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Description
General Services Director John Neal updated the Board of Supervisors on current and future plans for solid waste and recycling services in Chesterfield County.
D
The
authority
strives
to
manage
our
region's
waste
balancing
environmental
and
economic
impacts.
We
have
a
new
strategic
plan
that
was
just
adopted
in
june
by
the
board
that
includes
increasing
recycling
and
waste
diversion
and
also
exploring
alternatives
to
landfilling
our
waste
that
will
contribute
to
a
more
circular
economy.
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So
for
a
curbside
recycling
recap,
as
kim
stated,
our
program
dates
back
to
1991,
with
the
beginning
of
the
program
and
cbwma
was
started
to
help
localities
meet
the
waste
diversion
requirements.
That's
set
forth
by
the
state
of
25
diversion
annually
for
all
materials.
At
the
onset
of
the
program,
private
recycling
was
not
available.
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Typically,
chesterfield
and
the
regional
partners
achieve
approximately
60
diversion
rate,
which
includes
all
recycling
methods
and
types
of
customers,
curbside
convenience,
centers
businesses
and
multi-family
units.
The
diversion
rate
is
is
measured
by
weight,
tons
of
material
hauled
in
trailers
by
numerous
vendors
and
aggregated
by
cvwma
into
a
single
report
for
the
entire
authority
and
its
member
jurisdictions.
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C
This
slide
gives
a
brief
financial
summary
of
the
curbside
recycling
program
dating
back
to
1991
from
1991
to
2010
the
county
funded
the
program
through
its
taxes.
Then
in
2010
we
implemented
a
25
per
household
fee
to
offset
the
cost
of
the
program
because,
because
of
recession
related
financial
challenges.
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C
It's
important
to
note
that,
through
this
transition
to
the
to
our
current
date,
we
have
18
communities,
homeowners
associations,
which
equates
to
approximately
8
000
households
that
have
already
implemented
a
bundled
trash
and
recycling
program
with
private
sector
haulers.
Two
of
the
larger
examples
are
charter
colony
and
magnolia
green.
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In
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2019
2020,
we
noticed
a
tremendous
change
in
the
recycling
market
overseas.
Recycling
commodity
commodities
markets
collapsed.
The
collapse
resulted
in
projected
subsidies
over
a
million
dollars
which,
along
with
the
lumen
contract
expiration,
was
a
factor
in
transitioning
to
the
break-even
rate
of
40
per
year,
when
we
did
in
2020.
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Also,
we
committed
to
reviewing
the
fee
each
year
and
promote
the
opt-in
model
for
households.
The
existing
property
owners
can
opt
out
if
they
want
to
do
so.
Our
communication
efforts
include
a
welcome
letter
to
all
new
residents
that
encourages
and
encourages
them
to
opt
into
the
recycling
program.
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With
the
existing
curbside
recycling
contracting
ending
in
2023
cvwma
issued
a
request
for
proposal
for
two
service
models.
A
subscription
model
for
chesterfield
and
a
base
service
model
for
the
other
jurisdictions
cvw
may
receive
one
bid
for
each
service
model.
The
subscription-based
model
would
increase
the
cost
by
approximately
160
dollars
per
year
over
our
existing
fee
of
41
dollars.
The
base
service
model
would
cost
6.8
million
dollars
per
year
for
the
10-year
contract.
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Ultimately,
our
decision
to
use
the
subscription-based
approach
with
local
vendors
provides
the
lowest
cost
for
the
citizens,
while
continuing
to
allow
citizens
and
households
the
choice
of
whether
to
participate
in
the
recycling
program.
Like
our
current
approach,
we
anticipate
this
approach
will
allow
for
growth
in
the
multi-family
business,
multi-family
units
and
business
recycling.
Efforts
throughout
the
county.
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This
map
shows
the
current
households
that
are
have
opted
into
our
current
program.
The
pink
areas
are
the
parcels
where
they've
opted
in.
However,
this
does
not
necessarily
mean
these
households
are
actively
utilizing
the
curbside
recycling
program,
the
haulers
we
are
working
with
have
expressed
plans
to
offer
service
county-wide.
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The
county
will
provide
the
current
opt-in
addresses
to
the
haulers
so
that
they
can
contact
them
and
offer
their
services
tfc,
which
is
the
current
vendor.
Through
the
cvwma
contract,
gfl
choice,
waste
services
and
waste
management
have
expressed
interest
in
the
private
recycling
program.
Our
next
set
of
slides
will
address
our
transition
plans
and
communication
efforts.
