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1 City of Dallas: Zero Waste Plan 4/28/2016 Local Solid Waste Management Plan In February of 2013, the Dallas City Council passed the Local Solid Waste Management Plan (Zero Waste Plan). It was the beginning of a long-term systematic effort to

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City of Dallas: Zero Waste Plan 4/28/2016

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Local Solid Waste Management Plan

In February of 2013, the Dallas City Council passed the Local Solid Waste Management Plan (Zero Waste Plan). It was the beginning of a long-term systematic effort to transition to a more sustainable material management system.

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Zero Waste Plan

Goals:

  • 40% diversion by 2020
  • 60% diversion by 2030
  • Zero Waste by 2040

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Zero Waste Plan

Key Areas:

  • 1. Social Marketing
  • 2. City Facility Zero Waste
  • 3. Producer Responsibility
  • 4. Commercial Recycling
  • 5. Organics Collection
  • 6. Bulk Item Collection
  • 7. Resource Recovery Park

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Goals for Zero Waste

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Short-term

(2016-2019)

  • Marketing & Outreach
  • Commercial Recycling
  • C&D Recycling
  • Producer Responsibility
  • Potential Disposal Bans
  • Brush & Bulk

Intermediate

(2020-2030)

  • Organics Collection
  • Universal Recycling

Ordinance

  • Resource Recovery

Park

  • Disposal Bans

Long-term

(2031-2040)

  • Evaluate Emerging

Technologies

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Zero Waste Plan

Recycling Overview

  • Sanitation Services provides collection for over 240,000 households
  • Approximately 80% of Dallas households have a recycling roll cart (or

Recycle Ben™)

  • Last year, Dallas residents recycled over 55,000 tons of material
  • Current contamination rate: 19%
  • We are currently developing a friendly door-to-door inspection program (no

citations) that will involve a targeted approach to providing residents with recycling information.

  • Current Recycle Right campaigns are having a limited impact

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Zero Waste Plan: Social Marketing

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Social Media Sanitation App Local Publications Emails Water Bill Inserts

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Zero Waste Plan: Social Marketing

8 Twitter: @DallasZeroWaste Instagram: @DallasZeroWaste Facebook: /DallasZeroWaste

Where’s Ben Been?

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Zero Waste Plan: Social Marketing

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Zero Waste Plan: City Facilities

Binless Office:

  • All desk side bins are removed
  • Recycling flyers are left for each employee
  • Trays are sometimes needed
  • Zero Waste Stations are strategically located throughout the
  • ffice

Benefits

  • Increased recycling rates
  • Less time collecting trash and recycling at each desk
  • More active workplace

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Zero Waste Plan: City Facilities

Pilot Locations:

  • Sanitation Services – main office,

landfill office & Eco Park

  • Public Works – Oak Cliff Municipal

Center

  • Trinity Watershed Management –

Oak Cliff Municipal Center

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Zero Waste Plan: City Facilities

Next Locations?

  • Service Centers
  • Libraries
  • Recreation Centers
  • City Hall

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Zero Waste Plan: Product Stewardship Electronics:

  • Electronics represent 2% of America’s trash in landfills but it

equals 70% of the overall toxic waste.*

  • Dallas residents can take electronics to drop-off locations at any

transfer station or the landfill

  • A number of locations such as Best Buy, Staples and the City’s

Recycling Round-up will also accept electronics.

Tires:

  • Continues to be problematic throughout Dallas
  • Accepted at the landfill (limit 8 per resident per year)

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*Silicon Valley Toxic Corporation. "Poison PCs/Toxic TVs Executive Summary". http://svtc.org/wp-content/uploads/ppc-ttv1.pdf.

