Spring 2011 www.recyclefloridatoday.org Disney to Keynote RFT Conference will be kicking off the summer with our 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 5 -7, 2011 at the Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota, FL. We will be feature dynamic speakers covering a diverse topics and welcome our keynote speakers, Ms. Tammy Brister and Ms. Kristine Singley of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Tammy is the Manager of Environmental Initiatives for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., and she has been a Cast Member at the Walt Disney World Resort for 20 years. Her role is to facilitate the implementation of Walt Disney World's environmental strategy through partnerships with internal departments, other Disney parks around the world, and the corporate citizenship She is currently a member of the Sustainable Florida Board of Directors. Kristine is the Program Manager of Environmental Programs for Facilities and Operations Services at Walt Disney World. She is responsible for managing technical program development and implementation of environmental initiatives such as energy conservation and emissions reduction. Attendees can look forward to the following sessions: Legislative Update Hour, New Tools for Recycling, New Technologies in Non-Traditional Recycling Programs, Recycling Education, Commercial Recycling, Targeting Higher Fruit, and Policy Mechanisms to Advance Recycling. Back by popular demand, our “Environmental Round-Robin” networking and interactive RFT discussion session. Attendees will be able to “speed discuss” important environmental issues impacting our state, areas of interest and other hot topics. This year's conference will offer outstanding networking and business development opportunities for the public, private and non- profit sectors. Our sold-out exhibit hall will feature the newest developments in recycling technology, machinery and information. Early event registration for members is $199.00, non-members $299.00 which includes your 2011 annual membership to RFT. The registration rate will increase on May 1, 2011. Group room rates are available until May 6, 2011 at the Lido Beach Resort, 700 Ben Franklin Drive Sarasota, FL 34236. Rates are $93.00 + taxes nightly for deluxe and $133.00 + taxes nightly for junior suite accommodations. For reservations call (800) 441-2113 and mention Recycle Florida Today. Visit us online at www .recy clefloridat oda y .org to view our interactive agenda and exhibit hall. You may also register securely online by clicking here. Register today before the rate increases on May 1, 2011 and join us for a productive and informative conference. For more information contact Heather Armstrong at (850) 907-1278 or via email at inf o@recy clefloridat oda y .org .
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www.recyclefloridatoday.org
Disney to Keynote RFT Conference
will be kicking off the summerwith our 2011 AnnualConference & Exhibition, June5 -7, 2011 at the Lido BeachResort in Sarasota, FL. We will
be feature dynamic speakers covering a diversetopics and welcome our keynote speakers, Ms.Tammy Brister and Ms. Kristine Singley of WaltDisney Parks and Resorts U.S.
Tammy is the Manager ofEnvironmental Initiatives for Walt DisneyParks and Resorts U.S., and she has beena Cast Member at the Walt Disney WorldResort for 20 years. Her role is to facilitatethe implementation of Walt Disney World'senvironmental strategy through partnershipswith internal departments, other Disney parksaround the world, and the corporate citizenshipShe is currently a member of the SustainableFlorida Board of Directors.
Kristine is the Program Manager ofEnvironmental Programs for Facilities andOperations Services at Walt Disney World. She isresponsible for managing technical programdevelopment and implementation ofenvironmental initiatives such as energyconservation and emissions reduction.
Attendees can look forward to the followingsessions: Legislative Update Hour, New Tools forRecycling, New Technologies in Non-TraditionalRecycling Programs, Recycling Education,Commercial Recycling, Targeting Higher Fruit, andPolicy Mechanisms to Advance Recycling.
Back by popular demand, our “EnvironmentalRound-Robin” networking and interactive
RFTdiscussion session. Attendees will be able to“speed discuss” important environmental issuesimpacting our state, areas of interest and otherhot topics.
This year's conference will offer outstandingnetworking and business developmentopportunities for the public, private and non-profit sectors. Our sold-out exhibit hall will feature
the newest developments in recyclingtechnology, machinery and information.
Early event registration for membersis $199.00, non-members $299.00which includes your 2011 annual
membership to RFT. The registration ratewill increase on May 1, 2011.
Group room rates are available until May6, 2011 at the Lido Beach Resort, 700 Ben
Franklin Drive Sarasota,FL 34236. Rates are$93.00 + taxes nightly
for deluxe and $133.00 +taxes nightly for juniorsuite accommodations.For reservations call(800) 441-2113 andmention Recycle Florida Today.
