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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />sc <br />Date: April 10, 2019 <br />To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br />Thru: Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E., Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) <br />Prepared By: Susan Flak, Recycling Education and Marketing Coordinator, SWDD <br />Subject: Quarterly Recycling Update —April 2019 <br />SECOND QUARTERLY UPDATE: <br />For the second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018/19, the total quarterly recycling tonnages continue to be <br />higher than the previous three years of single -stream recycling. <br />Month <br />FY 2015/16 <br />Tonnages <br />FY 2016/17 <br />Tonnages <br />FY 2017/18 <br />Tonnages <br />FY 2018/19 <br />Tonnages <br />January <br />1,613 <br />2,030 <br />2,177 <br />2,379 <br />February <br />1,585 <br />1,606 <br />1,714 <br />1,599 <br />March <br />1,941 <br />1,900 <br />1,793 <br />1,788 <br />Total Quarterly Tonnage <br />5,139 <br />5,536 <br />5,684 <br />5,766 <br />RECYCLING RATE UPDATE FOR 2018: <br />On March 31, 2019, Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) staff submitted the annual Solid Waste <br />Management Report to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). According to the data <br />we submitted to FDEP for review, the recycling rate for Indian River County (IRC) is estimated to be 66% <br />for 2018. Although this is higher than the FDEP-approved 2017 IRC Recycling Rate of 64%, it is short of the <br />FDEP interim goal of the 70% recycling rate by December 31, 2018. The official recycling rates for all Florida <br />counties should be posted by the FDEP by July 1, 2019. <br />RECYCLING COLLECTION EVENTS: <br />During the second quarter, SWDD partnered with Waste Management to host the winter Electronics and <br />Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Recycling Event on January 26, 2019, at the North County Pool. The <br />event brought in 155 cars and recycled 4,122 lbs. of electronics as well as paint cans, propane tanks, <br />pesticides, and other HHW. <br />3 <br />- Page 1- <br />