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To: From: Date: Zero Waste Advisory Commission Richard McHale, Director, Aus�n Resource Recovery July 22, 2024 Subject: Director’s Monthly Report to the Zero Waste Advisory Commission Deannexation Impact on Austin Resource Recovery In accordance with Texas Legislation HB3053, enacted during the 88th Legislative session in 2023, Lost Creek and an area near Blue Goose Road will no longer receive municipal waste services from Austin Resource Recovery (ARR). As a result, it is necessary to remove all City-provided refuse, organics, and recycling carts from the neighborhood. Through its subcontractor, Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) will facilitate the removal of approximately 3,500 carts located at homes within the impacted areas. ARR is coordinating with other city departments and the community to ensure a smooth transition. The expected annual revenue loss from discontinuing these services is estimated at $579,000. We understand that this change may cause inconvenience and are committed to providing as much support as possible during this period. Multi-family Composting In September 2023, City Council approved amendments to the Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO) that will require composting access at multi-family properties in Austin. This policy change will be effective on October 1, 2024. Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) sent all multi-family property owners and managers letters in May and e-mails in June to notify them of the ordinance change. More information at: https://www.austintexas.gov/multifamilycompost. Circular Austin Accelerator Austin’s Circular Accelerator aims to help local entrepreneurs turn their ideas of achieving a waste-free world into social impact enterprises. From May thru August, 10 entrepreneurs are receiving no-cost technical business training and coaching to help refine their business concepts. They will be required to attend six workshops, a mix of in-person and virtual. In-person workshops will be held at City of Austin Economic Development offices in District 3. The program will culminate in a soft pitch on August 15, where the top 3 will receive entry to compete at Circular Showcase in late August for prize money. Learn more at: https://www.austintexas.gov/circularshowcase. Fix-It Austin Fix-It Austin, an initiative of Austin Resource Recovery’s Circular Economy Team, will host a series of repair-related workshops and Fix-It Clinics at APL branches and PARD facilities. On July 16, there will be a Community PC Program event where staff and interns will help teens discover the inner workings of laptops through hands-on disassembly and troubleshooting. This workshop is designed for 13–18-year-olds. Learn more and register at https://www.austintexas.gov/fixit. MoveOutATX The sixth-annual MoveOutATX takes place July 27-31, 2024. This partnership between the City of Austin and University of Texas works with local reuse organizations to keep good stuff out of the landfill as students move out of their apartments. Seven pop- up donation stations throughout north and west campus will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Any community member can donate gently used furniture, household items, electronics, clothing, cleaning supplies, craft items, unopened food and more. This year’s reuse partners include Austin Area Urban League, Austin Creative Reuse, Goodwill Central Texas, Salvation Army, UT Outpost, and Arms of Hope. The Free Furniture Market also returns for its third year. Furniture donated will be moved to 287 W 51st St and made available to Austinites on a first-come, first-served basis. The Free Furniture Market will be open July 27-31 from 6:30-8 p.m. and August 1 from 8-10 a.m. Learn more at: www.moveoutatx.org. ARR Solicitation Updates As of July 9, 2024 ZWAC Meeting July 22, 2024  Preparing for Council: N/A  Published: N/A • •  Expected to be Published Within 90 days: Compost Processing Services: The Contractor shall provide complete processing, sorting, and composting of organics, yard waste, food scraps, and food-/oil-soiled compostable paper, as well as marketing services to include detailed data reporting to support the City’s residential curbside compost materials collection services. Link to the current contract. Curbside Textiles Collection Program: The Contractor shall develop and implement an all-inclusive curbside soft textile recyclable materials collection services program that will not compete with charitable donation centers. Link to the current contract. City of Austin Printed on 7/9/2024 powered by Legistar™ Austin Resource Recovery Curbside Collection and Drop Off Center Operations CURRENT FISCAL YEAR LAST FISCAL YEAR FY 2022 FY 2023 Apr 2023 May 2023 FY23 YTD (Oct 22-May 23) Apr 2024 May 2024 Total Disposed Tons Collected Curbside and from Drop Off Center Operations 154,409 152,343 11,907 14,159 101,970 13,634 14,267 105,239 160,293 i d e s o p s D s n o T i d e t r e v D s n o T Description of Services Tons of Curbside Trash Tons of Curbside Bulk Disposed HHW Operations Tons Disposed Estimated Tons of Curbside Recycling Residuals* 134,125 8,197 613 132,867 8,383 540 11,474 10,553 10,431 504 48 924 12,178 882 45 1,053 *Estimated tons of curbside recycling processed by vendors as residual - based on bi-annual sample route audit Tons of Curbside Recycling RRC Tons Recycled/Reused RRC Tons of Brush Collected HHW Operations Tons Recycled/Reused Tons of Drop Off Center Collections Recycled/Reused Tons of Curbside Compost Collected Tons of Curbside Bulk Recycled Tons of Curbside Brush Collected Tons of Curbside Textiles Collected Tons of Carts Recycled 45,974 1,607 8 341 1,788 43,548 168 5,636 47 172 53,839 1,528 0 384 1,691 44,445 221 175,089 58 124 3,312 136 0 38 167 4,614 7 2,690 3 25 Total Diverted Tons Collected Curbside and from Drop Off Center Operations 97,333 275,466 10,817 3,797 120 0 47 145 3,967 22 1,042 4 17 8,993 FY24 YTD (Oct 23-May 24) FY 2024 Goal 12,026 697 35 877 12,233 1,000 54 980 92,368 5,295 310 7,267 137,000 11,444 580 11,269 3,717 172 0 19 173 5,390 18 443 5 17 9,762 3,636 139 0 34 153 3,682 21 989 5 25 8,510 29,128 1,147 0 218 1,242 32,331 123 4,514 28 112 67,478 50,731 1,500 0 470 1,715 51,000 255 7,009 40 200 110,950 251,742 427,809 22,724 23,152 341,039 23,396 22,777 172,717 271,243 38.32% 63.42% 47.31% 38.53% 70.08% 41.06% 36.80% 38.70% 40.62% Total Tons Collected Curbside and from Drop Off Center Operations Estimated Percent of Curbside Collected Materials Diverted from Landfills by ARR Pounds of Trash Collected per Customer per Pickup Pounds of Recycled Materials Collected per Customer per Pickup (every other week) Pounds of Curbside Compost Collected per Customer per Week Number of Trash and Recycling Customers 212,139 215,063 215,119 215,551 214,315 217,043 217,256 214,806 214,346 24.32 23.76 22.40 26.10 24.26 25.59 26.01 28.36 24.58 16.77 19.37 14.31 16.37 15.91 15.56 18.00 18.31 Number of Curbside Compost Customers 210,876 213,758 213,814 214,217 213,022 215,747 215,944 213,456 213,130 7.94 8.00 9.97 8.55 11.54 7.87 9.99 9.20 Total Tons of Dead Animals Collected from COA 51 71 5 8 51 5 3 41 30 90,106 4,575 359 6,929 30,096 933 0 256 1,070 34,838 119 172,815 34 98 239,069 16.30 9.44 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% Austin Resource Recovery Curbside Collection and Drop Off Center Operations 22,724 23,152 23,396 22,777 10,817 8,993 9,762 8,510 Apr 2023 May 2023 Apr 2024 May 2024 Total Diverted Tons Collected Curbside and from Drop Off Center Operations Total Tons Collected Curbside and from Drop Off Center Operations Estimated Percent of Curbside Collected Materials Diverted from Landfills by ARR 0 0 0 41% 37% 39% 41% Apr 2024 May 2024 FY24 YTD (Oct 23-May 24) FY 2024 Goal Reporting Status and Diversion Results for All Categories of Waste Generation Category of Waste Generation Residential Waste Diversion (city serviced accounts) Community Diversion Rate FY2019-20 Actual FY2020-21 Actual FY2021-22 Actual FY2022-23 Actual FY2023-24 Goal FY2024-25 Current 40.38% 41.96% 38.32% 63.42% 40.62% 38.70% * * * * * * *As prescribed in the Austin Resource Recovery Master Plan, the Department will conduct a detailed waste assessment study every five years to determine progress toward our Zero Waste