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Louisiana Recycling Coalition What Gets Measured Gets Managed M A Y 2 0 1 7 RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

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National nonprofit transforming recycling in towns all across America We work across the system… across the country… STATE and LOCAL 250+ community partners HAULERS …growing access to MRF resources and data BRANDS ~400,000 carts More than $20MM RESIDENTS of new infrastructure

47% 60% & of Americans don’t of packaging is not automatically have being recovered in curbside recycling. the home. 2016 SPC Access Study Recycling Partnership Half plus half equals A WHOLE LOT OF OPPORTUNITY. RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

+20% contamination rates cost the system money & time , and safety hazards for workers . Recycling Partnership RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Manufacturer DEMAND DRIVES environmental gains. The system needs reliable quantity, quality, and cost in supply. ASTRX RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

State of Curbside RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

PEOPLE ARE THE SECRET. 100% of America’s top performing recycling programs have engaged local governments triggering action. 2016 State of Curbside Report RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Tonnage -lbs/hh/year Average: *Between 800 and 1,000 lbs 357 LB/HH/YR AVG. of recyclables available in the home State of Curbside RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

INCREASED RECOVERY MORE CONVENIENCE Programs using carts, common suite of Residents can more easily fit all of their materials, strong outreach and other recyclables into one container, then BMPs can recover 400-450 lbs/hh/yr. simply roll those items to the curb. 400-450 Lid keeps materials LBS. PER contained HOUSEHOLD Holds more recyclables All in one container; no need to sort at home Rolling easier than carrying to curb RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

OPERATIONS EDUCATION EFFICIENCY RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Education + Operations = Best Results 50 40 30 +50% 20 +20% 10 0 education only curbside bins to curbside carts (with education) RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

OPERATIONS EVERY HOME If you have this… SHOULD HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF RECYCLING AS GARBAGE RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

OPERATIONS EVERY HOME If you have this… SHOULD HAVE THE SAME LEVEL …You should have OF RECYCLING this. AS GARBAGE RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Keep It Simple Consistent, simple messaging works best. ALUMINUM PLASTIC Aerosol Buckets Can Bulky Plastic Foil or Foil-like Container EPS Foam Other Aluminum Containers Flower Pots CARTONS HDPE Bottles & Jars Non-bottle HDPE Containers & PAPER Lids Cold Cups Non-bottle PET Containers & Hard Cover Books Lids Hot Cups Other Containers & Packaging Ice Cream Container Other Drink Bottles Junk Mail Other Food Bottles & Jars Kraft Bags Other Household Bottles & Magazines Jars Newspaper Other Tubs & Lids OCC PET Bottles & Jars Office Paper PET Thermoform Paperback Books PP Bottles Paperboard Boxes PP Containers & Lids Pizza Boxes Produce, Deli & Bakery Shredded Paper Containers, Cups, Trays GLASS STEEL Bottles and Jars Aerosol Drinking Glass Can Mugs Pots and Pans Window Scrap Metal RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Getting to a COMMON SUITE No No Propane Hypodermic Tanks Needles RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

MEASUREMENT PROGRAMMATIC DATA Curbside Multi-Family Drop-off Commercial Detail For CURBSIDE: Detail For DROP-OFF: Recycling Tonnage Recycling Tonnage Garbage Tonnage Garbage Tonnage Set-out # of Visitors Participation # of pulls Contamination Contamination RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG 17

PARTICIPATION RATE vs SET OUT RATE Set-out Rate Week 1 40% 7 1 3 5 9 4 out of 10 homes on average 4 2 8 6 10 Participation Week 2 Rate 1 7 3 5 9 80% 2 4 6 8 10 8 out of 10 homes on average RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

UNSTAFFED DROP-OFF RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

STAFFED DROP-OFF RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

NO NAKED CONTAINERS RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

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TYPES OF CONTAINERS Key Considerations: - Efficiency - Compactor or Loose - Separated or Co-mingled - Fit your current fleet: - Already have hook trucks? – Buy Roll-offs - Already have FELs? – Buy Front End Load Containers - Only have pick-ups? – Stick to the trailers - Surface? - Concrete Pad - Pavement - Gravel RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

contamination [kuh n-tam-uh-ney-shuh] dual source single 1. The wrong materials in the system. separated stream stream 2. The right materials prepared the wrong way. RESIDENTIAL bins carts drop-off RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Sample Results-Measurement Lowell Holden Needham West Springfield RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Contamination -MRF Material Inspection RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG 26

Tools Prioritized. Clear. Simple. RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG 27

Rejection and Set-Out Rates for Poor Quality Route Lowell Pilot 60 50 40 Percent 30 20 10 0 Intervention Intervention Intervention Intervention Intervention Intervention Intervention Intervention 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rejection Rate Set-Out Rate Rejection Tag Stabilization RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Overall Contamination Trended Downward Total contamination dropped from 37 to 26 percent (by weight). • Each of the four pilot routes behaved slightly different. LOWELL and W. SPRINGFIELD • Single family routes seemed to have less contamination Curbside and better recovery rates than the multi-family routes. Entire toolkit was used Contamination Recyclables 26% 37% 63% 74% BEFORE AFTER RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG 29

Targeted Material Trended Downward “Stuff in Bags” dropped from 43 to 15 percent contamination by weight. • LOWELL and W. SPRINGFIELD Recyclables in bags and trash in bags were identified as the most problematic contaminant. Curbside • That material was specifically targeted. Entire toolkit was used Stuff in Bags 15% 1 2 2 1 All Other 0% 0% 0% 0% Contamination 43% BEFORE AFTER 57% 85% RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG 30

TRY THESE TOOLS, JOIN OUR NETWORK, and let’s make recycling more & better! TOOLS IDEAS RESOURCES Online Webinars Grants Library Newsletters Campaigns Starters E-Books Tech BMPs Forums Assistance RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG 31

The Recycling Partnership – 2017 Round of Cart Grant Funding o Rolling application rather than a limited RFP application period. o 7:1 cart grant funding leveraged o Community must have 4,000 or more households o Tailored educational material o Technical assistance RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Open Source Tools Online Our website URL is www.RecyclingPartnership.org RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG

Twitter.com/RECYPartnership Facebook.com/recyclingpartnership Linkedin.com/company/curbside-value- partnership Instagram.com/recyclingpartnership TOOLS IDEAS RESOURCES Online Webinars Grants RecyclingPartnership.org Library Newsletters Campaigns Starters E-Books Tech Forums Assistance RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG