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SOUTHWEST COLORADO
RECYCLING STUDY
How the heck did we get here?
Identified Need/Desire Funding Recycling Task Force
Ground Zero
Policies Vary Across the Region
2014 Municipal Solid Waste Stats
99,000 people
107,000 total tons MSW
5.9 pounds/ capita-day (ppcd)
Archuleta County;
13%
La Plata County;
61%
Montezuma County (incl
Dolores), 24%
San Juan County; 1%
Other; 2%
How Southwest Colorado Compares
78%
19%
3%
Recycled Composted Disposed
State of Colorado (2013)
66%
26%
8%
United States (2013)
Land-filled 86%
(91,000 tons)
Recy-cled 13%
(14,000
tons)
Diverted Organics 1%
(2,000 tons)
SWCCOG Region (2014)
Breakdown by County
Archuleta County - 3% diversion
Montezuma County (incl Dolores County) - 7% diversion
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Landfilled
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Cortez diverts ~5%
Durango diverts 32% of MSW city hauls
SWCCOG MSW Composition (by weight)
Glass; 8.8%Metal; 6.5%
Plastics; 12.7%
Paper; 24.2%
Organics; 37.5%
Other; 9.8%
LANDFILL NUMBERS
Tip Fees for MSW* Archuleta = $52/ton
La Plata = $46/ton
Montezuma = $39/ton
Landfill Capacities Archuleta – 20 to 30 years
La Plata – at least 20 years
Montezuma – over 40 years (full build-out)
* Fees converted to $/ton as needed
Residential v. Commercial (100% scale)
Residential
Commercial
OtherOrganicsPaperPlasticsMetalsGlass
Bayfield & Ignacio – high glass
Durango - high com-mercial cardboard
Durango – high com-mercial PET & HDPE bottlesPagosa Springs – high residential PET bottles
Durango & Pagosa Springs - high residential scrap metal
Every Rural Area Struggles with: Low Recyclables Tons
Low population/density
Lack of policy incentives
Long Hauls
High Cost/Low Revenues
Bigger environmental footprint
Small Program Issues
Decentralized Programs
Even fewer tons/higher unit costs
Reinventing the wheel - inefficient use of resources
Every program Collects different materials
Gives different messages
Uses different markets
Confused Public
Frustrated by variability
Inadequate motivation to participate
Name of Game = Increasing Tons
Why Meet sustainability
goals
Improve system economics
Improve stability & longevity of both public & private sector services
How Policies that drive
diversion
Regionalize
Effective public education & outreach (both residential & commercial)
Organics recovery
What Can SWCo Achieve By 2025?
If All Recyclables & Organics Recovered . . .
Landfilled Recycled Diverted Organics
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000 47%
24%
29%
If Current Recovery Levels Are Doubled . . .
Landfilled Recycled Diverted Organics
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
72%
19%
10%
Challenges for Rural Recycling Distance to market
Distance Between Communities
Local government(s) policy(s)
Education
Low value of recyclables
Increasing Rural Recycling Hub and Spoke Models
Public/Private Partnerships
Education
Communication
Contact Information
Miriam Gillow-WilesSouthwest Colorado
Council of Governments
www.swccog.org
