Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT SOLID WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2012 IMPLEMENTATION REPORT SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 SOLID WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN The Solid Waste Implementation Plan (“SWIP”) was developed by the Addison County Solid Waste Management District (“District”) to manage solid waste within its member municipalities in conformance with the Vermont Solid Waste Management Plan (2005) (“State Plan”). The District SWIP, amended July 25, 2006, remains in effect until the State Plan is amended, usually every five years. The next State Plan amendment is due in 2013. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) requires an implementation report to be prepared every two years, in order to track the District’s progress and performance in meeting the State’s 50% diversion goal. This is the third Implementation Report submitted since the District’s SWIP was adopted in 2006. 1.2 ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Member Towns The Addison County Solid Waste Management District, a union municipal district, was formed in November 1988 to cooperatively and comprehensively address the solid waste management interests of its 19 member municipalities: Addison, Bridport, Cornwall, Ferrisburgh, Goshen, Leicester, Lincoln, Middlebury, Monkton, New Haven, Orwell, Panton, Ripton, Shoreham, Starksboro, Vergennes, Waltham, Weybridge and Whiting. The governing agreement, or Charter1, of the District was approved by the Vermont General Assembly on May 5, 1989. Board of Supervisors The District is governed by a Board of Supervisors comprised of one representative from each member municipality. Board representatives and alternates are appointed by the legislative bodies of the member towns. District Mission Statement The Board’s mission statement affirms the State hierarchy of waste reduction, pollution prevention, reuse, recycling and composting as the top priorities for an integrated waste management system. The mission of the District is to: Promote waste reduction and pollution prevention; Maximize diversion of wastes through reuse, recycling, and composting; Provide for the disposal of remaining wastes; and Seek environmentally sound and cost-effective solutions in all of its programs, services, and facilities. Staff The District is staffed by eight full-time employees – four in the Business Office and four in the Transfer Station – in addition to two part-time Saturday staff. Temporary and volunteer workers are used to assist with work load as needed. District staff may be contacted by mail: 1223 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753; phone: (802) 388- 2333; fax: (802) 388-0271; or e-mail: [email protected]. More detailed information about the District and its programs, including a “How To” Guide, may be found on the District website at www.AddisonCountyRecycles.org. 1 24 VSA, Appendix Chapter 401. Revised in 1991 and in 1993. 1 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report The District Transfer Station, HazWaste Center and Business Office are co-located at 1223 Route 7 South, Middlebury, Vermont. The Transfer Station hours are Mon - Fri, 7 AM - 3 PM, and Sat, 9 AM - 1 PM. The HazWaste Center is open Mon – Fri, 8 AM - noon, and Sat, 9 AM - noon. The District Business Office is open Mon - Fri, 8 AM - 4 PM. District Transfer Station The District Transfer Station (“Transfer Station”) is a regional solid waste management facility owned and operated by the District. The Transfer Station accepts Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D) in large amounts primarily from commercial haulers. The facility also accepts special wastes from the 19 member municipalities of the District. The Transfer Station began its first full year of operation in 1994. It is located at 1223 Rt. 7, south of Middlebury, on the left just beyond the U.S. Forest Service. The Transfer Station handles an average of 70 tons/day of MSW and C&D and transfers it to out-of-District disposal sites. Other waste materials are collected at the Transfer Station for reuse, recycling and/or composting. The Transfer Station also serves as a collection site for the state “VT E-Cycles” Electronic Waste (“E-Waste”) and Mercury-Containing Lamp recycling programs. The two Reuse It or Lose It! sheds, one for household goods and the