HomeMy WebLinkAboutQuinn - Audience Comment SubmittalHandout #1 - Analysis of City Tonnage and Diversion Rates
City of Renton YTD May-24
Tonnage (total all types)YTD May-23 % of
Total YTD May-24 % of
Total
Single-Family 13,005 44%13,204 44%
Commercial 12,642 42%12,309 41%
Multi-Family 4,148 14%4,251 14%
Total 29,795 100% 29,764 100%
Tonnage (by how disposed)YTD May-23 % of
Total YTD May-24 % of
Total
Garbage (landfill)18,747 63%18,642 63%
Recycle 5,522 19%5,483 18%
Food Scraps / Yardwaste 5,526 19%5,639 19%
Total 29,795 100% 29,764 100%
Diversion Rate YTD May-23 YTD May-24 vs Prior
YR
Single-Family 65% 65%-0.1%
Commercial 16% 16%0.1%
Multi-Family 16% 15%-0.5%
% of tot. waste put in recycling
& food scraps / yardwaste bins 37.1% 37.4% 0.3%
Missed Opportunity^YTD May-23 YTD May-24
Tons of Recycle & Food Scraps /
Yardwaste in Landfill 12,561 tons 12,490 tons
Garbage
Container
No
Recycle
Container
Single-Family 24,567 (9) (346)
Commercial 1,303 (381) (1,246)
Multi-Family 404 - (377)
Each month Renton sends to landfill 2498 tons ................ that could have gone here
^ estimate based on King County 2022 Waste Characterization and Customer Survey; 2/3's of what is put in landfill could have been diverted
* Roll-off tonnage data, if provided, are applied to primary-source category. Roll-off tonnage is typically generated by open-top dumpsters, at some
businesses & apartments, and at sites of construction or home renovation.
How Many Pickup Sites Do Not have a Recycle or a
Food Scraps / Yardwaste Container
No Food Scraps /
Yardwaste Container
⅔ of what's
dumped in
landfill could
be diverted
to recycling
or compost^
1
2
3
4
5
40.1%
38.6%37.4%37.4%
66.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
55.0%
60.0%
65.0%
70.0%
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
TOTAL DIVERSION RATE
67.9%66.3%65.3%64.6%
15.8%15.6%15.4%15.8%
15.1%16.5%15.4%15.2%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
2021 2022 2023 2024
DIVERSION RATES, NOT IMPROVING
BY CATEGORY
Single Family Commercial Multi-Family
Paul Quinn || 206-515-9165 || firstnonviolence@pm.me
Handout #2 - Recommended Actions to Improve City Diversion Rates
City of Renton
What We CAN do to Improve Diversion Rates NOW
CITYWIDE
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2
Initiate a program to provide each household and business
both a free indoor recycling container and a free
countertop kitchen-scraps container (typically your
disposal company will help defray costs)
3
SINGLE-FAMILY
1
2
BUSINESS
1
2
3
MULTI-FAMILY
1
What We CAN do to Improve Diversion Rates In the Near Future
Pass a City Ordinance to require all 377 remaining multi-family locations to make available a food scrap /
yardwaste container
Require that each container picked up (a) be identified (using RFID tag or number already on container) and
(b) be weighed before and after being dumped into the truck. This SMART Disposal program would
facilitate improved diversion rates by pickup location. (this technology already exists, see handout #3)
In the next disposal contract or amendment, require this:
Once in place, this program would help each person understand how they are doing in comparison to their
neighbors (like PSE does now)
Pass a City Ordinance to require all businesses serving the public to make available a recycle container.
This would include some of the 381 remaining businesses
Require each business to work with the disposal company to assure all public-facing disposal containers
match the colors used by residents. This would increase accuracy of disposal of materials.
Include, in each newsletter sent to residents, the most current diversion statistics and tips to improve their
rates of recycling and composting
Pass a City Ordinance to require all businesses serving the public to make available a food scraps container.
This would include some of the 1246 remaining businesses
Pass a City Ordinance to require all 346 remaining single-family homes to utilize a food scrap / yardwaste
barrel
Start a pilot with 100 residents where diversion advisors review weekly contents of trash, recycle, and
compost containers and provide feedback to improve accuracy of material disposal
Change pickup schedules to have garbage picked up every other week while retaining every week pickup
for recycling and compost
Paul Quinn || 206-515-9165 || firstnonviolence@pm.me
Handout #3 - SMART Disposal And Why We Need It
City of Renton
Paul Quinn || 206-515-9165 || firstnonviolence@pm.me
Home Trash Reduction Report
1234 Anywhere St., Renton, WA 98074 Composting Recycling Trash
food scraps / yard
waste
Your Average Pounds Last Two Pickups 5 lbs 10 lbs 20 lbs Improving!
Your Average Pounds Prior Mth (4 pickups)4 lbs 8 lbs 23 lbs
How you compare to others in your neighborhood (pounds of trash per week)
You
Your Neighbors
Tips on 3 items, among many, you can compost:
1 Paper take-out food containers (e.g. fast food)
2 Used paper towels
3 Pasta
Renton Supports Recycling and Composting!
Single Family Resident
1234 Anywhere St.
Renton, WA 98074
Handout #4 - Example Postcard Sent to Residents
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Paul Quinn || 206-515-9165 || firstnonviolence@pm.me