April 5 2017 The Way Things Work Now This system is known to encourage waste and is unfair to small generators 2 Request 3 Blank Check 1 TaxesFees Solid Waste 10000 CITY OF ANYTOWN ANYTOWN USA ID: 579789
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Operational Features of Pay As You Throw
April 5, 2017Slide2
The Way Things Work Now
This system is known to encourage waste and is unfair to small generators
2. Request
3. Blank Check
1. Taxes/Fees
Solid Waste $100.00
CITY OF ANYTOWN
ANYTOWN, USA
PO BOX 1234
CITY OF ANYTOWN
ANYTOWN, USA
PO BOX 1234
ANYTOWN, USASlide3
Much of our trash
isn’t
…
Every year, we
pay
to throw away millions of pounds of easily reusable, recyclable and compostable material, which is valuable.
Note: Data is taken from
Wheelabrator
North Andover Waste Characterization Study
, January 17, 2014, pages 3-3 and 3-4 for residential wastes. Only categories of materials known to be recyclable are considered
.
The ResultsSlide4
The Cause: Perverse Incentives
Solid waste is the last unmetered utility, which encourages waste and is unfair.
Electricity
Water
Trash
Metered
Unmetered
These utilities existed before metering technology was invented. When we metered them, we
r
educed waste
,
lowered the cost
, and
increased fairness
.
We would never un-meter these utilities.Slide5
The Pay As You Throw Model
PAYT is
“how” you pay for trash. “How much”
is a completely separate decision.
2. Pay per Bag
3. Incentivize
What’s Right
Cut
T
axes
Solid Waste $108.00
CITY OF ANYTOWN
ANYTOWN, USA
PO BOX 1234
CITY OF ANYTOWN
ANYTOWN, USA
PO BOX 1234
ANYTOWN, USA
Slide6
What Happens if We Do It?
Residents buy Town trash bags at the stores where they shop today
Residents have the same “at curb”
experience
T
he trash goes out the same way it does today
Residents can use as many bags – or as few – as they choose, in the size they choose
The Town saves money on trash disposal
As we see with other utilities, waste will plummet when trash is meteredToday, the average household uses 10-12 trash bags every
month When trash is metered, the average household will use 4-5 bags every monthThe higher price of the Town bag provides residents an incentive to put recycling where it belongs, and where it is free for them.Slide7
Town Perspective
The Town hires a firm to manufacture and distribute the Town’s trash bags
1
2
3
The Town receives bag sales revenue every month from its contractor. The Town reconciles the account and can return the bag revenue to residents
The Town’s hauler collects only the official trash bags
Any improper bags are noted for enforcement
Collection efficiencies may occur as trash tonnages dropSlide8
Averages and Options
Massachusetts Averages (2015):
Non-PAYT 665 pounds per capita served (PPC)
Overflow w/64-68
ga.
cart 660 PPC
PAYT 424 PPC
Belmont: 581 PPCIf Belmont moved to the PAYT average, it would reduce trash by 27%.
If Belmont achieved the average waste reduction of PAYT – 44% – it would produce 325 PPC. This is equivalent to Worcester but not as good as Wayland.Slide9
Where Does All That Trash Go?
Today, residents recycle in ways that aren’t captured by the Town – textiles recycling, book donations, back yard composting, etc.
PAYT creates incentives to do more of that.
40%
of the waste reduction is new municipal recycling.
25% of the waste reduction is leaves, grass and food waste.20% of the waste reduction
is “other recycling”, such as increased electronics recycling, more donations to charity, etc.10% of the waste reduction is source reduction.
About 5% of the reduced waste is transferred to another disposal options, often to the commercial source it came from.Not all of the trash “reduced” with PAYT ends up in the Town’s recycling bins.Slide10
Notes on PAYT
The Town can implement “circuit breaker” programs to assist low-income or senior citizen households.
Two bag sizes are typically offered to residents; some cities offer three bag sizes.
Adoption of automated collection with PAYT bags would achieve substantially similar results.Slide11
Thank You!
Stephen Lisauskas
Vice President,
Municipal Partnerships slisauskas@wastezero.com
(c) 617.821.5933
www.wastezero.com