2002 Annual Report on Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling in Fort Collins
RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING PARTICIPATION
December 1991 through December 2002
Residential Curbside Recycling Participation
Year
June 1991
Dec 1991
June 1992
Dec 1992
June 1993
Dec 1993
June 1994
Dec 1994
June 1995
Dec 1995
June 1996
Dec 1996
June 1997
Dec 1997
June 1998
Dec 1998
June 1999
Dec 1999
June 2000
Dec 2000
June 2001
Dec 2001
June 2002
Dec 2002
Population
88,439
91,117
93,181
95,899
99,726
102,569
106,466
108,981
112,912
117,280
122,377
126,848
# Total SingleFamily Homes
21,368
21,913
22,660
23,552
24,488
25,444
26,435
27,138
28,527
29,671
30,589
31,766
# Single-Family
Homes Recycling
% Homes
Recycling
# Multi-Family
Recycling
Customers
% Commercial
Customers
Recycling *
3,843
4,176
4,839
7,799
8,501
7,861
8,892
13,111
14,813
20,114
20,497
20,797
22,633
23,178
23,327
24,174
23,668
23,506
24,799
23,448
24,526
25,990
30,764
18%
19.1%
22.1%
34.4%
37.5%
33.4%
37.8%
53.5%
60.5%
79.1%
80.6%
78.7%
85.6%
85.4%
86.0%
84.7%
83.0%
79.2%
83.6%
76.7%
80.2%
81.8%
96.8%
na
na
na
73
83
67
68
42
42
142
94
57
59
57
59
74
104
84
305
306
371
?
?
na
na
4.0%
5.0%
7.0%
13.2%
14.8%
14.1%
14.2%
15.4%
16.0%
15.6%
16.8%
17.2%
17.3%
15.4%
17.5%
18.6%
16.5%
13.5%
12.3%
16.7%
28.8%
* based on number of licensed businesses
RECYCLING MILESTONES
June 1, 1991 -- Ordinance requires trash haulers to provide recycling service (not "for free") to customers who desire the service.
December 1, 1992 - Larimer County Recycling Center opens.
January 1, 1993 - All trash haulers in Larimer County are required to charge customers for the amount of trash disposed. Flat fees
are no longer allowed.
October 1, 1995 - Ordinance requires trash haulers to provide weekly recycling collection as part of basic trash collection service.
January 1, 1996 - Ordinance requiring volume based rates becomes effective. Haulers permitted to establish a flat monthly base
fee to recover fixed costs.
December 1999 - Resolution to increase City's waste diversion rate to a 35% rate by 2004, and a 50% diversion goal by 2010.
March 7, 2000 - Amendments were made to the Ordinance adding provisions pertaining to procedural requirements and adding a document
retention requirement.
Residential Curbside Recycling Participation
December 1991 to December 2002
35,000
Households
30,000
25,000
21,368
21,913
22,660
23,552
24,488
25,444
26,435
27,138
29,671
28,527
30,589
31,766
30,764
20,000
22,633
14,813
23,327
24,799
23,668
24,526
20,497
15,000
8,501
8,892
10,000
3,843
4,839
5,000
0
Dec 1991
Dec 1992
Dec 1993
Dec 1994
Dec 1995
Dec 1996
Dec 1997
Reporting Periods
Total # SF Homes
Dec 1998
Dec 1999
Dec 2000
# SF Homes Recycling
GOAL INDICATOR: 80-90 Percent participation in residential curbside recycling services.
MEASUREMENT SOURCE: Semi-annual tonnage reports from local solid waste haulers.
Curbside Recycling Participation: Increased 80.2% in December 2001 to 96.8% in December 2002,
or 30,764 single-family households recycling.
