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- 1. Project Origination
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City of Ann Arbor Comprehensive Organics Management Plan City of Ann Arbor Comprehensive Organics Management Plan Update to the Environmental Commission February 23, 2017 CB&I Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. In association with: City of
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- Zero Waste goal ‐ adopted by Environmental Commission in 2007
- Resident and business interest in expanded compost collection
– Year‐round service – Access to service (businesses)
- Plan included in FY15/16 budget amendment
- Contract for Plan development awarded March 2016
Why an Organics Management Plan?
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1. Project Origination
- 2. Scope of the Plan
3. Current Ann Arbor Organics Management 4. Project Approach 5. Questions and Challenges to Address 6. Draft Recommendations 7. Next Steps
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Types of Organic Wastes Included in Plan
- Yard wastes
- Grass clippings
- Tree and bush trimmings
- Wood
- Tree limbs and stumps
- Non‐treated lumber
- Food scraps
- Food production wastes
- Food preparation wastes
- Spoiled/expired food
- Plate scrapings
- Fats, oils, and grease (“FOG”) from cooking
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At home:
- Yard maintenance / landscaping
- Food preparation
- Spoiled or expired food
- Plate scrapings
Sources of Organic Wastes
Away from home:
- Property maintenance / landscaping
- Food preparation
- Spoiled or expired food
- Plate scrapings
- Food production and distribution
Primary generators of food wastes:
- Residential properties
- Restaurants
- Grocery stores
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Institutions
- Food banks / pantries
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Steps in Organics Management
Segregation Collection Processing Marketing / sale of finished products
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1. Project Origination 2. Scope of the Plan
- 3. Current Ann Arbor
Organics Management
4. Project Approach 5. Questions and Challenges to Address 6. Draft Recommendations 7. Next Steps
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Ann Arbor Organics Program Timeline
2008 Compost carts offered for sale for automated collection 2009 Residential vegetative food waste added to compost collection 2010 Leaf collection added to seasonal compost collection (no more street collection) 2011 WeCare Organics begins operating compost facility 2014 Residential plate scrapings added to compost collection 1995 Landscape waste ban implemented in Michigan 2016 RFP for compost collection issued
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City of Ann Arbor
- Residential compost
collection, some commercial / multi‐family
- Compost facility contract
administration
WeCare Organics
- Contractor for Ann
Arbor Compost facility
- peration
- Compost marketing
Private Haulers
- Selected by commercial
entities for organics collection
- Not standardized or
reported to City
Current Organics Management Roles and Responsibilities
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Organics Diversion Quantities
- Current food waste quantities:
– City / WeCare estimate 1,000‐1,500 tons of food wastes are collected from Ann Arbor residents – Approximately 500‐550 tons of food wastes are delivered by U of M
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 100% Food Waste Diversion Ann Arbor Compost Facility (tons) Ann Arbor Residential Other Tons Estimated Additional Residential Food Waste Estimated Commercial Food Waste
Incremental Residential Food Waste (20‐25% of Residential Trash Stream) Commercial Food Waste (15‐25% of Commercial Trash Stream)
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1. Project Origination 2. Scope of the Plan 3. Current Ann Arbor Organics Management
- 4. Project Approach
5. Questions and Challenges to Address 6. Draft Recommendations 7. Next Steps
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Ann Arbor Organics Management Plan Approach
Organics Management Plan
Research and Analysis
Community Benchmarks Industry Research Local Conditions
Community Engagement
Stakeholder Interviews Advisory Committees Resident Survey
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- Purpose: Assess attitudes, perspectives, and interests regarding current
and future organics management
- Residential and commercial sector stakeholders
– Service providers – Public agencies and institutions – Food service businesses (restaurants, grocery stores) – Neighborhood associations and residents at‐large
- Completed 13 interviews in July and August, 2016
- Formed 2 separate advisory committees ‐ Residential and Commercial
