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Make Your Recycling Program Cost-EffectiveSeptember 10, 2:00 pm to 2:50 pm

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City of Des Moines

n Capital of Iowan Population 199,000

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History of City of Des MoinesRecycling Program

nPerformed by the City since 1994nResidential curbside collection (5 streams)nChanged to bi-weekly in 1999nOnly community within region to independently sell recyclables

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How to Trash the “White Elephants” in your Recycling Programn Know your Customersn Know your Costsn Know your Quantitiesn Know your Marketsn Know your Technologies

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Customers

n 63,000 householdsn Median income $56,670 per

householdn Median age 34.6 years

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July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 Recycling Budget

Other Services and Charges,

$30,000

Vehicle Maint., $82,400

Vehicle Replacement,

$146,900

Fuel, $61,100

Personnel, $560,000

Total Budget $880,400

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Fuel Costs

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$/Gal. $0.89 $0.98 $1.38 $1.88

Fuel Cost $32,640 $31,560 $44,890 $61,100

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006

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Revenues from Recyclables

July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 Recyclables

Mixed Paper, $53,700, 19%($23.50/Ton)

Newspaper, $152,700, 55%($43.50/Ton)

Plastic, $51,400, 18%

($175/Ton)

Steel, $11,800, 4%

($65/Ton)

Glass, $11,000, 4%

($40/Ton)

Total Revenues $280,600

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Revenues from Recycling

$248,700

$345,200

$280,600

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$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

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Year

FY2004FY2005

FY2006

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Quantities Recycled

July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 Recyclables

Plastic,410 tons,

6%

Steel, 180 tons,

3%Glass,

280 tons, 4%

Mix Paper, 2,510 tons,

38%

Newspaper, 3,270 tons,

49%

Total Quantities Recycled 6,650 Tons

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Technology

n Routing Softwaren Equalize routes based on timen Helps produce efficient routes

n Notification Systemn Changes in pickup days due to holidays

n Automated Vehicle Location (AVL)

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Shortcomings of Recycling “White Elephant”

n Workers’ compensation exposuren Volatility of commodityn Constantly rising

wage/fuel/equipment cost

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Old Newspaper (ONP) Rate: History

$62.75

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Recycling Pilot GoalDesign a system best suited to meet the needs of residents to increase the volume of recyclables collected, increase participation rates, and to be more cost-effective.

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Four Pilot Areas

1 . Two Bin Specialn One green bin for containersn One blue bin for all papern Collected bi-weekly

2 . Two Bin Regularn One green bin for containersn One green bin for all papern Collected bi-weekly

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Four Pilot Areas

3 . Tote Monthlyn One 64-gallon container for paper

onlyn Collected monthlyn Drop-off site

4 . Control Groupn One green bin for alln Collected bi-weekly

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Recycle Setout Rates

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Participation Rates

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Base 47.6 30.2 46 56.7

Pilot 53.1 37.6 54.4 57.5

Increase 11.6% 24.5% 18.3% 1.4%

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Two Bin Regular Tote Monthly

Control Group

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Tons Collected

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Base 36.6 24.5 43.2 57.1

Pilot 44.1 28.6 52.3 58.6

Increase 20.5% 16.8% 21.0% 2.6%

Two Bin Special

Two Bin Regular

Tote Monthly

Control Group

City of Des Moines Curbside Recycling Program

Mid America RecyclingSeptember 2006

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Company Overview

• Established in 1979 • Nation’s largest private recycler• 260 employees• 14 locations• 8 states• 1.3 billion pounds processed annually

Locations

Cities & Governments Currently Served

• City of Des Moines (IA)• City of San Antonio (TX)• City of Houston (TX)• City of Dallas (TX)• City of Lincoln (NE)• City of Norman (OK)• State of Iowa (IA)• State of Nebraska (NE)• Metropolitan Environmental Trust (OK)

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Private Sector Partnering

Marketing + Processing

Processing

• What are the city’s goals?

• What is reasonably marketable?

• What is most convenient for citizens?

• What is the maximum participation rate?

City’s Goals

Determine Driving Force

Diversion?

Environmental Commitment?

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Material Marketability

Citizen Convenience

Maximum Participation Rate

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Marketing

• Recovered material quality

• Ability to service global customers

• Viable commercial sector processor

• Contract length long enough to support capital investment

Recovered Material Quality

Location location location

Recovered Material Quality

Quality quality quality

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Ability to Service Global Customers

Long-Term Vision for Commodities

Viable Commercial Sector Processor

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Contract Length Long Enough to Support Capital Investment

Mid America Recycling

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Thank you for this opportunity to speak about our partnership

with the City of Des Moines!

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