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Zero Waste: Organics

Currently, the City diverts or reuses approximately 21%

  • f the residential waste generated.
  • This involves: Garbage, Bulk & Brush and Recycling

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*estimated

Garbage 240K tons Brush & Bulk 110K tons Recycle 55K tons Reused 40K tons*

Residential Waste Stream

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Zero Waste: Organics

Brush & Bulk Collection

  • Potential changes to collection?
  • Sanitation Services has briefed Council twice in the past

year

  • Currently, a consultant is assisting with cost-savings

analysis for alternative collection methods

  • Includes separate collection for brush
  • Includes diverting brush and yard waste
  • The study will go to Council in late Spring or early Summer

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Recycle 55K tons

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Zero Waste: Resource Recovery Park

In 2017, the City of Dallas will have a new processor to sort, bale and market materials.

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Zero Waste: Resource Recovery Park

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McCommas Bluff Landfill

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Stakeholder Meetings

  • Local associations
  • Held Quarterly
  • Reviews surveys
  • Discusses best practices and improvements
  • Recycling roll cart service for smaller properties
  • Green Business Certification

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

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Voluntary

(2016-2019)

  • Commercial Recycling
  • Commercial Technical

Assistance

  • Performance

Measurement

Mandatory

(2020-beyond)

  • Universal Recycling

Ordinance

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

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GARBAGE SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING SPECIALTY RECYCLING ORGANICS

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Initial Surveys

  • Associations recommended:
  • Anonymity
  • Everything be tracked (e.g. yard waste, scrap metal, C&D)
  • That the survey be short
  • The first surveys tracked:
  • Recycling participation, diversion rate (including organics),

specialty recycling

  • Obstacles to Recycling

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Diversion Rate

2014 2015*

*able to quantify shredded paper

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Recycling Participation Rate

2014 2015

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Obstacles to Recycling:

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2014

AAGD BOMA HANTx

Not enough space

39% 50% 50%

Owners/Managers have not requested it

41%

  • 50%

Tenants/Guests have not requested it

33%

  • 17%

Equipment/Staff training is too expensive

24% 17% 17%

Tenant/Guest education is too expensive

15% 17% 17%

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Discussion after the initial surveys:

  • Recycling Roll Cart collection provided by the City
  • Green Business Certification
  • Outreach materials online
  • Commitment from the associations on including

recycling info in their meetings and publications

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Recycling Roll Carts:

  • Language was added to the City’s ordinance to charge

for commercial roll cart service (i.e. recycling only)

  • Separate service that can be used by any property

(even if they use another hauler for garbage)

  • Program went into effect on January 1st 2016
  • Each site is reviewed
  • Capacity
  • Space
  • Material Type
  • Up to 10 recycling roll carts are permitted

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Online Outreach Materials:

  • Guides
  • Posters (customizable)
  • Pamphlets (customizable)
  • Email Address:

CommercialRecycling@dallascityhall.com

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Green Business Certification:

  • Levels of certification (e.g. silver, gold, etc.)
  • Decal & plaque for the leasing office, main lobby, etc.
  • Recognized on City of Dallas commercial recycling

website and social media

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Current Survey

  • Condensed
  • Participation only
  • Obstacles to Recycling
  • 90 seconds or less
  • Greater Response Rate?

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

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Response Rate Respondents

2014 21% 44 2015 23% 46 2016 41% 85

Response Rate Respondents

2014 24% 161 2015 27% 195 2016 22% 179

Response Rate Respondents

2014 14% 24 2015 27% 43 2016 19% 39

2016: Response Rates

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

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Definition of Property Size

2014 2015 2016

AAGD

Small Property 0 to 199 units

53 76 66

Midsized Property 200 to 399 units

72 85 84

Large Property

  • ver 400 units

32 32 29 HANTx

Small Property 0 to 150 rooms

7 11 15

Midsized Property 151 to 500 rooms

11 22 14

Large Property

  • ver 500 rooms

5 8 10 BOMA

Small Property 0 to 249,999 sq. ft.

