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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 8103
UNIVERSAL RECYCLING ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING
In support of the City’s Implementation of the
From
Zero Waste Associates
a partnership of Richard Anthony Associates
and Gary Liss & Associates
with support from
Ruth Abbe Associates and
Texas Zero Waste Strategies
April 24, 2015
ZERO WASTE ASSOCIATES
4395 Gold Trail Way, Loomis, CA 95650
April 24, 2015
Gerry S. Paul, Director of Purchasing & Risk Management
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division
215 North Mason Street
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
Dear Mr. Paul:
We are pleased to provide this proposal to the City of Fort Collins to help the City evaluate and develop a Universal
Recycling Ordinance (URO). ZWA is proud of its recent engagement with the City of Fort Collins to help develop the Road
to Zero Waste Plan. As a result of that work, we clearly understand the need for this project, and the different perspectives
of stakeholders and the community in Fort Collins.
Zero Waste Associates (ZWA) is a partnership between Gary Liss & Associates (GLA) and Richard Anthony Associates
(RAA). Gary Liss and Richard Anthony have been directly involved not only in evaluating and developing, but also in
implementing and managing local government recycling policies and programs for over 40 years. Richard Anthony
developed and implemented the first post-World War 2 local mandatory recycling ordinance in 1992 for the County of San
Diego. That Ordinance was successfully implemented and has been in effect for over 23 years in communities throughout
the County. Since then Mr. Anthony has analyzed, designed and evaluated city recycling ordinances in San Diego City,
San Diego County, Glendale, Oceanside and Los Angeles California; Austin, Texas; Fort Collins CO; and Central
Vermont. As part of Zero Waste community planning, GLA and RAA have researched the latest recycling policy options
including Universal Recycling Ordinances for many clients.
ZWA world-class team for this project includes Abbe & Associates and Texas Zero Waste Strategies. Ruth Abbe has
worked with more than 50 communities and private sector clients to plan and implement recycling, organics, construction
and demolition debris programs and Zero Waste strategies. She has helped the cities of Austin and Dallas, Texas, Fort
Collins, Colorado, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and the cities of Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Pasadena, San
Francisco, and San Jose, California. She assisted the cities of Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California to evaluate the
feasibility of implementing mandatory recycling and composting ordinances and helped her hometown of Alameda, CA, to
implement their mandatory recycling and composting requirements. Stacy Guidry, President of Texas Zero Waste
Strategies (TZWS), actively participated in about 90% of the stakeholder meetings for the Austin Universal Recycling
Ordinance over several years and will provide insightful strategies and problem solving for URO development and
implementation.
ZWA looks forward to working again with the diverse stakeholders in Fort Collins to develop an Ordinance that addresses
their specific concerns and local challenges with innovative solutions. ZWA proposed scope of work is consistent with the
effort that has been required to develop comparable Ordinances we have worked on. With our unparalleled expertise and
flexible, collaborative approach, ZWA has the best knowledge and abilities to perform this work in a timely and efficient
manner.
Our proposed price is $29,500 for this proposal. This offer is good for 45 days after opening of proposals. I received
Addendum No. 1. Please contact me with any questions at (916) 652-7850. We are available at your convenience to
discuss this proposal and appreciate the opportunity to be of service again.
Sincerely,
Gary Liss for
Zero Waste Associates
Contents
1. ... Methods and Approach …………………………………………………………………………………...1
Project Understanding .............................................................................................................................. 1
Sustainability ............................................................................................................................................. 1
Task 1 Confirm the Scope of work............................................................................................................ 2
Task 2 Public Involvement ........................................................................................................................ 2
Task 3 – Research of Existing UROs ....................................................................................................... 3
Task 4 - Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Task 5 - Cost Projections .......................................................................................................................... 6
Task 6 – Develop a Draft Report and Recommendations ........................................................................ 6
Task 7 - Project Management ................................................................................................................... 6
Proposed Project Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 6
2. ... Qualifications and Experience …………………………………………………………......................7
3. .. List of Project Personnel …………………………………………………………...................................7
4. ... Organization Chart/Proposed Project Team …………………………………………...............................8
Staffing Plan .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Staff Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................ 8
Level of Effort/Hours by Task ................................................................................................................... 9
City Staff Support ...................................................................................................................................... 9
5. ... Availability …………………………………………………………………………........................................9
6. ... Schedule of Rates …………………………………………………………………......................................9
Hourly Rates: ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Estimated Hours by Task: ......................................................................................................................... 9
Vendor Statement …………………………………………………………………………..........................10
ATTACHMENTS …………………………………………………………………………..........................11
Attachment A - Resumes …………………………………………………………………........................12
Attachment B - Sample Public Participation Strategies ………………………………………………………23
Attachment C – Sample Mandatory Recycling Ordinance Analysis …………………………………...29
1. Methods and Approach
Project Understanding
Through a concerted effort over 20 years Fort Collins has achieved a remarkable 64.5% waste diversion rate from a
combination of industrial, commercial, and residential sources of discarded materials. This demonstrates to the
community that a planned, methodical approach to adopting innovative policies, programs and facilities can dramatically
increase reuse, recycling and composting in Fort Collins.
A significant strategy in the Road to Zero Waste is an update to Fort Collins’ Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Ordinance and
consideration of amendments that could expand it into a Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO).The purpose of this
Request for Proposals is to select and hire an experienced and knowledgeable consulting firm to support staff in
developing this URO. The City is also looking for a consulting team that will listen closely to concerns of stakeholders and
the public at large to strategically fashion a new Ordinance designed specifically to fit the needs of Fort Collins. The URO
that is prepared will be submitted to the City Council by September 2015.
The URO will need to address how to work with the existing private collection companies and three landfill partners in a
collaborative way. This is very similar to our help on the Fort Collins Road to Zero Waste Plan where we met with all of
those players individually and collectively so that they clearly understood what the City was trying to do, how it would
affect them, and to get specific suggestions from those companies to minimize and mitigate their concerns.
As the RFP notes very clearly, there are four potential aspects to a Universal Recycling Ordinance to be evaluated:
1. Changes to the PAYT Ordinance that provides incentives for waste diversion and may allow haulers to recover
costs of collecting recyclable or compostable materials
2. Including commercial and multi-family entities in the PAYT ordinance or a separate new section
3. Addition of curbside yard debris collection as an option for single-family home residents
4. Inclusion of a fee on trash haulers’ bills to be passed through to the City to fund zero waste projects
Sustainability
ZWA and its subcontractors are recognized leaders in sustainability. Each of our organizations practice what we preach in
our use of materials, equipment, vehicles, fuel, recycling, and office practices. Each of our organizations demonstrates
leadership in sustainability and the triple bottom line and “walk the talk” in regard to sustainable practices within our own
organizations. The following summarizes some practices for each of us:
Gary Liss & Associates – Minimize use of resources by working out of home office and not commuting. Have used
Prius when need to travel from home. Buy recycled copy paper and legal pads and increasingly changing to taking notes
electronically to eliminate need for paper. Only replace computers and software when they can no longer interact
successfully with others (e.g., in 2013 was my first upgrade for MS Office in 10 years). Feed all food scraps to dogs,
chickens or horses. Compost all yard trimmings with home shredder to create mulch or compost. Take larger organics to
local composter. When Mayor in Loomis, Mr. Liss helped to establish Green Business Program and developed a 40%
recycling discount for residents. He dedicates about 25-50% of his time to volunteer sustainability activities, including
serving on the Boards of the:
National Recycling Coalition and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Materials Management Summit
U.S. Zero Waste Business Council and Vice-President
GrassRoots Recycling Network which is rebranding itself as Zero Waste USA;
Zero Waste International Alliance and chair the Zero Waste Certifications Committee.
Richard Anthony Associates – RAA operates mostly virtually, allowing for local sustainable lifestyles. RAA experts use
conference calling and Skype to communicate. When local outreach is called for the team stays for several days to meet
and talk to as many locals as possible. All work product and meetings use reusable and recyclable materials. We look for
local green hotels and rent economy or clean air vehicles when possible. Our computer skills allow us to produce drafts
without wasting paper. He has volunteered extensively to advance Zero Waste in the U.S. and around the world,
including serving on the Boards of the:
Zero Waste International Alliance and have been Chair since 2007
GrassRoots Recycling Network and served as Chair for about 8 years
U.S. Zero Waste Business Council and was initial Vice-President
Zero Waste San Diego, including help to organize San Diego Earth Day for 75,000 people as a Zero Waste event
Mr. Anthony has organized and travel regularly at his own expense to speak at conferences around the world on Zero
Waste in France, England, Switzerland, Italy, China, Japan, the Philippines, Canada, Mexico and in the United States.
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Abbe & Associates – Support clients in pursuing Zero Waste programs and infrastructure. We reduce impacts through
use of solar electricity and electric vehicles, minimize travel to meetings, and maximize waste prevention and recycling.
Ms. Abbe is President of Zero Waste USA which inspires communities to embrace and achieve Zero Waste. She assisted
her home city of Alameda to develop its first curbside recycling program, implement food scrap collection, and adopt its
Zero Waste Strategic Plan. As a leader in a local non-profit group, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda, she
volunteers to implement Zero Waste programs in schools, faith organizations, and multifamily buildings.
Texas Zero Waste Strategies – In 2013, Texas Zero Waste Strategies was awarded Platinum Membership in the City of
Austin Green Business Leaders program (AGBL), which is scored through a rigorous, sustainability-based grading
process. Its operations are confirmed by the City to be held to the highest environmental standards through diverting over
90% of recyclable and compostable discards, operating an electric fleet vehicle, using recycled and recyclable office
supplies, responsible purchasing of new and recycling of obsolete electronic equipment, and using e-business techniques
to reduce consumption and waste.. The owner of TZWS was also the Event Director of the 2014 & 2015 Austin Earth Day
and co-host on the weekly “Shades of Green” radio program, Austin’s only environmental talk show on KOOP 91.7 FM.
Task 1 Confirm the Scope of work
The ZWA Team will meet by phone with City staff to review the scope of work in the final contract to ensure the same
understanding of the scope, project goals and expected outcomes. ZWA Team and City staff will agree on a schedule for
the 1st and 2nd Public Open Houses on the first trip of ZWA to Fort Collins. Deliverable: URO development scope of work.
