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Solid Waste Management DepartmentWaste
Reduction Recycling Programs
David JayeSolid Waste Management Department
Recycling Specialist
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Mission

• The Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy
  (ISWMS) is based on BCC direction to achieve
• Environmental and Growth Management Compliance
• Landfill Airspace Preservation
• Operational Excellence
• Best Value Service for the next 50 years and
  beyond

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Background

• Collier County landfill has limited lifespan and
  fill capacity that creates the need for increased
  recycling and waste reduction.
• Reuse and recycling saves the resources needed by
  our future citizens.
• Recycling used materials takes less energy and
  emits less pollution

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Collier County Solid Waste Department
Responsibilities

• Franchise Solid Waste Collection and Colliers
  landfill operations
• Promote Reduction, Reuse and Recycling
• Promote Proper disposal of Hazardous Material
• Collect and process debris from hurricanes and
  storms

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Business Recycling Collection is free market or
self haul

• Businesses can choose which recycling hauling
  companies
• Businesses can recycle more items than households
  like wood pallets
• Businesses can self haul recycling to our
  recycling centers
• Businesses How to Recycle Training videos are
  available

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Naples Landfill (Working Face)

• Solid Waste Management Department maintains one
  landfill and four recycling centers
• Collier County generated 713,748 tons of
  municipal solid waste in 2009
• 182,053 tons of residential commercial solid
  waste buried in the Naples Landfill

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Current Total Waste Stream Management
SOURCE Landfill Disposal includes Landfill
scalehouse data for FY 2009, not including Cover
Soil used at the Landfill. Diversion/Recycling
Data provided from Collier County Landfill and
Immokalee Landfill scale house records, Collier
County Recycling Center records, Immokalee
Disposal Company and Waste Management Inc. of
Florida. A portion of construction and demolition
debris and commercial recyclables reflect actual
FY2009 data.
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Solid Waste Programs

• Residential Curbside
• Annual residential service rate is 171.26
  (lowest compared to Lee, Sarasota and Charlotte)
• Single Stream Recycling
• Condo/Multi-family
• Continuous education of residents
• Annual rate is 12.24 per unit/month

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Residential Collection

• Twice a week pick up of garbage
• Once a week pick up of recycling
• Once a week bulky items (furniture and
  appliances)
• Once a week yard waste in bundles of less than
  four feet
• Curbside pick up of up to four tires,
  electronics, and car/marine batteries

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Bulky Item and Electronics Curbside Pickup

• Furniture, appliances, tires, electronics and
  recycling/trash pick up problems call 252-2380

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Recycling Materials Accepted

• Cardboard boxes
• Junk mail
• Brown paper bags
• Green, clear and brown glass
• Plastics 1 through 7
• Plastic bags
• Egg cartons
• Styrofoam meat and vegetable trays

• Telephone books
• Steel cans
• Office paper
• Newspaper
• Magazines
• Cereal boxes
• Catalogs
• Tin and aluminum cans
• Juice boxes

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WMI (Recycle America) Material Recovery Facility
at Pembroke Pines
Baled Cardboard
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WMI (Recycle America) Material Recovery Facility
at Pembroke Pines
Baled Plastic Bottles
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Unaccepted Materials

• Windows, Mirrors
• Kitchenware
• Pots Pans
• Garden Hose
• Bucket Containers
• Plant Pots
• Tiles Wood
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Scrap Metals

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Nuisance Recycling Contamination

• Plastic shrink wrap and plastic bags
• Plastic newspaper straps
• Paper with food waste
• Plastic mulch bags
• Plastic toys
• Styrofoam

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Common dangerous recycling contamination

• Cables and wires
• Garden hoses
• Florescent light bulbs
• Paint and electronics
• Metal and glass cooking wear
• Metal and wire hangers
• Clothes
• Fuel, pesticides, paint, cleaning liquids

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Common dangerous recycling contamination

• Fuel, pesticides, herbicides, cleaning supplies
  even if the containers have a recycling symbol!
• Mirrors, porcelain, windows, nail polish
  containers
• Rechargeable batteries
• Waxed cardboard and cardboard with meat juice

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Recyclables in Black plastic bags are often
thrown away!

