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#8 8/20/2019 Purpose of Diversion Report 2018 Diversion Report Track & evaluate programs Fulfill State reporting requirements NANCY PLUNKETT Provide information for communications Board of Commissioners Meeting August 28, 2019

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2018 Diversion Report

NANCY PLUNKETT Board of Commissioners Meeting August 28, 2019

Purpose of Diversion Report

Track & evaluate programs
Fulfill State reporting requirements
Provide information for communications

Solid Waste Metrics

Diversion rate: Diverted/(Diverted + Disposed)
Disposal rate: Lbs/Capita/Day Disposed
Recovery rate: % of material diverted
Environmental impacts: GHG emissions,

energy savings

Overview of 2018 Diversion

Generation of solid waste increased
Tons diverted & tons disposed increased
Alternative Daily Landfill Cover material

decreased significantly #8

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Overview of 2018 Diversion

MSW diversion rate barely increased
C&D and the MSW & C&D combined

diversion rates decreased

Recovery rates increased significantly

Data & Comparisons to 2017

MSW DIVERTED

2017: 84,955 tons

2018: 90,636 tons Up 7%

2017: 2.79 lbs/cap/day

2018: 2.94 lbs/cap/day

Data & Comparisons to 2017

MSW DIVERTED (continued)

Significant increases: food residuals,

textiles, & business recyclables

Increases likely due to improvements in:
Reporting by businesses
On-site diversion programs
The economy

Data & Comparisons to 2017

MSW DISPOSED

2017: 90,890 tons

2018: 96,686 tons Up 6%

2017: 2.99 lbs/cap/day

2018: 3.13 lbs/cap/day

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Data & Comparisons to 2017

MSW DISPOSED (continued)

Increases likely due in large part to:
Improved economy
Employing establishments up 1.8%
Employees up 0.3%
Average wage up 3.8%

Data & Comparisons to 2017

MSW DIVERSION RATE

Diverted/Diverted + Disposed
2017: 48.3%

2018: 48.4%

Maximum diversion rate: 76%

(tons diverted + tons disposed that are currently divertible)/(tons diverted + total tons disposed)

Data & Comparisons to 2017

C&D DIVERTED

2017: 98,404 tons

2018: 97,181 tons Down 1%

2017: 3.24 lbs/cap/day

2018: 3.16 lbs/cap/day

Data & Comparisons to 2017

C&D DISPOSED

2017: 23,330 tons

2018: 25,179 tons Up 8%

2017: 0.77 lbs/cap/day

2018: 0.82 lbs/cap/day

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Data & Comparisons to 2017

C&D DIVERSION RATE

2017: 81%

2018: 79%

Maximum diversion rate: 85%
Credit: Myers, Casella, Ranger,

and Whitcomb facilities

Data & Comparisons to 2017

COMBINED MSW & C&D DIVERSION & DISPOSAL RATES

2017: 62% diverted

2018: 61% diverted

Maximum diversion rate: 80%
2018: 6.11 lbs/cap/day diverted

3.95 lbs/cap/day disposed

Data & Comparisons to 2017

ALTERNATIVE DAILY LANDFILL COVER

2017: 23,815 tons

2018: 7,480 tons Down 69%

Likely due to changes in State rules

20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

TONS DIVERTED & DISPOSED

MSW MATERIALS DIVERTED MSW LANDFILLED/INCINERATED C&D REPORTED RECYCLED/REUSED C&D LANDFILLED/INCINERATED

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

DIVERSION RATES

Estimated Minimum MSW Diversion Rate Estimated Minimum C&D Diversion Rate Estimated Minimum MSW & C&D Diversion Rate 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

DISPOSAL RATES

Pounds/Capita/Day MSW Disposed Pounds/Capita/Day C&D Disposed Pounds/Capita/Day MSW & C&D Disposed

Recovery Rates

PAPER, CONTAINERS & PACKAGING

2017: 71%

2018: 80%

ALL RECYCLABLES & ORGANICS

2017: 60%

2018: 64%

Blue bin recyclables 12,716 10% Special recyclables* 17,683 14% Food scraps & compostable paper 28,798 22% Trash 70,148 54%

*Special recyclables includes textiles, scrap metal, asphalt shingles, drywall scrap, clean wood, plastic bags, electronics, and hardcover books.

What Chittenden County residents & businesses sent to the landfill in 2018

Total tons disposed = 129,345

Sources: Estimates based on 2018 Vermont & 2015 CSWD Waste Composition Studies & CY 2018 CSWD Disposal Data Includes municipal solid waste (commercial, institutional, and residential), construction and demolition debris, and alternative daily landfill cover material (e.g., petroleum-contaminated soil), but not biosolids.