Medina County Solid Waste District UpdateSeptember 18, 2019Ohio Materials Management Advisory Council OEPA Central Office50 W. Town Street, Suite 700Columbus, OH 43215

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• 1991 – District’s initial Solid Waste Management Plan • April 2013 – District RFP for Solid Waste Plan Update & Proposed

Alterations of Future District CPF Operations• July 2013 – SWPC assembles a TAC to assist in evaluating operations

alternatives (including cities, townships, villages, private solid waste industry and others)

• October 2013-Final report “Alternatives for Future Medina County Operations” – by GT Environmental, Inc.

• October 2013-January 2014 – TAC holds a series of 7 public meetings to review facts to achieve the goal of making a recommendation to the SWPC regarding future operations at the CPF

• November-December 2013 – TAC surveys community for input on current and future solid waste and recycling practices

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Timeline: Past

• February 2014 – SWPC approved the TAC’s recommendation to keep the CPF as a public or private operation and improve recyclables extraction from the MSW as a lower cost per ton

• April 2014 – District forms Bid Team to develop RFP for the continued operation of the CPF

• July 23, 2014 – Draft Solid Waste Management Plan Update submitted to OEPA for NBO comments

• September 2014 – District discontinues community glass igloos pending new glass strategy

• August – September 2014 – District issues and receives RFP for CPF Processing Services bids

• November 2014 – District 3rd party independent assessment of processing equipment

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Timeline: Not Long Ago…

• November 2014 – Processing Services bids rejected; deemed too costly per ton of MSW

• November 2014 – District hosts “Talking Turkey about Trash” public meeting with local officials

• November – December 2014 – District issues and receives RFP for Transfer, Transport & Disposal of MSW bids

• January 2015 – Meet with OEPA and Policy Committee to review changes to Plan document

• January 11, 2015 – Expiration of 5-year CPF contract• January 12, 2015 – Beginning of Transfer, Transport & Disposal

contract and new single stream recycling drop-off at CPF Med

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Timeline: Recent

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Dropped Gate Rate

• Resolution 15-0008:$61.00/ton to $57.00/tonJanuary 6, 2015

• Resolution 15-0104:$57.00/ton to $45.00/tonFebruary 17, 2015

• Resolution 15-1084:$45.00/ton to $42.00/tonJanuary 1, 2016

What’s included?• Sum of All Parts Programming

(SOAP)• MC-18: 2016 Work Group• 2 Budgets – with/without MWP

Public engagement…• March 2 – March 31, 2015 – Public

Comment Period (received four written comments)

• April 9, 2015 – Public Hearing (80+ attendees; 22 oral comments; and 3 written comments received)

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2016 – 2030 Plan Update

January 23, 2016Plan approved

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MC-18: 2016 Work Group

11 Members• District Policy Committee

• Board of County Commissioners Representative• Medina County Township Representative• Largest City in the County (Brunswick)• Health Department• Medina County Industry Representative• Representative of the General Interests of the Citizens• Public Representative

• City of Medina’s chief executive officer or designee• City of Wadsworth chief executive officer or designee• 2nd Township Representative• Private solid waste industry Representative

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MC-18: 2016 Work Group

• Commits the District to developing a new solid waste plan to include the following objectives:• Pay off current CPF debt and eliminate any future as related to

flow control• Increase District-wide recycling activities through programs

instituted by other entities within the District• Eliminate the current solid waste facility designation (flow

Control)• Promote an open or free market for solid waste management• Develop a stable funding mechanism for the District • Develop solid waste programming to meet State Goals (Access)

• Majority must agree upon “road map” or current Plan will control until next re-write

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MC-18: 2016 Work Group

• Met about every 6 weeks• Discussed other complimentary services • Contracted with RRS to provide an independent assessment

of the Optiva Group Ltd. “Waste Mall” proposal • November 17– group voted not to eliminate flow control and

current Plan remains until next re-write

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Other 2016 Activities

• Finalized auction sales of District rolling stock• Medina County District Library – 1st in-house recycling

program• Kimble Companies – 1st to offer subscription curbside recycling

services (cart collection with single stream recycling)• Increased the number of single stream recycling drop-off

locations – Buehler’s Fresh Foods (3 locations)• Brunswick City Schools – system-wide recycling program• Cleveland Clinic’s Medina Hospital – 1st business recycling

program• December 28 – Rumpke of Northern Ohio, Inc. awarded

transfer transport and disposal contract with source separated recycling service contract (2-year term with (3) 1-year options)

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2017 Activities

• Implemented $0.00/ton tip fee for source separated cardboard and single stream recycling Manifest Program

• Spring Clean-Up Voucher Program implemented for use by all communities

• Completed a desktop waste characterization study • Removed all existing processing equipment from building• Mixed Waste Processing/Recyclables Recovery Operations

RFQ/RFP process begins• Continued expansion of school in-house recycling – Highland

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2017 Activities

• Montville Township 1st community to implement curbside recycling program (carts and single stream recycling)

22.27%

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2018 Activities

• Mixed Waste Processing/Recyclables Recovery Operations RFQ/RFP process continues…

• Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority implements recycling system-wide

• Advertised, contracted and implemented year-round HHW collection program

• Curbside recycling discussions begin with Brunswick Hills, Hinckley and York Townships

• City of Brunswick begins bid process for curbside collection of single stream recyclables and trash via carts

• Continued expansion of recycling in schools and businesses

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2018 Activities

• District executes a supply agreement for services including the processing and recovery of recyclables and transfer, transport and disposal of municipal solid waste with the acceptance, transfer and transport for processing of source separated cardboard and source separated recyclables delivered to the Medina County Solid Waste District facility with Rumpke

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2018 Activities

• Single Stream Recycling Drop-Off Infrastructure

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2018 Activities

• Single Stream Recycling Drop-Off Program Upgrades

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2018 Activities

• Single Stream Recycling Drop-Off Changes

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A Busy 2019!

• Began individual bid processes for the curbside collection of trash and single stream recyclables with carts for Brunswick Hills, Hinckley and York Townships

• Began Plan Update on 6-23-19• Implemented new District web site

• recyclemedinacounty.com

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A Busy 2019!

• Single Stream Recycling Drop-Off Continues to Grow

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A Busy 2019!

• Back to Basics Messaging Campaign

72 Locations192 Containers

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A Busy 2019!

• New Decals for Single Stream Recycling Drop-Off Containers

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A Busy 2019!

• Brunswick 1st city to implement curbside recycling• Largest city in Medina County• July 1, 2019

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A Busy 2019!

• District’s Transfer Station Upgrade

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A Busy 2019!

• Installation of Rumpke’s Commercial MWP Equipment

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What Does 2020 Hold?

• Commercial MWP starts in January• Curbside programs begin in January, February and March for

Hinckley, York and Brunswick Hills Townships• Workshop for southern townships on single hauler/curbside

recycling contracting• Implementing social media • ???

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