Presenters: Shanita Brown and Kim Hubbard-Hall

Presenters: Shanita Brown and Kim Hubbard-Hall

Sponsored by the Office of Environmental Stewardship

I. Where we are• Population:

– according to the North Central Texas Council of Government statistics

• 2000: 54,000 • 2010: 133,619 Increase of 141%

IMPACTS City’s Natural Resource Distribution:• Land use( Planning Department)• Water (Storm Management)• Electricity • Solid Waste Management - Landfill (Public Works) AND (Environmental Services)

II. What are the concernsUS Department of Energy Energy

Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) conservation and preservation objective to reduce the use of natural

resources to sustain the City of McKinney.

The Sustainability Plan Addresses the issues and opportunities to

II. What are the concerns?

LANDFILLhttp://www.bficanada.com/English/EnvironmentCommunity/Education/LandfillComponents/default.aspx

WASTE MANAGEMENT

RECYCLEhttp://www.google.com/imgres?q=recycling&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS437US437&biw=1047&bih=639&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=DIhEuQ3aoEjkoM:&imgrefurl=http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp%3FiSubCatID%3D67%26iNavCatID%3D5&docid=5NdB3qiehjqKrM&imgurl=http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/upload/images/Recycle_Bin_big.jpg&w=400&h=321&ei=FgvjTsrPNeGgsQL__YixBg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=570&sig=115537562328344658622&page=4&tbnh=125&tbnw=156&start=54&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:54&tx=87&ty=62

III. Challenges: Increase Recycling Rates 121 RDF LANDFILL

http://www.ntmwd.com/solidwastesystem.html

FY 2008-09: 4,925.78 tonsFY 2010-11: 5,261.04 tonsFY 2011-12: 3,922.67 tons Decrease 25%

III. Challenges: Increase Recycling Rates • RECYCLING Issues:–Contamination–Commercial properties are not required• Businesses – 11 Major Corporations (i.e. Raytheon, Blockbuster,

etc.)– over 3000 small/medium

• Multi-family Communities– 40% of the population reside in these communities

* City of McKinney Recycle Rates – 2004* NCTCOG Regional Recycling Rate Benchmarking Study – Final Report- R. W. BECK, INC

City of McKinney Recycling Rate 20045.0-9.9%

* City of McKinney Recycle Rates – 2010NCTCOG Regional Recycling Update FINAL – 8/31/11 - SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LL

• Impact of the problem:– surrounding populations will increase the

need for more landfill space; landfills will close – Increase pollution – Increased contamination–40% of the population in McKinney do not

recycle

THE PLAN: PROBLEM STATEMENT

• Impact of the problem:–East of Highway 5/McDonald Ave. due

to contamination of collected recyclable items

–Multi-family Community - 38 communities• Currently 12 communities have some type of

recycle plan

THE PLAN: TARGET POPULATION

Locations of Multi-Family Communities – City of McKinney

APARTMENT NAMES & ADDRESSES

A. Housing Authority of the City (duplicate)B. Woodside Village Apartments703 Bumpas Street, McKinney, TXC. Villas At El Dorado (duplicate)D. Times Square At Craig Ranch7951 Collin McKinney Parkway, McKinney, TXE. AMLI at Stonebridge Ranch (duplicate)6530 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TXF. Cortona Apartments325 Murray Farm Road, McKinney, TXG. Estates of El Dorado (duplicate)H. Value Place3401 N Central Expressway, McKinney, TXI. La Casa Townhomes409 South Church Street, McKinney, TXJ. Apartment Firm (business)

MAPPED LOCATIONS

• PROJECT: REDUCE for REUSE Project• GOAL: Increase diversion of waste

by reducing, reusing and recycling -

The anticipated result is a 10-20% diversion of waste from the landfills per year; we will record the monthly tonnage and costs associated. This information will be provided to the funding source and it will be used for analysis in future recycling initiatives.

THE PLAN: BENEFITSEnvironmental• Diverted waste from landfills can be reused as raw

materials and preserve natural resources to save energy.