other for construction materials, and the District HazWaste Center are located at the Transfer Station. The HazWaste Center only accepts Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Conditionally Exempt Generator (CEG) Waste generated in District member municipalities. Wastes Accepted at the District Transfer Station The acceptable materials managed at the Transfer Station are: Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) and Construction & Demolition Debris (“C&D”) Scrap Metal and Appliances (“white goods”) Clean Wood (branches, unpainted/untreated dimensional lumber and pallets) Leaf & Yard Waste (lawn clippings, leaves) Bulky Waste (furniture, mattresses, etc.) Residential Food Waste Corrugated Cardboard Electronic Waste (“E-Waste”) Books Tires Single Stream Recyclables (commercial haulers only, beginning on 1/1/2012) Used Motor Oil and Oil Filters Universal Waste: Fluorescent light bulbs, household and wet cell batteries, mercury thermostats and other mercury-containing devices, cathode ray tubes, and PCB ballasts and capacitors Propane and other Compressed Gas Waste Cylinders (empty) Batteries (wet cell automotive, small sealed lead acid, household, button cell, lithium metal, lithium ion, Ni- MH, and Ni-Cd) Non-friable Asbestos-containing materials Household Hazardous Waste (“HHW”) and Conditionally Exempt Generator (“CEG”) Waste (at the HazWaste Center only) Household items and construction materials (reusable dimensional lumber, doors, windows, etc.) for the District’s Reuse It or Lose It! program.2 2 See Appendix 1 for a list of acceptable items at the Reuse It or Lose It! centers. 2 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report District Transfer Station Mai n Tipping Buildin g HazWaste Center Special Waste Drop-off Area Policies and Ordinances From time to time, the District Board of Supervisors may adopt policies and ordinances in order to realize its mission and the goals of its SWIP. Such ordinances establish the day-to-day details of implementation systems and provide enforcement mechanisms. The District has two ordinances in effect: the Waste Management Ordinance3 and the Illegal Burning and Disposal Ordinance4. Waste Management Ordinance The Waste Management Ordinance lays out the responsibilities of waste generators and waste haulers in the District. It establishes a licensing program for commercial haulers that includes reporting requirements, weighing requirements and per ton fee payments to the District. The ordinance adopts a District-wide mandatory recycling system that requires the source separation of recyclables and electronics by the generator. It also requires commercial haulers to offer collection of recyclables if they collect MSW, with the exception of: (a) the Town of Middlebury, which contracts for curbside recycling collection; and (b) commercial haulers who park a waste collection vehicle at one of the Town Recycling Drop-offs. Finally, the ordinance prohibits the co-mingling and transport for disposal of solid waste with hazardous waste. Appendix 2 contains the most recent Waste Management Ordinance, revised on July 20, 2006. Also included is the “ACSWMD Policies of the Board of Supervisors Implementing the Waste Management Ordinance,” amended on November 19, 2009. These documents are available on the District’s website. Illegal Burning and Disposal Ordinance The Illegal Burning and Disposal Ordinance (Appendix 3) prohibits the burning of solid waste unless it meets certain exemptions allowed by State law, such as the burning of yard waste and natural wood (with permission of the local Fire Warden) and the burning of campground firewood. Burning in a state-licensed solid waste incinerator is also allowed. The Ordinance also prohibits indiscriminate dumping of solid waste into disposal containers other than one’s own, and onto land or into waters of the State for purposes of disposal. Exemptions include the composting of acceptable waste on one’s property or the reuse/recycling of waste. As Table 1.1 below shows, the number of illegal dumping/ burning complaints in the District has held steady for the past decade. 3Adopted on August 12, 1993. Amended on July 20, 2006. 4Adopted on March 16, 1995. 