The The Environmental Investment Environmental Investment

ProgramProgram

20 YEARS OF RECYCLING MARKET 20 YEARS OF RECYCLING MARKET

DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORKDEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK

Linda Jacobs, Environmental Services UnitLinda Jacobs, Environmental Services Unit

GRRN Recycling and Zero Waste ConferenceGRRN Recycling and Zero Waste Conference

October 20, 2009October 20, 2009

Environmental Investment Environmental Investment ProgramProgram

1988 - NYS Solid Waste Mgnt Act1988 - NYS Solid Waste Mgnt Act 1994 - Environmental Protection 1994 - Environmental Protection

FundFund 1998 - Pollution Prevention added1998 - Pollution Prevention added

Environmental Investment Environmental Investment ProgramProgram

Private & NFP sector (not Private & NFP sector (not

municipalities)municipalities) Assets/Tools:Assets/Tools:

• Experienced staffExperienced staff

• FundingFunding Located in ESD, not DEC (tied into Located in ESD, not DEC (tied into

NY’s economic development deliveryNY’s economic development delivery

system)system)

Ineligible ProjectsIneligible Projects

““End-of-pipe”End-of-pipe” RemediationRemediation Incineration Incineration W-T-E, RDF W-T-E, RDF ComplianceCompliance

Investment AreasInvestment Areas

Recycling:Recycling: Infrastructure and Infrastructure and End Use CapacityEnd Use Capacity

Pollution preventionPollution prevention

Sustainable productsSustainable products

Recycling Investment PrioritiesRecycling Investment Priorities““In FY 08/09 EIP gives priority to In FY 08/09 EIP gives priority to

projects focused on the following projects focused on the following materials and outcomes:materials and outcomes:

Building C&D DebrisBuilding C&D Debris:: Increase capacity to divert building Increase capacity to divert building

C&D from disposal to reuse/recyclingC&D from disposal to reuse/recycling Increase value and value-added uses Increase value and value-added uses

for recovered materialfor recovered material Increase capacity for deconstruction Increase capacity for deconstruction

over demolitionover demolition

Recycling Investment PrioritiesRecycling Investment Priorities Commercially or Industrially-Gen’d Food Commercially or Industrially-Gen’d Food

WasteWaste Increase capacity to process C/I food Increase capacity to process C/I food

waste for recycling waste for recycling Increase capacity to compost C/I food Increase capacity to compost C/I food

wastewaste Enhance collection technology to make Enhance collection technology to make

food waste diversion cost-effectivefood waste diversion cost-effective Expand value-added uses for compostExpand value-added uses for compost

Recycling Investment PrioritiesRecycling Investment Priorities Electronic DevicesElectronic Devices: Increase capacity & : Increase capacity &

cost-effectiveness of electronics cost-effectiveness of electronics recycling and remanufacturingrecycling and remanufacturing

GlassGlass:: Expand value-added uses for mixed-Expand value-added uses for mixed-

color container glasscolor container glass Expand markets for sorted non-Expand markets for sorted non-

containercontainer

TiresTires: Expand value-added uses for : Expand value-added uses for recycled tire materialsrecycled tire materials

Recycling Investment PrioritiesRecycling Investment Priorities Paper:Paper:

Increase diversion of significant Increase diversion of significant amounts of commercially and/or amounts of commercially and/or institutionally-generated waste paper institutionally-generated waste paper for recycling for recycling

Increase paper mill cap. to use Increase paper mill cap. to use recycled feedstockrecycled feedstock

Expand value-added uses for paper Expand value-added uses for paper mill residualsmill residuals

Recycling Investment PrioritiesRecycling Investment Priorities

PlasticsPlastics

Increase diversion and value of Increase diversion and value of container plastics for recyclingcontainer plastics for recycling

Increase diversion and capacity to Increase diversion and capacity to recycle plastic films, including bags, recycle plastic films, including bags, agricultural, marine and pallet filmsagricultural, marine and pallet films

Expand value-added uses for recycled Expand value-added uses for recycled filmsfilms

THREE TYPES OF THREE TYPES OF INVESTMENTS:INVESTMENTS:

Capital (fixed assets) Capital (fixed assets) R&D (on behalf of a company) R&D (on behalf of a company) Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

(operating costs for NFPs)(operating costs for NFPs)

Investment CriteriaInvestment Criteria Competitive ProgramCompetitive Program NYS’ Return on Investment NYS’ Return on Investment

$ Economic Benefit / $ Invested$ Economic Benefit / $ Invested Am’t Material Recycled / $ InvestedAm’t Material Recycled / $ Invested

ROI Compared to Others in “Portfolio”ROI Compared to Others in “Portfolio” How Much NYS Support is Needed to How Much NYS Support is Needed to

Make Project Happen (Project Cash Make Project Happen (Project Cash Flow)?Flow)?

