since 2012 Plan 75% recycling rate by 2030 MN Stat. 115A.552 (new-2014) Businesses, multi-unit and public entities must recycle MN Stat. 115A.151 (new-2016) Organics funding allocation MN Stat. 115A.557 (new-2014) State enforcement for Restriction on Disposal MN Stat (new-2012)

6 County Planning Requirements MN Stat Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan adopted April 6, 2017 MN Stat County Master Plan revision and submittal to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency by January 6, 2018 Metro Policy Plan County Master Plan County Comprehensive Plan City Comprehensive Plan

7 Policy Plan Strategies County Master Plans must incorporate a minimum number of strategies provided in the Policy Plan Topic Area Identified Strategies Regional Solutions 3 Select 2 Source Reduction/Reuse 4 Select 2 Curbside Collection 5 Select 1 Recycling 4 Select 1 Organics Management 7 Select 3 Non-Municipal Solid Waste 5 Select 1 County Must: Recycling markets 4 Participate in all 4 Organics Markets 2 Select 1 Emerging Technologies 2 Participate in both Product Stewardship 2 Implement both

8 Policy Plan Objectives Management Method 2015 Metro Actual 2016 Dakota County Actual 2020 Objective 2025 Objective 2030 Objective 2036 Objective Reuse & Reduction Not measured Not measured 1.5% 3% 4% 4% Recycling* (includes organics) Resource Recovery 41% 47% 63% 68% 75% 75% 29% 12% 35% 31% 24% 24% Landfill 22% 41% 2% 1% 1% 1% *MN Stat. 115A % county recycling by 2030

9 Policy Plan and Additional Strategies Needed to Reach 75% Additional Recycling Needed to Reach 75% (28%) Current Recycling Rate (47%) Disposal (25%)

10 Board Priority: A Clean and Green Place Strategic Objective Create less waste and manage it well 2017 County Board Priority Meet statutory requirements to revise the Dakota County Solid Waste Master Plan and implement the Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan

11 Master Plan Revision Process Research Stakeholder Engagement Dakota County Planning Commission County Board of Commissioners Draft Master Plan Submittal to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for review and approval

12 Draft Policy Plan Published Jul 2016 County Board-Policy Plan Comments Aug 2016 County Board- Stakeholder Engagement Sep 2016 PDC - Process Update Feb 2017 Final Policy Plan Apr 2017 PDC - Process Update Apr 2017 PDC - Process Update May 2017 County Board Workshop Aug 2017 PDC - MP for public comment Sep 2017 County Board - MP approval Nov 2017 PDC - Final MP Nov Jul Sep Nov 2017 Mar May Jul Sep Nov Sep 2016 Planning Commission- Project Kickoff Jan 2017 Planning Commission- Requirements & Programs Oct 2016 Planning Commission- Vision, Policies, Stakeholders Dec 2016 Planning Commission- Surveys and Update Apr 2017 Planning Commission- Round 1 Summary Aug 2017 Planning Commission- Recommend MP Release for Comment Jul 2017 Planning Commission- Engagement Complete & Draft Strategies Oct 2017 Planning Commission- Recommend MP Approval Jan 2018 Anticipated Final Master Plan

13 Stakeholder Engagement Round1 (Oct 2016 Feb 2017) Input on solid waste issues, barriers, and solutions Round 2 (March - May 2017) Feedback on potential strategies and approaches

14 Round 1 Engagement, Ended Waste Haulers & Facilities Public Entities - Schools Reuse Organizations Industrial Waste Generators In person meeting (11/29/16-26 attendees) Survey (3 online responses) Survey (phone interviews all 11 districts) Survey (1 online response) Survey (2 online responses) Public Entities Cities, Townships, Schools Businesses Residents County City/County Manager meeting (1/29/17-15 attendees) Public Entity workshop (2/17/17-17 attendees) Survey (9 online responses) Survey (50 online responses) Survey (452 online responses) Planning Commission updates (Sep, Oct, Dec, Jan) Board updates verbal & written (Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan) PDC presentations (Sep, Feb)