3 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report Table 1.1. Illegal Dumping/ Burning Complaints in ACSWMD – 2000-2011 Population (2010 Vt. Housing Data - US Census % per (adjusted for Town seasonal)) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TOTAL Pop Addison 1,558 3 4 4 2 4 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 25 1.60% Bridport 1,330 1 7 1 7 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 30 2.26% Cornwall 1,220 8 6 4 9 5 5 7 2 4 5 1 2 55 4.51% Ferrisburgh 3,169 7 12 8 7 7 8 5 5 3 5 5 5 67 2.11% Goshen 201 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 2.49% Leicester 1,335 6 8 3 7 7 4 9 2 5 1 5 4 52 3.90% Lincoln 1,392 3 9 4 6 4 0 4 0 4 5 2 1 39 2.80% Middlebury* 8,574 1 2 3 8 5 2 4 3 0 16 13 10 44 0.51% Monkton 2,028 6 9 5 3 2 2 3 5 4 1 1 4 40 1.97% New Haven 1,741 4 3 6 7 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 4 30 1.72% Orwell 1,433 6 2 4 4 1 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 24 1.67% Panton 713 3 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 1.68% Ripton 656 0 7 3 4 1 1 2 0 4 8 1 2 30 4.57% Shoreham 1,347 3 9 15 7 4 5 3 2 4 2 3 1 54 4.01% Starksboro 1,904 4 3 0 3 11 2 10 7 6 6 2 1 52 2.73% Vergennes 2,605 1 3 4 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 16 0.61% Waltham 492 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 1.22% Weybridge 846 1 0 2 1 2 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 16 1.89% Whiting 424 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 19 4.48% TOTAL 32,968 64 87 71 84 60 41 61 39 48 61 44 39 616 * Source: Addison County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Dick Debonis Report. **Middlebury data is missing for 2008. Prior years are only the cases referred to Middlebury by AC Sheriff, but do not represent all cases handled by the Middlebury Police Dep't. The Middlebury Police Dep't. provided the 2009-2011 figures - cases they investigated, not included in Sheriff's tally. Financing the District Currently, the District does not assess its member municipalities for any portion of the District’s revenue. It relies upon a combination of: (1) tipping fees collected at the Transfer Station in Middlebury; (2) a per ton District Fee on all waste generated within the District if the waste is destined for disposal; (3) donations or fees at special events sponsored by the District; (4) the sale of items such as compost bins; and (5) state and federal grants, if available. SECTION 2. WASTE DIVERSION 2.1 RECYCLING METHODS IN THE DISTRICT The State of Vermont Solid Waste Management Plan set an ambitious goal of increasing the overall statewide municipal solid waste diversion rate to 50% by the year 2005. Although the State’s actual 35% diversion rate fell short of that goal, the District’s diversion efforts have been steadily progressing. Reduction and recycling efforts in the District reached the State’s 50% benchmark in 2009. In 2011, the diversion rate climbed to 53.82% (see Table 2.6). This represents an increase of 3.44% since 2009. Recycling programs at the District Transfer Station continue to divert large quantities of material from landfill disposal. (See Tables 2.3 and 2.4). The District’s mandatory recycling ordinance has been in effect since 1993. The District was also the first to mandate the source separation of E-Waste. District staff has continued to focus its efforts on education and the promotion of waste reduction and recycling as a permanent lifestyle behavior for every resident and business. 4 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report District Transfer Station The District continues to expand its collection and diversion of various materials. State grants have assisted the District in conducting pilot projects and establishing new collection programs: 1. Mercury-Containing Devices: In 2011, the Vermont governor signed the Mercury-Containing Lamp Law. Although the District has been collecting mercury-containing lamps for years, this law provides manufacturer funding (extended producer responsibility) for the collection and recycling of mercury-containing lamps in Vermont. As a collection location under this new State program, the District is able to offer free collection of all compact fluorescent lamps (“CFL’s”) and all other general purpose mercury-containing lamps delivered in quantities of 10 or less per day, beginning on July 1, 2012. The District also continues to manage several other types of mercury-containing devices, including: (a) mercury dairy manometers from farms around the region, in partnership with the VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (“AAFM”); (b) mercury-containing thermostats for recycling with the Thermostat Recycling Corporation; and (c) mercury switches removed from old appliances that continue to come into the Transfer Station. The District also continues the promotion of Vermont’s Mercury Education and Reduction Campaign and its website, www.mercvt.org; and the State and industry-sponsored collection programs for fluorescent lamps and mercury-containing button cell batteries at participating area businesses. 