Task 2 Public Involvement
As demonstrated through the Road to Zero Waste Plan process (see Attachment B), ZWA is dedicated to obtaining
extensive input from the community throughout the project. We have placed this task earlier in the proposal tasks to
underscore its importance to us. A sample of trip itineraries we used for the Road to Zero Waste Plan process in Fort
Collins is in Attachment B. We expect to be as engaged for the URO work in Fort Collins. It will be important to have a
two-way dialog and a lot of interactive discussion, not just presenting information with questions and answers.
We will schedule trips in June and July to get early public input for 2 days at a time. While we are on a trip, we like to
schedule as many meetings with local stakeholders as possible. We propose a combination of 2 Public Open Houses on
each of the 1st 2 trips, including meetings with City Council Committees, business and community groups, and meetings
with individual stakeholders, business and environmental leaders on each of the trips. ZWA will work with City staff to
determine the targets for these meetings at least 2 weeks before each trip (e.g., reuse, recycling and composting industry
representatives, regulators, citizen groups, local businesses, residents, City Boards and Commissions, colleges and
universities and farmers). We expect to make a 3rd trip to make a presentation to a Council work session in September or
October to help staff in presenting the draft URO and responding to Council questions and comments. At least one of the
ZWA principals will participate in the first 2 trips and two from the full ZWA Team. One of the ZWA principals will
participate in the 3rd trip. Different members of our team will attend based on the focus of the meetings and availability.
The ZWA team will work with the City to conduct Public Open Houses to obtain input on the URO and the research about
how other communities have addressed different URO issues. Such Public Open Houses are needed to ensure key
stakeholders and influence-leaders in Fort Collins will highlight their concerns and challenges, so that our Team can help
draft the URO in a way that it will work best in Fort Collins. This will dramatically increase the likelihood of successful
implementation of the URO, as it will represent the best thinking from the entire community.
ZWA will help prepare invitations and news releases for the City to mail and email to stakeholders encouraging
participation in this public process. ZWA proposes to use established City connections to promote these efforts, and to
include articles in local media and newsletters. The City and ZWA may agree on other promotional and outreach
strategies during the course of the project that leverage other opportunities and resources or can be covered by other City
funds that may be available for direct expenses, such as advertising and printing.
The ZWA Team recommends four Public Open House meetings. ZWA proposes that two evening meetings should be
organized for each of our first two trips (in June and July). The meetings in June should focus on the research done on
UROs in other communities. The meetings in July should focus on the top recommendations, deeper analysis and
metrics for the top recommendations. The ZWA team will ensure that attendees participate to the full extent they desire to
identify language and approaches to be included in the URO. ZWA will request input from those attending about the
research findings and what they would like to see included in the URO in general. The third trip will be to present the Draft
Report/Recommendations and to obtain final comments and input from stakeholders, residents and businesses for input
into the URO. ZWA will help make a presentation of the Draft Report to City Council if budget remains and staff desires.
On each trip, ZWA principals will meet first with City staff to review plans for that trip and coordinate on last minute
presentation and logistic details. ZWA will also review with City staff issues to be addressed in each of the public
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meetings to obtain input to help guide the discussion. ZWA would like to schedule the first trip to coincide with a Council
Committee meeting where ZWA will be able to get input directly from the Council on their expectations for this URO.
Between trips, ZWA will also participate by phone in any other regular meetings of Council, Boards and Commissions or
stakeholders requested by City staff.
Deliverables: Meet with stakeholders and participate in four Public Open Houses to review research findings and to
identify language and approaches to be included in the URO. Hold at least 4 different types of meetings per day on each
rip (a minimum of 24 meetings by the end of three trips of 2 days each). Meet with Council on 1st trip. Coordinate with staff
before all public presentations. Additional meetings with Council and Boards/Commissions as requested.
Task 3 – Research of Existing UROs
ZWA will research and collect information from a minimum of 20 communities in the U.S. that have waste
reduction/diversion programs or aspects of programs that are relevant to this project. ZWA has been part of the Zero
Waste Brain Trust team that just completed this exact type of research for the USEPA Region 9, highlighting a wide
variety of recycling policies and where they have been implemented (highlighted in the many examples provided below)1.
UROs are in different stages of implementation in different cities. ZWA will highlight how different cities have phased in
their UROs (e.g., focusing first on the largest businesses, then targeted sectors such as schools and hospitality industry).
There are also many different types of mandates and UROs which use different tools to accomplish their goals.
Universal Service - Require access to reusables, recyclables and/or compostables collection service for all
households and/or businesses and institutions within City (e.g., Austin’s URO requires affected property owners
to ensure tenants and employees have access to recycling)
Mandatory Subscription for Recycling - Require all households and/or businesses and institutions within the
City to sign up for recycling collection service (e.g., Antioch, CA Mandatory Recycling Subscription Ordinance
applies to commercial entities; Alameda County, CA Mandatory Recycling Ordinance applies to businesses and
multi-family complexes; Fairfax County, VA requires all businesses, institutions, and multi-family building owners
to provide a recycling system to their tenants, occupants, employees, or vendors).
Mandatory Subscription for Organics - Require all households and/or businesses and institutions that dispose
organics within City to sign up for organics collection service (e.g., Alameda County, CA requires that businesses,
institutions and owners of multi-family residential buildings provide containers and service for organics (food
scraps and compostable paper); Austin, TX URO requires food service enterprises to provide employees access
to on-site organics diversion services).
Mandatory Source Separation - Require by Ordinance compliance of households or businesses with properly
separating reusables, recyclables and/or compostables from refuse (e.g., Cambridge, MA, and Washington, DC
mandate all residents and businesses to separate designated recyclable materials from refuse; Alameda County,
CA requires businesses and institutions to recycle designated recyclable materials; Fairfax County, VA requires
all businesses and institutions to recycle mixed paper and cardboard and residents are required to separate
specific recyclable items from trash).
Mandatory Recycling Percentage - Require by ordinance that owners of businesses, institutions, or multi-family
complexes recycle a specific percentage of solid waste generated (e.g., Portland, OR requires all businesses and
multi-family complexes to recycle 75% of the solid waste they produce, including paper and recyclable
containers).
Mandatory Composting - Require by ordinance compliance of households or businesses with composting
and/or properly separating organics from refuse (e.g. San Francisco)
The City of San Diego decided to call theirs the City Recycling Ordinance (CRO). This highlights that one of the issues is
addressing the messaging around what the City is trying to accomplish through this Ordinance. The Road to Zero Waste
Plan suggested calling this effort the Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO), to highlight the focus was in ensuring that all
sectors have universal availability of recycling services. However, as noted in the examples above, there are a variety of
approaches that can be taken to establishing the rules needed for haulers, processors, and generators of materials to
ensure a universally available and used service.
Special attention will be paid to programs that have a competitive private hauling system, such as: Austin, Texas;
Oakland, CA; Glendale, CA; and San Diego, CA. Fort Collins is somewhat unique among Zero Waste Communities, in
that it has relied solely on the private hauling system to accomplish its goals for residential, commercial, industrial and
institutional sectors. Austin, Oakland, Glendale, and San Diego all have open competitive systems for the industrial,
commercial and institutional sectors, but residential is collected by the City for each of them. Portland, OR has not
adopted a Zero Waste goal, but does require every garbage and recycling company that offers commercial service to offer
composting collection.
1 Source: www.epa.gov/region9/zw/assesstool/ (case sensitive login: r9TestWeb; password: TestView9)
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There are also insights that could apply to a Fort Collins URO from looking at other municipal waste and recycling
policies. Just a sampling of some of the other types of Ordinances that ZWA will research and analyze include:
Pay-as-You-Throw – Fort Collins has used this approach quite successfully, as have about 8,000 other
communities across the country. ZWA will review examples and resources such as the following to highlight
different approaches to PAYT that could be added into the existing PAYT Ordinance:
• Case studies of nine U.S. municipalities with successful PAYT programs
• EPA’s Pay-As-You-Throw webpage
• EPA’s SMART BET calculator
• EPA’s Pay-As-You-Throw Rate Structure Design Guide
• “Frequently Asked Questions on PAYT”, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, 2008
• “Pay As You Throw (PAYT) in the US: 2006 Update and Analysis”, Skumatz Economic Research Associates,
2006
Recycling Requirements - Require by ordinance that businesses and/or institutions have recycling plans space
for recycling and /or trash collection contingent on recycling bin set out (e.g., Pittsburg, CA requires businesses to
submit a recycling collection site plan to the City as part of their annual renewal of their Business Licenses; Griffin,
GA requires residential recycling, with trash collection contingent on recycling bin set out; Atlanta, GA requires
owners of multi-family dwellings to provide containers for the collection of recyclables and to submit an annual
report to document recyclables collected)
Licensing with Reporting - License all haulers, require recycling and composting and reporting of tonnage
collected by categories of garbage, recycling and compost (e.g., Santa Clara, CA)
Source Separation Incentives - Enact discounted rates or fees for separating reusables and/or recyclables from
trash (e.g., Alameda County, CA adopted a 75% diversion goal and is implementing a number of waste reduction
incentives, including paying processors fees per ton of materials processed).
Construction and demolition recycling ordinances – There are a several different ways of structuring this.
Require permitted projects to achieve a waste diversion percent; charging a deposit for permitted projects,
refundable upon permittee demonstrating they achieved the targeted waste diversion percentage; and/or
certifying recovery facilities waste diversion levels and permittees documenting they delivered materials to a
recovery facility that meets the local goals (e.g., Plano, TX Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Deposit
Program; The Recycling Certification Institute has been set up to certify C&D processing facilities around the
country in support of C&D programs designed like that of San Jose, CA).
Every-other-week (EOW) trash service - Modify trash collection schedule to every-other-week pickup and, at
the same time, add or expand weekly organics collection. To reduce contamination from residences, address
diaper and pet waste disposal through education and/or separate pickup. Our team has researched EOW trash
services for the USEPA and for several communities and identified significant benefits from that approach and
key challenges that must be addressed.