12 21 32

Midsized Property 250,000 to 999,999 sq ft

17 25 31

Large Property

  • ver 1,000,000 sq ft

9 13 22

2016: Respondents by Property Size

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Apartment Association of Greater Dallas

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Goal for January 1st 2016

  • AAGD
  • 50% recycling rate by 1/1/2016

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AAGD: Recycling Participation (2016)

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Does your property recycle?

Yes No

42.8% 57.2%

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AAGD: Recycling Access (2016)

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Residents Only Employees Only Residents and Employees

17.8% 5.5% 76.7%

Of those who have recycling, who has access to the recycling bins?

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Zero Waste: Obstacles to Recycling

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GARBAGE SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING SPECIALTY RECYCLING ORGANICS

  • Survey respondents were able to select multiple answers from a

menu of options

Reasons for Not Recycling 2014 2016 Not enough space 39% 33% Owners/Managers have not requested it 41% 29% Residents have not requested it 33% 27% Equipment/Education/Staff training is too expensive 24% 25% Other N/A 14%

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Hotel Association of North Texas

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Goal for January 1st 2016

  • HANTx
  • 70% recycling rate by 1/1/2016

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Does your property recycle?

Yes No

HANTx: Recycling Participation (2016)

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56.4% 43.6%

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Employees Only Guests and Employees

HANTx: Recycling Access (2016)

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31.8% 68.2%

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Food Waste Recovery

Yes No We will have a program in place in the next 6 months.

HANTx: Organics Recycling (2016)

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23.1% 74.4% 2.6%

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Zero Waste: Obstacles to Recycling

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GARBAGE SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING SPECIALTY RECYCLING ORGANICS

  • Survey respondents were able to select multiple answers from a

menu of options

Reasons for Not Recycling 2014 2016 Not enough space 50% 35% Owners/Managers have not requested it 50% 24% Guests have not requested it 17% 0% Equipment/Education/Staff training is too expensive 17% 47% Other N/A 18%

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BOMA Dallas

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Goal for January 1st 2016

  • BOMA
  • Comfortable with current recycling

levels

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Does your property recycle?

Yes No

BOMA: Recycling Participation (2016)

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76.8% 23.2%

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All tenants and employees Most tenants and employees Few tenants and employees

BOMA: Recycling Access (2016)

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8.2% 4.9% 86.9%

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Reasons for Not Recycling 2014 2016 Not enough space 50% 21% Owners/Managers have not requested it

  • 17%

Tenants have not requested it

  • 8%

Equipment/Education/Staff training is too expensive 17% 29% Other N/A 46%

Zero Waste: Obstacles to Recycling

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  • Survey respondents were able to select multiple answers from a

menu of options

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Zero Waste: Obstacles to Recycling (2016)

  • Comments from “Other”
  • “We have a recycling program, just not single stream”
  • “We are new owners of the property and have not

implemented a program yet”

  • “We have not implemented a recycle stream program as of yet,

we are looking at starting”

  • “We recycle clean paper, cardboard and aluminum and plastic

containers but we keep them separate”

  • “Two basket recycling ensures that recycling gets into our

recycling compactor”

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

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37% 28% 44% 61% 62% 56% 84% 83% 77% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

2014 2015 2016

Properties that Recycle

AAGD HANTx BOMA

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Zero Waste: Commercial Recycling

Lessons Learned:

  • Voluntary progress can move slowly
  • Requires:
  • Consistent follow-up
  • Creative solutions to “obstacles”
  • A variety of marketing materials

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Zero Waste Plan Key Areas:

  • 1. Social Marketing
  • 2. City Facility Zero Waste
  • 3. Producer Responsibility
  • 4. Commercial Recycling
  • 5. Organics Collection
  • 6. Bulk Item Collection
  • 7. Resource Recovery Park

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Questions?

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GARBAGE SPECIALTY RECYCLING ORGANICS

CommercialRecycling@dallascityhall.com 214-670-4475 @DallasZeroWaste