Silver City’s Upgraded Recycling Collection Program Terry Timme Office of Sustainability Town of Silver City
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Silver City’s Upgraded Recycling Collection
Program
Terry Timme
Office of Sustainability
Town of Silver City
Silver City, New Mexico
• 10,004 population
• 3754 residential and commercial sanitation accounts
• Grant County seat– Total population 28,609
• Southwest Solid Waste Authority Hub– 9 spokes in Grant County
• Off-the beaten path:– El Paso 175 miles
– Tucson 200 miles
– Albuquerque 280 miles
– Phoenix 320 miles
Timeline of recycling in Silver City• 1980s Town of Silver City established recycling drop-off center
• Early 1990s Silver City begins curbside collection of recycling
• 1996 SWSWA formed to manage regional landfill. Solid waste collection remained as town operation
• 2001 Recycling center constructed at landfill. Curbside collection assumed by SWSWA
• 2005 Recycling Advisory Committee formed to promote greater recycling
• 2007 town purchased new trash bins and collection trucks and established Pay-As-You-Throw rate structure
• 2010 single stream recycling program expanded with recycling transported to Friedman in El Paso
Timeline of recycling in Silver City• 2012 town awarded NMRC grant to purchase loading dock, pit
conveyor and baler with redesign of recycling center
• 2012 started e-waste collection Unicor, now Broadway Metals
• 2013 Baled single stream recycling transported to ReCommunity Recycling in Tucson (only 37 miles farther, and increased revenue)
• 2014 Adoption of ordinance 1230 “Reduction of single-use plastic carry-out bags”
• 2016 Discontinuance of glass “recycling”
• 2017 Reorganization of recycling services
– Town of Silver City Public Works assumes curbside collection with side-loading trucks
– Residents given 65 gallon carts for single stream recycling
– Businesses given 450 gallon tubs for OCC
PAYT in Silver City
WHY
• Fleet of old rear load trucks
– 9- 15 years old
– High maintenance costs
• Personnel – 7 drivers/collectors, 1
supervisor
• Manual collection of trash
– High insurance multiplier
– Problems with litter from torn bags
HOW
• Replaced existing truck fleet with two side loaders and two front loaders
• Personnel – 4 drivers, 1 supervisor
– Increased morale
• Automated collection– 35, 65 and 95 gallon carts
– 300 and 450 gallon tubs
– 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 cubic yard bins
PAYT in Silver City 3 cart sizes
6595 35
Monthly Cost of PAYT for residents
• Prior to PAYT $12.92
– $7.87 for collection
– $5.05 for disposal
• After PAYT– $7.87 for collection
– 11¢/gallon for disposal:• $2.45 for 35 gal Seniors
• $3.85 for 35 gal
• $7.15 for 65 gal
• $10.45 for 95 gal
– Container rent• $0.80 for 35 gal
• $0.95 for 65 gal
• $1.05 for 95 gal
– Rates increase annually
– Currently $9.12 for collection and 13¢/gallon, rent unchanged
• Initial Price Change• - $1.92 for 35 gallon Seniors
– 8% of bins
• - $0.52 for 35 gallon
– 6% of bins
– Currently 15.5% combined
• + $2.93 for 65 gallon
– 71% of bins
– Now down to 63.5%
• + $6.33 for 95 gallon
– 15% of bins
– Now up to 21%
Long Term Recycling Trends at SWSWATO
NS
//
# o
f bin
sTO
NS
25000
30000
35000 MSW
MSW
0
200
400
600
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
CurbsideBins
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
TOTAL Recycling
OCC
mixed paper
Al cans
steel cans
plastic
single stream
other diverted
e-waste
glass
Long Term Recycling TrendsR
ATE
(%)
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
SWSWA recycling rate
SWSWA diversion rate
Silver City only recycling rate
Single-use Plastic Bag Ordinance
• Town ordinance 1231 was passed on Jul 8, 2014 and went into effect on Jan 8, 2015
• The purpose of the ordinance was to reduce single-use plastic carryout bags at retail establishments, excluding restaurants
• The goal of the ordinance was to reduce litter in the town and at the landfill
• The ordinance mandated that retail establishments could only provide customers with reusable bags, recyclable paper bags or cardboard boxes. It did not preclude any store from charging for reusable bags
Town efforts to prepare for ordinance
• Met with 211 retail establishments to provide details and listen to concerns – only 7 negative
• Encouraged stores to promote reusable bags
positive
negative
no opinion
Unsolicited comments
Town efforts to prepare for ordinance
• Distributed 7400 reusable shopping bags to community
• Wide distribution – Events, 2000– Door-to-door, 2130– City offices, 1600– Other, 1670
• Assistance from PNM, Volunteer Center, Girl Scouts, and Community Youth Building
• Included recycling information with each bag
Before After
Effect of Single Use Plastic Bag Ordinance on Litter
East Side of WalMart parking Lot
3/1/2014 9/23/2015
Before After
Effect of Single Use Plastic Bag Ordinance on Litter
Barrier Fencing at Landfill
4/2/2014 9/30/2015
# of plastic bags collected 1 mile path with 19 days in each time period
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Nov-Dec 2014 Jan-Mar 2015 Sep-Oct 2015
P < 0.005
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City
Rationale
• Initially proposed as part of Sustainability Plan 2030 adopted by council in 2013
• Goal to increase recycling rate to 50% by 2030
• Strategy
– Automate recycling collection
– Large scale organic waste diversion
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver CityEssential Components
• Financing
• Collection trucks
• Commercial collection tubs
• Residential collection carts
• Education and Outreach
• Enforcement
• Personnel
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City
Financing• Full cost accounting
• Early retirement of loan for purchase of town sanitation trucks – purchase two new trucks for sanitation and modify two old trucks for recycling
• Finance purchase of new tubs and carts
• Renegotiate contract with Southwest Solid Waste Authority for curbside collection
• Due to size did not qualify for financial assistance from Recycling Partnership
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City
Collection Trucks
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City
Commercial 450 gallon tubs
Old 3 cubic yard bins
450 gallon tubs from Snyder Industries
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City
Residential 65 gallon carts
2,500 carts ordered from Otto EnvironmentalWith custom In-Mold Label on lid
Initial distribution to existing recycling households and businesses
Upgraded Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City: education and outreach
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver CityEducation and outreach
• In-Mold Label on each cart
• Press releases
• Radio Ads and PSA’s
• CATS video PSA
• Social Media
• Word of Mouth
• Informational Brochure
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver CityInformational Brochure
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF
NEW RECYCLING CARTS FOR SILVER CITY CURBSIDE RECYCLING
Mix all Recyclables
Keep it loose -do not put in bags
No need to sort –mix all to-
gether
What goes in your Cart?
Paper: newspapers, magazines,
catalogs, phone books, paper
bags, office and copy paper,
regular and junk mail, paper-
board cereal and food boxes,
beverage carriers. Shredded
paper should be in a clear plas-
tic bag. Cardboard boxes flat-
tened and cut down to fit
Plastic: empty bottles and jugs,
clean tubs and containers la-
beled #1-#7
Cans: aluminum and steel/tin
cans, metal lids, aluminum foil
Cartons: milk and beverage car-
tons, drink boxes, aseptic or
tetrapak boxes
Keep out of your Cart:
Garbage, plastic bags, glass,
food or liquids, Styrofoam®,
pizza boxes, electronics, hoses or
wires, hazardous waste
Mezclar todos los
Reciclables
Manténgalo suelto - No pon-
ga en bolsas
No hay necesidad poner en
orden - Mezcle todos juntos
¿Qué poner en tu Carreta?
Papel: Periódicos, Revistas, Catálo-
gos, guías telefónicas, bolsas de papel,
Papel de oficina y copia, Correo regu-
lar y correo basura, Cajas de cereales
y alimentos, Portadores de bebidas, El
papel destrozado debe estar en una
bolsa de plástico transparente, Cajas
de cartón aplanadas y cortadas para
encajar
el plastico: Botellas vacías y jarras,
Cubas y recipientes limpios, Etiqueta-
do como # 1 - # 7
Latas: Latas de aluminio y acero, Ta-
pas metálicas, papel de aluminio
Cartones: Cartones de leche y bebi-
das, Cajas de bebidas, Cajas asépticas
o tetrapak
Manténgase fuera de su
Carreta: Basura, bolsas de plastico, vidrio,
alimentos o líquidos, Styrofoam®,
Caja de pizza, electronicos, mangue-
ras o alambre, residuos peligrosos Published by Town of Silver City
Office of Sustainability Feb 6, 2017
Instrucciones generales Establezca su carretta el mismo día que la
basura La carretta debe estar afuera a las 7 AM
No llene demasiado - la tapa debe permane-
cer cerrada
Lave con agua según sea necesario
Para mas informacion llame
Town of Silver City Public Works
575-388-4640
General Instructions Set out your cart on the same day as your
trash
Cart should be out by 7 AM
Keep at least 3 feet between your cart and
other carts or objects
Do not overfill – the lid should stay closed
Wash out with water as needed
For more information call
Town of Silver City Public Works
575-388-4640
Upgraded Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City: education and outreach
Upgraded Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City: enforcement
• Discussion with code enforcement from beginning
• Training for code enforcement and new personnel
• Revised Town ordinance by Mayor Pro-tem Cynthia Bettison
• Feb 14th: Notice of Intent Ordinance No. 1256: an Ordinance amending Chapter 40 (Solid Waste), Article I (In General), Section 40-2, and Article III (Collection and Disposal) of the Town of Silver City Municipal Code.
Automation of Curbside Recycling Collection in Silver City
Personnel
• Town of Silver City Public Works Sanitation Division
– Assumed collection responsibilities
– One new employee to drive truck
• Southwest Solid Waste Authority
– Continues processing and marketing recycling
– Two fewer employees through attrition
Downtown Recycling Bins recently installed thanks to NM Clean & Beautiful Grant
Thanks
• Alex Brown– Silver City town manager and chair SWSWA board
• Southwest Solid Waste Authority
• New Mexico Clean and Beautiful
• Keep America Beautiful
• Keep New Mexico Beautiful
• New Mexico Environment Department Recycling and Illegal Dumping Alliance
• New Mexico Recycling Coalition
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