Social • Community which emphasizes outreach and

community programs that will help promote and educate people to contribute to cleaner and healthier environmental communities..

THE PLAN: BENEFITSEconomic • Recycling and reusing materials can create new products that could

generate new jobs and reduce costs that result from hauling waste to distant landfills.

• Recycling has created more than 1million jobs in the U.S. Economic recycling reduces costs that result from hauling waste to distant landfills.

• Recycling helps families save money, especially those who have to pay as you go; the costs incurred by individuals for traditional waste disposal can be reduced with an effective waste management program.

• A well designed and effective waste management program could encourage waste management and disposal companies to reduce their cost as well as give options to make programs less cost effective.

THE PLAN: PROJECT DESCRIPTION• Changing behaviors of residents to

increase the rate of recycling by door-to-door Community Awareness Campaign

• Creating a multi-family community recycling program to increase the number of residents participating in diverting recyclable items from the landfill

THE PLAN: The Methods• Recruiting youth to volunteer for Service

Learning opportunities.• Various methods of communication will be

used to inform these residents of Workshops and free classes as another method of outreach.

• We will provide educational materials for multi-families about recycling through our Community Awareness campaigns

REDUCE for REUSE ProjectPART I: Waste Management Education

and Outreach Community Awareness Campaign

1) East Side Outreach Campaign2) Multi-Family Community Outreach CampaignThe City will provide educational materials providing locations where RECYCLABLE products can be disposed.

REDUCE for REUSE ProjectPART II: MULTI-FAMILY PUBLIC COLLECTION SITES

• Develop new drop-off recycling facilities – Enhance the “Do-it-Yourself” Program

• New Collection Route Services – IESI, Inc.

REDUCE for REUSE Project

Timeline: Project ImplementationPhase One

Phase One Task and Description of Work Timeframe

PLANNING January 2011

Meet with Public Works and IESI to discuss Multi-Family Plan

Recruitment of Volunteers – send emails to High Schools to request student volunteers

Create training materials for Project Meeting with volunteers (including surveys)

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TRAINING

CITY of MCKINNEY

RECYCLING SERVICES• Residential • Commercial • Christmas Trees • Compost • Electronics • Hazardous Waste • Yard Debris

• The City of McKinney has shown leadership in providing services to the residents and instilling programs that promote the city’s theme, “Unique by Nature.”

• The municipal solid waste collection costs are a part of the services billed on residential monthly water statements.

• Residential recycling is comprised solely of homeowners and the City passed the ordinance that required homeowners recycling since 2004.

CITY of MCKINNEYCOMMUNITY EVENTS OUTREACH• Adopt-a-Park • Earth Day • Green Seminars• Lights Out McKinney • Local Food • Recycling Is Fun Day• Sprinkler Smarts • Texas Trash Off• Trinity Trash Bash

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACHFOR KIDS • Daffodils for Schools • Environmental Lessons • Green Clubs at Schools • Green Costume Contest • Litter Force • TCEQ Coloring Book

Arlington, TexasRecycling Rate 15-19%

Recycling Services:Green Team Program

Landfill free coupon programRecycling CFL Bulb Disposal

Household Hazardous Waste

Education Programs:Read and recycle program

Other Recycling Programs:Plastics

Electronic WasteCommercial recycling

Recycling at the sanitary landfill

Lessons Learned: Arlington,TexasSocial

Outreach is a very part when it comes to recycling. McKinney has implemented many recycling programs to get their citizens involved in participating in recycling. Though the city has planned events and implanted programs the struggle is that waste is still increasing because the city is continually growing. One reason for this is because recycling isn’t required to apartment communities which make up a majority of McKinney’s population. My suggestions to this problem would be to set up a team full of volunteers that will go out to the apartment communities, educate residents on what recycling is, the importance of recycling and how they can get involved. Tim Yatko-Commercial Sustainability Coordinator in Arlington would put on a one piece suit go out to commercial properties and collect recyclables from their garbage. This is an example of outreach because people would begin to question what is going on but it puts people in the mind frame that this is a serious matter. The city doesn’t have to go to this extreme but the point that I’m making is that it’s going to take people to go out and educate people where they are. By introducing this McKinney recycling rates could increase and the city could become the leading model for multi-family recycling in North Texas.

