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Ordinance on Multi-Family Recycling Successes & Challenges Debbie Branch Lara Turan Resource Recovery Planner City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Department Research Intern Solid Waste Services Division Background Desire to reduce

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Ordinance on Multi-Family Recycling

Successes & Challenges

Debbie Branch Resource Recovery Planner Code Compliance Department Solid Waste Services Division Lara Turan City of Fort Worth Research Intern

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Background

Desire to reduce landfilled recyclables
Provide opportunity to all residents
Other Texas cities with multifamily

recycling

Multifamily recycling ordinance passed

December 2011 (8 + unit complexes) as part

f the Crime Free Multi-Housing

Ordinance

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Multi-Housing Recycling Program Requirements

Multi-Housing Landlord (8+ Units) must submit recycling plan

Plan must include –

– Materials to be recycled – Method of collection & storage of recyclables – Frequency of pick-ups by approved waste hauler – Property diagram showing the container location(s)

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Multi-Housing Recycling Plan Submission Dates

For complexes (8+ units) in operation on
r prior to October 31, 2013 recycling plan

must be submitted by January 1, 2014

For complexes (8+ units) in operation after

November 1, 2013 recycling plan must be submitted NLT sixty days after Certificate

f Occupancy is issued.

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Recycle Plan Implementation

Submitted plans approved by City
Landlord implements plan within 30 days

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Recycle Plan Waivers

A waiver to providing a recycling plan may

be granted by Director if –

– Implementation is impossible – Implementation is impractical – Landlord can show no tenants wish to recycle

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Manager/Landlord Recycling Best Practice Training

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Manager/Landlord Recycling Best Practice Training

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2015 Survey

Phone Survey of 40 managers/staff during

summer of 2015

– Contamination – Participation – Inconvenience – Economic Factor*

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Participation & Contamination

Reduced Garbage

– 27/30 respondents. 56% reported a noticeable reduction in amount of garbage, but only one complex reported reducing garbage service frequency.

Contamination

– 38/40 Respondents. 50% reported contamination as a problem – Those that provided education material experienced less contamination

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Inconvenience/or Access

Co-locating garbage & recycling

– One complex locked recycling dumpster

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Economics

0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% A B C D Diversion Rate

Figure 6-2 Diversion Rate by Price Class

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Economics Continued

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% $0.60 $0.80 $1.00 $1.20 $1.40 $1.60 $1.80 Price per Square Foot per Month

Figure 6-1 Effect of Price on Diversion Rate

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Summary

Multifamily recycling rate approximately 6%
Participation rate approximately 50%
Biggest challenge: Tenant Apathy
Managers request more education/help with

education

Strengthen Fort Worth ordinance

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Questions?

Debbie Branch, Resource Recovery Planner Debbie.Branch@FortWorthTexas.Gov 817-392-5151 Lara Su Turan LSTuran@yahoo.com http://fortworthtexas.gov/aptrecycling/