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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT <br />Date: October 21, 2016 <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />s� <br />To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Service46) <br />l.r <br />Thru: Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E., Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District1�^, <br />Prepared B Stephanie C. Fonvielle, Recycling Education and Marketing Coordinator, Solid <br />p y- Waste Disposal District <br />Subject: Quarterly/Annual Recycling Update for Fiscal Year 2015/16 <br />Recycling tonnages continue to be significantly higher under the single stream recycling program <br />compared to the dual stream recycling program. The last three months concluded one full year of <br />single stream recycling in Indian River County. In total, outgoing recyclables over Fiscal Year 15/16 <br />reached 18,682 tons, which is a 51.5% higher than the previous fiscal year's total of 12,331 tons and <br />exceeds SWDD's annual tonnage goal of 14,400 tons. In the upcoming fiscal year, we will direct more <br />attention to reaching multi -family residences, schools and commercial entities, which we expect will <br />cause our overall recycling tonnages for Fiscal Year 16/17 to be even greater. <br />The quarterly/annual summary is as follows: <br />Month <br />FY 14/15 <br />Tonnages <br />FY 15/16 <br />Tonnages <br />% Change <br />July <br />1,123 <br />1,522 <br />35.5% <br />August <br />802 <br />1,409 <br />75.7% <br />September <br />872 <br />1,399 <br />60.4% <br />Fiscal Year Total <br />12,331 <br />18,682 <br />51.5% <br />Although the outgoing recycling tonnages from SWDD have increased, we will not know how single <br />stream recycling has influenced the overall recycling rate for Indian River County until the Florida <br />Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) completes their recycling reports for the calendar year <br />of 2016. The recycling rate calculated by FDEP is derived from garbage and recycling tonnages reported <br />by SWDD as well as other entities such as scrap yards, nonprofit organizations, certain large <br />corporations, etc. that do not send their materials to the county landfill. We expect the recycling rate <br />for calendar year 2016 to increase as a result of the transition to single stream recycling, and we feel <br />confident that we will be able to provide the update recycling rate to the Board when we return for the <br />second quarterly update in the spring of 2017. <br />Many residents have confirmed that they find the single stream recycling program to be more <br />convenient, and commented that they are recycling more than ever under the new program. Residents <br />SWDD Agenda Quarterly Recycling Update -October 2016 Page — l — <br />3 <br />