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The RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP: NYSAR3 November 7, 2014
Keefe Harrison David J. Refkin, President Executive Director GreenPath Sustainability Cons.
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Financial, Purchasing & Sustainability Background Time Inc. – largest global magazine publisher (26 years)
• President TI Paperco: Purchased paper internationally, $750 million per year; developed and implemented EPP model
• Director of Sustainable Development: Developed creative solutions to business/sustainability challenges: forest certification, recycling – ReMIX, carbon footprinting and climate change
NRC Board (2003-2009), NRC President (2006-2009) GreenPath Sustainability Consultants (2009-
• Work with clients seeking innovative strategic business solutions and economic and environmental win/wins on issues related to recycling, forestry, bioenergy, water, supply chains, climate change and environmental communications.
GreenPath Sustainability Consultants
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Union College 2014 D1 National Hockey Champion
The Curbside Value Partnership is a 501(c)(3) organization that currently administers three distinct programs.
Technical and educational resources
for communities nationwide
CVP Classic
Leveraging grants and technical assistance to
transform the US curbside recycling system
Over a decade’s experience in more than 35 partner communities
Community marketing campaigns
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Craig Cookson Director, Sustainability & Recycling Plastics Division American Chemistry Council Brian Gray Sales Manager Tri-Arrows Aluminum Gary Wygant Vice President, Business Development Coca-Cola Recycling Megan Daum Vice President, Sustainability Can Manufacturers Institute
David Gill VP and General Manager Novelis North America Elizabeth Schmitt CVP Board Chairperson and Director of Recycling Programs Alcoa Keefe Harrison Executive Director Curbside Value Partnership
Curbside Value Partnership Board
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Curbside Value Partnership Sponsors The Recycling Partnership Funders
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DEC 2013
Stakeholders from
eleven southeastern
states came together
at SERDC Paper and
Packaging Symposium
in Atlanta.
KEY DRIVER : NEED
FOR MORE MATERIAL
JAN 2014
SERDC 120 (a 120-day
discovery program) set out
to clarify opportunities and
intentions. Ideal candidate
cities were identified for
program development.
120 DAYS
11 STATES
JULY 2014
Curbside Value Partnership
launched The Recycling Partnership
to strategically improve recovery
throughout the US.
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An additional 24 million tons diverted from landfills (a corresponding value of $2.6 billion)
104 billion gallons of water saved (equivalent to the average water usage of 1.8 million people- the population of Boston, Charlotte and Atlanta combined)
=
JUST 10% MOREA 10% increase in our national recycling rate would result annually in:
A savings of 55 million metric tons of CO2 (equivalent to taking 10.1 million vehicles off the road)
CO2
Sources: U.S. EPA Municipal Solid waste data, RecyclingMarkets.net, WaRM, WRAP, PE Americas, BUWAL, and NRDC
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OVERCOMING BARRIERS to CREATE A SYSTEMS SOLUTION
Public Entities’ Needs and Concerns
Private Industries’ Needs and Concerns
Shared Opportunities
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We promote six best practices to assure strategic success from curb to market:
PARTNERSHIP Leveraging private dollars to unlock public investments around strategic recycling improvement.
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE Technical assistance as well as education and outreach.
STRATEGY Creating a systems solution to a systems problem.
LASTING IMPACTS One time contributions, long-standing improvements. STRENGTHENED
SUPPLY CHAIN
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Four key areas of work:
Champion Building
System Solution Education and Outreach
Access
Growing support from local and state elected officials and the private sector.
Addressing the entire supply chain, ensuring use of best management practices.
Increasing participation and reducing contamination.
Ensuring all households with curbside collection are served by large roll carts.
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• Birmingham, AL • Bowling Green, KY • Charleston County, SC • Columbia, SC • Fayetteville, AR • Florence, AL • Jackson, MS • Louisville, KY • Richmond, VA • Roanoke, VA
First 10 Potential Cities
Strategic collaboration of public and private partners for widespread material recovery results.
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350 450 450 450
Projected increases in three possible city partners
Projected increase
Current lbs/hh
Projected lbs/hh
Florence, AL
123%
157
90%
237
500%
75
Columbia, SC Richmond, VA
171%
166
Roanoke, VA
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CVP’s Partner City program is on-the-ground engagement
Finalize contracts with city partners
City partner
approach expanded to provide broader
assistance
Complete technical & marketing resources
in Adopting Carts
Module
Measure initial
project outcomes
Ongoing technical
assistance, champion building
Grow
Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q1
Complete 2015
national scale
approach
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How will the Recycling Partnership be funded?
For-profit companies:
$100,000 minimum annually one Advisory Committee votes
$250,000 minimum annually three Advisory Committee votes
$500,000 minimum annually five Advisory Committee votes
Not-for-profit organizations:
$50,000 minimum annually one Advisory Committee vote
$150,000 minimum annually two Advisory Committee votes
$300,000 minimum annually three Advisory Committee votes
Funding thresholds and Advisory Committee votes
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The Recycling Partnership:
How will the work be managed? • The Curbside Value Partnership will be conducting the
work of the Recycling Partnership.
• MOUs will form the relationship between many funding partners and CVP.
For the past decade, CVP (a 501c3) has successfully formed
public-private partnerships across the country that have
increased curbside recycling.
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Why do we think the approach will work?
Over a decade’s experience in more than 35 partner communities
And growing support
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Create a systems solution to a systems problem
Public-Private Partnership: Leveraging private dollars to unlock public investments around strategic recycling improvement.
Comprehensive support with Technical Assistance, Education, Promotion and Outreach.
Deliver measurable increases in both QUALITY and QUANTITY
Actual efforts toward environmental and sustainability goals.
Immediate impact as well as long-lasting improvements.
Drive recovery and increases supply.
TREMENDOUS BENEFITS STRONG STRATEGY
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CVP’s Recycling Partnership is a national initiative that creates shared opportunities and shared results.
Recycling is a multi-sector industry. It is a loosely connected, but highly dependent network of public and private interest.
It's Go Time!
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• And more!
Keefe Harrison, Executive Director kharrison@recyclecurbside.org 864.760.8828