Dallas, TexasRecycling Rate 35% or Greater

Recycling Services:Residential Garbage Collection

One Day ProgramToo good to throw away

Big Blue “Don't Waste Today”Electronic Waste

McCommas Bluff Landfill

Education Programs:Speaker/Event request

Classes Just for Kids

Just for teachersEnvironmental Responsibilities

Other Recycling Programs:Spring & Fall Round up Events

Sanitation Services - Extra Cost Services

Lessons Learned: Dallas, Texas EnvironmentalFrom the information researched about the City of Dallas, the recycling program called “Don’t Waste Today” which provides recycling bins at drop off locations that are in proximity and accessible to where residents reside is a program that should be considered by the City of Mckinney. My suggestion for McKinney would be to create a plan to set up recycling bins at libraries, recreational centers, and some commercial business parks. In this way, it will be more beneficial to residents in apartment complexes that want to recycle. This will allow them to recycle their waste and drop it off at a nearby bin that’s in proximity of where they reside.

Fresno, CaliforniaRecycle Rate 25% to 29%

Recycling Services:Save it for blue

Zero WasteResidential Curbside Recycling Program

Business & Apartment Recycling

Education Programs:“Grow up Green” Recycling program

"Closing the Loop“"A Child's Place in the Environment"

"Teens for Planet Earth" Other Recycling Programs:

Turning in Around“Take back the tap” Bottle Water Program

Recycling games, fun and information on website for kids

Lessons Learned: Fresno, California

Economic Fresno has a program called Operation Cleaned Up this program is designed to give residents the opportunity to dispose of their waste/items that were not taken by their regular garbage service. This program makes rounds around the city once a year. The reason behind this program is to prevent illegal dumping that costs residents hundreds and thousands of dollars a year to clean up. If McKinney offered a service like this once a week but altered it to collecting recyclables from communities, residents would have the opportunity for services coming to them, this service will in some ways prevent an additional garbage fee from being billed to them. Residents would begin to see how recycling saves them money because they’re not paying for landfill or trash fees.

FRISCO, TXRecycling Rate: 25 to 29%

RECYCLING SERVICESResidential Curbside Recycling Program:

Once-a-week pick-upAppliance and Metal Recycling Collection:

Cardboard RecyclingDo-It-Yourself

Yard Trimmings Recycling Wood Pallets and Untreated Fencing

Large Item RecyclingStyrofoam Densifyer

Educational ProgramsRufus and Ms. Molly Green Team

Other Recycling ProgramsAdopt A Street

Chunk Your Junk

Lessons Learned: Frisco, Texas

Environmental

The City of Frisco has invested in a styrofoam densifyer machine to reduce the amount of styrofoam in the solid waste disposal process by diversion from the landfill. This is an innovative way of increasing recycling rates by diversion of a product that is not biodegradable. This system was purchased through the “Time to Recycle,” grant administered by the North Central Texas Council of Government for pilot programs. This system should be considered by the City of McKinney.

Fresno, CaliforniaRecycle Rate 25% to 29%

Recycling Services:Save it for blue

Zero WasteResidential Curbside Recycling Program

Business & Apartment Recycling

Education Programs:“Grow up Green” Recycling program

"Closing the Loop“"A Child's Place in the Environment"

"Teens for Planet Earth" Other Recycling Programs:

Turning in Around“Take back the tap” Bottle Water Program

Recycling games, fun and information on website for kids

Lessons Learned: Fresno, California

Economic Fresno has a program called Operation Cleaned Up this program is designed to give residents the opportunity to dispose of their waste/items that were not taken by their regular garbage service. This program makes rounds around the city once a year. The reason behind this program is to prevent illegal dumping that costs residents hundreds and thousands of dollars a year to clean up. If McKinney offered a service like this once a week but altered it to collecting recyclables from communities, residents would have the opportunity for services coming to them, this service will in some ways prevent an additional garbage fee from being billed to them. Residents would begin to see how recycling saves them money because they’re not paying for landfill or trash fees.

