Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan

Draft Program Environmental Impact Report

Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan

Draft Program Environmental Impact Report

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AgendaAgenda

1. Background2. Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan

(SWIRP)3. Draft Program Environmental Impact

Report (Draft PEIR)4. Next Steps

The Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan (SWIRP) is a long-range master plan that includes Policies, Programs and Facilities to achieve the City’s goal of 90 percent diversion by 2025

SWIRP ScheduleSWIRP Schedule2007 – 2008

Tasks:Public Outreach & Stakeholder Guiding Principles

Events:Regional WorkshopsCitywide Conferences

2009 – 2011

Tasks:Policy, Program & Facility Plan

Events:Regional WorkshopsCitywide Conference

2011-2013Tasks:Environmental Impact Report

Events:Public hearings on Draft PEIR

2012 – 2014Tasks:Financial Plan &Implementation Strategy

Events:Regional WorkshopsCitywide Conference

Stakeholder InvolvementStakeholder Involvement

SWIRP is a Stakeholder-driven Planning Process

42 regional workshops and 3 citywide conferences during Phase 1

21 regional workshops and 1 citywide conference during Phase 2

109 key constituent interviews27 house meetings75 business meetings

Stakeholder Guiding PrinciplesStakeholder Guiding Principles

1. Education to decrease consumption

2. City leadership as a model for zero waste practices

3. Education to increase recycling

4. City leadership to increase recycling

5. Manufacturer responsibility

6. Consumer responsibility

7. Convenience8. Incentives9. New, safe,

technology10.Protect public

health and the environment

11.Equity12.Economic efficiency

SWIRP Master Plan ElementsSWIRP Master Plan Elements

1. Expansion of existing residential and commercial programs

2. Implementation of new downstream policies and programs

3. Implementation of mandatory participation programs

4. Adoption of upstream policies5. Development of processing facilities6. Disposal of remaining residual waste at

local or remote landfills

Expansion of Existing ProgramsExpansion of Existing Programs

To further increase solid waste management and landfill diversion

Proposed Sample Programs:• Expand recycling for multi-family buildings• LAUSD blue-bin recycling program• Restaurant food scrap recycling program

Leader Among Big Cities in the U.S.

Leader Among Big Cities in the U.S.

Source for City of Los Angeles: Zero Waste Progress Report, March 2013Source for other cities: Waste & Recycling News, Municipal Recycling Survey 2011, February 21, 2011

Downstream Policies and ProgramsDownstream Policies and Programs

Address collection, processing, diversion, and disposal of materials after they are generated

Proposed Sample Programs:• Recycling ambassadors• Bulky item reuse and recycling• Food scrap recycling program

Mandatory Participation ProgramsMandatory Participation Programs

Motivate all waste generators to separate materials and place them in the appropriate blue bin, green bin, or other appropriate collection bins on a regular basis

Proposed Sample Programs:• Mandatory recycling separation• Mandatory organics separation• Increase diversion at

construction/demolition facilities

Upstream PoliciesUpstream Policies

Minimize the amount of waste prior to the point of generation

Proposed Sample Policies:• Advocate for legislation to make

businesses responsible for their products and packaging

• Producer responsibility for toxics and difficult to recycle material

• Plastic bag ban/$0.10 fee on paper bags• Blue Dot/Green Dot Program

Processing FacilitiesProcessing Facilities

Development of future facilities to meet the City’s recycling and solid waste infrastructure needs through 2030

SWIRP does not determine where these facilities would be located, rather, it identifies the potential number of facilities that would be needed

Facility TypesFacility Types

Blue and Green Bin Processing Facilities• Clean Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs)• Composting and/or Anaerobic Digestion• Resource Recovery Centers

Black Bin Processing Facilities• Alternative Technology – Mixed Material

Processing • Alternative Technology – Advanced Thermal

Recycling• Alternative Technology – Biological• Alternative Technology – Thermal

Clean Materials Recovery Facility (MRFs)

Blue Bin Stream

Clean Materials Recovery Facility (MRFs)

Blue Bin StreamTons per day 50-600

Revenue per ton

$10-30

Acres required 5

Phoenix North Transfer Station and Material Recovery Facility

Curbside Processing

Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013

Composting - Large Scale and Small Scale

Green Bin Stream

Composting - Large Scale and Small Scale

Green Bin Stream

Z-Best Composting Facility, Gilroy

Griffith Park Composting Facility

Tons per day 100-1,000

Cost per ton $40-60

Acres required

15-60

Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013

Resource Recovery CenterBlue Bin Stream

Resource Recovery CenterBlue Bin Stream

Tons per day 1-10

Cost per ton $100

Acres required 2

Monterey Regional Waste Management District

Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013

Alternative Technology – Mixed Material Processing (Black Bin

Stream)

Alternative Technology – Mixed Material Processing (Black Bin

Stream)Tons per day 200-400

Cost per ton $40-60

Acres required

5-7

Rainbow Disposal, Huntington Beach

Mixed Material Processing

Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013

Alternative Technology – Advanced Thermal Recycling (Black Bin

Stream)

Alternative Technology – Advanced Thermal Recycling (Black Bin

Stream)Tons per day 500-2,000

Cost per ton $120-200

Acres required

5-15

Müllverwertung Rugenberger Damm Advanced Thermal Recycling Facility - Hamburg, Germany

TREA Breisgau Advanced Thermal Recycling - Freiberg, Germany

Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013

Alternative Technology - Biological (Anaerobic Digestion) -

Black Bin Stream

Alternative Technology - Biological (Anaerobic Digestion) -

Black Bin StreamTons per day 200-500

Cost per ton $100-130

Acres required

5-10

Dranco, Brecht, Belgium

Valorga Process, Barcelona, Spain

Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013

Alternative Technology – Thermal (Gasification/Pyrolysis/Plasma Arc) – Black

Bin Stream

Alternative Technology – Thermal (Gasification/Pyrolysis/Plasma Arc) – Black

Bin Stream

Tons per day 500

Cost per ton $120-250

Acres required

7

JFE Thermoselect - Chiba, Japan

Plasco Conversion System - Ottawa, Canada

Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013

Facility NeedsFacility Needs

Full implementation of the SWIRP policies and programs would require the permitting, construction, and operation of the following additional blue, green, and black bin facilities:

• One large-scale composting facility or six small-scale composting facilities

• Three clean material recovery facilities• One resource recovery center• Five alternative technology facilities

Disposal of Remaining Residual Waste

Disposal of Remaining Residual Waste

After implementing various policies, programs, and constructing needed facilities to achieve the goals of SWIRP, the residual waste will need to be transported and disposed at landfills

Options include:• Local Landfill, Truck Haul• Remote Landfills, Truck Haul• Remote Landfill, Rail Haul

Policy, Program, and Facility Phasing1

Policy, Program, and Facility Phasing1

1Phasing assumed may not reflect actual implementation and/or roll-out of specific policies, programs and/or facilities.

2Facilities may be implemented by either the public or private sector, or by joint public-private partnerships, and may also include expansions to existing facilities.

3Statewide mandatory commercial recycling for commercial customers generating four cubic yards or greater of solid waste per week was implemented in July 2012. Mandatory recycling and composting for all generators will be implemented locally by 2020.

Environmental Review ProcessEnvironmental Review ProcessDevelopment of Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

• Circulated Notice of Preparation• Held Scoping Meeting• Prepared Technical Studies and Draft PEIR• Circulate Draft PEIR for review (45 days)• Prepare response to public comments• Produce Final PEIR• SWIRP Plan and PEIR considered at City Council hearing

Purpose of Environmental ReviewPurpose of Environmental Review

• Disclose potential impacts of a project

• Inform decision-makers and the public

• Identify mitigation measures to reduce impacts

About Program EIRsAbout Program EIRs

• Prepared for a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project

• Analysis will be programmatic in nature

• Additional CEQA analysis required

Potentially Significant, Mitigable Impacts

Potentially Significant, Mitigable Impacts

• Aesthetics• Agricultural Resources

• Biological Resources• Cultural Resources• Geology and Soils• Hazards and Hazardous Materials

• Hydrology and Water Quality

• Land Use and Planning

• Mineral Resources• Noise• Population and Housing

• Public Services and Utilities

• Recreation

Implementation of proposed mitigation measures in the PEIR would reduce the potential significant impacts associated with each environmental issue area to a level that is less than significant.

Potentially Significant, Unmitigable Impacts

Potentially Significant, Unmitigable Impacts

• Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Cumulative)

• Transportation and Traffic

Implementation of proposed mitigation measures will reduce the potential impact to these resources to the extent feasible; however, the potential impact will remain significant and unmitigated at this program level of environmental review and pending more detailed site-specific analysis at the project level of environmental review. If the City chooses to approve the SWIRP project, it must adopt a “Statement of Overriding Considerations” pursuant to Sections 15093 and 15126(b) of the CEQA Guidelines.

SWIRP Draft PEIR AlternativesSWIRP Draft PEIR Alternatives

• Alternative 1 No Project/Landfill Alternative

• Alternative 2 Expansion of Existing Policies and Programs - No New Policies or Programs

• Alternative 3 Expansion of Existing Policies and Programs plus New Downstream Policies and Programs

• Alternative 4 New Policies and Programs plus Implementation of Mandatory Participation Policies and Programs

• Alternative 5 New Policies and Programs plus Implementation of Upstream Policies and Programs

None of the alternatives considered are environmentally superior to the proposed project because they do not meet all the project goals and objectives.

Next StepsNext Steps

• Circulate Draft PEIR for 45-day public review− Opportunity for public comment− Comments due December 20th, 2013

• Prepare Final PEIR and Response to Comments − January-February 2014

• Council Hearing− Spring 2014− Opportunity for public comment

Lead Agency ContactLead Agency ContactMs. Reina Pereira, P.E.City of Los AngelesDepartment of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation

Public Works Building (PWB) MS 5211149 South Broadway, 5th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90015

Phone: (213) 458-3296Reina.Pereira@lacity.orgwww.zerowaste.lacity.org