Ipswich Recycling Committee Report to Selectmen Dec. 14 2015

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Presentation to the Ipswich Boardof Selectmen

December 2015

IPSWICH RECYCLINGADVISORY

COMMITTEE (IRAC)



Mission Statement

Increase the awareness of benefits of recycling and save municipal

funds spent on trash disposal



YEAR IN REVIEW



Events We Attended•

Farmers Market• Olde Ipswich Days

• Chowderfest



Recycling EventsElectronics (for fee) and

Styrofoam (“free”) Collections • Every Sept, Feb and May

Styrofoam:

• ~1,000 pounds Styrofoam collectedeach time

• $250 disposal fee paid by IRAC

• Had to turn people away last time(truck filled early!)

2014/15 Electronics net proceeds:

• September to IRAC ($1900)

• February to Middle School ($850)

•

May to ISE ($2500)



MassRecycle Individual Recycler of the Year

Heather Pillis!



Facebook

•

>420 “likes”



Ipswich Chronicle Articles

• Paula Jones, volunteer

• Environmental Steward award for Chronicle!

Topics included:

• April 3, 2015 The Financial Benefit of Recycling and Collecting Organics Curbside in Ipswich

• March 26, 2015 Recycling Glass

• March 19, 2015 Recycling Oversized items

•March 12, 2015 Recycling Plastic Bags and Wraps at Supermarket

• Feb. 26, 2015 Reducing and Reusing

• Feb. 19, 2015 Banning Plastic Bags in Portsmouth, NH, and 6 Towns in MA

• Feb. 5, 2015 Recycle Your Unwanted Clothes

• Jan. 16, 2015 Recycling Styrofoam

• Dec 4, 2015 Ipswich Curbside Composting Program

•

Dec. 11, 2014 Being “Green" for the Holidays• October 2014 Banning Plastic Bags in the US

• August 14, 2014 Recycling Cartons

• August 7, 2014 Environmental Impact of Plastic Water Bottles

• July 26, 2014 What to Do If Your Recycling Was Missed; How to Get Compost at the Transfer Station

• July 3, 2014 Styrofoam Recycling and Disposing of Paint



Transfer Station



Carry In/Carry Out Policy

The Town of Ipswich has introduced anew Carry In/Carry Out policy for parks,ballfields and beaches. Trash cans arenot provided. Residents and visitors are

asked to arrive at these locationsprepared to take their trash along withthem and are encouraged to recycle athome. For this program to succeed, thecooperation of all coaches, parents and

players is essential. Children will needextra help and encouragement inlearning how to care for their parks andfields.



Curbside Composting Program

050

100

150

200

11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov

Tons Composted

0

100

200

300

400

500

11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov

# HouseholdsYear Cost to Household

Nov 11 $100

Nov 12 $100

Nov 13 $68

Nov 14 $68

Nov 15 $50



Curbside Composting Program•

450 participants• Increased participation when fee went to $50 (DPW offsetting $18 each)

• Cost to DPW each year for participation offset –approx $7,000

• Join mainly through word of mouth

• November 2015

• Will deliver to Agresource in Ipswich

• $52 renewal rate

•Approximately 13 pounds per household per week

• All schools composting – 600 lbs diverted weekly (13.2 tons in 2014)

• Net savings (minus tip fee) ~$3000 (includes school composting)



Curbside Composting Program

• "This is a wonderful program our town has. I love how heavy my green bin is and how light my trash is. I feel so good about what I amdoing every Wednesday."

• “After recycling and composting, it's amazing how little trash I haveevery week!”

• “I feel proud when I put my bucket out on the street every Tuesdayevening.”

• “We want to continue. We must continue. There's no going back. Ifeveryone understood how much of their current garbage could be going into compost, how easy it is and the wonderful soil it creates,

80% of the Ipswich households would want to sign up !”



STATISTICS



CY2014 Trash (lbs/hh)

Ipswich is relatively low at ~ 1300 lbs/householdHamilton is under 1000 lbs/household

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

Hamilton

Gloucester

Boxford

Malden

Manchester btS

Ipswich

Amesbury

Wenham



CY2014 Recycling Percentage

Ipswich rate is ~ 40%Hamilton is ~ 53%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Hamilton

Wenham

Manchester btS

Boxford

Ipswich

Newburyport

Gloucester



Solid Waste And Recycling Trend (tons)

2,816

1,871

2,839

1,933

2829

1834

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

Solid Waste Recycling

FY13

FY14

FY15



WHAT ELSE CAN WE

DO?



What else can we do?Charge for Bulky* Items

(Boxford, Gloucester, Newbury, Topsfield, Danvers, Newburyport allcharge)

Two options:

•

JRM collects fee (no DPW involvement) at $25• Town sells stickers and collects revenue at $TBD

• Mattresses free?? (Received grant)

Benefits:

• Save in tipping fees• DEP Dividends program generates additional point ($800)

• Generate revenue (sticker option only)

*Bulky item = mattress, upholstered/wood furniture, carpet (excludes electronics)



What else can we do?

$38,400$38,000

$44,500

$30,000

$32,000

$34,000

$36,000

$38,000

$40,000

$42,000

$44,000

$46,000

Revenue

Revenue from Bags

FY 13 FY14 FY15

*

$5,400

$4,130

$7,398

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

Cost of Bags

Bags Purchased

FY 13 FY14 FY15

*

* Little Neck now required to purchase bags

Revenue from Recycling, Overthrow bags and other waste reduction efforts toEnterprise Fund



Net Revenue After Purchasing Bags

$32,999

$33,870

$37,102

$30,000

$31,000

$32,000

$33,000

$34,000

$35,000

$36,000

$37,000

$38,000

Net Revenue

FY13

FY14

FY15



Recycling Revenue

Revenue decreasing due to lighter plastics, less newspaper, metalrevenue decreased, etc.

• Each ton of trash costs the town $65.14

• Ipswich earns $10 per ton for recycling

Revenue (currently goes to general fund)

• FY 2012 $19,257.13

•

FY 2013 $18,717.20• FY 2014 $19,329.40

• FY 2015 $18,340.70



IRAC

RECOMMENDATIONS



SUMMARY - IRAC Recommendations

Fiscal Year 2016:

• Implement bulky item fee January 1, 2016

• Revenue from Recycling, Overthrow bags and other waste

reduction efforts to Enterprise Fund

• BOS member to occasionally attend IRAC meetings



Future Considerations

Future Considerations (neighboring towns are doing):

• Free curbside composting for all eligible service recipients

• Bi-weekly (every other week) Trash with Weekly recycling

•

PAYT (SMART)• Plastic Bag Ban

• Styrofoam Ban



Thank you!

Please let us know what youthink

IRC Committee:

(from left to right)

• Penny Devoe

• Meredith McMorrow

• Heather Pillis

• Paula Jones

• Dave Benedix

• Mike Judy

• Andrea LaCroix

• Nicole Whitten

• Judy Sedgewick

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