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Philadelphia Residential Solid Waste & Recycling Trends: FY 2015 Update
Presented to the Solid Waste & Recycling Advisory Committee
Phil Bresee
Director of Recycling
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Philadelphia’s MSW Circle of Influence
Opportunities: Total MSW Stream
= (~2.6 million tons)
Influence: Commercial
MSW and C&D = ~75% of total
Control: Residential MSW = ~25% of total
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Overall MSW Trends…
Philadelphia MSW Generation 2009-2013
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Philadelphia MSW by Generator Type 2009-2013
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Residential Disposed
C&D Disposed
Commercial Disposed
Residential Recycling
C&D Recycling
Commercial Recycling
Total “all-in” recycling rate has ranged between 44% and 51%.
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Residential MSW Trends FY 2000 – FY 2014
• Curbside recycling tonnages up 200+% since 2005
• Residential disposal tonnages down ~30% from peak year (FY 2004)
• Total residential MSW generation down 19% from FY 2004
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Recycling Disposal Total Waste Generation
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Residential MSW FY 2014 vs. FY 2015 (YTD)
CURBSIDE CURBSIDE
% Change
CURBSIDE CURBSIDE
% Change
OVERALL MSW
OVERALL MSW
RUBBISH RUBBISH RECYCLING RECYCLING GENERATION GENERATION
FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2015 % Change
JULY 46,928 48,039 2.37% 11,176 11,167 -0.09% 58,105 59,206 1.90%
AUGUST 44,031 42,401 -3.70% 10,694 9,433 -11.79% 54,725 51,834 -5.28%
SEPT 40,515 43,793 8.09% 10,226 9,931 -2.89% 50,741 53,724 5.88%
OCT 42,921 42,941 0.05% 10,698 9,779 -8.59% 53,619 52,720 -1.68%
NOV 38,296 37,911 -1.01% 9,964 8,830 -11.38% 48,260 46,741 -3.15%
DEC 38,553 42,048 9.07% 11,914 10,851 -8.92% 50,467 52,899 4.82%
251,244 257,133 2.34% 64,672 59,990 -7.24% 315,916 317,123 0.38%
Recycling down… Total MSW level…
Trend or Aberration?
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Changing Philadelphia MSW Stream…
Paper & cardboard
15%
Plastics 10%
Glass 2%
Metals 4%
Organics 27%
C&D 24%
Other 19%
Philadelphia Residential Disposed 2010
Paper & cardboard
29%
Plastics 13%
Glass 4%
Metals 7%
Organics 29%
C&D 13%
Other 5%
Philadelphia Residential Disposed 2000
MSW stream getting more difficult to recycle
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Generation Trends for Commonly Recycled Materials in the U.S. (in 000’s of tons)
• Nationwide decrease in standard recyclables of 12 million tons (15%)
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ONP OCC Office Paper
Mags Glass Alum. Steel PET HDPE
1995 2000 2007 2012
Data source: US EPA Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste
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Changing Outreach Focus • Earlier campaigns & branding
focused on encouraging recycling participation
• Emphasis on recyclables quality now key message across all platforms & partnerships – Recyclebank
– Keep Philadelphia Beautiful
– Recyclebycity.com
– Civic associations
• Leave the bad stuff out!
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Operational Focus – Random Route Inspections
• Reduce on board contamination with better QA/QC & renewed emphasis on collection crew performance
• Crews cover 1,400 households per day; hardest workers in the City!
• Distinguish between honest mistakes vs. carelessness, cutting corners
Photo courtesy of Peter Tobia
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Curbside Recyclables Load Inspections
Trucks randomly targeted in all sanitation areas
Loads tipped and examined at sanitation yard
City of Philadelphia Recycling Office
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Area 1 Recycling Load Inspections, 08/25/2014
Recycling bins and bulky rigid plastics
Food waste & polystyrene foam
City of Philadelphia Recycling Office
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Area 6 Recycling Load Inspections, 9/02/2014
Load contaminated with plastic bags…
City of Philadelphia Recycling Office
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Area 4 Recycling Load Inspections, 09/05/2014
Load contaminated with textiles, hoses, bags, misc. garbage…
City of Philadelphia Recycling Office
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Philly’s Evolving Recycling Ton: Fewer High-Value Materials
19%
15%
23%
0% 1% 2%
1% 3%
2%
1% 4%
17%
12%
Inbound MRF Tons 2010
Newspaper Mixed Paper
OCC Aseptic Containers
Aluminum Cans Steel Cans
Other Metal PET
HDPE Mix Plastics #3 thru #7 (mix)
Mixed Plastics/Rigid Mixed Glass
Rejects/Residue
10%
17%
12%
1% 1%
3% 1%
4%
2% 2% 2%
32%
13%
Inbound MRF Tons 2013
Newspaper Mixed Paper
OCC Aseptic Containers
Aluminum Cans Steel Cans
Other Metal PET
HDPE Mix Plastics #3 thru #7 (mix)
Mixed Plastics/Rigid Mixed Glass
Rejects/Residue
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Where Do We Go From Here?
• Macro-level:
– Better collaboration among packaging designers, brands, recycling industry
– Bolster domestic recovered materials markets and end-use capacity (better insulate industry from geo-political shocks)
– Address glass markets and end-uses
• Local-level:
– Continued focus on recyclables quality
– Increase public space & institutional recycling opportunities
– Increase recycling in multifamily communities
– Expand commercial recycling support
– Examine bigger targets (organics)
– Legislative & regulatory (commercial recycling, litter, organics)