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IMPROVING RECYCLING IN AMERICA

A Public – Private Partnership

Liz Bedard Technical Council Director

Mass Recycling Conference 3/30/2015

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RECYCLING TO BUILD COMMUNITY

IMPROVING RECYCLING IN AMERICA

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CVP Board of Directors

Recycling Partnership Funders

Associate Members

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We promote six best practices to assure strategic success from curb to market:

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We promote six best practices to assure strategic success from curb to market:

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350

450450

Projected increases in three current city partners

Projected increase

Current lbs/hh

Projected lbs/hh

Florence, AL

123%

157

90%

237

500%

75

Columbia, SC Richmond, VA

166

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Using the Healthy Recovery Components to determine city tasks:

Champion Building

Growing support from local and

state elected officials and the

private sector.

System Solution

Ensuring use of best management

practices.

Education and Outreach

Increasing participation and reducing

contamination.

Access

Ensuring all households with

curbside collection are served by

large roll carts.

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“Grants to Improve Residential Curbside Recycling”

▸ Grants provide: – Funds for cart procurement and education & outreach– Technical assistance support for recycling operations– Champion building with state and local elected officials

▸ Due Date – April 15, 2015

http://www.recyclecurbside.org/news/

Cart Procurement

Education & Outreach Implementation

Tech. Assistance & Campaign Materials

<50,000 Households $100,000 $25,000 $139,000

50,000 – 100,000 HH 200,000 50,000 139,000

>10,000 Households 300,000 75,000 139,000

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Formed in 2003, a 501(c)3 committed to -

IMPROVING RECYCLING IN AMERICA

Contamination –A National Issue…..a Recycling Partnership Focus

• Webinars• Newsletters• The Recycling Partnership Technical Council• Social Media Campaigns• Template Educational Programs• Customized Educational Programs

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Yayor Nay?

IMPROVE QUALITY and REDUCE CONTAMINATION

Webinars

12BUSTING

with MRFs

BIGMYTHS

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The Original 12 BIG Myths

MYTH 1 | How clean?

MYTH 2 | Metal is metal?

MYTH 3 | Glass is glass?

MYTH 4 | Plastic is plastic?

MYTH 5 | Peel labels?

MYTH 6 | Stringy stuff and plastic bags?

MYTH 7 | Are cartons recyclable?

MYTH 8 | Pizza boxes aren’t recyclable, right?

MYTH 9 | The MRF can sort anything?

MYTH 10 | Accept everything?

MYTH 11 | Load rejection clauses?

MYTH 12 | Energy to recycle?

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Yayor Nay?

IMPROVE QUALITY and REDUCE CONTAMINATION

7BUSTING

with MRFs

TOP BIGMYTHS

Webinars

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7 TOP BIG Myths

MYTH 1 | How clean?

MYTH 2 | Metal is metal?

MYTH 3 | Glass is glass?

MYTH 4 | Plastic is plastic?

MYTH 5 | Peel labels?

MYTH 6 | Stringy stuff and plastic bags?

MYTH 7 | Are cartons recyclable?

MYTH 8 | Pizza boxes aren’t recyclable, right?

MYTH 9 | The MRF can sort anything?

MYTH 10 | Accept everything?

MYTH 11 | Load rejection clauses?

MYTH 12 | Energy to recycle?

RecycleCurbside.org

Formed in 2003, a 501(c)3 committed to -

IMPROVING RECYCLING IN AMERICA

Newsletters – Tackle Contamination

Topic #1 - Three Wishes of the Modern MRF

1. Tangle free. Long and stringy items wreak havoc on equipment and create safety hazards for employees.

2. Recycle it right. Clothing, electronics, food waste, etc. are “recyclable” but not at the MRF.

3. No garbage in = no garbage out. Getting the right materials prepared the right way – clean and dry – is important.

http://www.recyclecurbside.org/archive-improving-quality/

RecycleCurbside.org

Formed in 2003, a 501(c)3 committed to -

IMPROVING RECYCLING IN AMERICA

Newsletters – Tackle Contamination

Topic #2 - Why Good People Recycle Bad Things: 3 Common personality types & how to reach them

1. Wish-cyclers: Dedicated recyclers who include “extra” items and hope for the best.

2. Skeptics: Doubters who have heard of recyclables being disposed or can’t conceive of how mixed materials could possibly be sorted and recovered.

3. Retro-cyclers: They want to do the right thing, but have not kept up with guidelines.

http://www.recyclecurbside.org/archive-improving-quality/

RecycleCurbside.org

Formed in 2003, a 501(c)3 committed to -

IMPROVING RECYCLING IN AMERICA

Newsletters – Tackle Contamination

Other Newsletter Contamination Topics

1. Surveying your MRF

2. The value of an “Oops” card

3. Suggestions on “How to say no”:

a. In general

b. On signage

c. On the route

d. On the web

http://www.recyclecurbside.org/archive-improving-quality/

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Curbside Value Partnership Technical Council

▸ Purpose – provide technical perspective on national

curbside recycling issues

▸ Membership– EPA– 3 States (Michigan, North Carolina & Oregon)– 4 municipalities (NYC, Philadelphia, Ft. Worth, San Diego)– 3 MRFS (ReCommunity, Sonoco, Waste Management)– 2 Recycling “Veterans”

• Jerry Powell and Chaz Miller

▸ Projects– Measuring recycling progress and relativity (Pounds/HH of recyclables?)

– Contamination

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2000+ Cities

2000+ Cities

15+ Cities 15+

Cities5+

Cites 5+

Cites

The Recycling Partnership 2015

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Educational Campaigns

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RecycleCurbside.org

Formed in 2003, a 501(c)3 committed to -

IMPROVING RECYCLING IN AMERICA

Contamination –A National Issue…..a Recycling Partnership Focus

• Recyclable commodity prices low…..limited margin for error

• We need to work together to minimize contamination

• Communication needs to be positive but sometimes strong

The Recycling Partnership – working to minimize contamination.

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