Transcript Slide 1

Solid Waste Program
Collection Service Methods:
Manual v Curbcart
Presentation to:
City of Saginaw
City Council
July 15, 2013
6:30 pm
Monica Duebbert
MMWA General Manager
989-781-9555
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Mid Michigan Waste Authority is a government
service
Formed in 1991 by 12 municipalities (including the
City of Saginaw)
Solid waste services began in 1995
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Achieve better pricing/more services by creating
cooperative group of communities
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Now serve 35 municipalities
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equates to app. 99% of county population plus three townships in
Gratiot County (204,000 pop}
Provide a quality, costeffective, environmentally
sound, integrated solid
waste system for our
members
Albee Township
Bethany Township
Birch Run - Village
Birch Run Township
Blumfield Township
Brady Township
Brant Township
Breckenridge – Village
Bridgeport Township
Buena Vista Township
Carrollton Township
Chapin Township
Chesaning - Village
Chesaning Township
Frankenmuth - City
Frankenmuth Township
Fremont Township
James Township
Jonesfield Township
Kochville Township
Lakefield Township
Maple Grove Township
Marion Township
Merrill - Village
Richland Township
Saginaw - City
Saginaw Township
St. Charles - Village
St. Charles Township
Spaulding Township
Swan Creek Township
Thomas Township
Tittabawassee Twp
Wheeler Township
Zilwaukee - City
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The mixture of population density and
economic characteristics impact a variety of
solid waste system issues:
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type of services needed/wanted
collection efficiencies
public education tools available
resident interest in sw alternatives
available funding for sw management
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Long term contracts keep costs lower as
vendors have longer assured time of service
and/or material stream
Long term membership allows members multiyear budget planning for sw services
Access to problem material programs that
would not be available individually
Demonstrated expertise in developing and
advancing the solid waste services system for
members
 Municipal
Member Services
 Offer
a menu of residential curbside solid waste services
for municipal members
 Cover residential households
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single family housing up to quadplexes
 Recycling
offered by all 35 MMWA members
 Also offer separate programming for other problem
wastes
Household Special Wastes disposal events
 Electronic waste recycling events
 Prescription disposal at HSW events
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Trash collection and disposal (2 levels)
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Standard manual 33 gallon bags/can service
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96 wheeled curbcart service
Recycling collection and disposal (2 levels)
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weekly
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bi-weekly
Yard Waste collection and composting
What’s
Next for
the
Region’s
Solid
Waste
System?
SW Collection Services –
2015 and Beyond
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MMWA’s current solid waste services contracts
sunset at the end of 2014
Working to develop service agreements for 2015
and beyond
Researched current, available methods, trends and
technologies for the waste services offered
membership:
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residential solid waste collection
waste disposal
recyclables processing
yard waste composting
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Two methods of trash collection service exist
under the current agreement:
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standard unlimited manual collection
95-gal curbcart
All 35 MMWA members selected standard,
manual curbside collection of all solid waste
material streams
 Recyclables and yard waste are also collected
manually
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The service standard for manual collection
programs is the same across the nation:
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33 gallon/50 lb weight maximum for trash
containers
18 gallon recycling bins for manual recycling
collection service
MMWA program is more expansive, allowing
2 bulkies and a bundle of brush with weekly
trash
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Manual service has limitations on the size and weight
of the cans, bags and bins used for materials
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Top resident complaints on curbside program all
revolve around unintended side consequences of
manual service:
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In place to minimize the potential for injury to collection
workers
small, light cans and lids (max 33 gal) blow and break
easily (from wind, passing cars, etc)
Residents often seek larger cans to avoid these issues
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Those cans are tagged as oversized and not serviced
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Requires between 28 and 47 trucks a day
to service MMWA member residents
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Provide collection services 5 days a week in
between 5 and 11 communities a day
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Waste collection services proved to more
than 750,000 service points/month
Trash Wastestream
Curbcart collection is used for a variety of solid
waste materials collection across communities of
all sizes
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residential solid waste material streams offers
a number of advantages over manual collection
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Removes workers’ back, shoulders and most
hand use from service provision
 Adds to ease of use for collection workers
getting materials on the truck
 Wheeled, lidded cart easy for resident and
workers to use/maneuver
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MMWA already has pricing for curbcart trash
collection service selection
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Pricing is cheaper than manual service or no increase in
3 of 6 MMWA service zones
Carts leased through vendor with repair/replace
warranty
Reduces truck traffic; collection efficiencies mean
fewer trucks/routes needed in larger communities
Eliminates residents need to buy and replace
garbage cans
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MMWA current collection agreement offers pricing
for optional curbcart trash collection service
Pricing cheaper than manual service or no increase
in 3 of 6 zones:
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Zone 1 & City Zone
