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FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON
Costa
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
s� County
DATE: October 8, 1991
SUBJECT: ACCEPT REPORT ON SCHOOLS PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Accept the report on the Schools Pilot Recycling Program;
Authorize the Community Development Department to continue the
Schools Recycling Program as an effective means- of assisting the
County and cities in meeting the AB 939 Solid Waste Management .
diversion goals. and as part of the County's efforts to meet the
solid waste diversion goals established in the Land Use Permit
Conditions_ of Approval for the Keller Canyon Sanitary Landfill and
the Marsh Canyon Landfill; and,.
Direct the Community Development Department to work with school
districts, cities, waste haulers and recycling companies, community
organizations, and businesses in expanding participation in the
schools recycling program.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the County General Fund. Staff costs are part of the
County's Resource Recovery. Program budget and funded by the
Resource Recovery Fees.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
During 1990-91 Contra Costa County worked with school districts and
individual schools, waste haulers, sanitary districts., and private
businesses to implement the Board of Supervisors efforts the
previous year in developing a Schools Recycling Program. During
1989, initial meetings were held by Board members with school
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Louise Aiello, Community Development staff, introduced Susan Levine from the Aseptic
Pacxaging Council and L cri Gauiuie wuo -presenteci an evaluation on the schools pilot recycling
program.
VOTE` OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
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PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
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AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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districts, waste haulers, and representatives from Dow Chemical,
the Aseptic Packaging Council, and other industries.
Those meetings resulted in the development of a multi-materials
recycling program and training curriculum which was launched in
Ohlone Elementary School in the Richmond School District and in
Pleasant Hill Elementary in the Mt. Diablo School District. During
the 1991 The materials designated for recycling included paper,
aluminum cans, cardboard, polystyrene food trays, milk cartons, and
juice boxes. With the assistance and .participation of the Richmond
Sanitary District, Pleasant Hill Bayshore, Concord Disposal and the
Aseptic Packaging Council schools were provided the recycling
curriculum, appropriate materials for recycling were identified,
Green Team T-shirts were provided to students, and 18 schools were
included in the program. Those 18 schools diverted enough solid
waste, through implementation of the County' s Schools Recycling
Program, to save over 100 cubic yards of landfill space. [The
saved landfill space was calculated on the basis of tonnages shown
in the evaluation prepared by GAMBLE & Associates and factored by
the compaction rate for those tonnage when disposed in a landfill. ]
Currently, all 18 schools in last year's program are continuing the
recycling programs into the 1991-92 school year. Additionally,
both new schools and new waste haulers are joining in the schools
recycling program for this year. The entire San Ramon Valley
Unified School District is starting the program district-wide in
all of its 23 schools as of October 1, 1991 and Valley Waste
Management will be working with this school district on
implementation._ Four more schools in the Orinda/Moraga area will
implement the program this year. And, both Richmond Sanitary and
Pleasant Hill Bayshore will be working with additional schools
which they serve.
The attached report summarizes the program evaluation conducted by
Gamble & Associates. The evaluation shows that the schools
recycling program is an effective means of diverting solid waste
from landfills. The program can also be considered cost-effective
for the schools involved based upon reduced solid waste collection
costs. The cost effectiveness for waste haulers needs continuing
review; collection costs incurred by haulers are directly related
to the volumes of materials collected and existing market prices
for the materials.
Based upon the continuing and increased participation of schools
and school districts, the County's Schools Recycling Program can be
considered to successfully be teaching our children the
fourth R--RECYCLE.
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1990/91 Contra Costa County Model School Recycling Program
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Results Report
September 19, 1991
I. Background
II. Overall Results
III. Volume of Recyclables Collected
IV. School/Hauler Economics
V. Recycling Economics for Milk and Drink Boxes
VI. Next Steps Timetable
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1990/91 Contra Costa County Model School Recycling Program
I. Background
• Model school recycling program began in October 1990 in two
schools: Pleasant Hill Elementary and Ohlone Elementary. Sixteen
additional schools joined the program during the school year.
• Objective was to set up a pilot recycling program which would help
schools significantly reduce their solid waste, while teaching
children the importance of recycling.
• A comprehensive list of materials was collected for recycling. This
included traditional materials, such.as white paper, as well as
materials not widely recycled before (milk/drink boxes and
polystyrene).
• Gamble and Associates was contracted to track the volume of
material collected and evaluate the economics for the initial two
schools. The Aseptic Packaging Council agreed to study the
economics of the milk carton/drink box recycling process.
