TN Waste Reduction Rule Summary

Department of Environment & Conservation
Robert Martineau, Commissioner
Division of Solid & Hazardous Waste Management

Waste Reduction Rule Summary
and Status
General Summary of the Waste
Reduction Recommendations Presented
to the Department of Environment and
Conservation

"Enhancing the quality of life for citizens of Tennessee and to be stewards of our natural environment "


Recycling and Waste Reduction
• 2007 Legislation
• Waste Reduction Task Force 2008-9
• Waste Reduction Rule Status
• Important Statistics Of Note
• New Focus
• Partnerships
• Key Concepts



2007 Legislation-Public Chapter 462
• Allowed Goal To Be Set By
Rule Due To Dynamic
Nature of Materials
Management
• “Right-sized” Enforcement
• Added To Plan Disaster
Debris Management
• Established New Grant
Programs
• Addressed Housekeeping
Measures



2007 Legislation-Public Chapter 584
• Municipal Solid Waste • Moratorium on Bulk
Advisory Committee Survey For Release (BSFR)
(SWAC) to investigate: Program Wastes
– Economic Value of
Materials
Outcomes-
– Ways to Reduce Wastes
like: Food, Yard, and • Waste Characterization
Chemical Wastes from Study
Landfills
• Waste Reduction Task
Force



Waste Reduction Task Force
• 26 Solid Waste Professionals
– County, City, Waste Industry,
Recycling Interests,
Environmental Interests, And
Manufacturing
• Input From:
– Institutions Of Higher
Learning, Industry Leaders,
Trade Organizations, Non-
profits, Environmental Justice
Coordinator, And Other
Government Agencies



Waste Reduction Task Force
• Work Groups And Task
Force Could Bring In
Any Resource
• To Become A
Recommendation:
– Pass Out Of Work Group
– Achieve 80% Approval By
Task Force



Recommendations (In Summary)

• The New Solid Waste Goal For The State Of
Tennessee:
– Reduce the amount of solid waste going to landfills on
an annual basis.

• Those Who Are Responsible For The Goal:
– All Tennesseans, public and private organizations




Action Points Summarized:
• Public agencies (county and municipal governments), private
(commercial, industrial, and institutional) will develop solid waste
plans to reduce their annual waste going to landfills with a 20% target.
• Landfill reforms
– Construction and demolition waste counts as disposal
– Tipping fee surcharge at construction and demolition landfills
– Landfill bans (banning material from landfills) – e-scrap, metals,
corrugated cardboard, and yard trimmings
– Record keeping




Action Points Summarized (continued):
• Enforcement, positive and negative sanctions
• Infrastructure and financial structure improvements
• Reporting improvements
• Measurements and metrics
• Process improvements



Waste Reduction Rule Status
• Proposed Rule
Amendment Initially
Presented September
2008
• August 2010 Voted
Against Promulgation
– Bring Back Smaller
Package In A Year



Waste Reduction Rule Status
• February 2012
Introduced Smaller
“Housekeeping”
Package
• Public Hearing Held
June 2012
• August Return To Board
For Action


Important Statistics of Note
• 2010 In Tennessee • Missed Opportunity
– Disposed Of 7,338,348 – Potential 5.5 Million Tons
Tons Not Recycled
– Post Consumer Recycling – Value Of Well Over $500
Of 965,857 Tons Billion
– Diverted 4,973,170 Tons • Highest Recycling Rate Of
– Approximately $ 271 36.7% In 2007
Million In Tipping Fee Costs
• Trending Downward Now
– Local Government
Reported Revenues From At 33.4%
Recycling $7,183,711



Local Government Top Expenses in
Solid Waste Management
• Sanitation Management $76M – 28.2%
• General Administration $62M – 22.6%
• Landfill O & M $38M – 13.8%
• Waste Pickup $28M – 10.3%
• Convenience Centers $25M – 9.1%

• Recycling $ 6M – 2.1%
Source 2010 Annual Progress Reports



Local Government Top Revenue
Generation in Solid Waste Management
• Res. Waste Collection Charges $123M – 37.6%
• Local Taxes $115M – 34.9%
• Transfer From General Fund $ 30M – 9.1%
• Tipping Fee $ 28M – 8.4%
• Solid Waste Disposal Fee $ 8M – 2.4%
• Recycling Revenue $ 7M – 2.2%
Source 2010 Annual Progress Reports



Waste Wheel
Recycling (All Sectors) 31.2 %
Household Hazardous Waste 0%
Municipal Solid Waste 68.8 %
Total 100.0 %



Around The Southeast States
• NC – Landfill Bans and Product
Stewardship Initiatives
• SC – Recycling Economics and
Outreach
• FL – 75% Recycling Goal
• AL –Moratorium On New Landfills
• MS – Demonstration Of Need For
Solid Waste Facilities And Required
Waste Reduction Strategies
• GA – Waste Characterization Study
• KY – $4 Million Yearly Infrastructure
Grants, Regional Development


New Focus
• The Waste Industry Is Moving To A Material
Management Approach
• Recycled Commodities Are Important To
Manufacturing
• Recycling Can Ease Burden On Local Governments
• Economy Of Scale For Material Recovery Facilities
• Economics Of Recycling
• We Can Do Better



Partnerships
• Stop Paying Twice For Idle • Leverage Partnerships
Equipment By Leveraging: With Organizations In The
– Municipal Solid Waste Private Sector
Planning Regions – Southeast Recycling
– Inter-governmental Development Council
Agreements – Tennessee Recycling
– Public – Private Coalition
Partnerships – Recycling Industry
– Public – Non-Profit – Institutions of Higher
Partnerships Learning



Key Concepts
• Can’t Do It Without • Bans Can Promote Recycling
Everyone’s Participation BUT Without
• Recycling Is Important To Infrastructure, They May
Our Economy Increase Dumping
• Use Economy Of Scale And • 75% Of Waste Stream Could
Eliminate Idle Capacity Be Recycled, Or Redirected
• Counties Have The For Other Purposes
Infrastructure In Place • We Can Do Better!
• Pay As You Throw (PAYT) Is
Effective


Sources
• Http://www.TN.gov/recycle
• 2010 Annual Progress Reports
• Waste Reduction Task Force Findings
• Recycling Study, College Of Charleston
• Georgia Waste Characterization Study
• Tennessee Recycling Hub Grants


Questions?



Larry Christley, Program Manager
Department of Environment and Conservation
Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
401 Church Street, 5th Floor L&C Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1535
615-532-0744
Larry.Christley@tn.gov
Http://www.tn.gov/recycle


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