Staff from Fairfax County's Solid Waste Management Program provided an update on the county's recycling efforts.

1. A Fairfax County, VA, publication
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
Working for You!
Recycling Update
John Kellas, Deputy Director of Public Works and Environmental Services
Forbes2 (Charlie & Eric)
December 12, 2018

2. Solid Waste Management Program
Outreach
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• Recycling is evolving
• “Recycle Right” What goes in the bin?
• What happens to recyclables?
• MRF Education

3. Solid Waste Management Program
Outreach
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From the Office/Retail, Multi-Family Residential, and Hospitality Industry Tool Kits

4. Solid Waste Management Program
Outreach
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5. Solid Waste Management Program
Outreach
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6. Solid Waste Management Program
Outreach
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7. Solid Waste Management Program
Data Trends
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• Rate Calculation
– State Criteria
– Report outs from MRFs
– Recycling Sort
– Additional Sources
• What impacts our rate?
– Consumer Trends
• Less Paper
• Less packaging
• Less recyclable materials
– Residential Density
– Source Reduction & Sustainability Themes

8. Solid Waste Management Program
Data Trends Impacts
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• Uses less resources
• Uses less energy
• Lower environmental footprint
• Pouches are not recyclable

9. Solid Waste Management Program
Recycling Program
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• Largely voluntary
• Impractical to enforce Individuals
• Guiding Principles:
– Adequately sized
– Convenient
– Outreach

10. Solid Waste Management Program
Bottle Bill & Plastic Bags
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• Bottle Bill
– National rate overall ~30% Beverage Recycling Rate
– Bill States have ~70% BCR rates
• Michigan @ 97% 1990-2008 has $0.10 Deposit
– Bill would greatly improve rate in VA
– Improve Litter Challenges
• Plastic Bags Ban
– Negligible impact on rate (low volume)
– Improve Litter Challenges
– Improve MRF Processing

11. Solid Waste Management Program
Construction & Demolition Debris (CDD)
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• Lorton Landfill Closure
• Sustainable Development (LEED, Envision)
• Interest in Recycling to offset new disposal reality

12. Solid Waste Management Program
Blue Skies 2018 (National Sword)
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13. Solid Waste Management Program
Blue Skies 2018 (National Sword)
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China’s recycling ‘ban’ throws Australia
into a very messy waste crisis
April 26, 2018 4.16pm EDT Updated April 26,
2018 7.31pm EDT

14. Solid Waste Management Program
Blue Skies 2018 (National Sword)
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15. Solid Waste Management Program
Recycling Evolution
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• Propane Reclamation
• Latex Paint
• Composting
• RFEI
– Matrix Materials Road Pilot
– Diversion RFP

16. Solid Waste Management Program
Recycling Evolution
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• Glass Program
– New Partnership
– Private Haulers
– Projects
• Waste Water Piping
• Treatment Plant
• Stormwater
• CDD Initiatives
– MRF/Transfer Station
– Valuable Materials
• Rubble
• Wood
• Metal

17. Solid Waste Management Program
Closed Loop Economy
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18. Solid Waste Management Program
EQAC Support
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• Continue Board Involvement;
• Commission A Study of Various Recycling Topics;
• Support the delegation of statutory authority to allow
municipalities to promulgate disposable bag regulations;
• Support a bottle bill for Virginia.