BEST PRACTICES

San Antonio &

CalRecycle

SAN ANTIONIO

The City of San Antonio's 10-Year Recycling and Resource Recovery Plan, approved by City Council in June 2010, ensures convenient access to recycling and increase waste diversion from local landfills. This ordinance requires owners and managers of all multi-family properties to provide adequate and convenient recycling collection services for residents.

San Antonio Multi-Family

• Property Owner• Recycling Contractors List • Waste Hauler and tenant • Recycling Issues• Recycling Containers • Educations requirements• Enforcement

Strategies

Keys to Multi-family recycling strategies:• Make it convenient for residents• Educate tenants why they should recycle• Educate tenants how to recycle• Have clearly marked containers

Goals

• Goal #1 of 10 Year Plan: • Ensure all single family and multi family residents have ‐ ‐

convenient access to recycling programs.• Conduct community meeting with property owners

and managers.• Get Stakeholders involved and review recycling plans

and ideas.• Create a cost comparison for residents showing them

that it is less to pay a recycling fee than a garbage/landfill fee.

Recommendations for McKinney

Recommendations to the City of McKinney• According to their website, this plan developed over

a ten year period. Many of the suggestions provided are lessons learned as the plan evolved. The Multi-Family Guide offers very specific objectives toward creating a successful multi-family program and the City of San Antonio has adopted an ordinance requiring multi-family recycling. This plan is recommended as a model to be considered for the City of McKinney.

CalRecycle

• CalRecycle is a part of The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery in the state of California. CalRecycle encourages, promotes economic and environmental sustainability. Many businesses, companies, corporations and organizations use CalRecycle as a model or assistance for their sustainable practices.

7 Key Points

Suggested innovative key points for recycling programs: • Keep the program simple• Target Specific Materials• Expansion of Services• Providing Special Pickup Services• Promote Recycling in Schools• Waste Audits/ Survey/Database to Track and Target

Special Populations

Reduce for Reuse Project Model using

Listed below are the points that we are adopting for our multi-family program.• Simplicity• Expanding Outreach• Waste Audits/Survey/Database to Track and Target

Special Populations• Providing Special Pickup Services• Populations

Recommendations for McKinney

Expansion of ServicesProviding Special Pickup Services

Promote Recycling in Schools

Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies -Sustainability

SOCIAL NETWORKINGINTS 5311

Suggesting Blog to be placed on McKinney Green website Using multimedia outlets to publicize events (Facebook) Interview residents who are recycling (McKinney Vision

YouTube)

SUSTAINABLE ISSUESSUST 5301

Comparisons of the city recycling programs

GISINTS 5312

Maps of the multi-family communities in McKinney

BUDGETING & ASSETSINTS 5314

Budget for Proposal

SUST STUDIO ASUST 5304

Evaluating Sustainable Development

EVALUATION RESEARCHINTS 5315

Surveys and Evaluation methods for Proposal and Project

SUST ISSUES IIISUST 5303

Relating the grant opportunity with Environmental Legislation – Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

GRANT WRITINGINTS 5316

The Projects Concept and Design The Grant Researching Grant Opportunities

References

• http://www.google.com/imgres?q=recycling&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS437US437&biw=1047&bih=639&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=DIhEuQ3aoEjkoM:&imgrefurl=http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp%3FiSubCatID%3D67%26iNavCatID%3D5&docid=5NdB3qiehjqKrM&imgurl=http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/upload/images/Recycle_Bin_big.jpg&w=400&h=321&ei=FgvjTsrPNeGgsQL__YixBg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=570&sig=115537562328344658622&page=4&tbnh=125&tbnw=156&start=54&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:54&tx=87&ty=62

• http://www.bficanada.com/English/EnvironmentCommunity/Education/LandfillComponents/default.aspx

• http://www.ntmwd.com/solidwastereports.html

• http://www.ntmwd.com/downloads/solidwastereports/fy0809swreports.pdf