15 Round 2 Engagement, Ended Waste Haulers & Facilities Public Entities - Schools In person meeting (5/31/17-21 attendees) Survey (2 online responses) Survey (28 online responses) Reuse Organizations Survey (1 online response) Public Entities Cities & Townships Workshop (administrators/staff) (5/30/17-27 attendees) Survey (9 online responses) Businesses Survey (111 online responses) Residents County Survey (1,137 online responses) Planning Commission updates(sep, Oct, Dec, Jan, Apr) Board updates verbal & written (Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan) PDC presentations (Sept, Feb, May)

16 Overarching Stakeholder Themes Desire to work collaboratively More information, specific and standardized Convenient and more opportunities to recycle (e.g., drop offs) Consistent list of collected recyclables Incentives preferred over mandates Phased requirements for recycling and organics

17 Overarching Stakeholder Themes Weekly residential curbside recycling and organics pick-up Technical assistance and start-up financial support for commercial generators No support for organized residential trash collection Best management practices and support for municipality collection contracts

18 Proposed Master Plan Vision State Policy Plan Vision A sustainable community minimizes waste, prevents pollution, promotes efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, saves energy and develops resources to revitalize local economies. The integrated waste management system is an essential component of the infrastructure of a sustainable community. Solid waste must be managed by technologies and methods that support sustainable communities and environments. The solid waste management hierarchy, with its associated goals of protecting the state s air, land, water, and other natural resources and the public health, is central to attaining the twin objectives of sustainability and solid waste management, because it emphasizes source reduction, reuse, recycling, organics recovery, and resource recovery over land disposal. Draft County Solid Waste Master Plan Vision Dakota County will have a waste management system that protects, preserves, and enhances the environment and public health. Metro Policy Plan County Master Plan to be Revised

19 Proposed Master Plan Policies Manage materials in a manner that will protect the environment and public health, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy and natural resources, and reduce toxicity and exposure to toxics. Whether public or private, hold the operators and users of any solid waste system accountable for meeting the goals of this Plan. Manage waste in a cost-effective manner that maximizes environmental benefits and minimizes long-term financial liability and be priced to provide incentives that encourage waste to be managed as high as possible on the waste hierarchy. Regulate waste in accordance with County ordinances. Prioritize waste and toxicity reduction, reuse, recycling and organics diversion over resource recovery and land disposal. Employ multiple approaches including educational regulatory and financial to meet the Policy Plan goals and objectives. Implement projects and programs toward achieving the Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan goals and objectives. Collaborate with the private and public sectors to address waste management issues. Hold waste generators accountable for waste they produce and for following the Master Plan. Advocate for State and Federal product stewardship laws. Seek external sources of funding to implement this Master Plan and for long-term and postclosure care of landfills. Policy Plan Draft Master Plan

20 Recommended Master Plan Strategies Policy Plan strategies Additional strategies toward meeting the 75% recycling goal by 2030

21 Strategy Scoring Matrix Criteria Weight Scoring Criteria Score Diversion Potential (annual tons) Environmental Protection Cost Effectiveness ($/ton) Public Perspective Waste Industry Perspective 4 4. > 25, > 10,000 and < 25, > 1,000 and < 10, < Promotes toxicity reduction 3. Promotes reduction and/or reuse 2. Promotes or encourages recycling and/or organics diversion 1. Encourages solid waste processing 2 4. < $10 3. > $10 and < $ > $100 and < $ > $ Evidence of general support 3. Neutral or no preference for support 2. Low level of support 1. No support/active opposition 1 4. Evidence of general support 3. Neutral or no preference for support 2. Low level of support 1. No support/active opposition Max. 16 Max. 12 Max. 8 Max. 8 Max. 4 TOTAL SCORE Max. 48

22 Regional Solutions Occurring Select at least 2 of 3 Policy Plan Strategy Score Proposed Implement standardized messaging regarding residential recycling in all seven Metro counties. 34 Policy Plan Standardize ordinances (e.g., hauler licensing, hazardous waste reciprocal use). 29 Policy Plan Address state and city codes and ordinances that inhibit recycling (e.g., waste enclosures) % Goal

