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Funding Discussion

Explore funding sources, costs, and potential strategies for solid waste management in Vermont. Learn about state franchise tax, district surcharges, and proposed funding strategies such as product stewardship models. Discover the vision for sustainable waste management.

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Funding Discussion

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  1. Funding Discussion State of Vermont Solid Waste Management Districts and State Programs

  2. What Monies Are Raised? • State Franchise Tax: • $6 per ton disposed • State Permit Fees • District Surcharges: • $5 - $33 per ton disposed • District/Municipal Assessments: • $1 - $9 per capita

  3. How Much Is Raised?(Rough estimate)

  4. Cost Per Ton / Capita(Rough estimate)

  5. Initial Observations • Another 100 – 125k tons of waste could be surcharged • Municipalities not members of Districts • Uncollected surcharges • At average $16 per ton could raise another $2 million

  6. Public Spending

  7. Private Spending Includes: • Refuse and Recycling Collection • Refuse and Recycling Transfer • Recycling Processing • Refuse Disposal • Other

  8. Rough Estimate

  9. Rough Estimate of Program Subsidies

  10. Rough Estimate of Solid Waste Management Regulatory Costs • Vermont ANR Regulatory Costs: • $2,300,000

  11. Summary

  12. Potential Funding Strategies • Increase franchise tax • Evaluate disbursements from Solid Waste Assistance Fund • Increase District surcharges • Collect surcharges statewide on all waste • Dedicate new Pay as You Throw revenues

  13. Potential Funding Strategies • Product stewardship funding models • Packaging tax • Escheat money [unredeemed bottle deposits], • Advanced Recycling Fees • percentage of market share paid by manufacturers for computers • Appropriate State/Federal funds (General Funds, Capital Funds) • Carbon credits for recycling

  14. Potential Funding Strategies • Changing institutional structure to free up existing funds for new programs • Reallocate solid waste regulatory funds to new programs • Charge regulated entities more

  15. Vision Statement

  16. SWANA Definition

  17. Sustainable Solid Waste Management achieved by integrating and optimizing all of the elements of a waste management system including: • Product stewardship and producer responsibility • Waste reduction and reducing waste generation • Efficient and environmentally sound waste transfer and transport • Material recycling and product reuse • Organic waste recovery through composting • Recovery of energy through WTE facilities ,,, • Environmentally sound landfill practices incorporating recovery and utilization of landfill gas • Solid waste system planning, financing, marketing and public education

  18. Integrated Solid Waste Management Board • The Solid Waste Working Group recommends that the Legislature explore the need for, and creation of, a state-wide “integrated solid waste management board” with dedicated funding source(s) and dedicated staff to establish policy and move management of solid waste in Vermont forward.

  19. The Board May • Advance interstate issues, such as product stewardship and producer responsibility issues • Conduct analysis on issues of state-wide importance to inform legislative and district operational decisions and priorities • Support infrastructure of regional or state-wide importance • Work with ANR to prepare State Solid Waste Management Plans • Work with related groups (e.g., toxic substances advisory committee, CAV, AVR)

  20. Board Should Be Broadly Representative of: • ANR • Practitioners (District Managers and Private Solid Waste Management Companies) • Businesses who would potentially be impacted by the Board • Environmental Organizations • Municipalities

  21. Funding For the Board Could Include: • Increased Revenue Sources: • Free up some funds from ANR through transfer of management responsibility • Increased revenues through product stewardship charges • Reduce existing costs to free up revenues: • Reduce costs or increase revenues through organized collection and PAYT pricing • Reduced costs of special/HHW collection through state-wide purchasing

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