• Pickers on a sorting line dont have time
  to open black plastic bags which may contain
  diapers, needles, trash etc.
• Clear and translucent bags sabotage paper
  recycling and may lead to a recycling load being
  rejected by the recycling factory

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Household Hazardous Waste

• Flammable oil based paint, lamp oil,
• Combustible kerosene, paint thinner, propane
  tanks
• Toxic herbicides, insecticides
• Corrosive Acids and bases such as pool
  chemicals, bleach and other household cleaners,
  fire extinguishers.

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Household Hazardous Waste

• Pharmaceuticals contaminates water, can harm
  children, pets, possible drug abuse
• Sharps could harm children, pets, sanitation
  workers, possible drug abuse
• Fat Oil Grease put in the trash

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Immokalee Transfer Station
Naples Recycling Center
Marco Recycling Center
Carnestown Recycling Center
         
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Naples and Marco Island Recycling Center

• Open Tuesday-Sat 830am to 430pm
• Many items are free for resident disposal
• Businesses call a private vendor to schedule
  haz-mat disposal every other Monday at the Naples
  Recycling center 2640 West Enterprise 643-3099

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Think Reduce

• Reduce what you buy or buy in bulk
• Avoid unnecessary packaging and bring your own
  shopping bags
• Promote tool libraries at multifamily complexes

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Think about reuse before disposal

1. Charity Resale Stores
2. Construction Flea Market, Estate Sales, Garage
   sales, Flea Markets
3. Craigs List sale/give away
4. Take Styrofoam peanuts to a mail service.

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Summary

• Recycle food and beverage containers and clean
  paper in the yellow tops
• Take other scrap metal and hazardous materials to
  the Naples or Marco Island Recycling Centers
• By recycling more we preserve landfill air space,
  residents will continue to enjoy low disposal
  rates and will not incur increased costs for
  alternative waste disposal methods

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Questions
Dave Jaye Recycling Specialist davidjaye_at_colliergo
v.net 239-252-2508 www.colliergov.net/recycles
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v90j4dUgbvdg
http//allancompany.com/education.htm
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Solid Waste Initiatives

• Environmental Compliance and Landfill Scale House
  
• Reclaim Cells 1 2
• Implement Landfill Gas-to-Energy
• Preparation for Hurricane Event

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Implement Landfill Gas-To-Energy

• Good Environmental Stewardship
• Beneficial Use of Landfill Gas to Produce
  Electricity
• Generates Revenue for Collier County

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Hurricane Season 2008
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Hurricane Implementation Plan

• Provide and use best management practices to
  expedite debris removal and disposal that ensures
  the communitys recovery and mitigates health and
  safety threats for residents of the County

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Solid Waste Program

• Commercial Recycling
• -Continuous outreach and education
• Mandatory Temporary Event Recycling
• School Recycling
• Continuous education
• Enhance recycling program

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Environmental Compliance and Landfill Scale
House

• Cost Effective Disposal Recycling Alternatives
• Automated Scale can Accommodate 65-75 Municipal
  Waste trucks per day
• More Efficient Customer Service

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Cells 1 2 Reclamation Project

• Meets FDEP Current Standard
• Unlined cells to lined cells
• Airspace Recovery
• No Odor or Leachate Issues

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Cells 1 and 2 Reclamation Project Separation of
Recyclables
METALS
TIRES
SOIL
CONCRETE
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Recycling contamination
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Hazardous Waste for Businesses

• Hazardous Waste Laws prohibit improper disposal
  by commercial entities. The Solid Waste
  Management Department CAN NOT ACCEPT hazardous
  waste from businesses at our Household Hazardous
  Waste Centers
• The Solid Waste Management Department offers an
  alternative in order to promote safe hazardous
  waste disposal for commercial customers.
  Businesses may bring their hazardous waste to the
  Naples Recycling Center on clean out days. Using
  this method the business will receive our
  contracted prices and will not pay the stopping
  fee. The transaction is between EQ Florida and
  the business the manifest must be signed and all
  costs paid by the businesss representative.
  Contact 252-2508 for more information.

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New Marco Island Recycling Center

• Same drop-off services with more efficiency, one
  person operation
• 239-252-5153