Bans of organics from collection, transfer stations, landfills and/or incinerators (e.g., New York City Commercial
Organics Ban; Alameda County, CA Plant Debris Landfill Ban; State and local yard waste bans)
Bans of specific recyclables, reusables or toxic materials from collection, transfer stations, landfills and/or
incinerators (e.g. Fort Collins ban on corrugated cardboard boxes/packaging from disposal in the landfill for all
commercial, industrial, and residential generators and the City’s ban on the landfill disposal of electronics)
Zero Waste goals and action plans for all public venues and events (e.g., Boulder, CO requires all events
open to the public and held on Boulder Parks and Recreation land to be Zero Waste events and refunds up to
$250 per event for the purchase of eligible compostable products or collection and/or education services to be
used at a permitted special event located in the City; Every event held in San Francisco is required to offer
recycling and composting to comply with the Mandatory Composting and Recycling Ordinance; Austin, TX
provides a Zero Waste Event Rebate as a financial incentive to reduce trash sent to landfills)
Deliverables: ZWA will create a written summary of this research, including information about sample communities’:
PAYT service requirements that apply to single-family homes
o outcomes and results, pros / cons, unanticipated consequences that were experienced, and other
implementation strategies such as delivering every other-week trash service
PAYT or other ordinances that apply to commercial and multi-family entities that incentivize diversion
o outcomes and results, pros / cons, and unanticipated consequences
Curbside yard debris collection
o crucial elements to success, impact made to diversion rates, any unanticipated consequences
Fees on trash bills that are used to help fund municipal waste diversion / zero waste projects
o amount charged and allowable uses of fees
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Task 4 - Analysis
Based on the research in Task 3, and in collaboration with City staff, ZWA will analyze which strategies would best apply
to Fort Collins. ZWA has in-depth knowledge of how local and regional governments work. The ZWA team has decades of
experience in policy and program development and implementation to provide the City of Fort Collins with the most
current, comprehensive best management practice recommendations. ZWA will look at how the URO could apply to
reusables, recyclables, yard trimmings, food scraps and other compostable organics. ZWA will particularly examine how
the URO could impact existing public and private reuse and recycling programs.
In California, the State adopted a Mandatory Recycling Law statewide (AB341) that requires all major businesses to
recycle as of July 1, 2012. To assist CalRecycle in implementing that law, the Institute for Local Government (ILG)
developed a sample ordinance communities may use.2 The ILG also developed case studies of jurisdictions that have
successfully developed and implemented mandatory recycling ordinances.3 ZWA will analyze the lessons learned from
those case studies to help in the analysis of the situation in Fort Collins. ZWA worked for the City of Santa Monica and
RAA worked for the County of San Diego to help businesses implement AB341 requirements. Through that work, ZWA
obtained great insights working with businesses and apartment-owners on their concerns with mandatory recycling laws
and how best to implement new programs with them. ZWA will apply those lessons learned as well to the analysis of the
situation in Fort Collins.
Deliverables: ZWA will prepare a prioritized list of recommendations for developing a URO that address:
Best options for PAYT service requirements for single-family homes
o changes to the PAYT service requirements to continue to incentivize waste diversion without placing all costs
on trash collection, and which may allow haulers to recover more of the costs inherent in collecting recyclable
or compostable materials. This was discussed at length during the Road to Zero Waste process. ZWA calls
this the “Death Spiral” for garbage rates. In a Zero Waste world, there will be little to no trash to recover all the
costs through. As a result, Zero Waste communities are exploring innovative rate structures such as: 1) allow
haulers to charge for recycling and composting services, but no more than a fixed % of garbage costs, so that
there are still financial incentives for recycling and composting or 2) allow haulers to charge for each container
serviced (whether a garbage, recycling or composting container). Some communities are also realizing that the
rate incentive may not be as important once a mandatory recycling requirement is adopted and enforced.
These are some of the options that will be considered for Fort Collins in this analysis. With the dramatic
increase in costs for recycling processing in Fort Collins, this is a critical element that must be addressed.
o Addition of curbside yard debris collection as an option that trash haulers must offer when the service is
feasible. Include list of key requirements (such as composting infrastructure type and proximity, etc.)
necessary for the successful implementation of yard debris collection for all single-family home residents.
Once the first issue is addressed and some way is found that is acceptable to all parties to allow haulers to
recover their costs more fully, then adding additional program requirements will be more tenable, such as
curbside yard debris collection and food scraps collection programs.
o An option for every-other-week trash service for single-family home residents. GLA found in a key study for
USEPA in 20094 that every-other-week trash service was a key tool being used to help shift the costs from
trash collection to food scraps collection in a number of communities. Since then, there have been numerous
studies highlighting how this is particularly appropriate in climates where there the year-round collection of yard
trimmings is not needed. Once a separate weekly collection for food scraps is established, there isn’t a need
to collect “garbage” weekly, as there are no longer putrescibles in the trash. This means a significant savings
in hauling costs, if the City allows that in the URO. This could enable the implementation of many innovative
programs..
o Application of these recommendations to Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and incorporation of URO program
fees into HOAs' group billing systems. One of the challenges for HOAs is how to address individuals not
complying with URO rules and program requirements as the group is being billed as a whole.
o ZWA will include a description, anticipated outcomes, pros / cons, anticipated cost impact to consumers, metrics
to evaluate waste diversion potential, anticipated greenhouse gas emission reductions, and estimated costs for
implementation.
Best options for PAYT or other ordinances for commercial and multi-family entities that incentivize diversion; this
could:
o Include commercial and multi-family entities in the PAYT ordinance or creation of a separate section of the
PAYT ordinance that creates service requirements that incentivize waste diversion for these sectors
2 See: http://www.ca-ilg.org/samplecomrecycord
3 See: www.ca-ilg.org/commercialrecyclingwebinar
4 See: http://beyondrecycling.org/
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o ZWA will include a description, anticipated outcomes, pros / cons, anticipated cost impact to consumers, metrics
to evaluate waste diversion potential, anticipated greenhouse gas emission reductions, and estimated costs for
implementation.
Best options for PAYT or other ordinances for all single-family and multi-family, industrial, commercial and
institutional entities that incentivize diversion
o ZWA will consider a fee on trash haulers’ bills to be passed through to the City to fund Zero Waste projects
o Special attention will be paid to how to address outside influences on local waste diversion programs such as
fluctuations in recycling markets.
ZWA’s research, analyses, and professional recommendations will be used to discuss and evaluate potential
amendments to Fort Collins’ PAYT ordinance during the public outreach and involvement phase of the project. The
consultant will also assist City staff to complete a Sustainability Assessment on project recommendations using City of
Fort Collins’ Sustainability Assessment Tool.
Task 5 - Cost Projections
ZWA will provide a projection of costs for two final selected options -- one that addresses single-family PAYT service
requirements and one that addresses industrial, commercial, institutional and multifamily PAYT service requirements (staff
will collaborate with the consultant to select which final options to model). Deliverables; The model will be submitted in
Microsoft Excel and will include: Detailed cost projection for first 5 years of implementation and ongoing projection for 20
years of implementation.
Task 6 – Develop a Draft Report and Recommendations
ZWA will compile all the above components into the Draft Report and recommendations in a format agreed upon with City
staff and make it available for public review and comment. On the third trip, ZWA will present the Draft Report to Council
and the public, and get feedback on changes desired from Council, stakeholders and the public. Deliverables: Draft
Report and recommendations for how to structure the URO for Fort Collins for single-family residents, industrial,
commercial, institutional and multifamily customers. ZWA will assist City staff in the final editing and preparation of staff
reports needed to submit the proposed URO for public hearing to the City Council, Boards and Committees.
Task 7 - Project Management
ZWA will ensure that all project tasks are performed on-time and within budget. ZWA will coordinate with City staff on a
regular basis and return phone calls and emails within 24 hours. ZWA will submit invoices on a regular monthly basis and
will submit five copies of all reports along with electronic copies. Gary Liss will be the primary contact for ZWA. Richard
Anthony Associates will contract with the City on behalf of ZWA and submit required insurance and invoices.
Deliverables: Prompt submittal of all deliverables and administrative documents.
Proposed Project Schedule
Time is of the essence for this agreement. The proposal will include a schedule to undertake the tasks included in the
scope of work. The project is anticipated to start by May 15, 2015. The scope of work will be performed according to the
dates in the Optimal Schedule in the RFP, summarized in the following timeline, after a letter authorizing ZWA to begin is
received.
Months from Start
Task/Deliverable: 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Research Existing UROs x x x
2. Public Involvement x x x x x
3. Analyses x x x
4. Cost Projections x x x x
5. Draft Report x x
6. Project Management x x x x x x
ZWA proposes the following meeting schedule:
Meeting Schedule Months from Start
Task/Deliverable: 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Kickoff Phone Call to finalize Scope and Plans for Public Open
Houses
x
2. 1st Trip - Conduct 1st and 2nd Public Open Houses x
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3. 2nd Trip - Conduct 3rd and 4th Public Open Houses x
4. 3rd Trip - Draft Report presented x
2. Qualifications and Experience
Number of years in the business:
Gary Liss & Associates: 16 as GLA; 18 years on Zero Waste; 41 years in the waste and recycling industry (mostly working
in or for local governments). Richard Anthony Associates: 16 as RAA, 18 years on Zero Waste; 45 years in the waste and
recycling industry (mostly working in or for local governments)
Overview of services offered, qualifications:
Zero Waste Associates (ZWA) is a DBA partnership formed between Richard Anthony Associates (RAA) and Gary Liss &
Associates (GLA). RAA and GLA have developed or contributed to the majority of Zero Waste community plans produced
in the United States today. In fact, we have worked on more Zero Waste community plans than any other individual or
business in the United States. Our collective experience literally spans the globe, ranging from California to Hong Kong,
Austin to East Anglia, UK. We have organized and participated in workshops and programs about Zero Waste in France,
England, Switzerland, Italy, China, Japan, the Philippines, Canada, Mexico and throughout the United States. GLA and
RAA are the lead authors of the Global Principles for Zero Waste Communities as adopted by the Zero Waste
International Alliance (www.ZWIA.org) to guide the development of Zero Waste by communities throughout the world.
Gary Liss and Richard Anthony have been directly involved not only in evaluating and developing, but also in
implementing and managing local government recycling policies and programs for over 40 years. Through their
work on many Zero Waste community plans, both GLA and RAA have researched the latest recycling policy options
including Universal Recycling Ordinances for many of their clients. For more details, see attached resumes.