Visit us online at www.recyclefloridatoday.orgto view our interactive agenda and exhibit hall.You may also register securely online by clickinghere. Register today before the rate increases onMay 1, 2011 and join us for a productive andinformative conference.
For more information contact HeatherArmstrong at (850) 907-1278 or via email [email protected].
Members of the Florida Legislatureannounced that they will call for a study toexamine the potential for a new program inFlorida to reduce waste and litter, and increaserecycling. Senators Jack Latvala, Dennis Jones,and State Representative Doug Holder joinedwith environmental and beverage containerindustry officials to speak out in favor the needfor the legislature to study a glass depositprogram in Florida.
State legislators cited the potential for abeverage deposit program to help reduce litterand meet the state's 75% recycling goal for2020. The study would also look at the potentialfor job creation and revenue generation. Alsoannounced were results of a University of Floridaeconomic analysis and statewide public opinionsurvey showing support for a container recyclingrefund program.
A UF Bureau of Economic and BusinessResearch report found that 30 million beveragecontainers wind up in landfills, and some aslitter. According to the study, a beveragecontainer deposit refund system creates a
financial incentive to discourage litterand landfill growth while encouragingrecycling. It would also generateunredeemed deposit revenue of
potentially $70 million annually tohelp the state finance servicesand offset other tax burdens.That offset could also result in atleast 280 new high-paying jobs,including recycling andmanufacturing, according to theanalysis.
And a statewide publicopinion survey by McLaughlinand Associates revealed that astrong majority of Florida voters(63%) approve of a proposal for
Results of University of Florida economic studyreleased/public poll showing Floridian's support for beverage container deposit refund programs
continued next column
Florida to create its own recycling refundprogram. A large majority (77%) has a positiveopinion of recycling refund programs at work inother states. An overwhelming majority (82%)approve of Florida setting a goal to achieve a75% recycling rate by 2020, and 83% of votersbelieve a recycling refund program would behelpful in Florida achieving that goal.
Bill Waltz, CEO of Strategic Materials, a largeU.S. glass processor with Florida operations inJacksonville and Sarasota, said his company wasexcited about the survey results.
“The people of Florida certainly care aboutthe environment and implementing a beveragecontainer deposit program will help raise thestate's recycling rate while cleaning up litter,adding green jobs, and benefiting the economyof the state,” said Waltz.
In attendance at the announcement andvoicing support were representatives from FloridaWildlife Federation, the Florida Sierra Club,Florida Audubon, Defenders of Wildlife, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Container Recycling Institute,Strategic Materials Inc., Anchor Glass ContainerCorporation, the Glass Packaging Institute, andVerallia/Saint-Gobain Containers.
ordinances that focus on waste diversion activities
can significantly increase recycling rates. Many
successful examples of such ordinances exist from
across the country, and can be tailored to fit
individual community's needs.
Franchise Agreements
Franchise agreements are another area which is
ripe for review by agencies. Many existing franchise
agreements do not actively promote recycling and,
even worse, some inadvertently impede such efforts.
As an illustration, we recently helped a community
revise its commercial solid waste agreement for the
first time since it was created, more than ten years
ago. As part of this franchise agreement, haulers
were required to bring all of their commercial waste
to the local landfill. The expected waste tonnage
delivered (and therefore, the amount of tipping fees
owed) was calculated from a decade-old, convoluted
cubic yards per container estimate. If the delivered
waste was lighter than what the formula projected,
then the hauler had to pay the “missing” tipping fees.
This clause obviously discouraged recycling, as the
haulers were incentivized to dispose of anything and
everything in order to ensure they met their
contractual obligations. To remedy this situation, we
recommended that the new franchise agreement
encompass a tiered-tipping fee for commercial waste
delivered to the landfill. In a tiered-fee structure,
lower fees, or no fees at all, are charged for collecting
recyclables as compared to garbage collection
services, thus providing a financial incentive for
haulers to recycle.
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Ordinances
When looking to revamp franchise agreements,
communities should not only find where agreements
hinder recycling, but they should look for ways in
which franchise agreements can actively promote it.
Some strategies to promote recycling in franchiseagreements include:
• Require all franchised haulers to collect recyclables.
• Allow haulers to keep all the revenues from thesale of recyclables.
• Structure franchise fees for haulers to vary according to the overall level of waste diversionachieved. For example, charge 30 percent gross revenue for haulers diverting less than 25 percent, 20 percent if they divert 26-50 percent and 10 percent if they divert 50 percent or more.
• Require haulers to achieve a waste diversion or recycling goal (one that reflects the goals of the municipality in which they serve).