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This
new
program
will
be
a
cart-based
program,
thus
eliminating
the
difficulty
to
manage
bins.
The
frequency
of
service
will
be
determined
by
the
selected
hauler,
but
will
either
be
weekly
or
every
other
week.
The
county
will
continue
to
offer
free
drop-off
recycling
at
our
convenience
centers,
both
northern
and
southern.
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C
Although
we
are
transitioning
to
a
private
recycling,
service,
chesterfield
county
will
remain
a
part
of
the
cvw
tvwma.
We
will
continue
to
support
regional
waste,
diversion
mandates,
compliance
and
provide
access
to
other
efforts,
such
as
shredding
and
electronics.
Recycling,
which
are
both
very
popular
events
in
the
county
chesterfield,
will
continue
to
support
cvwma
by
providing
our
schools
and
citizens
with
educational
and
programming
information,
with
the
emphasis
on
reduce
reuse
and
recycle,
and
our
educational
programs
will
continue
in
the
schools.
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Chesterfield
county
will
have
chesterfield
county
and
the
four
vendors
will
support
our
households
with
the
transition
of
recycling
carts.
The
four
vendors
have
expressed
the
willingness
to
provide
stickers
that
can
be
replaced
that
can
be
placed
on
the
existing
carts
so
that
they
can
be
reused
or
citizens
can
bring
their
old
carts
to
the
convenience
centers
to
be
recycled
at
no
charge.
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The
internal
implementation
and
communication
team,
our
internal
implementation
team,
consists
of
four
county
departments
each
with
a
key
role
in
ensuring
the
citizens
receive
information
regarding
the
transition
also,
as
part
of
the
implementation,
the
transition
team,
we
are
partnering
with
four
vendors
that
want
to
provide
profit
recycling
services
to
the
residents,
as
mentioned
in
the
earlier
slide.
Tfc
the
existing
curbside
recycling
provider,
gfl
choice,
waste
services
and
waste
management
plan
to
contact
the
62,
000
curbside
recycling,
households
with
their
own
marketing
materials,
especially
those
customers
that
receive
trash
collection
services
from
one
of
those
companies.
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Other
planned
information
includes
a
website
page
with
vendor
contact
information.
Press
releases
continue
close
coordination
with
cvwma
and
our
appointed
representatives
to
the
cdwma
board,
an
explanation
letter
with
instructions
to
every
opt-in,
household
blog
posts
and
a
modified
new
resident
letter
with
the
updated
information
about
the
transition
to
the
private
recycling
program.
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This
slide
shows
an
example
of
the
updated.
What
the
updated
website
will
look
like
we'll
have
the
contact
information
for
the
four
vendors
that
have
expressed
interest
in
the
program,
along
with
the
phone
numbers
and
a
link
to
their
website
on
recycling
information,
so
that
our
citizens
can
go
directly
to
that.
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The
future
of
the
program,
as
stated
before,
we
will
continue
our
efforts
to
develop
new
initiatives
to
maintain
the
county's
contribution
to
cvwma's
strong
waste
diversion
rate.
Our
staff
has
has
participated
in
cbwma
strategic
plan
initiative
to
implement
growth
strategies
for
multi-family
and
business
recycling,
and
will
revise
our
reporting
and
tracking
models
to
align
with
the
privatized
approach
to
ensure
we
are
tracking
valid
data.
We
will
engage
in
public
outreach
to
encourage
participation
via
haulers
and
with
homeowners
associations
to
demonstrate
the
successful
implementation
of
the
bundled
trash
and
recycling
models.
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B
I
will
attempt
to
answer
any
questions.
I
like
that,
mr
dale.
Thank
you.
Questions
board
members.
I
have
a
couple,
so
I
think,
and
just
as
a
statement,
I
think
communication
of
this
piece
is
going
to
be
absolutely
critical
and,
as
people
have
long
time
used
those
green
bins
outside
their
house
and
and
so
I'm
very
happy
to
hear
that
that
the
the
carriers,
the
private
carriers
are
going
to
take
that
on
and
contacting
individual
citizens.
Nonetheless,
I
do
think
as
often
as
we
can.
B
We
need
to
be
telling
this
story
to
citizens
that
this
program
is
changing.
One
of
the
questions
that
I
know
will
be
asked,
and
so
I'm
go
ahead
and
ask
it:
is
that
so
cvm
cvwma
is
the
diversion
rate
for
recycling
of
60,
which
I
think
is
pretty
good.
When
you
look
at
that
entire
region,
I
think
that's
excellent
and
I
guess
the
state's
requirement
of
25
percent
is
is
sort
of
a
low
threshold
there,
but
anyway,
60
percent
is
fantastic.