Richard Anthony developed and implemented the first post-World War 2 local mandatory recycling ordinance in 1992 for
the County of San Diego. That Ordinance was successfully implemented and has been in effect for over 23 years in
communities throughout the County. Since then Mr. Anthony has analyzed, designed and evaluated city recycling
ordinances in San Diego City, San Diego County, Glendale, Oceanside and Los Angeles California; Austin, Texas; Fort
Collins CO; and Central Vermont. Gary Liss developed the first state recycling goal in the country in 1977 in the NJ
Energy Master Plan (which led to NJ’s statewide mandatory recycling law), and pioneered the development and
implementation of many recycling policies and programs when he was Solid Waste Manager in San Jose.
3. List of Project Personnel
Following is a summary of the professional qualifications of the ZWA Team, including relevant background experience
and capabilities for this work. More detailed resumes are attached. The project manager and contact with primary
responsibility for this contract will be Gary Liss, Principal of Gary Liss & Associates (GLA). GLA is a sole proprietorship
based in Loomis, CA (near Sacramento). Contact information for GLA: Gary Liss & Associates, 4395 Gold Trail Way,
Loomis, CA 95650; www.garyliss.com; gary@garyliss.com; 916-652-7850; cell: 916-335-1637.
The ZWA project team will consist of Gary Liss and Associates (GLA), Richard Anthony Associates (RAA), Abbe &
Associates and Texas Zero Waste Strategies, Inc. (TZWS). Key participants include Gary Liss (President, GLA), Richard
Anthony (Principal, RAA), Ruth Abbe (President, Abbe & Associates) and Stacy Guidry (President, TXWS).
Gary Liss is one of the leading experts on Zero Waste policy in the world. Mr. Liss has over 40 years of experience in the
solid waste and recycling fields. He has documented Zero Waste Businesses, developed Zero Waste Community and
Business Principles and drafted Zero Waste Plans for communities. Gary has worked on more Zero Waste Community
Plans than anyone else in America. He has developed economic analyses as part of Zero Waste Plans in: Nelson, British
Columbia; Palo Alto and Oakland, California; Telluride, Colorado; and Austin, Texas. Mr. Liss has conducted economic
analyses of Resource Recovery Parks in: Del Norte County and San Benito County, California; and Waveney, U.K. Mr.
Liss has also participated in over 20 citywide solid waste and recycling system procurements, from both a public and
private perspective, including: 8 as Solid Waste Manager in San Jose, CA and 4 public procurements he directed as GLA
(Hawthorne, CA; Montara and Granada Sanitary Districts, CA; Del Norte County Waste Management Authority, CA
Transfer Station/MRF; and Lewiston, ID). Mr. Liss has overseen several garbage rate reviews as well, including in San
Luis Obispo County and the Montara Sanitary District. www.garyliss.com
Richard Anthony is principal of Richard Anthony Associates, a consulting firm that focuses on Zero Waste planning. Rick
has worked on resource conservation and recovery plans for almost 40 years, and is a former Department of Public
Works solid waste manager from both Fresno County (1979 -1987) and San Diego County (1987 -1998), California. He
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has been an advisor on Zero Waste planning to the City of Los Angeles, California, City of Austin, Texas, the Hawaii
Island Economic Development Board, and the County of San Luis Obispo County, California. He was the principal for the
Zero Waste Glendale Plan. www.RichardAnthonyAssociates.com
Ruth Abbe is President of Abbe & Associates and has more than 25 years of experience in recycling and composting
program and facility development. She is working with municipalities across the country to develop the social
infrastructure and physical infrastructure to achieve high diversion goals, including Austin, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Los
Angeles, California, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and San Francisco, California. She has expertise in organics
and commercial technical assistance, facility and collection procurement, contract negotiation, program planning, financial
analysis and stakeholder engagement. She is current assisting the U.S. EPA in identifying models and developing tools
for communities in sustainable materials management.
Stacy Guidry has over 12 years of experience in the fields of waste diversion policy making and advocacy with over 9
years of working with the Texas State Legislature representing Texas Campaign for the Environment, As a co-founder
and acting Chair of the Austin Zero Waste Alliance (AZWA), she has been instrumental in developing key rules regarding
implementation of the City of Austin Zero Waste Master Plan and the complementary business recycling standards of the
Universal Recycling Ordinance. Since February 2012, Ms. Guidry has been a weekly radio personality on “Shades of
Green”, Austin’s only environmental talk radio, on KOOP 91.7 FM. With an international reach, her program educates
listeners about local, state, and national environmental and political issues. In January 2013, Ms. Guidry founded and is
the President of Texas Zero Waste Strategies, a consultancy focused on supporting Zero Waste implementation for
businesses and local governments.
4. Organization Chart/Proposed Project Team
Staffing Plan
Mr. Liss will provide project management and oversee implementation of the project. He will manage the subcontractors
to provide the desired services and deliverables within budget and on time. Mr. Anthony will be the contracting authority
for ZWA and will be responsible for adhering to all contract requirements as the prime contractor. Mr. Anthony will submit
all invoices and be responsible for all financial accounting for this project. Mr. Liss and Mr. Anthony will work together on
research and analysis of UROs. Mr. Liss will be lead on the development of the Draft Report. Ms. Abbe will be the lead
responsible for cost projections and will assist on research and analysis of UROs and preparation of the Draft Report. Ms.
Guidry will highlight key issues encountered in the development of the Austin URO, and respond to questions about those
issues and how they were handled.
Staff Responsibilities
Task Lead Assist
1. Finalize Scope & Format Gary Liss Richard Anthony
2. Public Involvement Gary Liss Rick Anthony
3. Research Existing UROs Gary Liss Richard Anthony
TX Zero Waste Strategies
Stacy Guidry
President
Austin URO experience
Abbe & Associates
Ruth Abbe
Research on Ordinances
Economic & Technical Analyses
ZERO WASTE ASSOCIATES
Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates
Primary Contact & Signatory
Richard Anthony, Richard Anthony Associates
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4. Analysis Richard Anthony Gary Liss
5. Cost Projections Ruth Abbe Gary Liss, Rick Anthony
6. Draft Report Gary Liss Rick Anthony
7. Project Management
Gary Liss
Richard Anthony
(and will execute contract on
behalf of ZWA)
Level of Effort/Hours by Task
Task Staff Hours
1. Finalize Scope & Format Gary Liss, Richard Anthony 6
2. Public Involvement Gary Liss, Rick Anthony,
Ruth Abbe, Stacy Guidry 42
3. Research Existing UROs Gary Liss, Rick Anthony,
Ruth Abbe, Stacy Guidry 34
4. Analysis Gary Liss, Rick Anthony,
Ruth Abbe, Stacy Guidry 32
5. Cost Projections Ruth Abbe, Gary Liss
Rick Anthony 28
6. Draft Report Gary Liss, Rick Anthony,
Ruth Abbe, Stacy Guidry 39
7. Project Management Gary Liss, Rick Anthony 20
City Staff Support
ZWA will require the assistance of City of Fort Collins staff to complete this work. The primary assistance needed will be in
arranging meetings and tours with stakeholders, Council, Boards and Public Open Houses. The schedule also assumes
that City staff will respond within 7-14 days with review and comments of deliverables, depending on the length of the
document.
5. Availability
All of the Team members have indicated that they are able to participate in this project and will be able to
complete their work on a timely basis if this project proceeds on schedule. Both of the ZWA principals are available
for interviews on May 14 and 15, and Gary Liss and Ruth Abbe are available any day of the week of May 18. The best
time for all of us would be on May 14, as we all will be returning then from the NRC Sustainable Materials Management
Summit in Maryland and could stop in Colorado on the way home. We would appreciate 2 weeks’ notice to book
reasonably priced airfares.
6. Schedule of Rates
Hourly Rates: $125 per hour for ZWA Principals and Ruth Abbe; $100 per hour for Stacy Guidry
Estimated Hours by Task:
Task Hours5
1. Finalize Scope & Format 6
2. Public Involvement 42
5 Includes time required for meetings and conference calls
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3. Research Existing UROs 34
4. Analysis 32
5. Cost Projections 28
6. Draft Report 39
7. Project Management 20
Total Hours 201
Total Labor Cost $24,750
Total Expenses (travel) $4,750
Total Project Cost $29,500
The proposed price assumes that subcontractors will meet all liability insurance requirements. If the City requires
subcontractors to meet other insurance requirements (like Errors & Omissions), costs will be increased to
cover additional insurance premiums.
Vendor Statement
I have read and understand the specifications and requirements for this Request for Proposal and I agree to comply with
such specifications and requirements. I further agree that the method of award is acceptable to my company. I also agree
to complete PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with the City of Fort Collins within 30 days of notice of award. If
contract is not completed and signed within 30 days, City reserves the right to cancel and award to the next highest rated
firm. I received Addendum No. 1 on April 14, 2015.
FIRM NAME: Zero Waste Associates
ADDRESS: 3891 Kendall Street, San Diego, CA 92109
EMAIL ADDRESS: gary@garyliss.com PHONE: 916-652-7850
BIDDER’S NAME: Zero Waste Associates
SIGNATURE:
PRIMARY SERVICES ISSUES CONTACT: Gary Liss
TELEPHONE: 916-652-7850 FAX: 916-652-0485
EMAIL: gary@garyliss.com
CELL: 916-335-1637
EMERGENCY: 916-652-8606, Pat Miller
BACKUP: Richard Anthony, 858-272-2905, ricanthony@aol.com
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ATTACHMENTS
A. RESUMES
B. SAMPLE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLANS
C. SAMPLE COMPARISON OF MANDATORY RECYCLING ORDINANCES
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Attachment A - Resumes
Gary Liss
Gary Liss & Associates
4395 Gold Trail Way, Loomis, CA 95650-8929
916-652-7850; Fax: 916-652-0485
gary@garyliss.com; www.garyliss.com
Gary Liss has over 40 years of experience in the solid waste and recycling field. Gary Liss is
now President of Gary Liss & Associates (GLA) which helps clients on: Zero Waste Plans;
Procurement of Garbage and Recycling Systems; Strategic Analyses of Garbage Rates and
Solid Waste Fees; Development of Commercial Recycling Incentives and Programs; Policy
and Program Analysis & Advocacy; and Organizing Resource Recovery Parks. Mr. Liss is a
leading advocate of Zero Waste and has helped more communities develop Zero Waste
plans than anyone else in the U.S.
