Solid Waste Strategic Plan

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Solid WasteStrategic Plan

• City of Santa Barbara
• March 5, 2007

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5-Year Strategic Plan - Introduction

• Progress made diverting Citys municipal
• solid waste from landfills
• Characteristics of Citys waste stream
• Recommended action plan to achieve diversion
  goals

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2002 SOLID WASTE POLICY

• Policy Statement
• Recycling leader of the State
• 70 diversion by 2010

• Principles Goals
• Cost-effective diversion programs
• Secure, reliable service
• Minimal exposure to liability
• Long-term disposal options
• Ultimate control of waste stream

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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Progress to date
• Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project
• Recycling Programs at City Facilities Parks
• Commercial Recycling Programs
• Recycled-Content Products
• Public Education and Outreach
• Residential Recycling Programs

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REGIONAL COOPERATION

• Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group
• Long-term Strategies
• Construction and demolition (CD) recycling
• Enhanced commercial recycling
• Regional material recovery facility (MRF)
• Conversion technology (CT) as alternative to
  landfilling
• Long-term disposal options for biosolids

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SANTA BARBARAS WASTE STREAM IN 2003
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DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES
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CURRENT DIVERSION

• State-certified Diversion Rate 51
• 2,000 tons 1 Diversion
• Additional Diversion Needed 19

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DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES
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DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES
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DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES
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MOVING FORWARD

• Low-Hanging Fruit
• Cost-Effective Programs
• Building on Success of Other Jurisdictions
  Efforts
• Working with Regional Partners

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MAXIMIZING DIVERSION
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CURRENT PROGRAMS In Progress

• School Recycling (Diversion 1, Cost 40,000)
• City Facilities Recycling (Diversion 0.25,
  Cost 20,000)
• Public Education Outreach (Cost 75,000)
• Uniform Color Containers
• Space Requirements for Recycling
• Recycling in Public Spaces (Diversion 0.5,
  Cost 130,000)

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IMPLEMENTATION SHORT TERM FISCAL YEARS
2006/2007

• CD Recycling Ordinance
• Mandatory Commercial Recycling
• Foodscrap Recovery and Composting
• Waste Generation Rate
• Additional Greenwaste
• Unscheduled Hauling Permits

• CD Recycling Facility
• Support
• Rate Incentives
• Waste Stream Optimization
• Green Purchasing
• Policy
• Regional Discussions

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CD RECYCLING ORDINANCE (DIVERSION 7.5, COST
60,000)

• Applies to all construction and demolition
  projects
• Requires applicant to recycle project waste at
• certified recycling facility
• Includes outreach and public meetings with
• contractors

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MANDATORY COMMERCIAL RECYCLING (DIVERSION
3.0, COST 50,000)

• Requires recycling in commercial sector
• Requires equal space for recyclables in
  multi-unit
• residential and commercial facilities
• Includes outreach and public meetings with
• commercial sector

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PILOT FOODSCRAP RECOVERY  COMPOSTING (DIVERSION
2.5, COST 67,000)

• Large institutions and restaurants
• Commitments from Cottage Hospital and Santa
• Barbara City College
• Existing composting facility in northern Santa
• Barbara county
• If pilot deemed successful - program could be
  rolled
• out to commercial and residential customers

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ANNUAL WASTE GENERATION (DIVERSION 1, COST
50,000)

• AB 939 requires jurisdictions to measure annual
  waste
• generation
• Opportunity to establish new annual waste
  generation
• rate
• Citys waste stream has changed significantly
  since 1998
• Existing waste generation rate does not reflect
  current
• diversion efforts

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IMPLEMENTATION SHORT TERM FISCAL YEARS
2006/2007

• Additional Greenwaste (Diversion 2.5, Cost
  50,000)
• - Provides additional greenwaste container to
  residential customers
• Unscheduled Hauling Permits
• - Requires businesses providing unscheduled
  hauling services to
• obtain permit
• CD Recycling Facility Support 
• - Supports expansion of CIWMB-permitted
  capacity at MarBorg CD
• Recycling Facility

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IMPLEMENTATION SHORT TERM FISCAL YEARS
2006/2007

• Rate Incentives (Diversion 0.5)
• Modifies rate structure to maximize financial
  incentives to recycle
• Waste Stream Optimization
• Considers processing arrangements for Citys
  recyclables
• Green Purchasing (Cost 7,000)
• Compliments City recycling effort through use of
  recycled products

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REGIONAL DISCUSSIONS

• Cost Issues at Tajiguas Landfill
• Tipping (dumping) fees
• Closure/post-closure funds
• CD tailings
• Other closed landfills
• Revenue from Commingled Recyclables
• County Program Fee
• Greenwaste Processing Fees
• Building Relationships with County and City of
  Goleta

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IMPLEMENTATION - MEDIUM TERM(Within Five Years)

• Local Material Recovery Facility 
• (Diversion 3.0, Cost 60,000)
• Being studied through MJSWTG
• Siting is primary challenge
• Hazardous Waste Management
• (Diversion 1.25)
• Consider siting new hazardous waste collection
  center

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IMPLEMENTATION LONG TERM(Beyond Five Years)

• Conversion Technology
• Explores feasibility of conversion technology
• Beyond five-year time frame of Plan
• Would not compete for recoverable materials
• MJSWTG requesting approval of CT principles

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Implementation Schedule
2005
2006
Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer
Fall Winter
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Implementation Considerations

• Plan focuses on lower-cost, easy-to-do,
• practical programs
• Seventy percent diversion will be target
• Next steps

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Strategic Plan Available at

• SBrecycles.org

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Questions / Comments