T AKOMA PAR K F OOD WAST E COL L E CT ION PR OGR AM Nima - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

T AKOMA PAR K F OOD WAST E COL L E CT ION PR OGR AM Nima Upa dhya y Spe c ia l Pro je c ts Co o rdina to r Da te : 3-11-2019 De pa rtme nt o f Pub lic Wo rks

Age nda • Ab o ut T a ko ma Pa rk • Pre -E xisting Curb side Pro g ra ms • F o o d Wa ste Pro g ra m – Pilo t Pha se – E xpa nsio n – Curre nt pha se • Pro g ra m E va lua tio n • Mo ving a he a d • Que stio n

City of T akoma Par k I nc o rpo ra te d in 1890 • 2.4 Sq ua re Mile s • Sha re s a b o rde r with the • Montgome r y Distric t o f Co lumb ia County Po pula tio n: 16,715 (Ce nsus 2010) • 7,000 ho using units, 52% o wne r • o c c upie d, 48% re nta l City of T akoma Par k City pro vide s c urb side c o lle c tio n to 3,300 home s , prima rily sing le fa mily a nd Distr ic t of Columbia a pa rtme nts o f 6 units a nd le ss Pr inc e Ge or ge ’s County

T akoma Par k Pr e -E xisting Pr ogr ams for Waste Manage me nt Ro b ust c urb side re c yc ling R e side ntial T r ash T onnage for a nd ma nda to ry ya rd wa ste F Y 2012 pro g ra ms ma na g e 56% o f to tal Wa ste stre am 23% F isc a l Ye a r 2012 33% Yard Waste : 2,240 T ons * – Solid waste : 2,963 T ons – R e c yc ling: 1,526 T ons – 44% Re c yc ling So lid Wa ste * Yard Waste inc lude s vac uum le af Ya rd Waste c olle c tion e ac h F all as we ll as we e kly c olle c tion of grass, le ave s, branc he s and brush

F ood Waste Colle c tion Pr ogr am Be g un o n F e b rua ry 2013 a s a pilo t pro g ra m • T a rg e te d two ne ig hb o rho o ds with hig h re c yc ling • ra te s Co lle c tio n b y priva te ha ule rs • – T he Co mpo st Cre w a nd – Gro wing So ul Vo lunta ry Pa rtic ipa tio n •

Pilot Phase • Ar e a 1 Co ntra c to r c o lle c tio n o n sa me • da y a s tra sh 260 to tal ho me s • 65 pa rtic ipa nts (25%) • Gro wing So ul • • Ar e a 2 City c o lle c tio n o n sa me da y a s • ya rd wa ste 850 to tal ho me s • 300 pa rtic ipa nts (35%) • T he Co mpo st Cre w • Wednesday Collection Area Monday Collection Area

F ood Waste Colle c tion -Status Appro xima te ly 1800 ho me s pa rtic ipa ting in the • pro g ra m Online sig n in – L ink •

Colle c tion De tails E ac h par tic ipant r e c e ive d: 5 g a llo n pla stic b uc ke t with sc re w to p lid • 6 mo nth supply o f c o mpo sta b le pla stic b a g s • I nstruc tio na l info rma tio n • We b site a c c e ss fo r q ue stio ns, c o mme nts • What Can Be Colle c te d as F ood Waste in T akoma Par k Ite ms to be inc lude d Ite ms not to be inc lude d fruit & ve g e ta b le dia pe rs • • sc ra ps me a t, fish, she llfish fa c ial tissue s • • da iry pro duc ts fa ts, o ils o r g re a se • • b re a d, pa sta , ric e , g ra ins, c e re a l, b a ke d pe t wa ste • • g o o ds, e tc . styro fo a m • nuts, b e a ns, se e ds • c o ffe e g ro unds, filte rs, te a b a g s • pa pe r pro duc ts / pizza b o xe s • c ho pstic ks a nd po psic le stic ks •

F ood Waste Colle c tion -Status T ra sh, Re c yc ling a nd F o o d Wa ste • a ll c o lle c te d o n the sa me da y Co lle c te d 4 da ys a We e k • (T ue sda y(450), We dne sda y(400), T hursda y (560), F rida y (351))

Pr ogr am E valuation F Y 2014 F Y 2017 F Y 2018 3% 4% 23% 19% 30% 19% 46% 45% 1% 32% 32% 46% F o o d Wa ste Co mpo st = F o o d Wa ste Co mpo st F o o d Wa ste 110 T o ns = 212.49 T o ns Co mpo st = 302.42 T o ns F isc a l Ye a r (F Y) sta rts July o f e ve ry ye a r a nd e nds o n June 30th

Pr ogr am E valuation F OOD WAST E COL L E CT ION (Curre nt 2018 tre nd) Ave ra g e we ig ht o f fo o d wa ste pe r ho use = 6.6 lbs/ we e k • Pe rc e nta g e o f ho use ho lds pa rtic ipa ting = 54% • COMPAR ISON T O OT HE R COL L E CT IONS Ave ra g e we ig ht o f we e kly tra sh pe r ho use = 37.2 lbs • Ave ra g e we ig ht o f we e kly re c yc ling pe r ho use = 15 lbs • Ave ra g e we ig ht o f we e kly ya rd wa ste pe r ho use = 26 lbs • No te : I f we assume the se t o ut rate is 70%, the ave rage ho use ho ld se ts o ut 9.4 po unds pe r we e k o f F o o d Waste

Pr ogr am E valuation Surve y: https:/ / www.surve ymo nke y.c o m/ r/ T 9MSZDR • Re sults: 158 re spo nde d to the surve y •

Q4: How ofte n do you usually se t your c ompost bin at the c ur b for pic kup? Pic k the c hoic e c lose st to your ave r age . Answe re d: 286 Skippe d: 0 •

Q5: If you se t out le ss fr e que ntly the n onc e a we e k, ple ase le t us know why?

Q6: How muc h mate r ial do you put in your bin in a typic al we e k? Is the bin:

Q7: Do you have le ss waste in your tr ash c an as r e sult of c omposting?

Q8: Is the 5-gallon buc ke t the r ight size for your house hold?

Q12: Have you had pr oble ms with the following:

Q13: Do you like the ide a of se tting out food waste c olle c tion on same day as tr ash and r e c yc ling?

Q14: Be for e the F ood Waste Colle c tion pr ogr am did you do bac kyar d c omposting?

Q16: Do you have a kitc he n c ounte r top c ontaine r that you use to tr ansfe r food sc r aps into the buc ke t?

Q17: Do you use c ompostable bags?

Q18: If you answe r e d no to the pr e vious que stion, ple ase indic ate what do you use ?

Pr ogr am Cost Cost for pr oc e ssing and L abor T ipping fe e = $45/ to ns(302 *45= 13,590) • T ra ve l c o st (Ga s) =$700/ ye a r • Co mpo st Give a wa y = $500/ ye a r • Buc ke t a nd Bins = $10,000 (3.5 pe r line rs a nd 10.5 • pe r b uc ke t a nd lid) L a b o r Co st = $52,000(1 pe rma ne nt sta ff with • b e ne fit) T otal = $63,245 •

L e sson L e ar ne d F o o d Wa ste T ruc k Co mpo st Bin L e a c he te fro m the fo o d wa ste is c o rro ding the truc k b o dy a nd fue l ta nk

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