So what do we do now? - NY Federation
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© 2017 HDR, Inc., all rights reserved. The Pending New England Waste Crisis and What it Means to NY NY FEDERATION
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© 2017 HDR, Inc., all rights reserved.
The Pending New England Waste Crisis and What it Means to NY
NY FEDERATION
Active and Inactive Landfills
Active and Closed Landfills
Active, Inactive or Closed Landfills
Active MSW Landfills and Combustion Facilities
The Numbers by State
MA – 9 Active MSW LF; 7 WTE CT – 1 Active MSW; 5 WTE RI – 2 Active MSW; 0 WTE NH – 6 Active MSW; 1 WTE VT – 1 Active MSW; 0 WTE ME – 42 Active Sites; 3 WTE
USEPA MSW Generation Estimates (1960-2013)
2021-2022 Dramatic Drop Probably 2025 – Waste Generation has
Leveled Off and Recycling Increased General Trend Across New England Southern New England – Maybe
Sooner
2008 NH Solid Waste Report
ESTIMATED GENERATION/DIVERSION BY STATE (MSW AND C&D)
Estimated Current Disposal Capacity by State
State Capacity* Disposal Required NH 1,569,819 1,018,550 ME 1,450,000 1,015,880 RI 1,040,000 806,066 VT 600,000 476,468 MA 5,032,795 5,610,000 CT 2,312,728 2,728,723 Total 12,005,342 11,655,687 *C&D Landfills are not included in capacity estimates
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Tons
Massachusetts Future Capacity (2017 – 2030)
Active MSW LandfillsWTE DisposalTOTAL MSW DISPOSAL CAPACITYTotal Disposal Tons (projected -2%/year))Estimated Ash Disposal
http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/reduce_reuse_recycle/Data/Average_State_MSW_Statistics_FY2013.pdf
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Connecticut Waste Disposal (1992 - 2013)
WTELandfilledExportedEstimated Ash
Massachusetts o Exports 500,000 tons/year o After 2018 – Lose 800,000 tons/year Capacity o By 2020 – Lose Another 200,000 tons/year Capacity o By 2025 – Exports as much as 2,000,000 tons/year
Connecticut o Net Exports about 345,000 tons/year o Heavily Reliant on Waste-to-Energy o Ageing WTE Facilities? o Future of Mid-Conn WTE? o Limited Tonnage for Trucks.
LIKELY WASTE EXPORTS
New York Also PA, OH, VA or further….but
going through NY Building Transfer Stations Rail and Truck
• 100-tons/Gondola Car • Intermodal Containers (4 per Rail Car; ~88 tons) • Bale and Flatbed Trailer • Transfer Trailers (30-tons)
WHERE IS IT GOING TO GO?
NYS – 27 Active MSW LFs; 23 Yrs. Capacity @ 7.9M Tons/Year 160M Tons of Capacity (2014) NYC – Zero to Landfill by 2030 2 Ash Monofills; 103 Land Clearing LFs; 13 C&D LFs; and 14 Industrial LFs
NEW YORK WASTE
Recycling Emissions o Long Distance Transport vs. Local Landfill/WTE Disposal
Upset Conditions at WTE Facilities Major Weather Events o 500,000 tons of Storm Debris Landfill Taxes Transportation/Fuel Costs Increased Recycling
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Thank you.
Questions & Comments?
Chris Koehler, PE, BCEE
[email protected] (617) 603-6363
Solid Waste Section Manager
EPA - 2013 o Since 1990 = 4.5 lbs/day o Total U.S. Generation = 254M tons o 34% Recycling o 13% WTE o 53% Landfilled
By State o MA - 34% Recycle; 37% WTE; 29% LF o CT - 35% Recycle; 60% WTE; 5% Export (DEEP-2016)
o RI – 34.8% Recycle*; 0.2% WTE; 65.0% LF* o NH - 35% Recycle; 27% WTE; 33% LF; 5% Export o VT – 32.7% Recycle**; 8.8% WTE; 58.5% LF** o ME - 35% Recycle; 19% WTE; 46% LF Source: www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/recycle/ * 2014 RIRRC; ** www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/solid/DandD.htm
Actual Numbers in United States
MA – 30% increase in diversion by 2020; 80% increase by 2030 (above 2008 baseline). RI – Mandatory 35% Recycling Rate and 50% Diversion Rate for Towns and Cities CT – 60% diversion by 2024 VT – 50% diversion by 2005; Adopted the 2012 Universal Recycling Law; 2013 - 32.7% ME – 50% diversion by 2014; Waste reduction goal of 5% beginning on January 1, 2009 and
by an additional 5% every subsequent 2 years. NH - 40% Statutory Recycling Goal (1990 6% to 35% 2014) NYC – Zero to Landfill by 2030 NYS – 27 Active MSW LFs; 28.5 years of capacity 2 Ash Monofills; 103 Land Clearing LFs; 13 C&D LFs; and 14 Industrial LFs
Let’s Recycle New England Goals/Regs
Increased Recycling Market Development Assistance Asphalt Shingles – with MADOT Glass – with MADOT Plastics #3-7 Decreased Waste Production Product Stewardship Regulations – with Legislators Is 5% a Reasonable Assumption? Can’t Ignore Economics
How will the MassDEP SWMP Manage the 2% to 5% Reduction per Year?
