Keynote: National Perspective on Construction and Demolition. Gary Sondermeyer

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1 Keynote: National Perspective on Construction and Demolition Gary Sondermeyer Vice President of Operations Bayshore Recycling Environmental Business Council of New England Energy Environment Economy

2 Environmental Business Council of New England Eighth Annual C&D Materials Regional Summit Regulatory Model For C&D Recycling in New Jersey Gary Sondermeyer. Vice President of Operations Bayshore Recycling Corp January 30, 2014

3 C&D Recycling in New Jersey Presentation Overview Brief Summary of Bayshore Recycling; New Jersey C&D Recycling Program Overview: - Condensed History of Mandatory Recycling; - Current Status of Recovery; - Focused Summary of C&D Recycling; - Challenges and Solutions National Issues of Concern; CDRA 2014 Initiatives.

4 Bayshore Family of Companies Largest Recycling Operation in New Jersey Total Capacity in County Recycling Plan of 12,600 TPD Run Seven Separate, but Related Facilities on 55 Acres Facilities Include: - Class B = 2,500 TPD (concrete, asphalt, brick, block) - LTTD = 4,500 TPD (Non-Haz Petroleum Contaminated Soil) - TS/MRF = 1,000 TPD (Type 13, 13C and 27 Waste In County Plan to Increase to 4,000 TPD) - Class A = 1,000 TPD (curbside commodities) - Food Waste = 500 TPD - Also can accept Consumer Electronics and Dredge Material

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6 New Jersey Solid Waste History Jersey the Regional Dumping Ground for NYC & Philly over 600 Open Dumps; Chapter 326 Amendments to Solid Waste Management Act passed in 1975 Effective 1977; 567 Municipalities Totally Preempted; Solid Waste Regionalized at County Level; State Plan & County Master Plans Written Late 70 s; Implementation Phase in 1980 s; 11 Landfills, 5 Mass Burn Incinerators, 16 Transfer Stations Built (over 50 Facilities Sited by Counties); Jersey Invents Flow Control as an Inferred Police Power with Statewide Regulations back in 1982.

7 New Jersey Recycling History NJ Becomes The First State with Mandatory Recycling in 1987 AFTER Disposal Infrastructure Built; Initial Law Set a Floor of Recycling 3 Materials, plus Leaves; Entire Program Centered Initially on Recycling Glass Containers, Aluminum Cans and Newspaper; Everyone Required to Recycle: Residential, Commercial, Institutional and Industrial Sectors; Program Required Fundamental Shifts in Households Down to the Kitchen Level;

8 Current Status of Recycling Recycling Mandatory for Past 26 Years; Key Documents 21 County Master Plans; State Goal in 1993 to Recycle 50% of the Municipal Waste Stream and 60% of the Total Waste Stream; Average Number of Mandated Materials = 16; Extensive SW & Recycling Data Program in Place; 22 Million Tons of Solid Waste Generated Each Year; 13.3 Million Tons is Recycled Total = 60.5% Rate; Current Municipal Recycling Rate = 40%; Curbside Recycling Very Effective!

9 Infrastructure Inventory Transfer & Disposal 12 Solid Waste Landfills (All but 1, Publicly Owned); 5 Mass Burn Incinerators (All Private About 7,000 TPD Capacity); 56 Transfer Stations/Material Recovery Facilities (Of These, 7 are Dirty MRF s with Mechanized Materials Recovery) Recycling 97 Class A Collection Facilities (Curbside Commodities) 19 Intermediate Processing Facilities (Process Curbside Commodities) 123 Class B Facilities (Concrete, Asphalt, Brick, Block, Soil, Wood, Tree Parts) 33 Class C Facilities (Leaf, Grass, Brush Composting) 12 Class D Facilities (Universal Waste)

10 Where Is C&D Recycling Number of Counties Mandating C&D Recycling: - 13 Concrete; - 13 Asphalt; - 11 Wood; - 8 Brick; - 7 Block C&D Recycling Facility Inventory - 53 Recycling Concrete, Asphalt, Brick, Block - 37 Recycle Wood and Tree Parts; - 27 Recycle Both Streams

11 Challenges in New Jersey No Regulatory Distinction Between TS and a Dirty MRF! Years of Grind & Hide Have Hurt Industry Rep. Total Lack of Enforcement Against Sham Operations; Dwindling State/County Inspectors & Robotic Approach; Weakening Support from Attorney Generals Office; Zero In-State Markets for C&D Derived Fuel; County Planning Dysfunctional in Most Counties; Conflicting Priorities: Recycling v. Feed The Beast!

12 Solutions & Initiatives Attacking Commercial/Institutional Sector; Statewide Exemption From Source Separation For Bulky Waste and C&D in Legislative Form: S-2528; Exemption only if Using Licensed & Certified MRF; Pursuing Third Party Certification Requirements in Same Legislative Initiative; Disposal Bans for Food Waste and C&D Being Floated; Criteria to Differentiate True MRF s From TS and Sham Operations Have Been Floated to State; Support from State BPU Office of Clean Energy; Biomass Workgroup and State Agency Council.

13 National Issues of Concern/Interest USEPA Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule and Pursuit of an Exemption for C&D Derived Fuel; OSHA Crystalline Silica Rule: Live Draft Rulemaking with Sweeping Potential Impacts; Third Party Certification by Recycling Certification Institute Taking Off: California, Washington DC, Seattle Washington, New Jersey; Focus on C&D Disposal Bans: Massachusetts, Florida, Seattle Washington, New Jersey

14 CDRA Focus Areas & Initiatives New Name New Website Renewed Focus; Strategic Planning and SWOT Analysis: Biggest Opportunity & Threat: Governmental Regulation; Profiles of C&D Recycling in the 50 States: Program Underway First Installment Anticipated in March; Benefits of C&D Recycling White Paper: University of Florida and Professor Tim Townsend; Focus Areas For 2014: - Model Legislation/Regulations for Disposal Bans; - Opening Markets for C&D Derived Fuel; - Model Approaches to Managing Fines.