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NERC Regional Recycling Market Development Committee

Lynn Rubinstein, Executive Director Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC)

CONNECTICUT RECYCLERS COALITION ANNUAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Topics

• What is NERC
• Regional Recycling Market

Development Committee projects

What is NERC

• Nonprofit focused on minimizing waste,

conserving natural resources, & advancing a sustainable economy

• 11‐state area of focus: New England,

Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, & Pennsylvania

• Membership organization: municipal &

regional governments, nonprofit & private sectors – Consider Joining!

Recycling Market Development Committee

• Formed fall 2018
• Membership open to NERC & NEWMOA

Board members, & NERC Advisory Members

• All NERC states & 15 Advisory Members
• Chaz Miller, Ex Officio member NERC Board,

Chair

• Sherill Baldwin, CT DEEP
• Jen Heaton‐Jones, HRRA
• David Aldridge, SCRRRA

Priorities

• Mixed paper
• Mixed plastic
• Supporting regional end‐markets

Mixed Paper

Paper market capacity expansion report & updates

• 1st published Nov. 2018
• Updated August 2019

New/Expanded Mills Using PCR

Location Company Capacity Opening Rumford Maine Nine Dragons 400,000 TPY pulp 2020 Fairmont, West Virginia Nine Dragons 220,000++ MTPY 2019 Hanover, Virginia Cascades 400,000 MTPY 1st quarter 2021 Albany, New York CorrVentures 300,000 TPY 4th quarter 2021 Wapakoneta, Ohio Pratt 360,000 MTPY October 1, 2019 Total new capacity: 3.5 million tons new OCC & mixed paper consumption & 1 million tons recycled pulp produced

Mixed Paper

• Briefing Paper for the Northeast

Committee on the Environment (NECOE)

• Presentation to New England States

Government Finance Officers Association

• Recycling markets & impacts on

municipalities

Mixed Plastics

• A dozen new plastics processing

facilities announced

• One has opened ‐ in California
• China is allowing imports of

recycled plastic pellets & resins

Recycling End‐Markets

• Blended value of a MRF ton study
• Summary of businesses using

PCR feedstock

• State economic development
• fficials

Blended Value of a MRF Ton Report

• Surveyed 15 publically‐owned MRFs

in 10 states

• 1 participant in Connecticut
• Purpose
• Determine regional market

trends

• Educational tool for promoting

improved residential recycling

Survey

UBC (aluminum cans) Steel Cans PET (plastic #1) HDPE Natural (plastic #2) HDPE Colored (plastic #2) Polypropylene (plastic #5) #’s 3‐7 Plastics Bulky Rigid Plastics OCC Grade #11 (corrugated cardboard) Mixed Paper Grade #54 Aseptic and Gable‐top Cartons (Grade #52) Clear Glass Containers Green Glass Containers Brown Glass Containers 3 Mix Glass Containers Residue

Results

• Average value/ton with residuals: $45.83
• Average value/ton without residuals:

$51.65

• Average processing cost per ton: $82
• Average gate recycling tipping fee/ton:
• $38 for municipal (municipal with

contracts)

• $48 for commercial or municipal without

contracts

Businesses Using PCR Feedstock

• Identifying post‐MRF businesses
• Plan to publicize: directory, blogs,

social media

Material Number of Businesses Paper 73 Plastic (#1, 2, 5) 58 Glass 18 Aluminum 5

State Economic Development Agency Officials

• Seeking opportunities to increase

awareness of & investment in recycling‐related businesses

• Recycling Business Assistance

Guide

Conclusion

• Our region is doing much better than much
• f the country
• We have active & healthy end‐markets,

with more on the way

• The quality of what goes into the “blue bin”

has a direct – and significant – impact on the value of recycled commodities & the costs to communities

Contact Information

Lynn Rubinstein, Executive Director Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. lynn@nerc.org 802‐254‐3636 www.nerc.org