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Scott MouwNC DEAO
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Signs of ProgressRecycling has helped reduce disposed tonnage in
North Carolina by 2.4 million tons since 2007, a decline of 20 percent.
Disposal in landfills has remained flat even as the economy has recovered.
Recycling of large waste streams (e.g., C&D and good waste) is on the rise.
40 percent increase in local program recovery of paper and container materials since 2006.
Plastic bottle recycling has increased from 18,000 to over 36,000 tons/year in five years.
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The number of curbside recycling programs has increased 50 percent since 2008
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New MRF since 2008
MRF revamped/modernized since 2008
Other Existing MRFs
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Since 2008, increase of 13 million gallons of home
recycling capacity
DEAO Cart Grantees have increased collection by over 15,000 tons per year.
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Conversion to Carts:• All major cities and most medium-size towns now using carts• Startup of new programs in medium-sized and small towns (some very small)
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= accessible single stream MRF
= transferring county
= good candidates for transfer
Transfer of Recyclables
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Transfer out to Pratt MRF inFayetteville.
= Single stream convenience collection
= Single stream transfer station
Three busiest and most remote sites now using compactors.
Doubling of recycling tons 75% reduction in travel time; repurposing of containers; two more site moving to compactors
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Swap Shop & Oil Shed
Aluminum & Steel Can BinPlastics
Cardboard
Glass
Mixed Paper
Newspaper
Scrap MetalBulky Trash Trash
Pre-Crusher
Trash Compactor Office
Cooking Oil & Electronics
The Convenience Center of the Past
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Image credit: Resource Recycling Systems
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Abbey Green C&D Processing, Winston-Salem
Envision Plastics, Reidsville Greenway Recycling, Concord
Green Pieces, Albemarle
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Reflective Recycling
Danny’s Dumpster
Benfield Sanitation MRF
Images of Recycling Investments in NC
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Shingle Recycling Locations in 2011
Shingle Recycling Locations in 2012
Shingle Recycling at R2R
Shingle Grinding at Greenville Paving
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• Major cart manufacturers located in NC• Roll Tech in Hickory, NC, makes wheels with
recycled HDPE and tire rubber from NC recyclers.• Curbside cart programs collecting more HDPE.• HDPE comes back to Roll Tech to make new
wheels to make new carts to go to more NC communities.
= Cart manufacturer
= Curbside cart community
= Roll Tech= MRF= Plastics Reclaimer
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Away from Home Recycling
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Cooking Oil Recycling Program
in Asheville Agricultural Plastics
Mercury Lamp Collection in Watauga
County
Mattress Recycling
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Food Waste: The Challenge AheadFood waste recovery growing in various
settingsOrange County starting first residential drop-
off programMore work to do to grow collection and
receiving facilities
Composting at ASU
McGill Environmental
Full Circle
Brooks Contractors
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State PlanDENR beginning to
develop new 10 year state plan.
Preliminary focus is on increasing material recovery
Details will be become available in early summer
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Trends, Concerns, and Random Thoughts“Zero waste to landfill” gaining steam amongst
manufacturersThe rise of single stream front-loading service?The glass conundrum – little material value for a
valuable material.Management of CRTs - when we will hit the
collection peakMeeting demand for plastics bottlesMarrying up food waste and recycling collection.
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Challenges AheadGovernor’s current budget includes reduction
in funding to Solid Waste Trust Fund from $4 million/year to $2.4 million/yearWill limit and possibly eliminate some grant
programsWhat future policies make the most sense in a
materials management kind of world? Will they entail some shifts in responsibilities?
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