How Rural Counties are Getting Electronics Recycling Initiatives off the Ground

How Rural Counties are Getting Electronics Recycling Initiatives off the Ground

Oct 4, 2007

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Agenda

• Typical Life-cycle of Electronics Recycling Program

• Recycling Programs In Colorado– Garfield County (County initiated)– Summit County (Non profit initiated)– City of Grand Junction (Non-profit / Private / Public Partnership)

• Program Highlights

• Themes - Making a Program Successful

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Life-cycle of Electronics Recycling Program

• Program Sponsor– County or City, Non-profit Organization, Public-Private– Educated on Issue– Filling a community Need

• Funding– Grants (Monitor: HB1288)– End User Pays– Donation– Over time its worked in to Budget

• Types of Programs– Events – Earth Day / America Recycles day– Part time drop off– Full time drop off

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Garfield County

• History– 2004 Visited event in GJ– 2005 Event – Grant, donation, county match (Event+County)– 2006 Drop-off facility

• Location / Infrastructure– At Land Fill – Any time– Major County Facility – Main Road & Bridge Facility– Satellite County Facility

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Garfield County

• Things that are working well– Purchased used shipping containers that forklifts drive in to– Convenient Locations– Collection is growing

• Challenges– Monthly Pickups– Education

• Key Attributes to Success– Commissioner support is key– Administration Buy-in

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Summit County

• History– 2000 – Summit Recycling Project/ High Country Conservation– 2005 – Dropoff Center– 2006 – Summit Count MRF

• Location / Infrastructure– At Land Fill – Any time– 10K Sq Ft Facliity– 6 to 7 trailers of commodity

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Summit County

• Things that are working well– Space– Open Every day– Tipping fees supporting costs– Building market perception that its lower cost to recycle

• Challenges– Historically: Hrs of operation– Education – Transient population

• Key Attributes to Success– Commissioner support is key– Knowledge Keeping toxics out of waste stream

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City of Grand Junction

• History– 2003 – School initiative + LifeSpan Technology Recycling– 2004 – America’s Recycle day– 2005 – Earth Day and America’s Recycle Day - Sponsors– 2007 – City of Grand Junction Recycling Center

• Location / Infrastructure– In association with Paper, Plastic and Aluminum Recycling – Capacity for several trailers – 1 trailer– Retired sewage treatment “Ring”

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City of Grand Junction

• Things that are working well– Expansion of existing program– Community response– Word of Mouth– Growing volume

• Challenges– Hrs of operation– Education

• Key Attributes to Success– City support is key

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Program Highlights• Partnerships

– Public, Private, Non Profits– Sponsors

• Environmental Stewardship / Sustainability

• Ethical Considerations

• Insurance / Certifications– Pollution Liability– Errors and Omissions– Certified Electronics Recycler / ISO

• Scheduling

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Program Highlights

• Location planning

• Material Collections and Pricing

• Equipment and Supplies

• Safety

• Labor

• Advertising and Education

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Themes for Success

• Political Sponsorship– Gov’t– Non-profit– Private

• Location– Events– Infrstructure

• Education / Advertising– Demographic opportunity– Media

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Questions

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Dag Adamson

dag.adamson@lifespanrecycling.com970 257 9170