Mr. Liss was a founder and past President of the National Recycling Coalition and was
Secretary to the California State Senate Task Force on Waste Management in 1989, which
led to the adoption of AB939 and related recycling legislation in California. He was a founder of the California Sustainable
Business Council. The California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) selected him as Recycler of the Year in 2005.
He was elected to the Town Council in his home town of Loomis, CA and served as Mayor in 2010.
Mr. Liss was also Solid Waste Program Manager for the City of San Jose. He initiated and managed their nationally
recognized model recycling programs. He also worked to stimulate competition and harness the forces of the
marketplace to achieve the City’s policy goals. Mr. Liss also saved San Jose more than $77 million over the next 30
years through competitive awards of a $200 million 30 year Disposal Contract and a $200 million 7 year Collection
Contract.
Mr. Liss taught “Economics of Solid Waste and Recycling" at San Jose State University and the University of California at
Santa Cruz, Extension Certificate Programs in Integrated Waste Management. He has also lectured extensively at other
universities and professional association meetings and conferences. He was also a lecturer in the CRRA Resource
Management Certificate Program on “Clean Production,” “Intro to Zero Waste,” “Zero Waste Businesses” and “Zero
Waste Communities” and now teaches those classes for Zero Waste USA.
EDUCATION
Masters in Public Administration, Rutgers University
Bachelor in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering major), Tufts University
SAMPLE GLA PROJECTS
Zero Waste Plans – GLA has helped draft Zero Waste Plans for: City of Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Oakland, Burbank, San
Jose, City of Alameda, Oceanside, Glendale and Del Norte County in CA; Austin (TX); Nelson (BC); Telluride (CO); Fort
Collins, CO; the Big Island of Hawaii (HI) and Arkadelphia (AR). GLA has helped in the implementation of Zero Waste
Plans in Burbank, Palo Alto and Oakland (CA) and Central Vermont.
Waste and Recycling System Procurements – Managed all aspects of the procurement for the City of Lewiston, ID
Integrated Waste and Recycling System. Managed all aspects of the procurement for the City of Hawthorne, CA for
commercial and residential refuse and recycling services. Has been involved with more than 20 procurements.
Resource Recovery Parks - Conducted a Feasibility Study for a small scale Resource Recovery Park in Del Norte
County, a similar study in San Benito County, CA, and, with RAA, a small-scale Zero Waste Centre in Waveney, UK. Mr.
Liss wrote a case study on a wide variety of Resource Recovery Parks for the California Integrated Waste Management
Board and the website for the US EPA on Resource Recovery Parks.
Food Scraps Best Practices Manual - Evaluated best practices for residential collection and processing of food scraps
in U.S. and Canada for the USEPA.
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C&D Waste Minimization Plan - Worked with team of consultants to develop California's first local government
comprehensive Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste Minimization Plan in California for the City of Hawthorne, CA.
TS/MRF RFP and Agreement - Assisted Del Norte County in drafting Request for Proposals and Draft Agreement for the
design, permitting, construction management supervision, and operations of a Transfer Station/Material Recovery Facility.
GARY LISS & ASSOCIATES REFERENCES
USEPA Zero Waste Community Assessment Tool
GLA, RAA and Ruth Abbe all were members of the Zero Waste Brain Trust which developed a Zero Waste Community
Assessment Tool for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regions 1 and 9. The Tool identified over 100 policy and
program approaches for communities to achieve high waste diversion and/or Zero Waste, including examples of where
those approaches had been used around the U.S.
Contact: Karen Irwin
USEPA, Region 9
415-947-4116
Irwin.karen@epa.gov
www.epa.gov/region9/zw/assesstool/
(case sensitive login: r9TestWeb; password: TestView9)
Austin Zero Waste Plan
This was a comprehensive Zero Waste Strategic Plan that was led by GLA with assistance from RAA. GLA/RAA toured all
reuse, recycling and solid waste facilities in area. Conducted extensive public outreach, including general monthly public
meetings for four months in a row, participated in media interviews by TV and print media, conducted focus groups by
Resource Clusters (Reuse, Organics and C&D/Green Building), participated in meetings with individual stakeholders,
regional Council of Government, and local elected officials, and provided input to City website. Drafted and obtained
letters of support from County and Council of Governments. Drafted Menu of Policies, Programs and Facilities and
presented at monthly meeting. Drafted Commodities and Environmental Analysis and presented at monthly meeting.
Drafted Service Opportunity Analysis and presented at monthly meeting. Drafted Zero Waste Plan and edited several
times with extensive input from staff. Process was completed in 13 months. Subsequently, GLA and RAA were
subcontractors to HDR Engineering for drafting of Resource Recovery Master Plan.
Contacts: Bob Gedert (Director, Austin Resource Recovery and Project Manager for Resource Recovery Master Plan)
512-974-1926
Bob.gedert@austintexas.gov
Melissa Martinez, MS, CPM (project manager for Zero Waste Strategic Plan)
Austin, TX 78767
(512) 974-2118
Melissa.Martinez@austintexas.gov
Los Angeles Zero Waste Plan
GLA and RAA were the lead technical Zero Waste experts in the development of the Zero Waste Plan for the City of Los
Angeles as subcontractors to HDR Engineering (Project Manager: Ruth Abbe).
Contact: Reina Pereira
Project Manager
Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan
Bureau of Sanitation
City of Los Angeles
213.485.3296
Reina.Pereira@lacity.org
www.zerowaste.lacity.org
Oakland Zero Waste Plan
GLA assisted City staff in the development of a Zero Waste Plan. Spoke at public meetings arranged by City. Provided
sample Zero Waste Plans from other Jurisdictions and consulted on issues to be addressed in Zero Waste Plan. Wrote
sections of Zero Waste Plan assigned. Reviewed Draft Plan prepared by City Staff.
Contact: Mark Gagliardi
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City of Oakland Public Works Agency
Environmental Services Division,
250 Frank Ogawa Plaza #5301
Oakland, CA 94612-2034
(510) 238-6262
mgagliardi@oaklandnet.com
www.zerowasteoakland.com
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Richard V. Anthony, Principal
Richard Anthony Associates
3891 Kendall Street, San Diego, CA 92109
(858) 272 2905
Ricanthony@aol.com ~ richardanthonyassociates.com
Richard V. Anthony began his career in Public Administration in 1971 as a manager of the California
State University Long Beach Recycling Center. He received a MS in Public Administration in 1974. Mr.
Anthony has worked his entire career in environmental program management positions. He is an internationally
recognized and published expert in the area of Resource Management using the Zero Waste Systems approach. He has
participated in developing zero waste plans since 1998. In November 2009, he led an International Dialog on Zero Waste
in Puerto Princesa Philippines and in February 2009 in Naples Italy. Richard Anthony is a founder and member of the
Board of Directors of the California Resource Recovery Association, the Grassroots Recycling Network, and the Zero
Waste International Alliance. In 2009 he participated in the development of Zero Waste Plans for Los Angeles, Austin,
Dubuque, and the Island of Hawaii. He is an Instructor in the Californian Resource Recovery Association Certificate
Program and Board Member of the California Resource Management Training Institute.
Zero Waste Experience
• Organized and Spoke at Zero Waste Workshops and Panels for CRRA, GRRN, NRC, ERF, GAIA, Sierra Club in
the United States; and internationally in Canada, China, Japan, Philippines, Mexico, UK, Sweden, Holland,
France, Switzerland and Italy.
• Zero Waste Plan Del Norte (feasibility study, cluster analysis, voids analysis, initial planning documents.) Gary
Liss et al 1996-8.
• Zero Waste Curriculum, San Diego Urban Corps CEO 1999
• Zero Waste Program Implementation for San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Authority 1998 – present.
• “Zero Waste Plan for Hong Kong Green Peace “ ILSR, Kelly Lease and Richard Anthony 2001
• Organized Zero Waste Workshops for Swiss Academy of Science R Series congresses in Geneva 2002, Beijing
2005, Davos 2007, and Nagoya 2009.
• International Dialog in San Francisco 2003 and Zero Waste Action Workshop in Oakland 2004, Naples Italy 2009,
and Puerto Princesa Philippines 2009.
• Founding Board Member Zero Waste International Alliance 2003
• Authored Chapter in Swiss Engineering Textbook Ludwig "Municipal Solid Waste Management" Reduce Reuse
Recycle, the Zero Waste Approach, 2003.
• Manager for the Zero Waste Communities, San Bernardino County 2002 -2005
• “Zero Waste Centre Feasibility Study” for the Waveney District of Suffolk County, and Great Yarmouth of Norfolk
County, England. 2005 to current.
• Participation in the Zero Waste Plans and Resource Analysis 2006 - current
o Palo Alto Zero Waste Plan
o Oakland Zero Waste Plan
o Los Angeles Zero Waste Plan
o Austin, Texas Zero Waste Plan
o Central Vermont (GLA/RAA) Zero Waste implementation planning
o Carroll County Maryland (RAA/GLA/Jeff Morris) Zero Waste Analysis
o State of Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control “resource analysis”
o San Jose Zero Waste Plan
o Island of Hawaii
o Dubuque, Iowa
Resource Management Experience
Richard Anthony is a active participant in his profession. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Zero Waste
International Alliance www.ZWIA.org, Grassroots Recycling Network www.grrn.org, California Resource Recovery
Association www.crra.com, Keep California Beautiful, and Chair of the Citizen Advisory Committee on Integrated Waste
Management for the County of San Diego.
Mr. Anthony has taken a special interest in Marine Debris. He has presented Captain Moore at several International
dialogs and CRRA conferences. He is a member of the Committee against the Plague of Plastic. He was a member of
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the CA Costal Commission committee on Marine Debris. He has been a lecturer on what to do with plastic in the marine
environment at the American Academy of Science meeting In Southern California in 2006 and on the same subject for the
Department of Marine Science for the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He presented on this subject at R09 in Nagoya Japan
in September 2009 and in Puerto Princesa Philippines in November 2009.
Mr. Anthony helped San Bernardino County with Waste Reduction and Recycling from July 2001-04, provided Imperial
County assistance in preparing their recycling plans. (1999-2000). He was CAO of the San Diego Urban Corps a youth
conservation group in 2000. He assisted Del Norte County develop one of the first US Zero Waste Plans in 1998 and the
Del Mar Fairgrounds reduce their sewage bill by composting food discards.
