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The Pending New England Waste Crisis and What it Means to NY

NY FEDERATION

Active and Inactive Landfills

Active and Closed Landfills

Active, Inactive or Closed Landfills

Active MSW Landfills and Combustion Facilities

The Numbers by State

MA – 9 Active MSW LF; 7 WTE CT – 1 Active MSW; 5 WTE RI – 2 Active MSW; 0 WTE NH – 6 Active MSW; 1 WTE VT – 1 Active MSW; 0 WTE ME – 42 Active Sites; 3 WTE

USEPA MSW Generation Estimates (1960-2013)

2021-2022 Dramatic Drop Probably 2025 – Waste Generation has

Leveled Off and Recycling Increased General Trend Across New England Southern New England – Maybe

Sooner

2008 NH Solid Waste Report

ESTIMATED GENERATION/DIVERSION BY STATE (MSW AND C&D)

Estimated Current Disposal Capacity by State

State Capacity* Disposal Required NH 1,569,819 1,018,550 ME 1,450,000 1,015,880 RI 1,040,000 806,066 VT 600,000 476,468 MA 5,032,795 5,610,000 CT 2,312,728 2,728,723 Total 12,005,342 11,655,687 *C&D Landfills are not included in capacity estimates

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2,000,000

3,000,000

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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

Tons

Massachusetts Future Capacity (2017 – 2030)

Active MSW LandfillsWTE DisposalTOTAL MSW DISPOSAL CAPACITYTotal Disposal Tons (projected -2%/year))Estimated Ash Disposal

http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/reduce_reuse_recycle/Data/Average_State_MSW_Statistics_FY2013.pdf

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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osed

Connecticut Waste Disposal (1992 - 2013)

WTELandfilledExportedEstimated Ash

Massachusetts o Exports 500,000 tons/year o After 2018 – Lose 800,000 tons/year Capacity o By 2020 – Lose Another 200,000 tons/year Capacity o By 2025 – Exports as much as 2,000,000 tons/year

Connecticut o Net Exports about 345,000 tons/year o Heavily Reliant on Waste-to-Energy o Ageing WTE Facilities? o Future of Mid-Conn WTE? o Limited Tonnage for Trucks.

LIKELY WASTE EXPORTS

New York Also PA, OH, VA or further….but

going through NY Building Transfer Stations Rail and Truck

• 100-tons/Gondola Car • Intermodal Containers (4 per Rail Car; ~88 tons) • Bale and Flatbed Trailer • Transfer Trailers (30-tons)

WHERE IS IT GOING TO GO?

NYS – 27 Active MSW LFs; 23 Yrs. Capacity @ 7.9M Tons/Year 160M Tons of Capacity (2014) NYC – Zero to Landfill by 2030 2 Ash Monofills; 103 Land Clearing LFs; 13 C&D LFs; and 14 Industrial LFs

NEW YORK WASTE

Recycling Emissions o Long Distance Transport vs. Local Landfill/WTE Disposal

Upset Conditions at WTE Facilities Major Weather Events o 500,000 tons of Storm Debris Landfill Taxes Transportation/Fuel Costs Increased Recycling

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Thank you.

Questions & Comments?

Chris Koehler, PE, BCEE

[email protected] (617) 603-6363

Solid Waste Section Manager

EPA - 2013 o Since 1990 = 4.5 lbs/day o Total U.S. Generation = 254M tons o 34% Recycling o 13% WTE o 53% Landfilled

By State o MA - 34% Recycle; 37% WTE; 29% LF o CT - 35% Recycle; 60% WTE; 5% Export (DEEP-2016)

o RI – 34.8% Recycle*; 0.2% WTE; 65.0% LF* o NH - 35% Recycle; 27% WTE; 33% LF; 5% Export o VT – 32.7% Recycle**; 8.8% WTE; 58.5% LF** o ME - 35% Recycle; 19% WTE; 46% LF Source: www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/recycle/ * 2014 RIRRC; ** www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/solid/DandD.htm

Actual Numbers in United States

MA – 30% increase in diversion by 2020; 80% increase by 2030 (above 2008 baseline). RI – Mandatory 35% Recycling Rate and 50% Diversion Rate for Towns and Cities CT – 60% diversion by 2024 VT – 50% diversion by 2005; Adopted the 2012 Universal Recycling Law; 2013 - 32.7% ME – 50% diversion by 2014; Waste reduction goal of 5% beginning on January 1, 2009 and

by an additional 5% every subsequent 2 years. NH - 40% Statutory Recycling Goal (1990 6% to 35% 2014) NYC – Zero to Landfill by 2030 NYS – 27 Active MSW LFs; 28.5 years of capacity 2 Ash Monofills; 103 Land Clearing LFs; 13 C&D LFs; and 14 Industrial LFs

Let’s Recycle New England Goals/Regs

Increased Recycling Market Development Assistance Asphalt Shingles – with MADOT Glass – with MADOT Plastics #3-7 Decreased Waste Production Product Stewardship Regulations – with Legislators Is 5% a Reasonable Assumption? Can’t Ignore Economics

How will the MassDEP SWMP Manage the 2% to 5% Reduction per Year?