Sedgwick County Solid Waste Management Plan Update June 10, 2009 – June 10, 2010

Sedgwick County Solid Waste Management Plan Update

June 10, 2009 – June 10, 2010

Current Committee Composition

Committee consists of 16 members, including 10 members that are required by state statute, one appointment by each of the five County Commissioners, and 1 member to be the non-voting chair of the committee.

MSWMSW

DATAMunicipal Solid Waste Generated

- 411,377 total tons

- 1,127 tons per day

- 8.1% decrease from 2008

In 2009

Trash is down

DATAMunicipal Solid Waste Generated

In 2009

- 4.67 lbs per person per day

Sedgwick County MSW

- 9.3% decrease from 2008

Trash is down

C&DC&D

DATAConstruction & Demolition Waste

- 192,813 tons received/landfilled

- 14.5% increase from 2008

In 2009

Collection of Recyclables

Collection of Recyclables

Taken directly to facilitiesTaken directly to facilities Pro KS – Miller Recycling CenterPro KS – Miller Recycling Center International Paper RecyclingInternational Paper Recyclingwww.sedgwickcounty.org

DATARecycling

In 2009

- 43,999 tons collected

- 1.6% increase from 2008

Recycling is up

DATARecycling

In 2009

Recycle Bank Impact

2008 354 tons

2009 4,340 tons

DATARecycling

In 2009

Recycle Bank Impact

2008 3,866 homes

2009 23,888 homes

Franchise CollectionFranchise Collection

Sedgwick County expects all cities in the County to have a solid waste collection contract or franchise in place by January 1, 2011.

- include curbside recycling

- volume-based trash rates

Contract CollectionContract CollectionAndale

BelAire

Bentley

Cheney

Clearwater

Derby

Eastborough

Kechi

Mount Hope

Park City

Sedgwick

Viola

HHWHHW

DATAHousehold Hazardous Waste

- 21,563 customers

- 15.1% increase over 2008

- 1,269,452 pounds of material

- 8.8% increase over 2008

In 2009

DATAHousehold Hazardous Waste

- 982,515 pounds of materials were recycled or 77.4% of total amount received

In 2009

- 7,427 customers took home 247,690 pounds of materials from Swap and Shop

HHW pounds recycled

Swap & ShopProduct Taken Home

Swap & Shop Customers

Waste Characterization StudyWaste Characterization Study

DATAWaste Characterization Study

Largest single components of waste stream

1. Other Plastic 12.2%2. Corrugated Cardboard 10.8%3. Other Paper 10.5%

DATAWaste Characterization Study

Largest single COMMERCIAL component

Corrugated cardboard 19.6%

Largest single RESIDENTIAL component

Grass clippings 13.9%

Christmas Tree Recycling

- 19 locations throughout Sedgwick County

- 4,907 trees

KDHE Grant Applications

Maize South Elementary School

- Waste Tire Grant

City of Valley Center

- Waste Tire Grant

Solid Waste Fee

The Board of County Commissioners approved the Solid Waste Fee for fiscal year 2010 on June 24, 2009. The annual residential base rate for 2010 was set at $4.04, which is the same rate as 2009.

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