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City of North Augusta Material Recovery Facility

By: Jason Sikes

North Augusta Material Recovery Facility History

The City of Augusta and North Augusta in

the early 90’s partnered together to establish a Regional Material Recovery

Facility.

In 1993 the Regional Material Recovery Facility was built to

process recyclables from both City of

Augusta and North Augusta.

Currently the Regional Material Recovery

Facility processes both Recyclables and Solid Waste from around the Central Savannah River

Area.

City of North Augusta Collection Method (Pre-Audit)

Blue Recycling Bags are used to collect the Commingled Recyclables.

The Blue Bags are delivered every quarter containing 16 bags per roll.

Upon filling the Blue Bags, they are then placed

into roll-carts mixed with the Municipal Solid

Waste.

The refuge container is

then picked up with an

Automated Side-loader

once a week.

The material is then transported

commingled with MSW, to the M.R.F. for sorting and processing.

Blue Bag Contamination

Contamination (Clothes, Organics, etc.)

Unused Blue Bags coming back to M.R.F. via solid waste trucks after being delivered to residents.

Blue Bags being used for non-recycling tasks

Types of Contamination

Clothing Rope/Tubing VHS Tapes

Organic Matter (Food

Waste) Plastic Film

Non-recyclable

Plastic

Styrofoam Diapers Sharp Items

Audit of Program Audit #1 (September 17th -21st, 2012)

Audit #1

Route # 1 Route # 2 Route # 3 Route # 4

TotalsMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Blue Bags Weight (Lbs.)

2,880 3,220 3,960 5,320 15,380

Non-Recyclables 1,680 1,500 2,620 2,620 7,900

Recyclables 1,200 1,720 1,860 2,700 7,480

Blue Bag Material Rates

41% 53% 47% 51% 49%

The City’s Response

Prior to audit #2, residential sanitation

customers were provided half rolls of 8

blue bags instead of the standard full roll of 16

bags.

The rolls were delivered every quarter as normal.

Education Material was enclosed into the Blue

Bag Rolls, prior to delivery.

Audit of Program Audit #2 (February 4th -9th, 2013)

Audit#2

Route#1 Route#2 Route#3 Route#4

TotalsMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

BlueBagsWeight

(Lbs.)1,980 2,340 1,720 3,800 9,840

Non-Recyclables 660 860 300 1,600 3,420

Recyclables 1,320 1,480 1,420 2,200 6,420

BlueBagMaterialRates

67% 63% 82% 58% 65%

Audit of Program Audit #3 (March 11th -15th, 2013)

Audit#3

Route#1 Route#2 Route#3 Route#4

TotalsMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

BlueBagsWeight(Lbs.)1,880 1,980 1,780 3,968 9,608

Non-Recyclables 440 815 430 1,560 3,245

Recyclables 1,440 1,165 1,350 2,408 6,363

BlueBagMaterialRates

76% 59% 76% 61% 66%

Audit Summary

Blue Bag (LBS) Non-Recyclables

(LBS) Recyclables (LBS)

Weekly Blue Bag Cost

Audit # 1-Full Roll Bag 15,380 7,900 7,480 $2,435

Audit # 2-Half Roll Bags 9,840 3,420 6,420 $1,389

Audit # 3-Half Roll Bags 9,608 3,245 6,363 $1,389

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Blue Bag Audits 1, 2, 3

Effective 1/1/2017 the Blue Bag Program would be by subscription only.

During the Blue Bag delivery in October of 2016, notifications of this change was

distributed.

Notices of the subscription base

program were hand delivered to

customers homes.

Information was distributed via

newspaper and social media.

Ways In Which To Signup

City Website (northaugusta.net).

Call and request to be added.

Mail in Service form, which was delivered to all customers.

Drop in at the facility and signup.

Currently out of 10,242 households 2,135 are registered for the program.

20.88%

79.12%

BLUE BAG YEAR TO DATE ENROLLMENT ANALYSIS

Enrolled Recyclers

Remaining Customers

Post Subscription Audit

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Audit March 13-17, 2017

Blue Bag (Ibs.) Non Recyclables Recyclables

Overall Blue Bag Percentage

Future Goals of the Program

Tracking participation and delivery through GIS

Continuing education and outreach programs

Periodical Audits of the Blue Bag Program

Questions????

Jason Sikes March 29th 2017 Phone: 803-441-4331 Email: jsikes@northaugusta.net