Mr. Anthony has nearly 20 years of experience working inside County Public Works Agencies as Principal Program
Manager for the Fresno (79-87) and San Diego County Public Works Department (87-98). He has implemented waste
reduction and recycling programs prescribed by the United States and the California Environmental Protection Agencies,
the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Department of Conservation for private and public clients
recognized by State and National peer groups as best of the class.
Government Experience:
Manager:
County of Fresno, Public Works; Solid Waste Program Coordinator 1979-1987); State of California, Senate Task Force
for Solid Waste Management; Recycling Committee Chairman (1987-1989); County of San Diego, Public Works;
Manager Wastewater, Principal Solid Waste Program Manager (1987-1998).
Consultant:
Zero Waste Advisor to Cities of Los Angeles, Austin, San Jose, Santa Maria, Dubuque, Counties of Island of Hawaii,
San Luis Obispo, San Benito, San Bernardino, Del Norte, San Diego, Central Vermont, citizens in Naples Italy and
Councilman Uno Lim of Manila, Philippines (2008- 2009).
County of San Luis Obispo’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Specialist (1998-present
County of Imperial, Waste Reduction and Recycling Consultant (1998-2000);
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Compliance, Delaware (2007),
Carroll County Maryland (2007), County of San Bernardino Waste Reduction and Recycling Consultant (2001-2004)
Private Sector Experience:
Richard Anthony Associates, 1979-present, Principal; Urban Corps of San Diego 2000, Chief Executive Officer; SCS
Engineers; Project Scientist (1974-1979)
Honors:
Recycler of the Year; California Resource Recovery Association 2003; Best Regional Recycling Program; National
Recycling Coalition 1993; Best Recycling Program; California Department of Conservation 1990; National Environmental
Leader CRRA, National Recycling Coalition 1987; Recycler of the Year; California Resource Recovery Association 1984.
Richard Anthony References:
City of Glendale California (April 2010 to November 2010; final plan adopted December 2011; worked for City of
Glendale)
This Zero Waste Plan developed a Commercial mandatory recycling ordinance, new city policies and an analysis of
converting the old city landfill into a composting facility and Resource Recovery Park. The project included stake holder
meetings and surveys and developed Zero Waste policies, programs and facilities. This plan was adopted a year after
project completed. Zero Waste Associates was lead on this Plan, with support from Hidden Resources and Earth
Resource Foundation.
Contact: Tom Brady (retired)
City of Glendale Public Works Department
548 W Chevy Chase Avenue
Glendale CA 91204
County of Hawaii (aka “Big Island”) Zero Waste Implementation Plan (September 2008 to February 2009; worked for
the County)
This was a comprehensive process to develop a Zero Waste Implementation Plan led by RAA over a 6-month period in
2008-2009. Conducted extensive public outreach, including public meetings throughout the island over a two-week period,
participated in meetings with individual stakeholders, and provided input to County website. Team drafted list of New
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Rules, which were presented for public review and comment at public meetings, as well as Commodities and
Environmental Analysis, Service Opportunity Analysis, Zero Waste Implementation Plan. The Plan was approved by the
Council and State of Hawaii.
Contact: Mike Dworsky, Solid Waste Division Chief
County of Hawai’i Public Works
Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 7
Hilo, HI 96720-4224
(808) 961-8515
MDworsky@co.hawaii.hi.us
www.hawaii-county.com/directory/dir_envmng.htm
Waveney, UK Resource Recovery Park Feasibility Study (April 2005 to January 2006; worked for Suffolk Connects, a
nonprofit social enterprise)
RAA organized site visit and training program with leading Resource Recovery Park experts from the U.S. in Waveney
U.K in 2005, including: Dan Knapp, Mary Lou Van Deventer and Mark Gorrell of Urban Ore and Eric Lombardi of Eco-
Cycle, Boulder, CO. Obtained detailed information about existing waste and recycling system and evaluated potential
sites for a RR Park. Conducted public outreach and spoke at local Zero Waste conferences and project-related forums.
Conducted waste audits for major businesses in area to highlight opportunities to recycle more from businesses (which
are not the responsibility of local governments). Organized tour of CA reuse, recycling and composting facilities for client
and brainstormed how to develop the Resource Recovery Park in Waveney, UK. Conducted economic analysis and
evaluated feasibility of Resource Recovery Park, and what would be included in that.
Contact: Maxine Narburgh, Managing Director
Bright Green [East of England] Ltd.
A Company Limited by Guarantee
12 Grove Road | Lowestoft | Suffolk | NR32 1EB
Tel: 01502 584061
Email: maxine.narburgh@btinternet.com
Web: http://www.eastex.org.uk/suffolk
San Luis Obispo Zero Waste Programs (Ongoing work from 1997 working for the Authority)
RAA is a contracted Consultant to the San Luis Obispo Integrated Waste Management Authority to develop Zero Waste
Programs, including a Resource Recovery Park, mandatory recycling ordinance, commercial bar and restaurant, take
back recycling programs and organics issues.
Contact: William Worrell, Manager
San Luis Obispo Integrated Waste Management Authority
870 Osos Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2717
(805) 782-8530
bworrell@iwma.com
www.iwma.com
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Ruth Abbe, Abbe & Associates LLC
Ruth Abbe is a senior management consultant with 25 years of experience in
program planning and implementation, facility and collection procurement, contract
negotiation, financial analysis, and stakeholder engagement. She is a national
leader in Zero Waste planning and is working with municipalities across the country
to develop the social infrastructure and physical infrastructure to achieve Zero
Waste.
She has been certified by the National Charrette Institute and has recently
conducted successful solid waste planning charrettes in Austin, Texas,
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and Castro Valley, California.
Ruth has worked with more than 50 communities and private sector clients to plan
and implement their recycling, organics, construction and demolition debris
programs and Zero Waste strategies. She has provided high diversion planning
and program implementation services to the cities of Austin and Dallas, Texas, Fort
Collins, Colorado, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and the cities of Los
Angeles, Palo Alto, Pasadena, San Francisco, and San Jose, California.
She has assisted the cities of Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California to
evaluate the feasibility of implementing their mandatory recycling and composting
ordinances.
Through her work with the Northern California Recycling Association, she is
assisting the City of Oakland, California and Waste Management, Inc. to implement
mandatory recycling and composting requirements in 250 multifamily buildings
throughout Oakland.
She is the school recycling program manager for the Central Contra Costa Solid
Waste Authority in Walnut Creek, California where she works with 60 schools in six
school districts to comply with the mandatory recycling and composting programs
required under state law.
In her home city of Alameda, California she is a grassroots leader with Community
Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA). Through CASA, she has developed an
award-winning recycling and composting program for the Alameda schools (the
Alameda Green Schools Challenge) and supports the “Miss Alameda Says,
‘Compost!’” program to help implement mandatory recycling and composting
requirements at Alameda restaurants and multifamily buildings.
RUTH ABBE SAMPLE PROJECTS:
SOLID WASTE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN AND ALTERNATIVE
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS
City of Lose Angeles, California
Developed a long-range strategic plan for the City of Los Angeles Bureau of
Sanitation. Conducted extensive stakeholder process to identify the guiding
principles of the plan and the policies, programs and facilities needed to reach Zero
Waste. Prepared a detailed facility plan identifying the number and capacity of facilities that will be needed including,
resource recovery centers, material recovery facilities, composting and anaerobic digestion facilities, mixed material
processing facilities, and alternative technologies for treating residual waste. Currently, developing a financial plan which
includes a detailed rate model projecting the new program costs by year, diversion tons and cost benefits analysis of
implementing new programs. Assisting the City in procuring an alternative technology facility for treating post-source
separated residual waste. Conducted stakeholder meetings, evaluated proposals, and prepared citywide siting study.
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION FACILITY PROCUREMENT
Humboldt Waste Management Authority, California
Assisting the Authority in procure a state-of-the-art anaerobic digestion facility for processing source-separated organic
materials, including commercial and industrial food scraps. Developed Request for Proposals and business terms,
assisting the Authority in technical evaluation of proposals and negotiations with selected vendor.
Education
B.A. Philosophy and Fine Arts, Amherst
College
Professional Affiliations
Zero Waste International Alliance,
Planning Board
Grassroots Recycling Network (dba
Zero Waste USA), President
Solid Waste Association of North
LOCAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
City of Dallas, Texas
Supported the development of the City of Dallas Local Solid Waste Management Plan. Evaluated the City’s options for
long-range policy, program and facility development. The plan describes the policies and programs that could be
implemented to achieve the City’s goal of Zero Waste, with the interim steps of 40 percent diversion by 2020 and 60
percent by 2030. The City will consider implementing future policy and program initiatives such as increasing voluntary
programs in the short term and future consideration of mandatory requirements and processing residuals waste.
RESOURCE RECOVERY MASTER PLAN
City of Austin, Texas
Assisted the City in developing its Austin Resource Recovery Master Plan. Evaluated City programs, policies and
facilities, private sector and other government programs, reclaimed/recycled materials markets, options for regulating
service providers, and opportunities for regional cooperation. Prepared needs assessment, economic analysis, funding
and financial plan, and an implementation timeline as part of the Master Plan. Conducted stakeholder outreach and public
workshops. Supported the City in the development of the final Master Plan, which was adopted by the City Council in
December 2011.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Supported the development of the Mecklenburg County for the triennial solid waste management plan update for the ten-
year solid waste management plan (2012-2022). The project included extensive public outreach and stakeholder input,
assessment of current conditions, development of potential strategies, development of waste reduction goals, and
recommendations for reaching the waste reduction goals. The SWMP was completed and approved by the County
commission as well as all seven municipal jurisdictions in the County, and has been submitted to the State of North
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
LONG RANGE RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY PLAN
County of Santa Cruz, California
Project Manager. Conducted a stakeholder outreach process to engage public support for new “zero waste transfer
station”. Facilitated public meetings in each supervisorial district. Developed a long range plan for the development of
resource recovery facilities for the County including: organics composting facility, construction and demolition facility,
materials recovery facility and transfer station, and potential alternative technology for residual waste reduction. The
County’s Buena Vista Landfill is scheduled to close by 2015 and the County must maximize diversion of materials and
identify long-term capacity for residual wastes. Tasks included: facility conceptual design, siting analysis, public meetings,
and implementation plan.