Performance-Based Performance-Based ContractsContracts

Measurable, verifiable environmental improvements

Measurable, verifiable economic improvements

Investments in Recycling, Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Products/Processes

Summary of Results, 1987 - 2008

Investment Investment AreaArea

ESD ESD

InvestmentInvestment

Private Private Sector Sector InvestmentInvestment

TOTALTOTAL

Annual Annual Econ Econ BenefitBenefit

Annual Annual Enviro. Enviro. ImprovementImprovement

Air Air EmissionsEmissions

$2,535,836$2,535,836 $20,548,917$20,548,917 $22,684,753$22,684,753 $11,988,008$11,988,008 83 TPY NOx83 TPY NOx 161 TPY SOx161 TPY SOx 233 TPY VOC233 TPY VOC

C&D C&D DebrisDebris

Bldg Mat Bldg Mat ReuseReuse

$2,679,032$2,679,032 $4,367,831$4,367,831 $7,046,863$7,046,863 $13,470,570$13,470,570 226,570 TPY 226,570 TPY

Recycling Recycling Cap.Cap.

InstalledInstalled 485,445 TPY 485,445 TPY

SW Recycled/SW Recycled/

/Reused/Reused 54 Jobs54 Jobs

Investments in Recycling, Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Products/Processes

Summary of Results, 1987 - 2008

Investment Investment AreaArea

ESD ESD

InvestmentInvestment

Private Private Sector Sector InvestmentInvestment

TOTALTOTAL

Annual Annual Econ Econ BenefitBenefit

Annual Annual Enviro. Enviro. ImprovementImprovement

PaperPaper $8,579,327$8,579,327 $39,682,244$39,682,244 $48,261,571$48,261,571 $20,146,650 $20,146,650 875,746 TPY875,746 TPY

Recycling Recycling Cap.Cap. 422,092 TPY 422,092 TPY

RecycledRecycled 1,324 Jobs1,324 Jobs

TiresTires $11,763,854$11,763,854 $17,971227$17,971227 $29,735,081$29,735,081 $21,601,501$21,601,501 252,910 TPY 252,910 TPY

Recycling Cap.Recycling Cap.

InstalledInstalled 148,584 TPY148,584 TPY

RecycledRecycled 170 Jobs170 Jobs

Investments in Recycling, Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Products/Processes

Summary of Results, 1987 - 2008

Invest.Invest.

AreaAreaESD ESD

Invest.Invest.

Private Private SectorSector

Invest.Invest.TOTALTOTAL

Annual Annual

EconEcon

BenefitBenefit

Annual Enviro. Annual Enviro. ImprovementImprovement

ALLALL $66,106,988$66,106,988 $168,936,531$168,936,531 $235,043,519$235,043,519 $189,491,822 $189,491,822 2.4 M2.4 M TPY SW TPY SW

Prevented /Prevented /

Reused /Reused /

RecycledRecycled

3.3 M3.3 M TPY TPY

Recycling/Recycling/

Reuse / Reuse /

CompostingComposting

Capacity Capacity

InstalledInstalled

4,796 Jobs4,796 Jobs

2,367 Companies2,367 Companies

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Municipalities or NFPsMunicipalities or NFPs

Waste Prevention assistance to Waste Prevention assistance to

businessesbusinesses

NFPs engaged in NFPs engaged in

Recycling / Reuse NFPsRecycling / Reuse NFPs

RESEARCH RESEARCH

Answer final questions before Answer final questions before adopting P2 or recycling technologyadopting P2 or recycling technology

No fixed assetsNo fixed assets

Costs associated with R&DCosts associated with R&D

CAPITAL PROJECTSCAPITAL PROJECTS

Assists with capital costs to prevent Assists with capital costs to prevent pollution, reuse or recyclepollution, reuse or recycle

Hard assets: M&E, shipping, installationHard assets: M&E, shipping, installation

No working capitalNo working capital

Requires cash matchRequires cash match

Contract is with a non-profit (IDA, EDC, Contract is with a non-profit (IDA, EDC, LDC) on behalf of companyLDC) on behalf of company

PartnershipsPartnerships

New York State Pollution New York State Pollution

Prevention Institute Prevention Institute

Regional Technology Development Regional Technology Development Centers/ Manufacturing Extension Centers/ Manufacturing Extension Partnerhsips (NYC ITAC)Partnerhsips (NYC ITAC)

NYS Department of Environmental NYS Department of Environmental ConservationConservation

SuccessesSuccesses

TIRESTIRES

BUILDING MATERIALS REUSEBUILDING MATERIALS REUSE

GLASSGLASS

INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION PREVENTIONPREVENTION

Linda JacobsLinda JacobsEmpire State DevelopmentEmpire State Development

Environmental Services UnitEnvironmental Services Unit30 South Pearl Street 30 South Pearl Street

Albany, New York 12245Albany, New York 12245518 292-5346518 292-5346

ljacobs@empire.state.ny.usljacobs@empire.state.ny.us http://www.empire.state.ny.us/http://www.empire.state.ny.us/

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