WasteSmart Plan Update to Potomac Yard Civic Association August - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
WasteSmart Plan Update to Potomac Yard Civic Association August 20, 2018 Helen Lee Environmental Program Manager Transportation & Environmental Services City of Alexandria, Virginia Currently, some waste is burnt for electricity, some
Helen Lee
Environmental Program Manager
Transportation & Environmental Services
City of Alexandria, Virginia
Update to
Potomac Yard Civic Association
August 20, 2018
Currently, some waste is burnt for electricity, some recycled into new products, and some processed into soil amendments.
U.S. EPA DISPOSAL RECOMMENDATONS (highest and best use)
……….… BEST …………. BETTER ……………...... GOOD ……………………… AVOID IF POSSIBLE
The City has achieved the Commonwealth’s mandated recycling rate of 25%. The current rate is 49%.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Reported Recycling Rate 25% Required State Minimum 2030 Eco-City Goal 50% Recycling Rate
20 Year Plan for the Future of Sustainable Solid Waste Management in the City of Alexandria
Ongoing Stakeholder Engagement HDR White Papers Complete Align Plan with the Environmental Action Plan WasteSmart Development Implementation
Short term actions in consideration
Photo courtesy Zero Waste DC
Short term actions in consideration ✓Recycling Sort at the Material Recovery Facility (complete)
Contamination
1 Recommendations (Aug 23, 7-9pm, City Hall Sister Cities Room 1101)
(Sept 8, 2900 Business Center Dr.)
(alexandriava.gov/WasteSmart)
Strategic Plan: Overview, Documents and Survey can be found at:
Helen Lee
Environmental Program Manager
Transportation & Environmental Services
City of Alexandria, Virginia helen.lee@alexandriava.gov