2. Books: The District Transfer Station accepts hard and soft cover books for recycling year-round, collecting 84.50 tons of books in 2011. 3. Leaf & Yard Waste: The District Transfer Station collects leaf & yard waste from businesses and residents that do not have the option of composting in their backyards. This material is hauled to the VT Natural Ag. Products composting facility for use in producing compost and topsoil. 4. Residential Food Waste: The District collects residential food waste at the Transfer Station for composting at VT Natural Ag. Products. The District continues to sell backyard compost bins and kitchen collectors at a greatly discounted price to all households in the area. The District maintains a home composting demonstration area at the Transfer Station, and uses this site to provide interested homeowners with basic composting tips and techniques. The District enhanced this demonstration area last year by expanding it to include a variety of compost bin models. 5. Clean Wood for Chipping into Mulch: The Transfer Station also accepts natural wood as part of its clean wood program. We chip the wood and provide the resulting mulch to residents at no charge. Clean, untreated dimensional lumber is collected as part of this program, providing a less expensive alternative for contractors who wish to separate and recycle materials instead of landfilling them. We also chip Christmas trees and offer the mulch for free as part of our annual Merry Mulch Program. 6. Electronic Waste: The District accepts all E-Waste at the Transfer Station for recycling. E-Waste includes: computers (monitors, CPUs and printers); televisions; fax machines; VCRs; DVD players; stereos; CD players; shredders; photocopiers; arcade video games and miscellaneous small items such as cell phones, CDs, DVDs, tapes, cassettes, cords, chips, cards and adapters. Vermont recently became the 21st state to pass an E-Waste recycling law, which establishes producer responsibility for collecting and recycling E-Waste from households, charities, schools and businesses. The law banned disposal of E-Waste on January 1, 2011, and manufacturers began to provide convenient and free collection of certain E-Wastes on July 1, 2011. The District Transfer Station serves as a collection site under this new system. In June 2012, the District won an award from the Northeast Resource Recovery Association for the highest volume collected at any one site in Vermont. In 2011, the District recycled 339,104 lbs of E-Waste, or 10.29 lbs/per capita. 7. Reuse: The District’s Reuse It or Lose It! program collected and exchanged 2.51 tons of reusable household goods and building materials in 2011. In this program, reusable household goods and building materials brought to the Transfer Station are given one last chance for reuse if they meet certain criteria. Building materials that meet the criteria for reuse will be accepted free of charge. Larger household goods are subject to a nominal fee. All reusable materials collected through Reuse It or Lose It! are made available to the public at no charge. 5 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report 8. Waste Oil and Oil Filters: The District continued to accept waste oil and oil filters at its Transfer Station, and shipped 12 tons of waste oil and 4.40 tons of used oil filters in 2011 for recycling. 9. Batteries: The District continues to use Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) for recycling its rechargeable batteries. This is an industry-sponsored, free collection of all rechargeable batteries shipped to RBRC. In 2011, the Transfer Station recycled 1,700 lbs of household batteries and nine tons of lead acid batteries. 