75 PERCENT DIVERSION PLAN AND ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, California
Project Manager. Conducted a series of public workshops with the Authority Board to identify the policies, programs and
facilities to reach the Authority’s goal of 75 percent diversion and 50 years of facility capacity. Currently developing a 75
percent diversion plan for the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority which will identify the programs and facilities needed to
reach the Authority’s goal of 75 percent diversion by 2015. Also conducting an alternatives analysis to identify 50 years of
disposal capacity for the Authority through maximizing diversion, utilizing remaining capacity at existing Authority landfills,
identifying alternative landfills outside of the Authority, developing alternative technologies to reduce the volume of
residual wastes, and, potentially, developing new landfill capacity within the Authority region.
ZERO WASTE OPERATIONAL PLAN
City of Palo Alto, California
Conducted public meetings with zero waste task force, city council committees, and full city council. Developed a detailed
operational plan identifying the policies, programs and facilities that the City will need to reach 73 percent diversion by
2011 and 90 percent diversion by 2022. Tasks included: waste characterization analysis, program and facility
descriptions, regional facility capacity analysis, economic analysis, and implementation plan.
WASTE CHARACTERIZATOIN ANALYSIS
Cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale, California
Evaluated findings from the waste characterization study to identify the policies, programs and facilities that could be
implemented to achieve Zero Waste. Estimated diversion potential by generator and material type.
ZERO WASTE PLANNING AND TOXICS USE REDUCTION
City and County of San Francisco, California
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Providing ongoing technical assistance to San Francisco in the design and implementation of the City’s Zero Waste
programs: assisted City departments with modeling Zero Waste behavior through implementation of recycling and
organics programs; evaluated strategies for mandatory recycling and product and packaging reduction (fees and bans);
conducted the City’s annual litter audit; compiling the City’s annual diversion and disposal estimates; calculating the City’s
potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions through its Zero Waste initiatives; evaluating the City’s street sweepings
for diversion from disposal; and supporting the City in conducting its rate review process. Assisting the City with its toxic
use reduction program.
ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN
City of San Jose, California
Drafted the City’s zero waste strategic plan. Assisted in the development of the organics processing implementation plan.
Developed public outreach materials. Currently assisting the City in procuring organics processing facilities.
FOOD WASTE PROGRAM ANALYSIS
City of San Jose, California
Evaluated the City’s food waste diversion program. Conducted waste generator audits, visual sorts at compost facilities,
and interviews with program managers and generators. Developed recommendations to increase diversion while retaining
program revenues.
STOPWASTE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
StopWaste.Org, Alameda County, California
Supported the StopWaste Partnership to provide solid waste diversion and waste prevention technical assistance to large-
and medium-sized businesses and public agencies in Alameda County. The StopWaste Partnership has more than 60
active clients, with the goal of diverting 7,500 tons per year through the development of ongoing relationships that begin
with on-site assessments, development, and implementation of recommendations, and continue with monitoring and
reporting of diversion. Provided organics technical assistance to large generators of organic materials.
ZERO WASTE FRANCHISING
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 9
For several years, Zero Waste practitioners have recognized that standard approaches to procuring collection and
processing services are inadequate for communities seeking to achieve Zero Waste. Most contracts, franchise
agreements, and rate structures fail to sufficiently incentivize service providers and generators to reduce waste and
increase recycling and composting. In fact, some contract payment and rate structures actually encourage and subsidize
wasting. This project seeks to identify models for Zero Waste system design and develop tools for implementing these
systems. The project builds on the work of the Zero Waste Brain Trust, which was formed in 2010 to collect and cultivate
game-changing concepts, and identify key strategies and incentives that will benefit all stakeholders working towards Zero
Waste. For this project, HDR will identify existing “best practices” and results where known (changes in waste reduction or
recycling rates, costs) and identify cutting-edge, untested, visionary ideas. We will synthesize information obtained during
project to create a decision tree guide with Zero Waste system information that will be presented as an online eGuide on
the U.S. EPA Region 9 website.
PERMIT/FRANCHISE PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS DIVERSION
County of Fresno, California
Assisted the County in procuring new collection services for the unincorporated areas. Our services included identifying
the most appropriate mechanisms for regulated solid waste collection including exclusive or non-exclusive franchises,
permit areas, and permit requirements; developing the RFP and franchise agreements or permit requirements; assisting
the County in reviewing the proposals and negotiating the agreements; and assisting the County in developing programs
to increase the diversion of construction and demolition debris. Options include banning construction and demolition
debris at County landfill, requiring generators to recycle, requiring haulers to recycle, and developing new construction
and demolition debris processing capacity.
PRESENTATIONS
“Zero Waste Contracting – The Labor Contract Component.” Presentation to the California Resource Recovery
Association 36th Annual Conference, August 2012.
“Long Term Solid Waste Master Planning Case Studies.” Presentation to Federation of New York Solid Waste
Associations Annual Solid Waste & Recycling Conference, May 2011.
“Different Approaches to Creating a Zero Waste Plan.” Presentation to the Solid Waste Association of North America
Annual “Thinking Outside the Blue Box” Conference, February 2011.
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“How to Avoid ‘DAD’ or ‘SCID’ Stakeholder-Driven Planning and Decision-Making.” Presentation to the Solid Waste
Association of North America Annual WASTECON Conference, August 2010.
“Grassroots Support to Climate Action and Zero Waste.” Presentation to the California Resource Recovery
Association 34th Annual Conference, August 2010.
“Zero Waste Community Plans.” Presentation to the Grassroots Recycling Network Recycling and Zero Waste
Conference, October 2009.
“Zero Waste Community Approaches to Organics Diversion.” Presentation to the California Resource Recovery
Association 33rd Annual Conference, August 2009.
“Climate Change and Solid Waste Management.” Presentation to the Environmental Industry Association Women’s
Council, November 2008.
“Municipal Approaches to Packaging Reduction.” Presentation to Toronto’s Packaging Waste Reduction Forum,
September 2008.
Ruth Abbe References
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2011-2012)
Laurette Hall, Environmental Manager
Mecklenburg County Solid Waste
700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 336-8393
Laurette.Hall@MecklenburgCountyNC.Gov
City of Austin, Texas (2010-2011)
Bob Gedert, Director
Austin Resource Recovery (formerly Solid Waste Services)
1520 Rutherford Lane
Austin, TX 78754
(512) 974-1926
bob.gedert@austintexas.gov
City and County of San Francisco, California (2002-Present)
Robert Haley, Zero Waste Program Manager
Department of the Environment
11 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 355-3752
Robert.Haley@sfgov.org
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STACY GUIDRY
TEXAS ZERO WASTE STRATEGIES
P. O. Box 150182 Austin, TX 78715
512-673-3360
Stacy@TxZeroWaste.com; www.TxZeroWaste.com
Stacy Guidry has over 12 years of experience in the fields of waste diversion policy making and
advocacy. With over 9 years of working with the Texas State Legislature representing Texas
Campaign for the Environment, Ms. Guidry has been a key proponent for establishing Take Back laws requiring producer
recycling of toxic electronics, such as computers and TVs, and setting the legislative precedent and infrastructure for
numerous other manufacturer Take Back laws to be introduced.
Through her work as a Board Member of the Central Texas Zero Waste Alliance (CTZWA), Ms. Guidry has been in a
position to keep her finger on the pulse of the Zero Waste community across Central Texas by working to introduce and
educate Solid Waste Departments on the concepts of Zero Waste in San Marcos, Fredericksburg, Bastrop, and
Smithville.
As a co-founder and acting Chair of the Austin Zero Waste Alliance (AZWA), she has been instrumental in developing
key rules regarding implementation of the City of Austin Zero Waste Master Plan (crafted by Gary Liss & Associates) and
the complementary business recycling standards of the Universal Recycling Ordinance.
She actively participated in about 90% of the stakeholder meetings for the Austin URO over several years, first as Chair of
Austin Zero Waste Alliance and then as President of TZWS. She also invested 7 years of her advocacy career in
establishing Austin’s local single-use plastic and paper checkout bag ordinance, composting policies for area food-
permitted businesses, and construction and demolition waste diversion.
In her dual roles with CTZWA and AZWA, Ms. Guidry was able to work with Travis County and the City of Austin to draft
and pass an InterLocal Agreement (ILA) that extended Austin’s Zero Waste provisions to County government buildings
and facilities, like area expo centers and juvenile detention halls.
Since February 2012, Ms. Guidry has been a weekly radio personality on “Shades of Green”, Austin’s only environmental
talk radio, on KOOP 91.7 FM. With an international reach, her program educates listeners about local, state, and national
environmental and political issues. In this role, Ms. Guidry also gives listeners ways to get involved in their communities to
empower their concerns on governmental and corporate accountability for planet health.
In January 2013, Ms. Guidry founded and is the President of Texas Zero Waste Strategies, a consultancy focused on
supporting Zero Waste implementation for businesses and local governments. Her company has worked with the City of
Austin and several companies in the area, such as SecureNet and BCL of Texas.
In 2015, Ms. Guidry was appointed to the City of Austin Zero Waste Advisory Commission (ZWAC) by her City Council
district representative to provide policy assessment and program consultation that will positively influence her elected
official’s votes on Zero Waste issues.
EDUCATION
Studies in Biology and Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX (1994-1997)
STACY GUIDRY REFERENCES
Contacts:
Bob Gedert (Director, Austin Resource Recovery and Project Manager for Resource Recovery Master Plan)
512-974-1926; Bob.gedert@austintexas.gov
JD Porter (Former Chair of CTZWA & former appointee to the City of Austin Zero Waste Advisory Commission-ZWAC)
512-626-8512; jdporter@tpoint.net
Robin Schneider (Executive Director of Texas Campaign for the Environment)
512-326-5655; robin@texasenvironment.org
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Attachment B - Sample Public Participation Strategies
From Appendix A, Austin Zero Waste Plan, “List of Zero Waste Plan Meetings”
January 2008
♦ Solid Waste Services Department (SWS) Staff
♦ Orientation Tour of Facilities (Balcones Recycling, Hornsby Bend Dillo Dirt Composting Program, TRIAD Building
Maintenance, Goodwill Industries, Center of Maximum Potential, Habitat for Humanity, BFI Recycling, Ecology Action, Texas
Disposal System)
♦ Austin Solid Waste Advisory Commission
February 2008
♦ Public Meeting
♦ Green Business (open to the public)
♦ City Staff
♦ Service Providers
♦ Austin Long Range Solid Waste Planning Task Force (invite Cap COG reps.)
