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To: From: Date: Subject: Zero Waste Advisory Commission Richard McHale, Director, Austin Resource Recovery February 12, 2025 Director’s Monthly Report to the Zero Waste Advisory Commission Universal Recycling Ordinance The Universal Recycling Ordinance annual reporting period is open each fiscal year from October 1 through February 1. This year the department migrated to the public facing an online reporting system to a new software and database system. There is always concern when launching a new software platform, but this inaugural run was largely incident free, and the software programs are running smoothly and effectively. Public reporting rates continue to lag behind the anticipated performance. As of January 30, 43% of URO affected properties have been reported. Staff plan to take additional measures throughout the fiscal year to improve online submission rates. A strategic plan has been developed to deliver outreach, including email or mailed letters to non-submitting properties throughout the summer. Outreach is also being coordinated with the Austin Apartment Association, including a February 13 webinar. More information at: www.austinaptassoc.com/events. Circular Accelerator and Showcase applications open The City of Austin offers support to circular entrepreneurs and small to mid-sized enterprises. The Circular Austin Showcase provides the opportunity for circular economy businesses and entrepreneurs to compete for a cash prize in August each year. The Circular Austin Accelerator helps entrepreneurs improve their circular business ideas through workshops and 1:1 technical assistance. Applications are open February 3rd through March 16. More information at: www.austintexas.gov/circularshowcase. Lamp Repair Workshop On February 15, a lamp repair workshop will be held at Asian American Resource Center. This is a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the essential skills to troubleshoot and repair lamps. Learn more at: www.austintexas.gov/FixIt. On-Demand On January 13, 2025, ARR began citywide on-demand collections for Brush, Bulk and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Services. On-Demand Brush collection has serviced 568 appointments collecting 105 tons of material. On- Demand Bulk collection has serviced 3,010 appointments. The Bulk program has also diverted 22.5 tons of metals, appliances, electronics, rigid plastics, and tires from disposal area landfills. The HHW program serviced 497 appointments totaling 19.5 tons of material. The programs observed an immediate reduction in overtime hours for employees due to services being scheduled. The use of routing technology to collect scheduled appointments has also reduced the number of miles driven by ARR employees. Furniture Warehouse Grant Update The City of Austin received a SWIFR grant commitment up to $4,000,000 under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which supported a National Recycling Strategy implementation and building a circular economy for all. The grant provided funds to reduce the amount of furniture and building materials sent to landfills by constructing and opening a Reuse Warehouse which would accept and redistribute gently used furniture at not cost to nonprofits and their clients, with a focus on furnishing the homes of those transitioning out of homelessness plus subsequent expansion to accept building materials and various workforce development initiatives. On January 27th, the Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division of the US EPA informed the City that they were seeking formal guidance on how to proceed in light of the US Executive Orders pausing IIJA and IRA funding. On January 30th, the Office of Grants and Debarment of the EPA informed ARR that grants under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was paused. On January 31st, Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., of the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island, issued a temporary restraining order against the President of the United States, the Acting Administrator of the EPA, and other federal officials on behalf of New York, 21 other states and the District of Columbia. The decision was forwarded to the City by way of an automated email from a generic EPA email address. The Office of Real Estate Services, in cooperation with ARR, has pursued a challenging search for a suitable property in the competitive Austin commercial and industrial market. A number of candidate properties have been identified and in fact the Office issued a letter of intent to one property owner only to have that property subsequently fail due diligence. A second property was of strong interest, but the owner ultimately withdrew the property from the market due to a strategic business change. Candidate properties continue to be visited and reviewed as they are available, and a letter of intent is anticipated to be issued to a third property shortly once it is confirmed to meet the criteria required for the grant. FY24 Dead Animal Collection by Type Austin Resource Recovery collects dead animals seven days a week from rights of way and also partners with the Austin Animal Shelter for the collection of animals. Due to the sensitive nature of animal collection employees are required to scan all domestic animals for microchips, respond to pet inquiries and handle pet collections with care. The chart below is a snapshot of the types of animals collected in FY24. FY24 Dead Animal Collection by Type OTHER 13% DOG 8% ARMADILLO 3% DOG ARMADILLO OPOSSUM CAT RAT DEER RACCOON SQUIRREL SKUNK SNAKE BIRD OTHER BIRD 3% SNAKE 0% SKUNK 4% SQUIRREL 8% RACCOON 10% DEER 15% OPOSSUM 21% CAT 15% RAT 0%  ARR Solicitation Updates As of January 28, 2025 ZWAC Meeting February 12, 2025  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. Definitions: CCO CO-OP ILA IFB RFI RFQ RFQS RFP (Capital Contracting Office): Administers the procurement of professional and construction services. (Cooperative Contract): A contract that has been competitively bid and issued by another government or purchasing alliance with the intention of sharing it with other governmental entities. (Interlocal Agreement): A collaborative contract between local government entities (for example, ARR and a county, state, or school district) to provide more efficient and less costly services, where any payments are made from current revenues. (Invitation for Bid): Formal bidding documents inviting suppliers to submit pricing for goods or services. (Request for Information): Used to obtain industry input, feedback, or reactions from potential suppliers prior to issuing a solicitation. (Request for Quotation): Informal request to suppliers to provide quotes on specific goods or services. (Request for Qualifications): Formal solicitation used when qualifications are the main criteria for professional services. (Request for Proposals): Formal request for a supplier to provide a solution and cost estimate to a complex need. Page 1 of 1 d e s o p s D s n o T i i d e t r e v D s n o T Austin Resource Recovery Curbside Collection and Drop Off Center Operations LAST FISCAL YEAR-FY24 CURRENT FISCAL YEAR-FY25 Description of Services FY2023 FY2024 Nov 2023 Dec 2023 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 FY24 YTD (Oct 23-Dec 23) Tons of Curbside Trash Tons of Curbside Bulk Disposed HHW Operations Tons Disposed Estimated Tons of Curbside Recycling Residuals (1) Total Disposed Tons Collected Curbside and from Drop Off Center Operations 132,867 8,383 540 136,713 9,366 484 10,553 10,610 11,770 720 38 891 10,948 446 27 877 33,794 1,920 100 2,765 10,746 650 35 848 11,872 471 26 938 (1) Estimated tons of curbside recycling processed by vendors as residual - based on bi-annual sample route audit 152,343 157,173 13,419 12,299 38,579 12,280 13,307 38,473 154,136 FY25 YTD (Oct 24-Dec 24) 33,775 1,968 100 FY 2025 Goal 135,000 7,872 399 2,630 10,865 Tons of Drop Off Center Collections Recycled/Reused 1,691 1,948 Total Tons of Recyclables Collected RRC Tons Recycled/Reused RRC Tons of Brush Collected HHW Operations Tons 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 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 53,839 1,528 0 384 44,445 221 175,089 58 124 42,315 1,811 0 344 42,716 206 6,713 46 177 3,655 3,623 10,813 3,260 3,612 10,239 51,135 147 0 26 