– Engaged, informed and experienced members – Dedicated webpage with meeting materials ‐ www.a2gov.org/organicsplan
Stakeholder Input ‐ Interviews and Advisory Committees
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Residential Advisory Committee Members
Member Affiliation / Representation Allison Skinner Ann Arbor Environmental Commission Caroline Larose University of Michigan Student Christine Crockett Old Fourth Ward Association Christopher Pannier Resident Clark McCall Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice Don Butynski WeCare Organics Ji Wu Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice John Held Brookside Subdivision Judy Nikolai Resident Kirk Lignell Recycle Ann Arbor Randy Trent Resident / Washtenaw Intermediate School District Shelley Steele Sunset Hilltop Neighborhood Association Ying Lu Resident
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Commercial Advisory Committee Members
Member Affiliation / Representation Aaron Burman Llamasoft Andrew Wilhelme Jennifer Hall Miriam Flagler Rodger Bowser Zingerman’s Brian Conaway Waste Management Diane Keller A2Y Chamber Don Butynski WeCare Organics Eileen Spring John Reed Sebastian Wreford Food Gatherers Eric Yuhasz Google Erik Petrovskis Meijer Frances Todoro‐ Hargreaves State Street Area Assn. Member Affiliation / Representation Gabe Jones Joe McEachern Detroit Grease Jan Wright Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice Joel Panozzo The Lunch Room John Teeter First Martin Kathy Sample Argus Farm Stop Kimberly Sheldon Main Street Ventures Kirk Lignell Recycle Ann Arbor Maura Thomson Main Street Area Assn. Noelle Bowman Washtenaw County Sam Moran Tracy Artley University of Michigan Susan Pollay Downtown Development Authority
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- Completed 4 meetings with each committee
– Meetings led by professional facilitator (Charlie Fleetham, Project Innovations) with technical information provided by CB&I and City staff – Open to public and complied with Open Meetings Act – Residential: July / September / November 2016, January 2017 – Commercial: August / November / December 2016, January 2017
- Meeting agendas included:
– Introduction and overview of planning process – Background on current practices – Discussion of needs and challenges – Input to and review of plan recommendations
- Conducted 2 tours of the Ann Arbor Compost Facility
– September (post‐operating hours) – November (during operating hours)
Advisory Committee Meetings
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Advisory Committee Feedback
- Very important
- Must be ongoing
Education
- Desired for residents
- Necessary for businesses
Year‐round collection
- Could be a limiting factor in participation
- Full costs need to be identified (including avoided costs and hidden costs)
Cost
- Space in downtown alleys
- Generator behavior change
- How to pay for services
Notable challenges to implementation
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- Scientific survey of random sampling of residents
- Conducted by phone November 28 ‐ December 5, 2016
- Purpose: Gauge attitudes and behaviors
– Current organic waste management practices and programs – Potential program changes or enhancements
- Target audience: Key household members with awareness of and
responsibility for waste and recycling in the household
- Secured 601 responses (achieved target sample of 600 responses)
– 26,805 calls attempted
- Margin of error = ±4%
Stakeholder Input ‐ Resident Survey
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- Satisfaction with existing services
– High ‐ 94% satisfied with all services, 80% satisfied with compost service
- Cart ownership rate
– High ‐ 62% of respondents own a compost cart
- Program awareness
– Majority aware that food waste can go in the compost cart – However, 1 in 3 total respondents not aware – 1 in 5 compost cart owners not aware
Survey Feedback ‐ Existing Programs
94 4 2 Satisfied Dissatisfied Don't know Garbage, Recycling & Compost Collection Satisfaction 80 7 13 Satisfied Dissatisfied Don't know Compost Collection Satisfaction
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- Cart use for food waste
– Compost cart not widely purchased or used for food waste – Of compost cart owners, only 30% put food waste in the cart – Significant driver for putting food waste in the compost cart is environmental
- Predominant management method for food waste
– 70% of respondents put food in the trash, the in‐sink disposal, or both
Survey Feedback ‐ Current Behaviors
34% 19% 19% 18% 18% 3%
Throw it in the trash Compost it at home Put it in brown compost cart for the City to collect Both throw it in the trash and put it in the garbage disposal Put it in the in‐sink garbage disposal or down the drain Other/DK Note: Respondents could select more than one answer on this question; percentages therefore total to more than 100%.
