Waukesha County Recycling & Solid Waste

2017 Community Meeting

Presentation Outline

• Introductions• Recycling Program• Household Hazardous Waste• Yard and Wood Waste Processing• Electronics and Appliance Recycling

Communities Participating in Waukesha County Recycling & Stormwater Education Programs

Legend (33 total communities)

Recycling & Stormwater (20)

Stormwater only (6)

Recycling only (7)

53 Intergovernmental Agreements!

Joint MRF Operations

Processing:• 300 tons/day (avg.)• 35 tons/hour (avg.)• 61,400 tons (Jan-Nov.)

Receives/Ships:• 70 inbound trucks per day• 12 outbound trailer/day

Waukesha CountyTotals

120 tons/day (avg.)2,500 tons/month (avg.)3% increase over 2016

YTD = 27,954Tons

Advanced Disposal Services

21%

City of Milwaukee35%

Waukesha County44%

Total Facility Tons (% by source)

*Total Increase from 2014-2017 (Jan-Oct.) = 42%

15,388

20,32023,976

24,651

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Residential Recycling Tons (Jan.-Oct.)

Recyclables Processed & Shipped

(% by weight)

Recyclables Commodity Revenue

(% of total sales/shipped)

Glass, 21.22%

Steel/Tin, 3.04%

HDPE Plastic (#2), 2.65%Aluminum,

1.24%

PET Plastic (#1), 5.14%

Paper & Cardboard,

64.75%

Mixed Plastics, 1.95%

Glass, -0.43%Steel/Tin,

4.63%

PET Plastic (#1), 12.11%

Aluminum, 15.12%

HDPE Plastic (#2),

11.05%

Paper & Cardboard,

56.88%

Mixed Plastics, 0.64%

$114.00

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Recyclable Average Annual Commodity Revenue

10 yr. avg. = $110 per ton 15 yr. avg. = $105 per ton

Recycling Program - Battling ContaminationCont. Contamination Issues

• Propane Tanks• Average 53 per day (high = 103)

• Plastic bags/film• Steel/Metal (auto parts, scrap)• Other

• Batteries, furniture, appliances, electronics, animal parts, carpet, rocks, hoses, tires

Impacts

• Increased disposal costs• Damage to equipment/fires

• Increased repair costs

• Operating downtime• Increased operating costs

• Safety hazards to MRF workers

Recycling Program - Recent Fire

Recycling Program - Battling Contamination• Propane Tank Recycling Cooperative• Recycle Right Messaging• Mobile Application/Updated Website • Outreach & Education

• New Exhibit • Cooperative Programming

• Social Media• Press Releases• Annual Newsletter• Videos

Recycling Program - Battling Contamination

We Appreciate Your Help!• Continue to enforce collection contracts

• Waste screening protocol• Providing recycling education

• Utilize the County and Collection Contractors• Liking and sharing social media posts/videos• Keep promoting the mobile app • Other ideas – let us know!

Hauler Compliance

• 2016 Compliance• Filed Complaint with Circuit Court • Settled subject to:

• Corrective Action Plan (joint audits/truck tracking, etc.)• $768 forfeiture• May reopen case at any time for non-compliance

Hauler Compliance

• 2017 Compliance• Two Residential (2) Complaints

• Specific to ADS and UTD service• Complaints = drivers commingling recyclables with refuse• Formal Notice

• Failure to Delivery Member Municipality Tons • Muni Dividend Reimbursement• Daily, Monthly and Annual Reconciliation

County Recycling Ordinance Update (2018)

• Update banned material list (per WI statutes)• Remove/update redundant, or outdated language• Update enforcement provisions (Haulers):

• Clarify recyclable collection and reporting requirements • Strengthen/clarify enforcement authorities• Update forfeiture schedule

Recycling Program – 2018 Dividend Budget

Base Dividend = $600,000Recycling Incentive = $570,000Total Base + Incentive = $1,170,000

Direct Haul = $201,000Recycling Containers = $379,000Total Hauling + Containers = $580,000

2018Maximum

Distribution: $1,750,000

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Recyclable Sales Vs. Community Dividends Waukesha County MRF 2001-2018

Recyclable Sales Per Ton ($) Community Dividends ($)

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State Grant Funding vs. Dividend Payments

$250,000

$500,000

$750,000

$1,000,000

$1,250,000

$1,500,000

$1,750,000

$2,000,000State Grant Funding County Recycling Dividend

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$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

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$12,000,000

$14,000,000

$16,000,000

Recycling Fund Balance

MRF Construction

Below Avg. Commodity Revenue

Increased Dividend/Assistance Payment

Education & Outreach• MRF Tours for 700 • 104 school programs/assemblies• 44 Presentations/Workshops• 20 Outreach Events

• Total Education/Outreach• Over 6,000 residents

Education & Outreach

• Recycling and Water Exhibit (Retzer)• Fabrication & Installation

• Completed Spring 2017• Grand Opening

More Education Initiatives• Cooperative EE

• Partnership with School District of Waukesha & Carroll University• K-5 Completed & Pilot (iBook's)• 6-12 Completed in 2018

• Into the Outdoors • Statewide Organizations Collaboration

• Systems Thinking• New Initiative • Internally Lead (Jayne)• Opportunity to Review and Improve Programming

Re-TRAC Upgrade

• Implemented in February 2018• Required upgrade to new platform (Re-TRAC Connect)• Reporting structure/format similar/improved• Training Guide will be provided

Please Note: Historical data not included/uploaded to new platform

Household Hazardous Waste

• 2017 Statistics (January-October)

• Participation = 4,699 1%

• Pounds Collected = 174,125 16%

• Total Costs = $270,248 9%

• Costs/Pound = $1.55 8%

170,733 194,645 203,426 192,167 206,711 174,125

$270,950 $298,216$318,187 $284,812

$297,701

$270,248

$55.72 $56.13

$63.26$60.62

$62.69

$57.51

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Yard & Wood Waste Processing

• New Site• Muni Input (transition, haulers, costs)• Stricter policy for protocols

• Reminder• Community cost share increases to 63% for 2018

Electronics & Appliance Recycling

THANK YOU!• 2017 events successful• 2018 Fees (unchanged):

• $25/television• $10/CRT computer monitor

• 2019 ?

2018 Event ScheduleMonth Date LocationJanuary 13 City of Brookfield

February 10 City of OconomowocMarch 10 New BerlinApril 14 Village of HartlandMay 12 City of MuskegoJune 9 City of PewaukeeJuly 14 City of Brookfield

August 11 Town of MertonSeptember 8 City of Muskego

October 13 Village of Hartland November 10 City of OconomowocDecember 8 Village of Mukwonago

Municipality Total Collected Product in LBS Total Cars*City of Brookfield 901 106,997 914*City of Oconomowoc 308 40,880 285City of New Berlin 551 61,253 561*Village of Hartland 931 97,787 915*City of Muskego 574 64,214 621City of Pewaukee 646 56,317 317Town of Merton 329 30,211 254Grand Total 4240 457,659 3867*Hosted 2 eventsJan.-Oct.

2017 Electronics and Appliance CollectionTotal Pounds Collected (Itemized)

(Jan-Oct)

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2017

A Few Reminders…

• Contact RSW staff:• Changes in drop-off site operations• Assistance with parks/event recycling• Assistance with promotional/education materials• Opportunities for staffed/unstaffed outreach

Thank you!