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Multifamily Recycling
NC SWANA ConferenceApril 27, 2016
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Session Overview
1. Multifamily Recycling in North CarolinaSandy Skolochenko, NC DEACS
2. High Point Multifamily Recycling ProgramRebecca Coplin, Environmental Programs Coordinator
3. Orange County Multifamily Waste & Recycling Generation
Matt James, Graduate Research Assistant
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Multifamily
• Housing properties with 5 or more dwelling units
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• Apartments, condos, town houses
• Mobile home parks• Retirement housing,
nursing homes
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Multifamily Landscape in NC• There are more than 500,000 multifamily
households in NC (Census ACS Survey 2013)
• Top 10 multifamily municipalities (Census ACS Survey 2013)
• Multifamily households are also found in: - College towns- Rural areas (mobile home parks)- Commuter towns
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- Charlotte: 95,000- Raleigh: 57,000- Greensboro: 38,000- Durham: 32,000- Winston-Salem: 27,000
- Fayetteville: 19,000- Greenville: 17,000- Cary: 13,000- Wilmington: 13,000- Asheville: 11,000
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Multifamily in Your Community
• What types and how many properties do you have?
• What recycling options are currently available to multifamily residents?
• Can you improve recycling access through:- Public programs- Policy tools- Combination of both
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Multifamily Recycling Service Styles
• Drop-off recycling- Easiest and least costly method- Can be operated by municipality or county
• Incorporate into curbside- May work for some multifamily properties - Is property compatible with bin or cart based service?- Is property accessible to collection vehicles?
• Direct collection- Can be collected by municipality or through contract with
private service provider- Many options for direct collection…
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Direct Collection Options: Carts
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Direct Collection Options: Dumpsters
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Direct Collection Options: Other
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Multifamily Recycling Rates
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• How much is being recycled? - Limited data available!- Average: 64 lbs/multifamily unit/year (2015 DEACS survey)
- Compare to NC curbside programAverage: 350 lbs/single family household/year
• How much is being generated?- Stay tuned…
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Challenges
• Difficult to Engage- Lack of incentive for property owners to provide
service- Space constraints- Frequent turnover
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Challenges
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Policy Tools & Strategies
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• Recycling Ordinances/MandatesCity of Fayetteville, City of Kannapolis
• Commodity Disposal BansOrange County, City of Durham
• Development Reviews, Design ManualsTown of Chapel Hill, City of Greenville
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Policy Tools & Strategies
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Challenges
• Low Participation & High Contamination- Education and outreach needed from local
governments, property managers- Frequent turnover
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Challenges
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Policy Tools & Strategies
• Sufficient Capacity
• Signage & Education
• Contracts / Service AgreementsCity of Winston-Salem
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Multifamily in Your Community
• What types and how many properties do you have?
• What recycling options are currently available to multifamily residents?
• Can you improve recycling access through:- Public programs- Policy tools- Combination of both
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Take Home Message
• DEACS wants to support the growth of multifamily recycling in NC- 500,000 multifamily households & growing- Grant opportunities- Service equity for multifamily and single family
households
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