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Zero Waste - The Mountain View Experience

Zero Waste - The Mountain View Experience. Lori Topley, City of Mountain View Peter Deibler, HF&H Consultants CRRA – Oakland, August 6, 2012. Overview. Three Related Projects Zero Waste Plan Collection Agreement Procurement Cost of Service/Rate Study Three Planning Topics

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Zero Waste - The Mountain View Experience

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  1. Zero Waste - The Mountain View Experience Lori Topley, City of Mountain View Peter Deibler, HF&H Consultants CRRA– Oakland, August 6, 2012

  2. Overview • Three Related Projects • Zero Waste Plan • Collection Agreement Procurement • Cost of Service/Rate Study • Three Planning Topics • Tradeoffs on the Path to ZW • Residential Program Mix • Data Driven Decisions • Key Themes • ZW planning needs to fit situation • Challenge perceptions; base decisions on analysis Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  3. The Process Zero Waste Plan Rate Study Collection Agreement Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  4. Tradeoffs on the Path • Questions • What are our goals? • How do we balance maximizing diversion with “highest and best use”? • What’s most cost effective? • How important is the educational value of direct public participation? • Two examples of Trade-offs Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  5. Processing Shapes Collection • Back End vs. Front End • SMaRT Station® • Sorting Solid Waste • Dual Stream Recycling • Answers to Questions • Combined Approach • Which to Use When Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  6. Recycling in Public Areas • Front End Solution • Containers in public areas VS. • Back End Solution • Recyclables recovered from trash at SMaRT • Place stickers on all trash cans • Decision – Back End Solution Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  7. Residential Organics • Front End Solution - Collection • Mix with Yard Trimmings • Separate from Yard Trimmings, and/or • Back End Solution - MSW Processing • Organic “fines” • Secondary processing Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  8. Residential Organics • Decision – Do Both • Collection pilot • Collect Food Scraps separate from Yard Trimmings • Increase Fines Recovery • New Equipment • Explore Secondary Processing of Residuals • Longer term Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  9. Residential Demographics Most housing growth will be in-fill Highest proportion of “multi-family” in county Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  10. Residential Collection Issues • Narrow streets • Storage and curb space for carts • Chute collection from high rise MFD buildings • Garage ingress/egress Infill drives complexity of service options: Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  11. Residential Collection Solutions Define services by stream, not customer type Ensure adequate detail in collection agreement More City-hauler cooperation More route supervision Ensure adequacy of container space in future MFD buildings Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  12. Describing Residential Recycling Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  13. Analytical Approach Components of an Analytical Approach Question assumptions and practices Use comparative data The Value of Data Developing plan cost and diversion estimates Benchmarking programs during contracting Estimating rate impacts Negotiating costs for programs to be added later “Diversion tune-ups” Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  14. Data-Driven ZW Planning ZW Plan Program Analysis Master list with criteria 2nd level of analysis Detailed analysis for key programs Use of benchmark data Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  15. Initial High-Level Analysis • 60+ polices and programs • Organized by sector • Key quantitative criteria • Range of diversion tonnages • Range of costs/ton • Key qualitative criteria (H,M,L) • Relative GHG reductions • Added customer convenience • Drives behavioral change • Administrative ease Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  16. Examples of Detailed Analysis Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  17. Multi-Family Program Options Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  18. Diversion/Disposal Tons Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  19. Other Analyses Benchmarking Proposals Cost Productivity Estimating Rate Impacts Collect data Use it to understand the cost of service Isolate components Negotiating Costs for Programs to be Added Later What's needed to make it work (how data is requested, etc) Diversion Tune-Ups Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  20. Recap • Three Related Projects • Plan, procurement, rate structuring • Three Planning Topics • Tradeoffs on the Path to Zero Waste • Residential Program Mix • Data Driven Decisions • Key Themes • ZW planning needs to fit situation • Challenge perceptions; base decisions on analysis Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

  21. Thanks for Listening Lori Topley, City of Mountain View (650)903-6488 lori.topley@mountainview.gov Peter Deibler, HF&H Consultants, LLC (925)977-6968 pdeibler@hfh-consultants.com Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today

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