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Monday, June 6, 2016
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Total Solid Waste - Incremental progress toward achieving 100%
reduction by 2050
Local Action 1 - Adopt a waste management plan that identifies waste
sources, sets targets and establishes action plan
Local Action 2 - Adopt specific product bans to advance progress
toward waste reduction
Current Operations
Began operations in 1972
Regulated by Iowa DNR & EPA
110K - 120K tons of waste landfilled annually
Current Recycling & Composting Programs
• Curbside recycling
• Drop-off site recycling
• Electronic Waste
• Shingles
• Bicycles
• Corks
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Non -treated Lumber, wood waste, food waste
• Banned Materials Recycled at Landfill
Appliances
• Lead acid batteries
• Oil
Tires
Yard Waste
Mandated Multi -Family Recycling
Iowa City currently serves 15,300 households including single family up to
four -unit complexes for curbside solid waste, recycling and yard waste
collection
Currently an estimated 60 multifamily units offer recycling, 1050 do not
Multifamily recycling pilot in 2013
• Consisted of 5 apartment and condominium complexes
• Recycling costs were an average of $2.57 per unit per month
• Diversion rates from landfill were 29% - 54% with low contamination rate
• All five multifamily complexes that participated continued to provide recycling services after
the pilot concluded
Propose mandated recycling for multifamily dwellings
• New developments would be required to provide
• Existing developments would be tied to rental permits to allow time to comply
• Would also allow time for haulers to ramp up services
• Exceptions will be handled on a case by case basis
• Estimated 1,700 tons diverted from the landfill
• NDS may see added enforcement responsibilities
Organics at the curb
Iowa City currently runs 2 yard waste routes daily from March - mid
January
• Annual $25 yard waste sticker to place on bin
• Individual yard waste bags, $1.25 each
2007 - Landfill began composting food waste and has grown resulting in
an estimated 500 tons of material being diverted from the landfill annually
2011 - Waste study showed food waste makes up 14.8% of material
landfilled annually, equating to an estimated 17,250 tons
2014 - Iowa City participated in Food: Too Good to Waste program
• 52 households participated combining food waste with yard waste fro curbside pick-up
Propose offering curbside organics pick-up to be combined with existing
yard waste program
• Purchase $25 annual yardwaste sticker for use on a self provided container
• Estimated 1,000 tons diverted from the landfill
• Corresponds to roughly a 13% increase in composted materials which can be handled in
current operations
Curbside Single Stream Recycling
Iowa City currently offers curbside recycling services to 15,300 households
Before 2011 - Households asked to sort into six recycling streams
2011 - Reduced to three streams
2014 - Began pilot program to provide limited single stream service
• Maintain visual contact with materials to limit contamination
Propose offering curbside single stream recycling to all households
currently served
• Estimated 400 tons diverted from the landfill
• Contamination rates will need to be monitored
• Single stream program makes fleet more flexible and route more efficient
• Due to mixing of materials, processing costs would increase by just under $100,000 annually.
This could be countered with an estimated $0.59 increase per household in monthly fees.
Various Material Bans and Policy Changes
Electronic Waste
• Iowa City began recycling electronic waste in 2003
• Tonnages have increased almost every year
• Small percentage of landfilled materials, but contain hazardous substances
• Propose ban on televisions and monitors
• Estimated 360 ton diversion from landfill
Cardboard
• Second largest material that gets landfilled at 10.1%
• Equates to estimated 12,625 tons annually
• Majority is from Industrial/Commercial/Institutional waste
• Propose ban on corrugated cardboard to be implemented in two parts
• Staff would engage in extensive education and outreach process
• Estimated 11,400 tons diverted from landfill
• Staff would work directly with private haulers to develop implementation plan
Covered Loads
• Blowing litter a major landfill issue
• Spend an estimated $34,000 annually to address litter on and off property as mandated by
DNR
• Propose a requirement that all vehicles bringing trash to the landfill cover their load
• Additional fees may apply to those that arrive with no cover
Plastic Bags & Styrofoam
Plastic Bags
• Lightweight plastic bags make up about 360 tons of materials going into the landfill.
• These are recyclable but concerns enter on upstream resource extraction, impact on wildlife
and litter
• Multiple discussions have occurred at the City level with the last being in 2012. At that time
Staff recommended:
Include plastic bag recycling locations in advertising efforts
Continue creek and River clean-up program
Place a plastic bag recycling bin at Eastside Recycling Center
Organize campaign with local grocers to decrease use of single -use bags and increase distribution of
totes
If a plastic bag ban is desired, further research would need to be initiated regarding the type of ban
can be recommended
Cardboard and electronics bans would be more impactful on landfill operations
• National issue with differing methods utilized to address including bans, fees for use and
increased recycling efforts to capture bags
• Staff does not recommend any action at this time in order to implement the other strategies
outlined
Styrofoam
• Expanded polystyrene (EPS) or Styrofoam makes up an estimated 840 tons of materials
landfilled annually
• Several local entities have voluntarily moved away from using EPS containers for food service
• National issue with several cities banning EPS products
• Lack of recycling options in Iowa City area for EPS products
Due to impact from increased processing costs for co -mingled
recycling at our drop off center, we anticipate budgetary impacts. In
order to account for budgetary impacts and allow for time to develop
educational materials and outreach plan we would recommend July
375 tons 1, 2017 as the start date.
Begin implementation process immediately. We would start the
education and outreach process by July 1, 2016 with an estimated
360 tons start date this fall.
As there is no viable recycling option for EPS, we do not recommend
moving forward at this time. We will re-evaluate as options become
250 tons available.
We do not recommend taking any action at this time in order to
focus on the other programs we have highlighted that will have a
more immediate impact on diversion of materials from the Iowa City
100 tons Landfill.
Implement by July 1, 2017 in order to allow for time to conduct
12,000 tons
outreach and work with haulers on the policy change.
Begin implementation process immediately. This will involve code
changes and will come back to council in next few months. Upon
approval, new developments would be required to comply and
existing developments would have a grace period that coincides with
1,800 tons
rental permit renewals.
Begin implementation process immediately. The goal would be to
implement this fall in order to allow time to get educational materials
1,000 tons
together and conduct outreach to the community.
Due to impact from increased processing costs for co -mingled
recycling at our drop off center, we anticipate budgetary impacts. In
order to account for budgetary impacts and allow for time to develop
educational materials and outreach plan we would recommend July
375 tons 1, 2017 as the start date.
Begin implementation process immediately. We would start the
education and outreach process by July 1, 2016 with an estimated
360 tons start date this fall.
As there is no viable recycling option for EPS, we do not recommend
moving forward at this time. We will re-evaluate as options become
250 tons available.
We do not recommend taking any action at this time in order to
focus on the other programs we have highlighted that will have a
more immediate impact on diversion of materials from the Iowa City
100 tons Landfill.
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