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Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services

Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services. Business Recycling in Montgomery County. COG Recycling Committee December 1, 2005. Waste Generation by Sector FY05. 1,261,134 tons of waste generated during Fiscal Year 2005. FY05 Recycling Rate by Sector.

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Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services

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  1. Montgomery CountyDivision of Solid Waste Services Business Recycling in Montgomery County COG Recycling Committee December 1, 2005

  2. Waste Generation by Sector FY05 1,261,134 tons of waste generated during Fiscal Year 2005

  3. FY05 Recycling Rate by Sector

  4. Commercial Recycling Rate (FY00-FY05)

  5. Commercial Waste Stream Analysis Based on D&B Business Database – January 2005

  6. History of Montgomery County’s Recycling Regulations • March 1993: Recycling becomes mandatory through ER 109-92AM • April 1994: Yard trim ban takes effect • FY00 Recycling rate: 36% • February 8, 2005: ER 15-04AM (supersedes ER109-92AM) and ER18-04 enacted • February 8, 2005: Enforcement commences on ER15-04AM • FY05 Recycling rate: 41% • February 8, 2006: Enforcement commences on ER18-04

  7. Program Strategies • Educate ALL businesses and monitor compliance with ER15-04AM and ER18-04 • Target select business types • Provide technical assistance for implementing and improving waste reduction, recycling and buying recycled programs • Recognize outstanding achievements and promote to others

  8. Required materials Mixed or sorted paper Commingled materials (or sorted by type) Scrap metal Yard trim Christmas trees Requires businesses to submit recycling and waste reduction plan Requires businesses to file an annual recycling report Large-sized businesses – February 1st Medium-sized businesses – March 1st Small-sized businesses – Within 60 days of written request by DSWS; every year thereafter, due March 1st Property owners of multi-tenant facilities – March 1st Education/waste reduction component Executive Regulation 15-04AM

  9. Program verification Contracts and invoices for collection and disposition of materials to be recycled Recycling containers Location and capacity Labeling Education requirements Businesses self-hauling recyclable materials to a recycling facility Obtain scale-house documentation Businesses contracting for recycling collection services Businesses must use a MC licensed collector Collectors servicing commercial properties Take source-separated recyclable materials to a recycling facility Notify generators/County of contaminated recycling Provide copy of their MC license to customers annually Executive Regulation 15-04AM

  10. Executive Regulation 18-04 Licensed Collectors, Haulers and all other persons using County acceptance facilities for the disposal of solid waste • Must separately collect waste set out for disposal from materials set out in separate containers for recycling • Any collector who observes, or reasonably should have observed, recyclables in solid waste that have been set out for disposal, must notify the customer responsible and the County • Notification will include: • Name of business, name of responsible agent notified, date, time, address, nature of the problem and a suggested remedy • Collectors are prohibited from collecting recyclables observed, or which should reasonably have been observed, to be mixed in with trash set out for disposal without providing such notification

  11. Executive Regulation 18-04 Disposal of Recyclables Haulers, Collectors and other persons must….. • Deliver solid waste acceptable for disposal only to disposal facilities • Must not deliver solid waste acceptable for disposal to any recycling facility • Deliver recyclables acceptable for recycling only to recycling facilities • May not deliver for disposal to any solid waste acceptance facility any solid waste that is acceptable for recycling

  12. Non-Residential On-Site Visits(FY00-FY06*)

  13. Enforcement Actions *2005 through 11/18/05

  14. SORRT can Help! • On-site training • Seminars/Workshops • Special events • Educational materials • Regulation handbook • Posters • Labels • Brochures • Much more!

  15. Outreach Materials

  16. Educational Materials

  17. Interactive - SORRT Website

  18. Education –Start Early

  19. Continuing Recycling Outreach

  20. Direct On-Site Assistance/Model Programs My Organic Market, Rockville Convenient and easy access for staff and customers

  21. Cooperative Recycling and Refuse Collection Programs

  22. Business Recycling Seminars

  23. Services Offered - Waste Audits

  24. Recycling Awareness Week - 2005

  25. Questions? Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation Division of Solid Waste Services 101 Monroe Street, 6th Floor Rockville, MD 20850 (240) 777-6400 phone; (240) 777-6465 fax Website: www.montgomerycountymd.gov Email: recycle@montgomerycountymd.gov

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