How Rural Counties are Getting Electronics Recycling Initiatives off the Ground

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How Rural Counties are Getting Electronics
Recycling Initiatives off the Ground

• Oct 4, 2007

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Agenda

• Typical Life-cycle of Electronics Recycling
  Program
• Recycling Programs In Colorado
• Garfield County (County initiated)
• Summit County (Non profit initiated)
• City of Grand Junction (Non-profit / Private /
  Public Partnership)
• Program Highlights
• Themes - Making a Program Successful

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Life-cycle of Electronics Recycling Program

• Program Sponsor
• County or City, Non-profit Organization,
  Public-Private
• Educated on Issue
• Filling a community Need
• Funding
• Grants (Monitor HB1288)
• End User Pays
• Donation
• Over time its worked in to Budget
• Types of Programs
• Events Earth Day / America Recycles day
• Part time drop off
• Full time drop off

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Garfield County

• History
• 2004 Visited event in GJ
• 2005 Event Grant, donation, county match
  (EventCounty)
• 2006 Drop-off facility
• Location / Infrastructure
• At Land Fill Any time
• Major County Facility Main Road Bridge
  Facility
• Satellite County Facility

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Garfield County

• Things that are working well
• Purchased used shipping containers that forklifts
  drive in to
• Convenient Locations
• Collection is growing
• Challenges
• Monthly Pickups
• Education
• Key Attributes to Success
• Commissioner support is key
• Administration Buy-in

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Summit County

• History
• 2000 Summit Recycling Project/ High Country
  Conservation
• 2005 Dropoff Center
• 2006 Summit Count MRF
• Location / Infrastructure
• At Land Fill Any time
• 10K Sq Ft Facliity
• 6 to 7 trailers of commodity

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Summit County

• Things that are working well
• Space
• Open Every day
• Tipping fees supporting costs
• Building market perception that its lower cost to
  recycle
• Challenges
• Historically Hrs of operation
• Education
• Transient population
• Key Attributes to Success
• Commissioner support is key
• Knowledge Keeping toxics out of waste stream

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City of Grand Junction

• History
• 2003 School initiative LifeSpan Technology
  Recycling
• 2004 Americas Recycle day
• 2005 Earth Day and Americas Recycle Day -
  Sponsors
• 2007 City of Grand Junction Recycling Center
• Location / Infrastructure
• In association with Paper, Plastic and Aluminum
  Recycling
• Capacity for several trailers 1 trailer
• Retired sewage treatment Ring

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City of Grand Junction

• Things that are working well
• Expansion of existing program
• Community response
• Word of Mouth
• Growing volume
• Challenges
• Hrs of operation
• Education
• Key Attributes to Success
• City support is key

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Program Highlights

• Partnerships
• Public, Private, Non Profits
• Sponsors
• Environmental Stewardship / Sustainability
• Ethical Considerations
• Insurance / Certifications
• Pollution Liability
• Errors and Omissions
• Certified Electronics Recycler / ISO
• Scheduling

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Program Highlights

• Location planning
• Material Collections and Pricing
• Equipment and Supplies
• Safety
• Labor
• Advertising and Education

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Themes for Success

• Political Sponsorship
• Govt
• Non-profit
• Private
• Location
• Events
• Infrstructure
• Education / Advertising
• Demographic opportunity
• Media

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Questions

• LifeSpan Technology Recycling is a national
  electronics recycling company with primary
  offices in Boston, Denver, and San Diego and
  processes material in over 20 facilities around
  the United States.
• LifeSpan Technology Recycling
• Grand Junction
• Denver
• Dag Adamson
• dag.adamson_at_lifespanrecycling.com
• 970 257 9170