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III. Estimated Recyclables Collected: By Material
Pleasant Hill Ohlone
Elementary Elementary
Dumpster Dumpster
Weight Volume Weight Volume
lbs. (cubic yards) lbs. (cubic yards)
Total Recyclables: 7475 82 5526 59
- Milk & Drink
Boxes 2339 32 1635 26
milk cartons 1945 29 1353 23
drink boxes 394 3 282 3
- Polystyrene Trays 1363 40** None None
- White Paper 3776 10 2493 7
Corrugated None None 1401 26
Ke, Findings
• An elementary school of approximately 700 students should be able
to divert 3-4 tons of waste from the landfill through comprehensive
recycling.
• The lower Ohlone numbers can be attributed to: 1) low student/teacher
morale due to school district financial problems, and 2) decentralized
lunch system.
* Estimated based on 8 weeks of actual observations by Gamble &
Associates at each school. Assumes 32 instruction weeks from mid-
October when the pilot began until the end of school in mid-June.
** Assume trays are jumbled, not stacked.
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III. Estimated Recyclables Collected:
Impact on Total Waste*
Pleasant Hill Ohlone
Elementary Elementary_
Garbage service 18 cubic yards 21 cubic yards
before recycling per week per week
Garbage service 12 cubic yards 17 cubic yards
after recycling per week per week
Estimated reduction -30% -20%
in garbage service
due to recycling (and
some excess capacity)
Key Findings
• An elementary school of approximately 700 students should be able
to reduce its volume of garbage by as much as 20-30% through
comprehensive recycling.
* Based on maintenance personnel findings. A small amount of excess
capacity was reported to be present before recycling at both schools.
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IV. School/Hauler Economics: All Materials/Monthly $a§is
Pleasant Hill Ohlone
ElementaKy Elementary
Reduced Garbage 30% reduction = 20% reduction =
Service Savings: $222.60/month $130.94/month
Recycling
Costs/Revenues:
Collection Cost -$117.19 -$171.63
4.33 pick-ups: $81.19 4.33 canon pick-ups:$54.13
(all materials--cartons,white paper, 2 white paper pick-ups:$25.00
Polystyrene)
Toter rental:$12.00 Toter rental:$X.00
Space rental at yard:$24.00 Space rental at yard:$25.00
C=igated not included 3 corrugated pick-ups and bin:$47.50
Baling Cost -$13.91 -$10.54
Polystyrene and paper only Paper and cortwated only
Revenue from Sale +$13.09 +$8.64
Milk and drink boxes:$3.16 Milk and drink boxes:$2.21
Polystyrene trays: $7.38 White paper:$1.69
While paper.$255 Corrugated:$4.74
Projected Monthly $104.00 ($42.59)
Savings/(boss) to
school if hauler
covers cost
Projected Monthly $222.60 $130.94
Savings/(Loss) to
School in 1991/92*
* At this time the haulers are not planning to pass the cost of recycling to the
schools.
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IV. Ivey Findings
• Both schools will experience significant savings in 1991/92 as
neither hauler plans to pass the costs onto the school.
• It may be important for the individual schools to see the savings of
the recycling to maximize participation/enthusiasm long term.
• If the hauler-were to charge the schools the cost of recycling:
Pleasant Mill would still show a meaningful savings for the
school.
4hlone would show a small incremental cost. This traces to 1)
lower recycling participation rates at ahlone and, 2) the cost of
the incremental cardboard recycling service that RSS provides.
Importantly, if Qhlone can achieve a 30% reduction in garbage
service through greater participation, the school would show a
savings even after RSS covered costs.
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V. Recycling Economics for Milk and Drink Boxes
Monthly
Analysis includes:
• Purchase of cartons from hauler ($20 per ton)
• Transport to pre-processor
• Pre-processing (variable costs)
• Transport to pulper
• Sale of baled material to hydrapulper ($120 per ton)
Findings:
One-Fourth Full
Pre-Processor Capacity Pre-Processor Capacity
Post Consumer
Cartons: 22 tons per month 80 tons per month
Financial
Position: Breakeven Profit
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VI. Next Steps Timetable
• Present results to the Contra Costa County September '91
Plastics Recycling Task Force
• Revise results presentation per comments September '91
from the Task Force
• Share results with Board of Supervisors October '91
as appropriate
• Work with Contra Costa County and August-November '91
surrounding community schools/haulers
to set-up additional recycling programs
for 1991/92
• Assist schools/haulers with start-ups September '91 - February '92
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