Waste Reduction in BC 2006 Survey Results

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Waste Reduction in BC 2006 Survey Results
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Context
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Objectives
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Methodology

• Quick and dirty, 7K budget
• Identify similar research
• 20/mth on-line survey software that compiles
  results for the group, produces a completed
  survey for each participant and generates
  spreadsheet of raw data
• Development of tables to show results by RD for
  selected questions
• Some chasing

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Existing Studies

• MSW Tracking Report
• Landfill Bans by Helen S for RCBC
• Post-survey publications
• FBC report
• Powell River RD
• Others (please share!)

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Data Limitations

• Data is only as good as the interpretation of the
  questions and the accuracy of the information
  provided
• Much more analysis can be done to correlate
  factors affecting practices take our data
  please!

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New BC Target?

• no clear consensus not an easy question
• Seven respondents mention zero waste
• Four mention setting targets based on the region,
  sector, and available funding and enforcement
  support from MOE.
• Six don't think a new target should be set
• 5 per year
• 75
• 30 over 2004 level
• So what? Setting a new target not as simple as
  the first time around.

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Waste Reduction Targets
gt50 27 or 7 20-50 42 or 11 lt20 30.8
or 8
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Integrated Goals and Strategies
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• Air Quality 22
• Emergency Preparedness 11
• Natural landscaping 11
• Energy management 14
• Other 30
• Liquid waste
• Biosolids
• Organic pest management plan

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Integrated Education
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Seeing is believing
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EPR

• Provide a collection site 42
• Promote sites free of charge 65
• Fee for service for siting and operations 30
• Mediation role 4
• Guidelines or policies NO 73

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EPR in Terrace
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In-vessel Composting

• If there is an operating in-vessel composting
  system, please provide details on ownership.
• Response Percent Response
• Total
• 100 RD owned 3.8 1
• 100 owned by two or more RDs 0 0
• 100 owned by private interest 15.4 4
• Private-public partnership 0 0
• N/A 69.2 18
• Other (please specify) 11.5 3
• Total Respondents 26
• (skipped this question) 1
• Only 5 Regional Districts have centralized
  in-vessel composting systems as this time.

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Organics Diversion in Vernon
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Giant worm composting bins
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Raw data
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What efforts have been made to divert organics
from your landfills?

• 34.6 (9) Have completed feasibility studies for
  centralized composting
• 7.7 (2) Are currently siting a facility for
  in-vessel composting
• 69.2 (18) Have a drop-off for windrow composting
  of yard and garden organic material
• 19.2 (5) Provide seasonal pick up of yard and
  garden materials
• 3.8 (1) Provide year round residential pick up
  of all organics

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What efforts have been made to divert organics
from your landfills?

• 34.6 (9) Have or are considering banning yard
  and garden organics from landfills
• 19.2 (5) Promotion of natural landscaping
• 53.8 (14) Promotion of backyard composting and
  grass cycling
• 50 (13) Distribution of subsidized composter
  bins
• 27 (7) Ban on open burning
• Other

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Innovation Assessment

• Based on FCM questions and scoring system and
  responses
• more than 50 of all Reg. Districts scored LOW on
  innovation

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Innovation assessment results
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NOW WHAT?
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Garbage feeds my family
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He doesn't like it
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Garbage is for dinosaurs
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Information Sharing

• Share results of survey
• Find leader for Open Library
• Consider protocols for research and surveys

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RD

• Diversion credits
• Avoided cost of landfilling
• EPR Guidelines
• Exit strategy
• Do we endorse FCM method?
• Necessity and method for integrating other
  environmental goals
• Lots more...

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Funding

• Cost recovery evaluation
• EPR
• Senior Gov't
• User Pay
• GST and PST dividend? Diversion credits paid to
  RDs based on avoided costs and diversion volumes

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Acknowledgements

• FFGRD and RDKS
• MOE staff especially Brian Grant
• Survey participants
• CWMA, RCBC, and FBC
• Composting Council

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Stay tuned!

• Laurie Gallant
• footprint environmental strategies
• laurie_at_footprintbc.com
• 250-847-1670
• Current projects
• SWMP revision NORD with CH2MHill
• New SWMP CSRD with CH2MHill
• New WRP RDKS
• Air Quality BVLD AMS