Sorting it Out: The State of Multifamily Recycling in Washington

Sorting it Out: The State of Multifamily Recycling in Washington

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WSRA Conference & Trade Show May 12-15, 2013 Thank You Precious Metal Members! Silver Members Cedar Grove Composting City of Bellevue Resource Conservation Program CleanScapes International Paper Recycling Kitsap County Public Works LeMay Pierce County Refuse Nucor Steel Seattle Pierce County Public Works & Utilities Seattle Public Utilities Sunshine Disposal and Recycling Total Reclaim/Ecolights WA State Dept. of Ecology Bronze Members Calbag Metals Co. Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. City of Tacoma Solid Waste City of Vancouver Solid Waste Fibres International GK/Industrial Refuse Systems Kirk Sales International Lautenbach Industries North Mason Fiber, Inc. Olympic Environmental Resources Pepsi Cola Bottling of Yakima Rehrig Pacific Company Seadrunar Recycling SeaTac Steel Mill and Recycling Services Snohomish County Solid Waste SP Recycling Corp. Starbucks Coffee Company Thurston County Public Works

Sorting it Out: Agenda 9:30 Project Introduction & Agency Survey Results 10:00 WAMRS Property Manager Survey Chris Piercy and Stuart Elway 11:00 Panel of Property Managers Moderator: Angela Wallis 12:00 Lunch & Learn: Topic Tables Moderator: Candy Castellanos 1:00 Washington s Multifamily Experts Moderator: Jack Harris 2:00 Multifamily food waste Marcia Rutan 2:45 WAMRS: Multifamily Programs in the U.S. Sabrina Combs 3:15 International Multifamily Research Project McKenna Morrigan 4:00 Closing remarks

Washington State Multifamily Recycling Study Group (WAMRS!) Project Overview & Agency Survey Results Angela Wallis & Jack Harris

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WAMRS! Project Outcomes A. Characterize Washington MF recycling programs B. Draw attention to MF recycling C. Identify best practices D. Make recommendations

Project Timeline 15 months: March 2012 June 2013 MARCH 2012 WAMRS! Kick-off Meeting April November 2012 Agency Survey; Analysis July 2012 March 2013 June January 2013 January July 2013 June 20, 2013 Property Management Survey; Analysis Literature Review Report Writing Sorting it Out: The State of Multifamily Recycling in WA

Agency Survey Design Team CHAIR: SAM WILDER, WILDER ENVIRONMENTAL Jeanette Brizendine Rita Smith Bob Dieckmann Tom Spille Jack Harris Suzanne Tresko Chris Piercy Angela Wallis Marcia Rutan THANK YOU!

Agency Survey Results Q: Washington Most State Survey Successful of Agencies Strategies 43 question survey 58 respondents to survey 72% Westside representation 28% Eastside representation

Agency Survey Results Multifamily Defined Four or more units Five or more units Three or more units How does your agency define multifamily properties? 48.6% 8.1% 8.1% 37.8% We do not have multifamily properties.

Agency Survey Results Multifamily 70% 60% Sources of Funding for Multifamily Recycling Outreach 63% Program Funding 50% 40% 30% 20% 27% 27% 20% 20% 10% 0% CPG grants Tip fees Other grants Hauler Customer admin or fees franchise fees 0% Taxes

Agency Survey Results 73% have: Multifamily Rate Structure Embedded recycling or Recycle costs less than garbage

Best Management Practices For Residents Door-to-Door Outreach Lease Agreement Terms On-Site Champions Education at Bill Paying In-unit Bins & Bags For Property Managers Establish Relationships/ Personal Contact Report Cards Attend Property Manager Events/Conferences Recycle Instructions

Agency Survey Results Type of on-site MF service provided 100% Collection Method 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 77.5% 22.5% 15.0% 15.0% Commingled-All Recyclables in One Container Commingled-Except Glass Recyclables Separated into Different Containers On Location Recycling Service Is Not Available 0%

Agency Survey Results 100% 90% 80% 90.0% Recycle Containers Used On-Site 85.0% Carts Dumpsters Containers 70% 60% 50% 40% Drop Boxes Compactors 30% 20% 19.5% 19.5% Stacking Bins 10% 0% 5.0% 9.0% Recyclables are Not Collected

Agency Survey Results Percent of agencies providing multifamily outreach Multifamily Outreach 35% 65% MF Outreach No MF Outreach n=57

Agency Survey Results Outreach Strategies Of 36 respondents: Website, flyers: Enclosure signs: Container labels: 83% use 72% use 67% use - - - - - - Containers/bags: 36% use Site champions: Door-to-door edu: 19% use 11% use

Agency Survey Results No outreach: 38% Outreach Strategies for Non-English Speakers Translated materials: 29% Community resources: 13% Photo-oriented materials: 4.5%

Challenges AGENCY STAFF #1: Contamination: 94% #2: Space constraints: 85% #3: Lack of mgr. support: 85% #4: Resident or mgr. turnover: 79% #5/6:Residents knowledge/ won t participate: 79% PROPERTY MANAGERS #1: Culture & habits of residents: 43% #2: Illegal dumping: 41% #3: Lack of resident willingness: 36% #6: Contamination: 26% #7: Space: 24%

Agency Survey Results Q: Info We Most Would Like Successful & Strategies Next Steps # of MF Properties & Units Recycle Participation Rate MF recycle / organics / solid waste tonnage Better Response Rate Better Data