10. Pressurized Cylinders: The District accepts empty Freon tanks, helium tanks, fire extinguishers, propane tanks up to 100-lb capacity and other pressurized cylinders at the Transfer Station. All cylinders received at the Transfer Station are processed for either reuse or recycling as scrap metal. In 2011, the Transfer Station received 2.17 tons of pressurized cylinders. 11. Paint: The District accepts latex paint year-round in conjunction with its HHW and CEG waste collection program. All latex paint collected at the HazWaste Center is screened for recycling potential. The recyclable paint is then delivered to the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD), where it is blended into a recycled paint product. In 2011, the HazWaste Center collected a total of 15.24 tons of latex paint, of which 8.1 tons were solidified for landfill disposal and 7.14 tons were delivered to CSWD for recycling. District staff prepares a load of maple sap tubing to be shipped to a baler, and then recycled. 12. Maple Sap Tubing: In 2011, the District began a pilot program to collect and recycle waste maple sap tubing. In partnership with the AAFM, the District reached out to all local maple producers to encourage them to bring old polyethylene tubing to the Transfer Station for recycling. Although no tubing was collected in 2011, the District collected almost 5,000 lbs as of July 2012, and plans to continue offering this program to any interested producers in the future. Curbside Recyclables Collection All District residents have access, via subscription service, to curbside collection of single stream recyclables through private, District–licensed, commercial haulers. Recycling services must be offered at a rate that is less than the cost of MSW. This is a function of the District’s licensing procedure under the Waste Management Ordinance. The Town of Middlebury contracts with a private hauler to collect recyclables curbside. Other member towns rely upon town or private drop-off centers to collect single stream recyclables. See Table 2.1 for a list of those centers. In 2011, the District renegotiated its Host Town Agreement with the Town of Middlebury to allow the Transfer Station to begin accepting single stream recyclables from commercial haulers beginning on 1/1/2012. Commercial Food Waste The District continues to manage a commercial food waste collection program, which began as a pilot program in 2006 with funding from an implementation grant from ANR. The program relies on a private hauler to collect the food waste and transport it to VT Natural Ag Products, a local commercial composting facility. Two area grocery stores and one restaurant are currently participating in the program. The District provides program oversight, training for each participating food waste generator, and supplies such as signs, container labels, and biodegradable liners. The food waste is composted separately, then combined and marketed together with a composted bulk topsoil 6 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report product. In 2011, the program diverted more than 65.67 tons of food residuals. This year, the District will work with the Vermont-based Highfields Institute on a study to identify options for the expansion of the commercial food waste collection program, including potential new hauling configurations, route densities, collection containers, and outreach to businesses and schools. Town Recycling Drop-off Centers Residents and businesses in 18 District towns now have access to a recycling drop-off center (see Table 2.1). The town recycling drop-off centers are independent of the District. In many cases, they were established by concerned citizens and volunteers, and several continue to be operated entirely by volunteer labor. Other towns contract with private hauling companies to park vehicles at the drop-off for collection of single stream recyclables. Table 2.2 summarizes the tons of recyclables collected at each of the town recycling drop-off centers. The town recycling drop-off centers are funded by the respective towns through user fees and/or taxes. Table 2.1. Town Recycling Drop-Off Centers in the ACSWMD, 2011 Recycling Facility Address / Hours of Recyclables Town Coordinator / Directions to Facility Operation Collected Contact Info Addison Town Clerk H o u seholds may use Vergennes See directions to Vergennes facility. Co-mingled 759-2020 facility single stream Bridport Town Clerk Old Town Landfill, Happy Valley Turn onto Middle Rd. from 22A (just so. of Rt. Co-mingled 758-2483 Rd., Bridport, VT 125 West). Take