23 Source Reduction and Reuse Occurring Select at least 2 of 4 Policy Plan Strategy Score Proposed Implement a program for either businesses or residents that prevents food from being wasted. 35 Policy Plan Support the state s Sustainable Purchasing Program. 29 Policy Plan Expand and improve material exchange programs such as the University of Minnesota s Material Exchange Program % Goal Implement at least two active programs that focus on reuse at the county level - swaps, fix-it clinics, education, apartment move in/outs, research % Goal

24 Collection Best Practices Occurring Select at least 1 of 5 Policy Plan Strategy Score Proposed Collect recycling weekly. 37 Policy Plan Collect recyclables and trash on the same day. 30 Pair bi-weekly trash collection with weekly recycling and organics collection. 27 Contract for residential recycling by Contract for residential MMSW collection by

25 Recycling Management Occurring Select at least 1 of 4 Policy Plan Strategy Score Proposed Focus the implementation of mandatory commercial recycling in the Metro on generators of large quantities of recyclables and the generators of most impactful materials. 35 Policy Plan Continue efforts on compliance with the public entities recycling requirements % Goal Support the collection of non-traditional recyclables, such as furniture, mattresses, carpet. Evaluate the effectiveness and the impacts of mandatory upfront processing of waste prior to or at resource recovery facilities and landfills that accept waste from the Metro. MPCA leads 31-75% Goal

26 Organics Management Occurring Select at least 3 of 7 Policy Plan Strategy Score Proposed Support community-based marketing campaigns that educate residents on ways to reduce the amount of food that is not eaten. Require organics diversion by large generators of organic material by Make residential curbside organic collection available countywide by (e.g., require haulers offer, cities offer via contracted collection) Policy Plan Policy Plan Policy Plan When working with organizations, encourage preventing food waste and food donation first % Goal Develop additional transfer capacity in the region. 27 Implement organics diversion at public entity facilities and in large event venues. Evaluate mixed waste processing for organics recovery. MPCA leads % Goal

27 Non-Municipal Solid Waste Occurring Select at least 1 of 5 Policy Plan Strategy Score Proposed Waste composition studies must be conducted at all disposal facilities that accept waste from the Metro. - MPCA leads - Policy Plan Work with cities to adopt ordinances that require waste plans for demolition/deconstruction projects. Ensure that projects that receive general obligation bond funding from the state of Minnesota are in compliance with the B3 guidelines. - MPCA leads 20 - Study waste classification practices. - MPCA leads - Develop more comprehensive measurement of the industrial and C&D segments of the solid waste stream. MPCA leads -

28 Organics Markets Occurring Select at least 1 of 2 Policy Plan Strategy Score Proposed Expand the use of compost in MnDOT and in local government transportation infrastructure projects. - Policy Plan Assist local governments in adopting policies that require the use of compost in new construction projects. -

29 Additional Strategies Toward Meeting the 75% Goal Enhance volume-based pricing Implement generator requirements for recycling Increase organics drop-off opportunities until curbside is available Provide additional household hazardous waste drop-off options Implement multi-unit recycling program Implement long-term revenue sources for landfill abatement

30 Master Plan Next Steps Develop Implementation Phases Draft Master Plan Release for Public Review Refine Draft Master Plan Submit Adopted Master Plan to MPCA for Approval County Board - MP approval Nov 2017 County Board Workshop Aug 2017 PDC - MP for public comment Sep 2017 PDC - Final MP Nov Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jul 2017 Planning Commission- Engagement Complete & Draft Strategies Aug 2017 Planning Commission- Recommend MP Release for Comment Oct 2017 Planning Commission- Recommend MP Approval Jan 2018 Submit Final Master Plan

31 Implementation Future Steps Coordinate with County Communications, municipalities and haulers to enhance education Collaborate with stakeholders to: refine phased approaches consider regulatory changes to Ordinance 110 develop interim and long-term financial supports

32 Additional Questions or Comments?