• Require haulers to develop recycling plans.
• Pay franchised residential garbage haulers on the basis of tons recycled, rather than number of households collected.
• Exempt recyclables collection service and the revenues from their sales, if using the “gross receipts” basis for calculating franchise fees.
These examples are just a sampling of thecreative policies devised to encourage recyclingamong franchisees. Perhaps some of these ideaswill inspire you to haul your documents to the garageto undergo some tinkering. After all, if the 75percent goal is taking over the State like a machine,it better be well oiled.
Organic's Full-Day CompostFacility Operator TrainingWednesday, June 8, 2011
Registration for the full day's event is a separate additional
$50.00 per person.
RFT will be offering a one-day compost facility operator training
on June 8 from 9 am to 5 pm in conjunction with its annual
conference. Space is limited so register today!
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The future development of the recycling
infrastructure hinges on a critical point: community
investment in the collection of recyclables. During
tight budget times, those investments can come
under critical review, posing the
question: What is the true value of
recycling? It's for that reason the
Southeast Recycling Development
Council (SERDC) recently unveiled
the conclusion of a two-year study
documenting the heavy regional
presence of manufacturers that
depend upon post-consumer
recycled materials.
The study concluded that 206
manufacturers in the Southeast
look to recycled feedstock to fuel
their operations. Such findings are
catching the attention of regional
decision makers. With those
companies account for some
47,525 jobs and $29.4 billion in annual
sales volume.
Increased recycling rates help Florida
manufacturers source good, affordable
manufacturing feedstock. SERDC determined that
Florida is home to more than 15 manufacturers who
rely on recycled-content feedstock.
These Florida manufacturing companies:
• Make more than $1.5 billion in annual
sales,
• Employ more than 2,600 Floridians in the
by Will Sagar, Southeast Recycling Development Council (SERDC)
SERDC Study: Recycling Fuels Thousands ofFlorida's End-Market Manufacturing Jobs
manufacture of recycled content products.
Beyond manufacturing, the entire Recycling
industry in Florida employs 32,000 people
generating an annual payroll of $765 million and
$4.4 billion in annual revenues.
This isn't a revenue stream, this
is a revenue river!!
Such attention-grabbing
numbers can help move recycling
from the “feel-good” to the “do-
good” category. Anchor Glass
Container employs over 500 at
plants in Tampa and Jacksonville.
There are five paper mills in the
Sunshine State relying upon
recycled fiber. This is creating
1,600 jobs and a half billion
dollars in annual sales. These
plants are located with the yellow
flags on the illustration. Six
plastic manufacturers are
indicated with the turquoise flags.
SERDC’s Policy Director will present the full
details of the research project and provide a live
demonstration of the interactive map at the RFT
Annual Conference in May. More importantly, the
discussion will cover how the information is used to
communicate with elected and appointed decision-
makers to increase the investment in recycling
infrastructure.
This report and other quality sessions will make
for a dynamic conference. See you in Sarasota.
PHOTO: Florida's end-market manufacturing employs 2,600 and brings $1.5 billion in revenue. Map indicates turquoise flags
(plastic manufacturers location), yellow flags (paper mill manufacturers location), and red flags (glass manufacturerslocation).
Pam Shoemaker:Brevard County Recycling Coordinator
and RFT Board Member
Pam came to RFT in 2001 as
the Recycling Coordinator for
Brevard County. Pam started
work with Brevard County in
February 1978 in the Library
Services Department. She then
progressed from Executive
Secretary to Books by Mail
Librarian. In 1996, Pam went to work in Palm Beach
County Library System as Circulation Manager of the
Southwest County Library. In 1999, Pam returned to
Brevard County as Animal Services and Enforcement
Customer Service Manager. In 2001 she became
the Recycling Coordinator and began her involvement
with RFT. A former RFT Board member, Pam
currently serves as the Education Committee Chair.
Pam's organization of countless RFT events has
been instrumental in their success. As Pam says
goodbye to an almost 30-year history with Brevard
County, she will continue her involvement with RFT
in the future.
R E T I R E M E N T
RFT member, Jessica Delgrosso had abouncing baby boy, Remy DelGrosso onFebruary 5, 2011. We wish Jessica and hernew family the best as they make their wayto California.
Valerie (Lane) Brown,Sustainability Coordinator forthe City of Dunedin welcomedIsabella Louise Brown on
February 20, 2011.
Kattrina (Dowd) Miller,Recycling Specialist, Cityof Clearwater gave birth