Zero Waste Division Metrics Zero Waste Commission October 22, 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1

Zero Waste Commission

October 22, 2018

Zero Waste Division Metrics

2

Agenda

• 2017 Berkeley Tonnage by Material Type
• Tonnage Trends
• Waste Generation by Sector (Who Generates Trash in Berkeley)
• Waste Composition (What’s in the Trash)
• Data Collection & Accuracy Improvements
• Q&A

3

Berkeley 2017 Tonnage By Material Type

Refuse: 75,637 Tons Compost: 33,480 Tons C&D Recycling: 12,186 Tons Transfer Station Recycle Misc: 261 Tons (White/Brown Goods, Mattresses, Tires, Propane Tanks) Berkeley Recycling: 15,987 Tons (Buyback and Curbside Collection)

2017 Berkeley Transfer Station & Berkeley Recycling Inbound Tonnage

55% 24% 12% 9%

Note: Tonnage includes all inbound material, including from other Jurisdictions. Does not include Berkeley origin material hauled to other facilities

2017 Total Accepted Tons Transfer Station Total 121,564 Berkeley Recycling Total 15,987 Total Accepted Tons 137,551 Tons Salvaged For Reuse 784

4

Berkeley Transfer Station 2017 Tonnage By Jurisdiction Of Origin

Jurisdiction of Origin Landfill Tons Compost Tons C&D Tons Alameda City 157 36 104 Alameda County 13 3 6 Albany 663 125 316 Berkeley 62,751 30,939 8,978 Contra Costa County 111 24 24 El Cerrito 739 232 271 El Sobrante 95 22 19 Emeryville 422 35 85 Hercules 443 48 127 Kensington 118 65 69 Oakland 6,184 977 1,298 Other 893 261 179 Piedmont 171 56 105 Pinole 106 32 16 Richmond 1,798 300 275 San Francisco 236 68 83 San Pablo 202 38 26 Walnut Creek 536 219 206 TOTAL ALL JURISDICTIONS 75,637 33,480 12,186 BERKELEY ORIGIN 62,751 30,939 8,978 PERCENTAGE BERKELEY ORIGIN 83% 92% 74%

5

Berkeley Tonnage Trends – The Four Heavies

6

Residential Curbside Collection

Note: Residential refuse includes Bulky Item Collection ~275 tons/year

7

Commercial Curbside Collection

Note: Data does not include non-exclusive franchise hauler tonnage. Estimated franchise collection: Refuse: 3,480 tons; Recycling: 1,836 tons. Commercial tonnage includes larger MFDs.

8

State Disposal Reporting – Berkeley Origin Landfill Tonnage

124,641 110,363 108,255 74,965 72,121 74,813 88,422 65,970 79,698 68,218 95,073 89,788 1,505 750 1,395 206 338 6,290 2,869 7,288 3,684 4,541 3,898 4,535

• 20,000

40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Tons

Disposal To Landfill ADC

9

Waste Generation by Sector (Who Generates Trash in Berkeley)

Commercial Curbside Collection 21,114 Tons 24% Residential Curbside Collection 12,242 Tons 14% Self Haul To Transfer Station 29,395 Tons 33% Self Haul To Out Of Jurisdiction Facilities 27,037 Tons 30%

2017 Total Berkeley Origin Landfilled Tons: 89,788

Self Haul to Transfer Station Includes: 3,300 Tons COB PW/Streets (Illegal Dumping)/Parks 1,305 Tons Berkeley Recycling MRF Residuals/Trash Self Haul to Out of Jurisdiction Facilities Includes: 4,000 Tons UC Berkeley (estimated) 3,480 Tons Non-exclusive Franchise Haulers (estimated)

10

Waste Composition (What’s In Our Trash)

Hazard Waste Special 1.2% 2.8% Paper 16.9% Inerts 18.4% Plastic 9.9% Organic 38.8% Glass 3.2% Metal 4.3% Yard Waste 4.5%

2008 City of Berkeley Waste Composition Note: Waste Characterization Conducted by ACWMA (StopWaste.org)

11

Data Collection & Accuracy Improvements

• Internal Zero Waste Division Improvements
• Transfer Station Scale House Reporting Accuracy
• Commercial Service Expansion –Non-exclusive Franchise Collection Ended March 2018
• Zero Waste Management Software System
• AB901 – State Disposal Reporting System Modifications
• SB1383 – Organics & Edible Food Diversion From Landfill
• RCI Certification For C&D Processing Facilities
• Future considerations:
• Consumption-Based vs. Emissions-Based GHG Inventory

12

Questions?

Heidi Obermeit, Recycling Program Manager Public Works Department, Zero Waste Division 510-981-6357 hobermeit@cityofberkeley.info