143 30 418 1 15 147 0 23 160 10 585 0 16 407 0 69 428 1,772 49 6 38 157 0 21 159 20 280 2 16 124 0 30 144 3,639 10 545 4 8 414 0 82 455 9,433 1,462 41 10 32 1,655 0 327 1,818 37,731 164 5,848 40 129 2,989 3,990 9,825 3,070 275,466 94,122 7,252 8,385 22,930 6,806 7,961 21,671 96,864 427,809 251,294 20,671 20,683 61,509 19,086 21,268 60,144 251,001 63.42% 37.04% 34.69% 40.13% 36.90% 35.19% 37.05% 35.60% 35.56% Pounds of Trash Collected per Customer per Pickup 23.76 24.39 26.35 23.63 24.57 22.98 25.35 24.05 24.01 Number of Trash and Recycling Customers 215,063 215,723 206,287 214,034 211,733 216,037 216,354 216,250 216,250 Pounds of Recycled Materials Collected per Customer per Pickup (every other week) Pounds of Curbside Compost Collected per Customer per Week 19.37 15.19 16.48 15.74 15.83 14.02 15.51 14.67 18.30 8.00 7.67 6.74 8.67 7.19 6.60 7.81 6.76 6.75 Number of Curbside Compost Customers 213,758 214,366 204,913 212,668 210,365 214,760 215,146 214,948 214,948 Total Tons of Dead Animals Collected from COA Rights-of-Way and the Animal Shelter 71 55 7 6 19 6 6 18 72 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Austin Resource Recovery Curbside Collection and Drop Off Center Operations 20,671 20,683 19,086 21,268 7,252 8,385 6,806 0 7,961 Nov 2023 Dec 2023 Nov 2024 Dec 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 35% 37% 36% 36% 0 0 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 FY25 YTD (Oct 24-Dec 24) FY 2025 Goal Reporting Status and Diversion Results for All Categories of Waste Generation 2020-21 Actual 41.96% 2021-22 Actual 38.32% 2022-23 Actual 63.42% 2023-24 Actual 37.04% 2024-25 Goal 35.56% 2024-25 Current 35.60% * * * * * * *As prescribed in the (1) 2023 Austin Resource Recovery Comprehensive Plan, the Department shall conduct a detailed waste assessment study every five years to determine progress toward our Zero Waste goal. This plan is an update to the (2) 2011 Master Plan (see link below).The first such study was published in (3) 2015, titled Austin’s 2015 Community Diversion Study (see link below). 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. Category of Waste Generation Residential Waste Diversion (city serviced accounts) Community Diversion Rate (1) 2023 Austin Recovery Comprehensive Plan (2) 2011 Master Plan (3) Austin's 2015 Community Diversion Study Residential Waste Diversion (City-serviced accounts) 63.42% 41.96% 38.32% 37.04% 35.56% 35.60% 2020-21 Actual 2021-22 Actual 2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Actual 2024-25 Goal 2024-25 Current Category of Waste Generation Commercial Tons Landfilled** Commercial Tons Recycled** Commercial Organics Tons** FY 2019-20 1,359,207 435,875 81,436 FY 2020-21 1,558,819 471,492 95,840 FY 2021-22 1,358,344 454,031 87,896 ** 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 - February 2025 Single Stream Recycling Statistical Report FY25: October thru December Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) and Balcones Resources, Inc. (BRI) Month and Year Contractor Tons Delivered Contractor Payments Revenue Processing Cost Net Value Net Amount * Due/(Owed) Net Value to the City $ per ton value Landfill Cost Avoidance Cost Per Ton Total 2,144.93 2,065.32 $4,210 1,877.78 2,230.55 4,108.33 2,287.96 2,261.93 4,549.89 Total Total Total 36,850.76 232,267.97 $269,119 107,246.50 202,401.46 $309,648 ($70,395.74) $29,866.51 ($40,529) ($70,395.74) $22,399.88 ($47,996) ($32.82) $10.85 $28.34 $28.34 $30,199 $240,920 $271,118 $35,936 $233,022 $268,957 $93,889 $218,594 $312,483 $114,398 $221,669 $336,067 ($63,690) $22,326 ($41,365) ($78,462) $11,353 ($67,110) ($63,690) $16,744 ($46,946) ($78,462) $8,515 ($69,948) ($33.92) $7.51 $28.34 $28.34 ($34.29) $3.76 $28.34 $28.34 $60,787 $58,531 $119,318 $53,216 $63,214 $116,430 $64,841 $64,103 $128,944 October 2024 November 2024 December 2024 January 2025 February 2025 March 2025 April 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 August 2025 September 2025 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 Total 0.00 Total 0.00 Total 0.00 Total 0.00 Total 0.00 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 FY25 Totals 12,868.47 $809,194 $958,198 ($149,003) ($164,890) $364,692