Montgomery County
Division of Solid Waste Services
Tracking Recycling Achievement
COG Recycling Committee
January 15, 2009
Current Recycling
Achievement
553,501 tons
recycled in
FY08
FY08 Recycling Rate by Sector
Overall Recycling Rate = 44.3% (553,501 tons recycled)
60.0%
50.0%
55.8%
40.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
13.7%
10.0%
0.0%
Single-Family
Commercial
Multi-Family
Montgomery County
FY08 Recycling Rate
Waste Generation
1,249,376 tons
100%
Recycled
553,501 tons
44.3%
Disposed
695,875 tons
55.7%
Other Calculations
Montgomery County Recycling Rates
Recycling Rate (%)
• County Recycling
Rate
• County Recycling
Rate “Without Ash”
• State Recycling Rate
• State Recycling and
Reduction Rate
• EPA Recycling Rate
50.0%
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
45.1%
44.3% 44.3%
40.1%
40.1%
FY2008
County
State
EPA
County w/o Ash
State + SR Credit
So, How Do We Measure?
• Sources of Information…
– Transfer Station and MRF
Scale House Data
– Semi-Annual
Collector/Hauler Tonnage
reports
– Annual Business Recycling
and Waste Reduction
reports
– Back/Self-hauling reports
– MDE Processor reports
– Annual telephone survey of
small businesses
Calculating Recycling Rate
Hauler/Collector
Tonnage Reports
Multi-Family
Properties
Single-Family
Residents
Businesses
Tons Recycled
Ferrous from Ash
Backyard Composting
& Grasscycling
Transfer Station & MRF
Scale House Data
Annual Recycling and
Waste Reduction
Reports
Waste Generated
MDE Processor
Reports
Annual Telephone
Survey of Small
Businesses
Back/Self-haul
Tonnages
Calculating Recycling Rate
Multi-Family
Properties
Single-Family
Residents
Single-family:
Businesses
Tons Recycled
Ferrous from Ash
Backyard Composting
& Grasscycling
– Solid waste and
recyclable materials go to
Transfer Station and
Recycling Center
– Tonnage from scale
house data
Calculating Recycling Rate
Multi-Family
Properties
Single-Family
Residents
Businesses
Multi-Family:
– Some materials go to
County’s Transfer Station
and Recycling Center
Tons Recycled
Ferrous from Ash
Backyard Composting
& Grasscycling
– Majority of materials hauled
to private facilities in/out of
County
– Hauler/Collector Tonnage
reports
Calculating Recycling Rate
Non-Residential:
Multi-Family
Properties
Single-Family
Residents
Businesses
– Some materials go to
County’s Transfer Station and
Recycling Center
Tons Recycled
Ferrous from Ash
Backyard Composting
& Grasscycling
– Majority of materials hauled to
private facilities in/out of
County
– Hauler/Collector Tonnage and
Annual Business Recycling
and Waste Reduction reports,
back-hauling, and telephone
surveys
Calculating Recycling Rate
Multi-Family
Properties
Single-Family
Residents
Businesses
Tons Recycled
Backyard Composting
& Grasscycling
Ferrous from Ash
Backyard Composting &
Grasscycling
=
Estimate of 17.5% of MSW
generated
(less)
Yard trim material collected
single-family curbside and
delivered to Transfer Station
as well as materials delivered
from private sector or
otherwise documented tons
Calculating Recycling Rate
Multi-Family
Properties
Single-Family
Residents
Businesses
Tons Recycled
Ferrous from Backyard Composting
& Grasscycling
Ash
•MSW is processed at
Resource Recovery
Facility
•Recovered ferrous
removed after processing
and sent to ferrous market
What is Recyclable?
• What we count…
– MRA-defined Recyclable Materials
• What we don’t count….