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C
B
I
think
we
may
actually
be
able
to
increase
it.
I
know
one
thing
during
the
pandemic
and,
of
course,
even
since
the
pandemic,
staffing
and
wherever
you
go
and
whatever
you
do,
staffing
has
been
an
issue
and
I
think
that's
because
covid
long
coveted
people
have
had
some
people
left
the
workplace
and
so
on
is
that
is,
is
there
a
horizon
on
on
that
as
it
affects
our
our
haulers
and
our
carriers?
And
what
are
we
hearing?
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B
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Looking,
I
think
quick
math.
You
said
that
that
potentially
could
be
113
a
year
that
someone
could
pay
as
a
subscription
for
this
which
comes
out
to
about
9.41
a
month.
I
think
something
like
that
and
change.
You
know
right
now
the
the
two
centers
that
we
have
both
the
north
and
area
northern
area
landfill
center
and
the
southern
area.
Landfill
center
are
closed
two
days
a
week
and
there's
a
fee
to
get
in
to
actually
dump.
So
what
would
be?
E
But
if
we've
got
some
statistical
data,
that
shows
that,
for
example,
that
you
know
friday,
saturday,
sunday
or
the
big
days
that
people
are
recycling,
then
we
might
not
have
to.
But
but
how
do
we
get
around
having
to
pay
the
fee
and
wait
in
line,
because
I
do
pay
the
fee
and
wait
in
line
quite
a
bit
at
the
southern
area
landfill
when
I
drop
my
stuff
off
and
but
if
someone's
going
into
recycling
and
there's
no
fee,
what
can
we
do
to
change
that?.
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E
But
once
someone
gets
past
the
gate
right
so
once
they
pay
their
fee
and
they
go
in
well,
then
they
can
either
go
back
to
the
right
and
dump
off
an
appliance
or
or
leaves
or
they
can
do
in
the
southern
area
landfill
and
then
they
can
go,
make
a
u-turn
and
go
up
the
dump.
But
you
know
I
guess
we're
going
to
have
to
be
more
careful
on
inspecting
what
people
are
actually
having
their
vehicles
to
determine
whether
or
not
is
in
fact
recyclables
or
they
have
both
our.
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E
They
are
I've
watched
them,
they
do
they're
very
thorough.
So
I
just
I
try
to
come
up
with
a
way
that
you
know,
if
someone's
there
to
recycle
that
they
don't
have
to
wait
in
line
somehow,
and
I
don't
know,
we
only
have
one
line
right
now.
Maybe
we
could
look
at
putting
two
and
one
on
the
side
right
side
of
the
the
entrance
way
that
could
be
for
recycling
and
one
on
the
left
side
could
be
for
regular,
refuse.
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C
F
F
C
B
G
G
It
wasn't
6.8
million,
of
course,
but
the
the
challenge
with
that
is-
and
that's
basically
was
the
deal
offered
to
the
region
through
the
contract
and
and
that
contract
is
in
essence
to
the
to
the
way
the
proposal
of
that
service
was
done,
is
meant
for
a
hundred
percent
of
the
people.
Now
again,
as
we
know,
many
people
aren't
part
of
it.
Many
people
actually
now
we're
finding
out
are
subscribing
on
their
own
that
so
for
the
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars
it's
the
six
point.
G
Eight
million
divided
by
sixty
thousand
is
a
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars.
The
challenge
with
that
as
you've
heard,
is
that
again
if
people
are
leaving
that
program
and
our
sixty
thousand
goes
down
to
fifty
thousand
or
forty
thousand,
because
their
neighborhood's
getting
a
better
deal
where
they're
getting
a
better
deal
or
they're
going
free
to
a
recycling
center,
maybe
with
hopefully
expanded
hours
and
better
convenience
to
get
in
and
out
of
it,
then
you
know
if
I
just
lowered
the
the
60
000
number
down
to
40
000
people.
The
contract
does
not
change.
G
G
B
Well,
dr
casey,
I
think
you
bring
up
a
good
point,
and
that
is
that
we,
you
know,
I
think,
we've
seen
that
those
number
of
opt-outs
continue
over
over
the
years
and
and
that
has
caused
some
concern
and
more
pressure
on
everybody
else
who
remains
in
the
system.
So
I
think
I
think
that
that
point
is
well
taken
and
we
can.
We
can
all
do
some
some
of
that
quick
math
up
here
as
well.
So
thank
you.
This
has
been
very
good.