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Building a Recycling Program Through Innovation and
Creativity instead of Big Budgets
Financial Sustainability – Recycling in the City
Program Goal
To provide an environmentally responsible and cost-effective system for managing municipal
solid waste generated within Fort Worth
Objectives Environmentally Friendly
Unbeatable Customer Service Financially Responsible
Enhanced Public Education
Strategic Considerations
• Public attitude• State law encourages 40% diversion goal• Contract expiration dates • Political will• Equipment needs• Landfill remaining life; long-term outlet for
the City’s residential waste
Financial Stability
PAYT is an effective tool for communities struggling to cope with soaring municipal solid waste management expenses. Well-designed programs generate the revenues communities need to cover their solid waste costs, including the costs of such complementary programs as recycling and composting. Residents benefit, too, because they have the opportunity to take control of their trash bills.
Current Residential Rates
Cart Size Fee32 gallon $12.7564 gallon $17.7596 gallon $22.75
Sanitation rates are based upon the size of cart used for garbage collection.
City Provided vs. Contracted Services
City Provided Services
More Control High Equipment
Cost More Exposure for
Municipal Employees
Benefits and associated long term liability
Contracted Services Less Control No Equipment
Expense No Exposure for
City Employees Competitive
Proposals or Bids
City of Fort Worth Solid Waste Contracts
1. Curbside Collection2. Recycle Processing3. MSW Disposal and Landfill Operations 4. C & D Disposal and Yard Waste Processing5. Cart Purchase, Delivery & Maintenance6. Drop Off Station Container Transport7. Bulk Collections (not regular program waste)8. In-House Recycling for City facilities
Partnering
Recycle Processing
Average over 4,000 Tons per month Recycle rebate has averaged over
$1,000,000 annually back to the Solid Waste Fund– After processing costs and additional disposal
expense for contamination– Used to keep sanitation fees down
Net Curbside Recycling Revenue Historical Performance
$(100,000)
$(50,000)
$-
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
Mar-03
Jul-03
No
v-03
Mar-04
Jul-04
No
v-04
Mar-05
Jul-05
No
v-05
Mar-06
Jul-06
No
v-06
Mar-07
Jul-07
No
v-07
Mar-08
Jul-08
No
v-08
Mar-09
Jul-09
Non-Program Materials
Approximately 30% of material collected in the blue recycle carts is non-program materials.
Opportunities for contractors to partner with City to limit the contamination
Education
Education payments to the City from contractors are key especially with the current budget constraints– The collection contract requires an annual
payment of $3.56 for every household collected– The recycle processing contractor pays the City
of Fort Worth $1.18 per ton of acceptable material
Contaminated Carts
Contaminated Loads
Cart Audits
Creative Residents
BRUSH AND YARD WASTE
Diversion
Last year over 30,000 tons of brush and yard waste that was collected was diverted from the landfill– Over 3,000 tons from the Drop Off Stations– Over 27,000 tons collected curbside
Innovation and Creativity instead of Big Budgets
Ability to defer start up expense due to length of contracts
Utilizing requests for proposals instead of bids
Sharing the burden of education with the contractors
PAYT program Promoting contracts with several companies
encouraged competitive pricing
Questions?