goal. The first such study was published in 2015 and is titled Austin’s 2015 Community Diversion Study. The study focused on estimating diversion from both ARR-serviced properties and commercial properties. Commercial properties include retail businesses, food service establishments, professional offices, industrial properties, institutional facilities, government facilities, and multifamily properties five units and larger. According to Austin's 2015 Community Diversion Study, Residential Waste Diversion Rate (city serviced accounts) represents approximately 15% and the Community Diversion Rate (accounts serviced by private waste haulers) represents approximately 85% of the total citywide wastage. Residential Waste Diversion (city serviced accounts) 63.42% 40.38% 41.96% 38.32% 40.62% 38.70% FY2019-20 Actual FY2020-21 Actual FY2021-22 Actual FY2022-23 Actual FY2023-24 Goal FY2024-25 Current CY 2020 Category of Waste Generation Commercial Tons Landfilled** Commercial Tons Recycled** Commercial Organics Tons** CY 2018 CY 2019 1,079,312 402,292 80,906 1,401,619 470,786 102,215 1,359,207 435,875 81,436 ** Numbers reported here are compiled from self-reported data submitted by licensed private waste haulers via semi-annual tonnage reports required under Section 15-6-3 of the City Code on a calendar year basis and as such, ARR does not attest to the accuracy of these amounts. These numbers reflect data from 100-200 licensed haulers (number of haulers varies over time), and include haulers servicing dumpsters, roll-offs, construction and demolition debris, landscaping debris, and metal scrap. These numbers do not reflect all data sources included in Austin's 2015 Community Diversion Study. Zero Waste Advisory Commission Meeting - June 2024 Single Stream Recycling Statistical Report FY24: October thru May Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) and Balcones Resources, Inc. (BRI) Month and Year Contractor Tons Delivered Contractor Payments Net Value to the City Landfill Cost Avoidance Revenue Processing Cost Net Value Net Amount * Due/(Owed) $ per ton value Cost Per Ton Total October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 2024 June 2024 July 2024 August 2024 September 2024 1,594.08 2,841.29 4,435.37 1,439.59 3,288.63 4,728.22 1,033.19 3,821.65 4,854.84 2,480.15 2,604.89 5,085.04 1,985.79 2,342.12 4,327.91 1,697.17 2,524.55 4,221.72 2,243.59 2,349.83 4,593.42 1,456.07 3,160.17 4,616.24 Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI TDS BRI Total 0.00 Total 0.00 Total 0.00 Total 0.00 $16,460 $160,521 $176,981 $14,760 $179,414 $194,174 $10,266 $220,505 $230,770 $37,993 $247,561 $285,555 $33,184 $235,492 $268,676 $30,339 $271,346 $301,685 $41,285 $275,170 $316,455 $25,646 $361,225 $386,871 $0 $0 $0 $0 $79,704 $278,446 $358,150 $71,980 $322,285 $394,265 $51,660 $374,521 $426,181 $124,008 $255,279 $379,287 $99,290 $229,527 $328,817 $84,859 $247,406 $332,264 $112,180 $230,283 $342,462 $72,804 $309,697 $382,501 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($63,244) ($117,925) ($181,169) ($57,219) ($142,872) ($200,091) ($41,394) ($154,016) ($195,410) ($86,014) ($7,718) ($93,732) ($66,106) $5,965 ($60,141) ($54,519) $23,940 ($30,579) ($70,895) $44,888 -$26,007 ($47,157) $51,528 $4,370 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($63,244) ($117,925) ($181,169) ($57,219) ($142,872) ($200,091) ($41,394) ($154,016) ($195,410) ($86,014) ($7,718) ($93,732) ($66,106) $4,473 ($61,632) ($54,519) $17,955 ($36,564) ($70,895) $33,666 ($37,229) ($47,157) $38,646 ($8,512) ($39.67) ($41.50) $27.43 $27.43 ($39.75) ($43.44) $27.43 $27.43 ($40.06) ($40.30) $27.43 $27.43 ($34.68) ($2.96) $27.43 $27.43 ($33.29) $1.91 $27.43 $27.43 ($32.12) $7.11 $27.43 $27.43 ($31.60) $14.33 $27.43 $27.43 ($32.39) $12.23 $27.43 $27.43 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $43,726 $77,937 $121,662 $39,488 $90,207 $129,695 $28,340 $104,828 $133,168 $68,031 $71,452 $139,483 $54,470 $64,244 $118,715 $46,553 $69,248 $115,802 $61,542 $64,456 $125,998 $39,940 $86,683 $126,623 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 FY24 Totals 36,862.76 $2,161,166 $2,943,926 ($782,760) ($814,340) $1,011,146