Dec 2001
Dec 2002
2002 Annual Report on Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling in Fort Collins
TONS OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTED (wood & yard waste not included)
January 1992 through December 2002
Reporting Period
Tons
January - June 1992
July - December 1992
1992
January - June 1993
July - December 1993
1993
January - June 1994
July - December 1994
1994
January - June 1995
July - December 1995
1995
January - June 1996
July - December 1996
1996
January - June 1997
July - December 1997
1997
January - June 1998
July - December 1998
1998
January - June 1999
July - December 1999
1999
January - June 2000
July - December 2000
2000
January - June 2001
July - December 2001
2001
January-June 2002
July-December 2002
City Recycling Drop-off
2002
% Increase or
Decrease from
Previous Year
Total Tons
Per Year
City Recycling
Drop-off Site
Tonnage
2,137
2,609
4,746
3,156
4,646
7,802
+64.4%
10,667
+36.7%
11,159
+4.6%
13,874
+24.3%
11,763
-15.2%
12,136
+3.2%
13,960
+15%
15,246
+9.2%
13,925
-8.7%
4,697
5,970
5,290
5,869
7,371
6,503
5,731
6,032
5,563
6,573
6,535
7,425
7,020
8,226
7,290
6,635
5,937
7,126
843
252
591
13,906
-0.1%
843
Tons of Recyclable Materials Collected by Fort Collins Haulers
from Commercial, Multi-Family, and Residential Customers, and City of Fort Collins Recycling
Drop-off Center
15,246
13,960
13,874
10,667
11,159
1994
1995
11,763
13,925
12,136
13,906
7,802
4,746
1992
1993
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Revised 1/26/04 per S Gordon
2002 Annual Report on Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling in Fort Collins
BREAKDOWN OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTED
IN CURBSIDE PROGRAM AND AT DROP-OFF LOCATIONS IN FORT COLLINS
BY SOLID WASTE HAULERS
(Residential and Commercial)
Material
January-June 2002
2,288
Newspaper
TOTAL
5,004
3,420
4,214
422
2
13,062
1,581
1,874
192
1
5,936
1,839
2,340
230
1
7,126
2,729 cy
4,292 cy
0
3,952 cy
Commingled containers
Corrugated cardboard
Office paper
Other
TOTAL TONS
Yard Wastes (cubic yards)
Wood Wastes (cubic yards)
Number of Tons
July-December 2002
2,716
2,729 cy
7,034 cy
Tons of Recyclables Collected by Commodity (excluding wood & yard waste)
January - December 2002
Office paper
3.2%
Other
0%
Newspaper
38.3%
Corrugated
cardboard
32.3%
Commingled
containers
26.2%
Number of Pounds
Total Pounds of Recyclables Collected
Per Capita and Per Household
(includes residential and commercial sources)
600
511
479
456
555
521
484
449
447
500
400
300
118
127
200
114
140
132
121
112
112
100
0
Dec-95
Dec-96
Dec-97
Dec-98
Pounds/Household
Dec-99
Dec-00
Pounds/Capita
Dec-01
Dec-02
2002 Annual Report on Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling in Fort Collins
CUBIC YARDS OF SOLID WASTE LANDFILLED (Reported by Haulers)
June 1995 - December 2002
1995
13,915
23,480
119,578
44,201
5,674
453,880
1996
9,802
22,860
217,964
36,788
5,508
417,994
1997
6,686
25,300
154,070
36,550
5,306
400,328
1998
8,049
25,680
142,106
36,130
4,318
316,485
1999
27,619
26,722
201,813
36,006
3,669
368,705
3,008
150
3,952
2000 *
35,166
26,698
183,872
35,609
2,467
157,209
1,657
660
9,456
2,817
2,580
0
2001
113,591
26,895
236,810
33,997
0
187,846
12,264
300
6,011
2,430
3,711
0
2002
46,885
27,080
234,057
33,206
0
187,329
13,063
0
18,148
577
1,176
0
TOTAL Cubic
Yards Solid
Waste
Landfilled
660,728
710,916
628,240
532,768
671,644
458,191
623,855
561,521
Conversion to
Tons: 3cy/ton
220,243
236,972
+7.6%
209,413
-11.6%
177,589
-15.2%
223,881
+26.1%
152,730
-31.8%
207,952
+36.2%
187,174
-10%
Hauler 6
Hauler 4
Hauler 2
Hauler 3
Hauler 5
Hauler 1
Hauler 7
Hauler 8
Hauler 9
Hauler 10
Hauler 11
Hauler 12
% Increase / Decrease
710,916
750,000
671,644
660,728
628,240
532,768
600,000
Cubic
Yards
623,855
561,521
458,191
450,000
300,000
150,000
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 *
2001
2002
Solid Waste Landfilled
(Commercial and Residential)
GOAL INDICATOR:
Decrease volume of Fort Collins waste disposed at
landfills by 35% by 2004, and 50% by 2010
Semi-annual tonnages report from local solid waste haulers.
~ Haulers observe that roll-off container services to the construction industry continued to go
up significantly.
MEASUREMENT SOURCE:
* Staff believes numbers are reporting error