immediate left onto Crown Point single stream Casella Sat, 9AM - 1PM Rd. At 1.5 miles, Crown Point Rd. makes a 90- 388-2915 degree right turn – here go straight onto Happy Valley Rd. Center is ¼ mile on right. Ferrisburgh Town Clerk H o useholds may use Vergennes See directions to Vergennes facility. Co-mingled 877-3429 facility single stream Goshen Kathy Mathis 106 Carlisle Hill Rd. From Rt. 73, go east over Brandon Gap. Turn at Co-mingled 247-6720 Goshen, VT 05733 sign to Goshen. Take first left onto Carlisle Hill single stream Town Clerk Rd. Turn right after bridge. Pass Town Hall / 2d and 4th Sats, 9AM - 11:30AM 247-3137 Town Clerk's office. Shed is on left. (mobile unit in shed) Leicester Van Denton 2 2 4 1 Fern Lake Rd. Take Rt. 7 in Leicester east onto Fern Lake Rd. Co-mingled 247-8340 Leicester, VT 05733 Center is less than 0.5 miles on left. single stream 1st and 3d Sats, 10AM - 1PM Lincoln Lance Latrell 1 1 11 Downingsville Rd. Rt. 117 to Quaker Rd., then 3 miles on Quaker Co-mingled 453-8442 Lincoln, VT 05443 Rd. to Downingsville Rd. Right onto single stream, Sat, 8AM - 1PM Downingsville Rd. for 1 mile. Shed is on left up a scrap metal, dirt road. tires Monkton Town Clerk 4 0 47 States Prison Hollow Rd. Northeast on States Prison Hollow Rd. Shed is Co-mingled 453-3800 Monkton, VT 0.5 miles down road on right at end of long single stream 2d and 4th Sats, 9AM - 12PM gravel drive. New Haven Town Clerk R t. 17 East Take Rt. 7 to intersection with Rt. 17. Turn onto Co-mingled 453-3516 New Haven, VT 05472, next to Rt. 17 and head toward east of town center. Truck single stream the fire station. is parked next to the fire station on the left. Sat, 8AM - 12PM Panton Town Clerk H o u seholds may use Vergennes See directions to Vergennes facility. Co-mingled 475-2333 facility single stream Ripton Warren King 3 3 3 Peddlers Bridge Rd. R t. 125 into village. Left onto Natural Turnpike Co-mingled 388-4082 Ripton, VT 05766 Rd. Right onto Peddler’s Bridge Rd. Shed is less single stream 1st and 3d Sats, 9AM - 12PM than 2 miles on left, adjacent to Fire Dept. $3.00 fee per load of recyclables 7 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report Recycling Facility Address / Hours of Recyclables Town Coordinator / Directions to Facility Operation Collected Contact Info Shoreham Casella 2 8 S c hool Rd. (Behind Take 22A to Main Street in town. Go less than 1 Co-mingled 388-2915 Congregational Church) mile to Congregational Church on left. Shed is single stream Shoreham, VT 05770 behind church. Sat, 9AM - 12PM Starksboro Jen Turner O l d Town Landfill Off of Rt. 116, south of Town, at the Starksboro Co-mingled 453-4927 1686 Rt. 116 Town Garage. Access by a steep dirt road single stream Starksboro, VT 05487 heading east from Rt. 116. 1st and 3d Sats, 8AM - 11AM Donation of $3.00/visit Vergennes Casella 8 C a nal Street Junction of Canal and West Streets (West off Co-mingled 388-2915 Vergennes, VT 05491 22A, just south of Vergennes, past the bridge single stream Wed, 2PM - 6PM over Otter Creek). Sat, 8AM - 12PM Waltham Town Clerk H o u seholds may use Vergennes See directions to Vergennes facility. Co-mingled 877-3641 facility single stream Weybridge Peggy & Greg Lyons 4 6 0 Quaker Village Rd. From Rt. 23, take Quaker Village Rd. north past Co-mingled 545-5966 Weybridge, VT 05753 elementary school to Town Garage. Shed is up single stream Sat, 9:30AM - 11AM dirt road behind garage. Wed, 6PM - 7:30PM (Summer Only) Whiting Grace Simmonds O l d Town Garage, Rt. 30 In Whiting, take Rt. 30 about 0.5 miles. Shed is Co-mingled 623-7813 Whiting, VT 05778 south of gas station, adjacent to the school single stream 2d and 4th Sats, 9:30AM - 11AM Table 2.2. Recycling Tonnage - Town Recycling Drop-Off Centers, 2011 Total Tons Recycled Through TOWN Town Centers 2011 Addison 15.00 Bridport 139.15 Cornwall 30.00 Goshen 12.29 Leicester 35.24 Lincoln[1] 123.41 Middlebury (College) 395.88 Monkton 77.23 New Haven 155.30 Orwell 32.33 Ripton 54.14 Shoreham 96.69 Starksboro 27.36 Vergennes[2] 550.67 Weybridge 79.43 Whiting 13.51 TOTAL TONS 1,837.63 [1] Single stream totals only – does not include other items such as scrap metal. [2] Includes the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham, that use the Vergennes Recycling Drop-off Center. 