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- Interest in reducing wasted food
– High general interest – But, limited interest in using a set of tools
- r attending workshops to learn more
about reducing food waste
- Willingness to put food waste in compost
cart
– High, if a compost cart is provided at no cost
Survey Feedback ‐ Future Behaviors
47 31 13 8 1 Very Somewhat Not Very Not at All Don't know
Interest in Reducing Wasted Food
15 28 25 30 2 Very Somewhat Not Very Not at All Don't Know
Use Checklist or Educational Tools
8 21 32 38 Very Somewhat Not Very Not at All Don't Know
Food Waste Workshop Participation
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- Suggested program changes to increase service satisfaction
– Year‐round collection – Kitchen containers / compostable bags provided by City – 1/3 say to change nothing
- Willingness to pay more for year‐round collection
– Low, with nearly half “not at all” willing to pay more
Survey Feedback ‐ Future Enhancements 8 21 24 45 2
Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Don't know
How likely are you to pay a supplemental monthly or annual fee for access to year‐round compost collection?
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1. Project Origination 2. Scope of the Plan 3. Current Ann Arbor Organics Management 4. Project Approach
- 5. Questions and
Challenges to Address
6. Draft Recommendations 7. Next Steps
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- Space and logistics of added containers and trucks
– Alleys – Shared containers
- Behaviors and attitudes of generators
– Participation – Material quality / contamination
- Education and communication
- Funding
Questions and Challenges to Address
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1. Project Origination 2. Scope of the Plan 3. Current Ann Arbor Organics Management 4. Project Approach 5. Questions and Challenges to Address
- 6. Draft Recommendations
7. Next Steps
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Significant Recommendations
- Advisory Committee input and
comments on preliminary recommendations
- Resident survey feedback
- Stakeholder interview input
- Existing local operations data
- Available local infrastructure
- Best practices in benchmark
communities
Basis of Recommendations
Education
– Robust and immediate program – Both residential and commercial services
Residential organics
– Year‐round collection
Commercial organics
– Voluntary, subscription‐based collection
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- Central to success of both residential and
commercial programs
- Program components
– Slogan / branding – Highlight environmental benefits of food waste diversion – Redevelop website resources – Workshops – Multi‐media distribution
- Must be ongoing and recurrent
- Identify and incorporate program ambassadors ‐
“Compost Champion”
Education ‐ Universal Need
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Residential Organics Management
Reduction & Donation Year‐Round Collection Compost Carts Kitchen Containers & Compostable Bags Phased‐In Mandatory Diversion Multi‐Family Education Home Composting
Residential Focus Areas
Expand residential compost collection to year‐round service (cost increase) Deliver compost carts to all residential properties (with / without fee to resident) Make kitchen containers and compostable bags available to residents (with / without fee to resident) Phase in mandatory residential organics diversion (if key performance / operational requirements are met)
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Commercial Organics Management
Reduction & Donation Subscription‐ Based Collection Future Phased‐In Mandatory Collection Performance Monitoring Fats, Oils, and Greases Multi‐Family Education and Promotion On‐Site Composting
Commercial Focus Areas
Contract for commercial compost collection for subscribing businesses Require collectors of yellow grease to register and identify container locations Annually review program performance to track service, quantities, compost quality, customer satisfaction; develop case studies of collection successes Phase in mandatory commercial
- rganics collection for food‐centric
businesses (if key performance /
- perational requirements are met)
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Near‐Term Implementation Options
Education
– Secure marketing firm to begin developing educational materials and brand Citywide program – Initial focus ‐ awareness of existing program, environmental impact – $25,000 ‐ $40,000 initial investment estimated
Residential organics
– Implement neighborhood pilot for compost cart distribution – Measure impact on food waste diversion and waste quantities – $25,000 ‐ $40,000 pilot cost, assuming overlap with education implementation and City staff available to monitor and measure performance
Commercial organics
– Execute survey to gauge interest in voluntary compost collection – Develop collection RFP – $50,000 ‐ $70,000 effort estimated
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1. Project Origination 2. Scope of the Plan 3. Current Ann Arbor Organics Management 4. Project Approach 5. Questions and Challenges to Address 6. Draft Recommendations
- 7. Next Steps
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- Environmental Commission
– Comments on draft recommendations presented tonight
- CB&I
– Finalize Comprehensive Organics Management Plan report
- City staff
– Identify funding sources – Implement priority recommendations
Next Steps ‐ Finalization and Implementation
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