WASTE EQUITY INNOVATIONS IN COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION Case Wyse, M.S. Candidate in Sustainable Environmental Systems Fall Semester 2016
August 17, 2016 Department of Sanitation releases The DSNY Private Carting Study the City committed to conduct a comprehensive study of commercial waste collection zones, to determine if there are substantial inefficiencies in the way waste is collected and if so, whether exclusive collection zones would reduce those inefficiencies and possibly create ancillary benefits such as improved recycling rates, working conditions, and wages. 1 1 DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016 2
Power Plants, Energy Information Administration 2015 TRI Facilities, EPA 2015 AIRS/AFS Facilities, EPA 2015 Wastewater Treatment Plants, Open Sewer Atlas Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016 3
Power Plants, Energy Information Administration 2015 TRI Facilities, EPA 2015 AIRS/AFS Facilities, EPA 2015 Wastewater Treatment Plants, Open Sewer Atlas Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016 4
Land Use, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Ouput (PLUTO) 2016v1, DCP 2016 Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016 5
Current Plans Evaluation 6
63 Waste Transfer Stations + 6.6m tons of waste * 25 Tons 264,000 Truck Trip Equivalents in 2015 Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016 & NYCDEC 2015 FOIL Request DSNY 2012 Commercial Waste Study 7
71 17 17 Community Districts Have at least One Private Land-Based Solid Waste Transfer Station Community Districts Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016 New York Community Districts, DCP 2016 8
Community Districts 4 6 1 Community District handles almost as much as 10,000 tons of waste per day The next 3, as much as 5,000 tons of waste per day 3 3 1 320 1,000 2,800 5,000 Tons Per Day (2015) 10,000 Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016 New York Community Districts, DCP 2016 Solid Waste Tonnage Data, NYC DEC 2015 FOIL Request by TDT/NYLPI 9
Plans 10
Setting Goals OneNYC Air Quality New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80x50, New York City s greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005 Waste Reduction Zero Waste New York City will send zero waste to landfills by 2030 11
OneNYC Air Quality New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030 Initiative 4 Cut Emissions from Mobile Sources A. Reduce Emissions from the City Fleet B. Reduce Emissions from private truck fleets and forhire vehicles 2014 Annual Average PM 2.5 * *New York City Community Air Survey, 2014 12
respiratory hospitalizations per 1k people per census tract 0 / No Data PM 2.5 Contributes to more than 2,000 deaths annually & over 6,000 emergency visits and hospitalizations * < 5 5-10 10+ The rate of emergency room visits due to PM 2.5 attributable asthma is 3 times higher in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods compared to the more affluent ones * Solid Waste Transfer Stations, DCP 2016 New York Community Districts, DCP 2016 Asthma Hospitalizations, Infoshare: Hospital Admissions/SPARCS (2014): NYS Dept. of Health 2014 Total Population, ACS 2014 OneNYC, 2014 13
OneNYC Air Quality New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030 18.5k Tons per Day * Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80x50, New York City s greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005 Initiative 3 Build upon Zero Waste to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the solid waste sector. 2m Tons of CO 2 e per year * *OneNYC 2014 14
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OneNYC Air Quality New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80x50, New York City s greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005 90 Major Commercial Carters in NYC * Waste Reduction Zero Waste New York City will send zero waste to landfills by 2030 Initiative 8 Reduce commercial waste disposal by 90 percent by 2030 A. Conduct a comprehensive study of commercial waste collection zones. 108k Businesses in NYC * *DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016 16
Setting Goals Air Quality New York City will have the best air quality among all large US cities by 2030 Central Tendency and Dispersion of the Businesses served by the top 20 Carters* Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80x50, New York City s greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005 Waste Reduction Zero Waste New York City will send zero waste to landfills by 2030 Initiative 8 Reduce commercial waste disposal by 90 percent by 2030 A. Conduct a comprehensive study of commercial waste collection zones. *DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016 17
How did we get here? 1. Closure of City s Landfills And incinerators raised the costs of tipping fees in the remaining landfills 2. Break-up of Mafia Control For better or worse, removed the last semblance of a zoned-style waste system 3. Big Waste Enters and follows economic paths of least resistance for installation of waste infrastructure 18
Evaluation 19
Current System Residential DSNY 3.4m Households 1 3.2m Tons of Waste in 2015 2 Commercial 8 Marine and Rail Transfer Stations Scheduled to be online by 2018 5 Total of 17,364 T.P.D Capacity 7 5 Currently Online 1 Barge 28 Long-haul trucks 6 + 116 Commercial Carters 3 107,800 Customers 3 3.4m tons 4 58 Commercial Transfer Stations Total of 26,570 T.P.D Currently Handled8 (includes residential waste) 1 American Fact Finder, ACS 09/14 5-year Estimate 2 - OneNYC Progress Report, 2016 3 DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016 4- DSNY Commercial Waste Study, 2012 5 DSNY 2016 Strategic Plan, 2016 6 HabitatMap Barge NYC s Garbage 20 7 2004 Comercial Waste Management Study, DSNY 2014 8 NYCDEC TDT FOIL Request, CY 2015
Current DSNY Disposal Network Public DSNY Network & Tonnage Data, 2015 21
2016 Private Carting Study 11 Franchised Carting Zones - Market & Cost Analysis Routing Analysis Air-Quality Analysis Safety Analysis Zones as Demonstrated in the DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016 22
+ + = 23 VMT Analysis, DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016
PM 2.5 56% PM 10 51% CO 59% NO x 62% CO 2 e 64% 24 VMT Analysis, DSNY Private Carting Study, 2016
2006 SWMP Guiding Framework Recognize the environmental issues surrounding waste Treat each borough fairly Rely on sound business principles to increase efficiency Be realistic and able to be implemented quickly Look forward, allowing for future innovation Be reliable Be built collaboratively Maintain service standards Waste Infrastructure Data from Department of City Planning Facilities, 2016 25
2006 SWMP Original Initiatives Redistribute/Limit Capacity Perform Traffic Analysis Increase & Restructure Transfer Fees 26
Future DSNY Disposal Network Current Permits allow for 17,364 T.P.D Capacity 2004 MTS Commercial Waste Management Study 27 2016 Strategic Plan, DSNY 2016
Transition Planning for the Future Intro. 495 Waste cap on currently overburdened communities Transition both Commercial and Residential Waste transfer from landbased to primarily marine and rail Recommendations Implementation Increase data transparency Include a facilities analysis within the VMT network analysis of The Private Carting Study Seek out opportunities through the bidding process of franchised zones to subsidize the higher costs associated with marine-based waste transfer 28
Thank you 29
Questions? 30