8 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report Table 2.3 below summarizes the recycling rates per town based on 2011 annual reports from town recycling drop- off centers, private recycling centers and private commercial hauling companies (curbside collection). Table 2.3. Recycling Rates per Town – Town Drop-off Recycling Centers, Private Recycling Facilities & Curbside Collection, 2011 Total Recycling Number of Tonnage, 2011 - Town Households Town Per Capita Recycling Rate per Town Drop-offs, Private (adjusted for Population[2] Recycling Rate (lbs) Household, per Year (lbs) Recycling Facs. & seasonal Curbside[1] homes)(3) Addison 126.80 1,558 162.75 599 423.36 Bridport 183.56 1,330 276.09 530 693.33 Cornwall 98.76 1,220 161.85 482 409.79 Ferrisburgh 290.12 3,169 183.08 1,278 454.03 Goshen 12.29 201 122.51 91 271.60 Leicester 42.22 1,335 63.25 544 155.36 Lincoln 139.09 1,392 199.84 561 495.86 Middlebury 2,091.46 8,574 487.85 2,824 1,481.47 Monkton 119.24 2,028 117.59 759 314.20 New Haven 263.59 1,741 302.84 695 759.08 Orwell 91.29 1,433 127.40 556 328.38 Panton 68.48 713 192.20 281 487.38 Ripton 64.65 656 197.01 294 440.55 Shoreham 147.71 1,347 219.34 543 544.05 Starksboro 70.57 1,904 74.13 748 188.69 Vergennes 602.93 2,605 462.84 1,002 1,204.04 Waltham 58.02 492 235.87 207 561.91 Weybridge 104.39 846 246.90 336 621.37 Whiting 39.39 424 185.79 169 466.15 4,614.55 32,968 279.94 12,495 738.62 TOTAL Avg. lbs/per Avg. lbs/per capita/yr household/yr [1] Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham figures are extrapolated from the Vergennes Recycling Drop-off Center total. Town recycling tonnage from: Server\shared\data\hauler recycling reports\town recycling spreadheet compilation 2011.xls [2] Pop. Figures are from UVM CRS (Center for Rural Studies) - based on 2010 US Census. Confirmed population data wtih Vermont Housing Data Profiles - 2010 Data (www.housingdata.org/profile/) [3] Vt. Housing Data for seasonal homes and ave. household size per town. Multiplied by 2010 US Census pop. 9 Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012 SWIP 2012 Implementation Report More electronic waste arrives at the District Transfer Station for recycling. 2.2 BUSINESS RECYCLING Improving Business Recycling Rates The District has a system in place to track construction and demolition waste hauled in contractor vehicles. The Waste Management Ordinance defines “contractors” as persons who transfer or transport solid waste generated within District borders for compensation as part of a construction and/or demolition job, as long as the quantity of waste transported and disposed does not exceed 100 tons in a rolling year. To track this, “contractors” are identified and issued a numbered sticker for their vehicles. All waste brought into the Transfer Station by them is tracked monthly. If they are identified as disposing greater than 100 tons in any 12-month period, they have to become licensed commercial haulers. One outreach tool used by the District to promote increased business recycling is a voluntary waste assessment. Businesses can sign up for a free waste assessment by District staff that is tailored to their particular organization, and concludes with a summary report focusing on specific areas of interest. The goal of the assessment is to create a pathway for improving recycling, composting, waste diversion, and in some cases, hazardous waste management efforts. As an additional incentive for hosting an assessment, the District provides a free 23-gallon office recycling bin to any business that participates. The District also maintains a supply of these containers for other interested businesses to purchase. Dedicated 4-H youth stand by the fruits of their recycling efforts. The District offers the use of its “X-frame” recycling bins free of charge at special events in member municipalities. In 2011, the District used the X-frame bins at Dead Creek Wildlife Day, and placed 60 special event bins at Addison County Fair & Field Days, a week-long event that attracts approximately 65,000 people. Partnering with local 4-H groups at the Fair, the District recovered a mountain of bottles and cans that otherwise would have ended up in the trash. So far this year, the District deployed the special event bins at the Middlebury Maple Run, the Field Days Horse Show, and again at Addison County Fair & Field Days. The District also plans to use the bins for Vergennes Day, the Bristol Stampede, Dead Creek Wildlife Day, and any other interested public events. 10