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State of the State: Recycling in North Carolina

State of the State: Recycling in North Carolina. Scott Mouw NC DEAO. Signs of Progress. Recycling has helped reduce disposed tonnage in North Carolina by 2.4 million tons since 2007, a decline of 20 percent. Disposal in landfills has remained flat even as the economy has recovered.

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State of the State: Recycling in North Carolina

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  1. State of the State:Recycling in North Carolina Scott Mouw NC DEAO

  2. Signs of Progress • Recycling has helped reduce disposed tonnage in North Carolina by 2.4 million tons since 2007, a decline of 20 percent. • Disposal in landfills has remained flat even as the economy has recovered. • Recycling of large waste streams (e.g., C&D and good waste) is on the rise. • 40 percent increase in local program recovery of paper and container materials since 2006. • Plastic bottle recycling has increased from 18,000 to over 36,000 tons/year in five years.

  3. Paper and Container Material Recovery by NC Local Govts

  4. The number of curbside recycling programs has increased 50 percent since 2008

  5. Local Government Electronics Collection

  6. Tons of New Diversion Since the Recession

  7. North Carolina Solid Waste Disposal Trends

  8. MRFs Serving North Carolina New MRF since 2008 Other Existing MRFs MRF revamped/modernized since 2008

  9. Difference in Performance:Average Bin-based program: 247/household/yearAverage Cart-based programs: 445/household/year Since 2008, increase of 13 million gallons of home recycling capacity DEAO Cart Grantees have increased collection by over 15,000 tons per year.

  10. How Does NC Stack Up?Penetration of Carts in Curbside Programs • Conversion to Carts: • All major cities and most medium-size towns now using carts • Startup of new programs in medium-sized and small towns (some very small)

  11. Improving Supply Efficiency: Hubs & Spokes Transfer of Recyclables = good candidates for transfer = transferring county = accessible single stream MRF

  12. Internal Hub and Spoke: Moore County Doubling of recycling tons 75% reduction in travel time; repurposing of containers; two more site moving to compactors = Single stream convenience collection = Single stream transfer station Three busiest and most remote sites now using compactors. Transfer out to Pratt MRF in Fayetteville.

  13. The Convenience Center of the Past Cardboard Aluminum & Steel Can Bin Glass Plastics Swap Shop & Oil Shed Mixed Paper Trash Compactor Office Newspaper Cooking Oil & Electronics Scrap Metal Bulky Trash Trash Pre-Crusher

  14. Convenience Center of the Future Image credit: Resource Recycling Systems

  15. Single Stream Using Compaction

  16. Images of Recycling Investments in NC Green Pieces, Albemarle Abbey Green C&D Processing, Winston-Salem Envision Plastics, Reidsville Greenway Recycling, Concord

  17. Images of Recycling Investments in NC Danny’s Dumpster Benfield Sanitation MRF Reflective Recycling

  18. Shingle Recycling Locations in 2011 Shingle Recycling at R2R Shingle Recycling Locations in 2012 Shingle Grinding at Greenville Paving

  19. Carts and Wheels • Major cart manufacturers located in NC • Roll Tech in Hickory, NC, makes wheels with recycled HDPE and tire rubber from NC recyclers. • Curbside cart programs collecting more HDPE. • HDPE comes back to Roll Tech to make new wheels to make new carts to go to more NC communities. = Cart manufacturer = Curbside cart community = MRF = Roll Tech = Plastics Reclaimer

  20. Fiber Prices Since 1996

  21. PET, HDPE, and Aluminum Prices since 1996

  22. Away from Home Recycling

  23. Other Encouraging Trends Cooking Oil Recycling Program in Asheville Agricultural Plastics Mercury Lamp Collection in Watauga County Mattress Recycling

  24. Food Waste: The Challenge Ahead • Food waste recovery growing in various settings • Orange County starting first residential drop-off program • More work to do to grow collection and receiving facilities Full Circle McGill Environmental Brooks Contractors Composting at ASU

  25. State Plan • DENR beginning to develop new 10 year state plan. • Preliminary focus is on increasing material recovery • Details will be become available in early summer

  26. Trends, Concerns, and Random Thoughts • “Zero waste to landfill” gaining steam amongst manufacturers • The rise of single stream front-loading service? • The glass conundrum – little material value for a valuable material. • Management of CRTs - when we will hit the collection peak • Meeting demand for plastics bottles • Marrying up food waste and recycling collection.

  27. Carolinas Plastic Bottle Recycling Capacity Vs Local Supply (in lbs.) NC Plastic Bottle Recycling – Improvement with Room to Grow (in tons)

  28. Challenges Ahead • Governor’s current budget includes reduction in funding to Solid Waste Trust Fund from $4 million/year to $2.4 million/year • Will limit and possibly eliminate some grant programs • What future policies make the most sense in a materials management kind of world? Will they entail some shifts in responsibilities?

  29. Thank You! Scott Mouw NC DEAO Scott.mouw@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8114

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