Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania Data Collection Primer for Recycling Coordinators

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Professional Recyclers of PennsylvaniaData
Collection Primer for Recycling Coordinators

• Tim Breneisen, Recycling Manager
• Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
• Evelyn DElia, Recycling Education Coordinator
• PA Department of Environmental Protection
• October 17, 2006

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Act 101Municipal Waste Planning and Waste
Reduction Act of 1988

• Mandatory curbside recycling in municipalities
  with populations of 10,000 and above and with
  5,000 and 300 people per square mile
• Collect at least 3 materials at residential units
• Collect corrugated cardboard, high grade office
  paper and aluminum at commercial, municipal and
  institutional establishments
• Establish a program to separate leaf waste
• Conduct public education at least twice annually
• Report progress in meeting established recycling
  goals

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Act 101Recyclable Materials

• Clear Glass
• Colored Glass
• Steel Cans
• Aluminum Cans
• Plastics
• Newsprint
• Corrugated Cardboard
• High-Grade Office Paper
• Leaf Waste

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Annual ReportsAct 101 Requirements

• February 15 - Municipal reporting deadline
• to County
• April 1 - County reporting deadline to PaDEP
• September 26 - PaDEP reporting deadline
• to the Legislature

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Act 101 Grants

• 901 - County planning grant
• 80 reimbursement
• 902 - Recycling implementation grant
• 90 reimbursement for recycling hardware
• 903 - County recycling coordinator grant
• 50 reimbursement
• 904 - Performance grant
• Sliding scale on documented Act 101 materials
  only
• Host municipal inspector grants
• 50 reimbursement
• HHW collection and disposal grants
• 50 reimbursement

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Recycling Coordinator Tasks and
Responsibilities

• Serve as a recycling ambassador
• Plan and administer recycling programs
• Provide public education
• Manage data collection
• Prepare reports
• Apply for grants
• Provide technical assistance

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Recycling Coordinator Skills

• Oversee, Regulate, Monitor, Administer, Collect,
  Manage, Organize, Promote, Seek, Apply, Write,
  Prepare, Develop, Assist, Cooperate, Provide,
  Arrange, Serve, Advocate and Plan
• Facilitate, i.e. Make Recycling Work!

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Training Support Sources of Assistance

• Municipal coordinators
• County recycling coordinator
• PaDEP regional coordinators
• PaDEP central office staff
• PROP
• Businesses, haulers, processors markets
• Elected Officials

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Training Support PROP

• Recycling Professional Certification Program
• Live classes
• On-Line classes
• Roundtables and workshops
• Annual conference
• Website and Publications

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Training SupportOther Sources

• National Recycling Coalition (NRC)
• PaDEP Technical Assistance Program
• (up to 7,500)
• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Solid Waste Assoc. of North America (SWANA)
• Industry Periodicals

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Definition of Data Management

• Collecting and analyzing data to present
  information in reports and grants in order to
  evaluate recycling programs and promote recycling

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Who plays a role in data collection/management?

• Residents
• Businesses
• Haulers
• Processors
• End-Users
• Brokers

• Municipal Coordinators
• County Coordinators
• Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Data CollectionWhy Do We Do It?

• Act 101 requirement
• 904 performance grants
• Basis to measure progress toward waste diversion
  goals
• Method to promote your program

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Data CollectionWhat Do We Count?

• Act 101 mandated recyclable materials
• Non-mandated recyclable materials
• White goods
• Tires
• Yard trimmings
• Paper
• Textiles

• Wood Waste
• Scrap Metal
• Food Scraps
• HHW
• Electronics

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Data CollectionWhat Dont We Count?

• Pre-Consumer recyclable materials
• Manufacturing scrap
• Residual waste

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POST - ConsumerPRE ConsumerExample
NewsprintCommercial Generator Type Newspaper
PublisherPre-Consumer Printing Scrap Paper
Roll EndsPost-Consumer Circulation Returns
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Data CollectionWhere Do I Find It?

• Haulers
• Processors
• Markets
• Businesses/Industries
• Municipalities

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Data CollectionHow Do I Begin?

• Understand the collection system within your
  municipality and county
• Know the haulers, processors, markets
• Seek a cooperative relationship with all parties
  involved
• Develop a strategy to collect information
• Distribute reporting forms

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Flow and Measurement of Recyclable Materials
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904 Data Requirements(Must Be Documented)

• What type of material
• Who generated the material
• Where was it generated
• When was material marketed
• How much did it weigh

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Questions Open Discussion