– C&D waste
– Motor oil excluded for Maryland and EPA
rates
MDE Source Reduction
• Part 1: Yard Trim Source
Reduction
– Yard Trim
• Up to 2% SR Credit
• Part 2: General SR Credit
Checklist
– Promotion/General Education
– Technical Assistance
– Other Initiatives
•
•
•
•
5 - 9 “Yes” = 1%
10 – 15 “Yes” = 2%
16 or more “Yes” = 3%.
Maximum combined SR credit for
Part 1 and Part 2 is 5%
Calculating Recycling Rate
Hauler/Collector
Tonnage Reports
TS/MRF
Scale House Data
Annual Recycling and
Waste Reduction
Reports
Waste Generated
MDE Processor
Reports
Annual Telephone
Survey of Small
Businesses
Back/Self-haul
Tonnages
• Records all inbound
and outbound
materials
• Material by type
• Identify sector
generating material
• Name of
collector/municipality/
business
Calculating Recycling Rate
Hauler/Collector
Tonnage Reports
TS/MRF
Scale House Data
Annual Recycling and
Waste Reduction
Reports
Waste Generated
MDE Processor
Reports
Annual Telephone
Survey of Small
Businesses
Back/Self-haul
Tonnages
• Required by law
• Semi-annual
• Report includes:
– Material collected
– Amount collected
– Sector generated
– Disposition of
materials
• Random audits to ensure
accuracy
Calculating Recycling Rate
• Multi-family properties and
businesses
Hauler/Collector
• Required by law
Tonnage Reports
• Report includes:
TS/MRF
Annual Recycling and – Material generated
Scale House Data
– Amount generated
Waste Reduction
– Disposition of materials
Reports
Waste Generated
• Name of collection
company
Back/Self-haul
MDE Processor
Tonnages
Reports
• If self- or back-hauled,
name/location of facility
Annual Telephone
Survey of Small
• Field verified for accuracy
Businesses
Calculating Recycling Rate
Hauler/Collector
Tonnage Reports
TS/MRF
Scale House Data
Annual Recycling and
Waste Reduction
Reports
Waste Generated
MDE Processor
Reports
•Material taken to central
warehouse or self-hauled
to private facility
•Annual Business
Recycling and Waste
Reduction report
Back/Self-haul
•Annual telephone survey
Tonnages
Annual Telephone
Survey of Small
Businesses
•Site visit by program
specialist
•NEA recycling tonnages
Calculating Recycling Rate
• Approximately 1,000 small
businesses annually
Hauler/Collector
Tonnage Reports
TS/MRF
Scale House Data
Annual Recycling and
Waste Reduction
Reports
Waste Generated
MDE Processor
Reports
Back/Self-haul
Tonnages
Annual Telephone
Survey of Small
Businesses
• Material by type
• Amount generated
• Disposition of materials
• Cross-check with all other
report mechanisms to
eliminate double counting
Calculating Recycling Rate
•Voluntary report
Hauler/Collector
Tonnage Reports
TS/MRF
Scale House Data
Annual Recycling and
Waste Reduction
Reports
•Sent by State and County
•Report includes:
Waste Generated
MDE Processor
Reports
Annual Telephone
Survey of Small
Businesses
•Material processed
Back/Self-haul
Tonnages
•Amount processed
•Processor sends report
directly to County
How Much Data?
• ~235 Hauler/Collector
Tonnage reports
• 952 Annual Business
Recycling reports
• 558 Multi-Family Annual
Recycling Reports
• 40-50 Processor reports
• ~172 businesses reporting
an average of 9,000 tons of
recyclables
What Happens with the Data?
• Enter hauler/collector tonnages into
database
• Processor and business recycling
tonnages entered into spreadsheet
• Data is reviewed and compared
• Duplicate tonnages are removed
Annual Recycling Report
Annual Recycling Report
Hauler/Collector Report
Processor Report
Questions?
Montgomery County
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Solid Waste Services
101 Monroe Street, 6th Floor
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(240) 777-6400 phone; (240) 777-6465 fax
Website: www.montgomerycountymd.gov
Email: [email protected]