Zone 2
Zone 3 & Zone 4
Zone 5
= decrease $0.10/hshld/month
= same price / no increase
= increase $0.42/hshld/month
= increase $0.62/hshld/month
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Same cart(s) for all community residents and all members
Eliminates most current program complaint issues:
33 Gal Can IssueW/ Curbcart
Can blew/thrown
Curbcart sturdy, very wind resistant
Lid blew/gone
Lid securely attached to cart
Can broken
Vendor cart repair/replace program
Stickered as oversized Curbcart size(s) same for all residents
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Curbcart damage covered under lease with repair/replace
provision
More uniform look at the curb in community, improving
community aesthetics
The more bin capacity provided residents for
recyclables, the more likely they will
participate in recycling
 By having a limit on how much trash will go in a
curbcart, recycling becomes a more attractive
option
 If using a curbcart for recycling also, increases
capacity and municipal support of recycling as
a mainstream waste mgmt option
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Curbcart Collection
Service
Recyclables Wastestream
Moving to curbcart for recyclables can
significantly increase recycling diversion rates
 Recycling is further incentivized when
communities offer curbcart service for the
recyclables stream, in combo with single-stream
collection/processing
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High diversion + low contamination = single stream
recycling collection + larger recycling containers
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Many of the benefits of using curbcarts for trash
collection are also pluses for using curbcarts for
the recyclables stream:
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Ease of use for resident and worker; no bending
Carts leased through vendor with 10 year
repair/replace warranty
Reduces truck traffic; faster collection efficiencies mean
fewer trucks/routes needed
Eliminates most current program complaint issues:
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Bin too small
Paper blows out of recycling bin
Single stream recycling collection allows
residents to put all recyclables in one container;
no sorting
 Expanded recyclables collection would allow
residents to curbside recycle plastics #3 - #7
 Larger size container allows more/easier
recycling without more bins needed
 Eliminates residents need to buy and replace
standard 18 gallon recycling
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Curbcart programs work well in towns of all sizes
Large increases in recycling rate have been seen
with the combo of large cart/single stream
recycling
MMWA nearby neighbors, Bangor Twp and
Monitor Twp, both have had curbcart trash
collection for years; no resident issues reported
Several downstate authority members moved to
curbcart for trash and recycling
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high residential satisfaction and huge increase in
diversion from landfill (40%+)
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Several RRRASOC communities moved to
single-stream recycling with 65 gallon carts in
mid 2012
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61% increase in recyclables diversion over first six
months
Alton, IL, similar in size and characteristics to
Saginaw went to single stream recycling with
curbcart
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100% increase in recycling diversion (6% to 12%) in
first year/2012
Next Steps
Timeline for Developing a New
Collection Services Agreement
MMWA Board of Trustees will be provided
additional information on curbcart collection
services and narrow down possible collection
service option scenarios
 Member community informational presentations
on curbcart collection will continue
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Type of collection method on which to get
pricing :
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Manual only
Curbcart only
Mix of curbcart and manual
Wastestream(s) to curbcart:
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Trash
Recyclables
Both trash and recyclables
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If curbcart service(s) will be offered members:
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Size of cart / carts
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Developing a multiple cart size plan for selected
wastestreams would allow members to have additional
flexibility in the service levels they have to choose
Allow/offer multiple cart sizes across members and
within a community
Number of carts allowed per household
Available styles/colors of carts
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Select colors for curbcarts
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one color for all trash carts across members (tan or grey)
one color for all recycling carts across members (green)
Recyclables processing method
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Continue dual stream collection and sorting
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Requires residents to sort fiber & hard containers separately
Switch to singe stream collection and sorting and
expand allowed recyclables
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No resident sorting needed
Add in plastics # 3 through #7
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MMWA trustees determine what collection services
options they want to include in request for
proposals
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Staff will develop RFP and release by end of 2013
RFP will likely request pricing on several options:
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Standard trash collection service
Standard trash and recyclables collection services
Curbcart service for multiple cart sizes and multiple
wastestreams (trash and recycling)
Pricing tiered within each zone for percentage of
participating members
Looking to award contract in early 2014:
 Allows members to select which services and
cart sizes they want to offer their community
based on vendor pricing received
 Allows collection vendor to establish truck
depot, if needed
 Collection vendor has time to develop capital
needed to make truck equipment modifications
for curbcart service
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Collection vendor must purchase anywhere from
50k to 150k curbcarts
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Need multiple months to deliver selected curbcarts
to applicable members housecount
MMWA will develop a public education campaign
detailing the 2015 sw curbside program
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Need to develop methods for distributing information to
all 72,000+ MMWA member households
Contact info:
Mid Michigan Waste Authority
989-781-9555
[email protected] www.recyclemotion.org