♦ Austin Energy Green Building
♦ Texas Campaign for the Environment
March 2008
♦ City Council Candidates and City Council Aides (scheduled, but rained out)
♦ Public Meeting (scheduled, but rained out); Zero Waste Challenge issued
♦ Green Business Public meeting
♦ Organics Focus Group (Hotels, Bars, Restaurants, grocers, food distributors, nurseries)
♦ Green Buildings + Construction and Demolition debris Focus Group - Architects, Contractors, Developers, Austin Energy
♦ Thrift shops and Reuse - Service Providers (private and nonprofits)
♦ Austin Long Range Solid Waste Planning Task Force
♦ Elected officials and Business Leaders at Barr Mansion
♦ City Economic Development and Small Business Development staff
♦ Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) SWAC
♦ Recycling and Composting Service Providers
April 2008
♦ SWS staff
♦ Citywide Dept. Directors and Asst. Directors
♦ City Council Aides
♦ Austin Long Range Solid Waste Planning Task Force
♦ Austin Small Business Development Program
♦ State Staff (TXDOT)
♦ Travis County (Comm. Gomez, Eckhardt, aides and staff)
♦ Austin Independent School District
♦ CAPCOG SWAC
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Samples of Trip Itineraries used to Organize Public Open Houses and Stakeholder Meetings on ZWA Trips to Fort
Collins during Road to Zero Waste Plan process follow.
Zero Waste Associates Trip Itinerary (June, 2013)
Monday, June 10
4 pm Meet with City staff upon arrival
Destination: 215 N. Mason, Fort Collins 80521 (use 2-hour parking lot on north side of the building)
Room: Conference Room 1-A
5 pm Council Futures Committee
20 minute presentation with time for discussion and questions to them, and to solicit their input and suggestions of issues they
would like to see considered in the ZW Plan
Destination: 300 W. LaPorte Ave, Fort Collins 80521 (walking distance)
Room: The Commons Conference Room (second floor)
6:30 pm
Activity: dinner with City staff; RTZW Working Group; and/or other Stakeholders TBD
Tuesday, June 11
7:30 am visit with Stephen Gillette and staff at Larimer County Solid Waste Department
Location: 5887 S. Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, 80526
Room: start at Stephen’s office; visit HHW facility; visit MRF (operated by contractor Recycle America as a transfer station for
materials sent to Denver processing facility called the Franklin Street MRF; possibly go up to working face of landfill to see scrap
metal recycling dumpsters and white-goods recycling (fee for Freon removal)
8:30 am visit with John Newman, Anita Comer and Todd Loose, Waste-Not Recycling, an all-purpose recycling business specializing in
large business accounts and expert in sourcing industrial-quality discards
Location: 1065 Poplar Court, Loveland, 80537
Room: tour of warehouse/building
9:30 am visit with Tyler Bandermer and Mick Mercer, City of Loveland
Location: City of Loveland recycling drop-off facility at 400 N. Wilson, 80537; the site is open to the public for broad variety of
materials; yard waste, large HDPE items, e-waste, used motor oil, bulk glass, etc., are collected.
10:30 am visit Uncle Benny’s Building Supplies
Location: 1815 S. County Rd 13C, Loveland, 80537
Room: the business is open to the public, retailing a variety of salvaged materials
11:30 am visit with Joe Kissell, Manager, Habitat for Humanity
Location: 4001 S. Taft Hill Road, 80526; Habitat for Humanity collection site/store for Fort Collins
12:00 pm lunch at Colorado State University
Location: Corbett Dining Hall (park on the west side of the building); between W. Laurel Street and North Drive, east of Palmer Hall.
The dining hall doesn’t use trays, to reduce over-consumption; we’ll be joined by several CSU staff people who then will show us a
bit of campus after lunch.
Location: Surplus Property Department, 201 West Lake Street. We’ll carpool over with CSU staff from the dining hall and after
we’re done, they’ll take us back to the van.
1:30 pm site visit to Earth Flow composter operated by CSU using pulped food waste from campus dining facilities
Location: West LaPorte Street (no address); down dirt road approximately 1 mile west of Overland Trail
2:00 pm ReSource Store (a non-profit accepting donations of architectural salvage which are sold to the public)
Location: 1501 N. College, Fort Collins, 80521
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2:30 pm Rocky Mt. Battery and Recycling
Location: 1475 N. College, Fort Collins, 80521
3:00 pm Gallegos Sanitation offices
Location: 1941 Heath Parkway, Fort Collins, 80521
3:30 pm Colorado Iron and Metal’s new offices/drop-off site
Location: 903 Buckingham Street, Fort Collins, 80524
3:45 pm City’s Recycling Drop-off facility
Location: 1702 Riverside, Fort Collins, 80524
4:00 pm City’s new location for Integrated Recycling Facility
Location: Timberline Road, southwest of East Prospect
Tuesday Afternoon/Evening Community Conversation
4:30 – 6:30 pm, 1st Public Open House (Reduce and Reuse Topics)
Location: 215 N. Mason, Fort Collins 80521
Room: Community Room
Wednesday, June 12
7:30 - 9:30 am Meeting with RTZW Working Group
Location: 300 W. LaPorte Ave, Fort Collins 80521
Room: Council Information Chambers (CIC Room)
Wednesday Morning/Afternoon Community Conversation
10:30 am – 1:30 pm, 2nd Public Open House – Recycling
Location: 215 N. Mason, Fort Collins 80521
Room: Community Room (reserved for 10 am – 2 pm)
2:00 pm Continue tours of facilities
2:15 pm Hageman’s Earthcycle (accepts most yard wastes from the public for a fee, to be composted at a satellite location outside of
town)
Location: 3501 East Prospect, Fort Collins 80524
3:00 pm Waste Management of Northern Colorado Landfill
Location: 40950 Weld County Rd 25, Ault, Colorado (thirteen miles east of Fort Collins)
4:00 pm A-1 Organics Yard Waste Composting Facility
Location: 16350 West County RD 76, Eaton, Colorado 80615; this site is currently going through the review process for being
permitted to accept food scraps (by Colorado Dept. Public Health & Environment)
5:00 pm end tours
Zero Waste Associates Trip Itinerary (July, 2013)
Monday, July 15
3:00 pm Earth Tubs pilot project for composting food scraps pre-consumer (City, CSU, downtown restaurants)
Location: northeast corner Howes and Maple (one block from 215 N. Mason building)
3:30 pm CSU’s Earth Flow composter
Location: Foothills Campus (West LaPorte Street)
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5:00 pm Air Quality Board meeting
Location: 215 N. Mason, Fort Collins 80521
Room: Community Room
6:00 pm Dinner on your own
Tuesday, July 16
8:00 am meeting with John Puma and Ray Meyer, Ram Waste
Location: 215 N. Mason
Room: Conference Room 1-A
9:15 am meeting with Gallegos Sanitation folks
Location: to be determined
10:45 am meeting with Waste Management folks
Location: Ault Landfill (?)
12:00 pm lunch with Chamber of Commerce staff (invitations sent to members of Local Legislative Affairs Committee and
Environmental Committee to join us)….City brings sandwich fixings
Location: Chamber of Commerce, 225 S. Meldrun
Room: Chamber’s conference room
1:15 pm meeting with John Holcomb, Poudre School District
2:30 pm meeting with Marc Engemoen, Director, Larimer County Public Works Department
Location: Larimer County Court House Office Building, 200 W. Oak
Room: Watson Lake Room 394 (in the Engineering Dept.) on the third floor
Tuesday Afternoon Community Conversation
4:30 – 6:30 pm, 3rd Public Open House: Composting
Location: 215 N. Mason, Fort Collins 80521
Room: Community Room
6:30 pm Dinner TBD
Wednesday, July 17
7:30 - 9:30 am Meeting with RTZW Working Group
Location: 300 W. LaPorte Ave, Fort Collins 80521
Room: Council Information Chambers (CIC Room)
Wednesday Morning/Afternoon Community Conversation
10:00 am – 1:00 pm, 4th Public Open House: Waste to Clean Energy (anaerobic digesters; biodiesel, thermal processes; mass burn,
pyrolysis, gasification, plasma arc, RDF, cement kilns)
Location: City Hall, 300 W. LaPorte Ave, Fort Collins 80521
Room: Council Chambers
1:00 – 2:00 pm working lunch with staff
2:00 pm City’s new location for Integrated Recycling Facility via current drop-off facility (1702 Riverside)
Location: Timberline Road, southwest of East Prospect
2:45 pm tour of Drake Wastewater Treatment Plant where pulped food waste from CSU dining halls is being directly injected into
the anaerobic digesters prior to lift pumps
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3:00 pm
4:00 pm end tours
6:15 pm Natural Resources Advisory Board (Gary)
Location: 215 N. Mason
Room: Conference Room 1-A
Zero Waste Associates Trip Itinerary (October, 2013)
Monday, October 14
3:15 pm- Nate Kay-Food Bank (970-493-4477/nkay@foodbanklarimer.org)
Martha Sullins & Karen Crumbaker (970-498-6006/970-498-6003)
Location: Food Bank
4:15 pm- Kevin Cross- Fort Collins Sustainability Group (970-484-5955/
jkevin87@comcast.net)
Kellie Falbo- Sustainable Living Association (970-224-FAIR/
kellie@sustainablelivingassociation.org)
Location: Avogadros Number
Tuesday, October 15
8 am- Ray and John-Ram Waste (970-226-3397)
Location: 215 N. Mason, Conference Room 2C
9 am- Chief Building Official
Location: 215 N. Mason, Conference Room 1A
10:30 am-Tyler Bandermer and Mick Mercer- Loveland Staff
Location: 215 N. Mason, Conference Room 2B
12 pm- NoCoRHA meeting (Northern Colorado Rental Housing Association) (presentations
12:15-1:15 pm, sharing time with storm water staff)
Location: Drake Event Center, Drake and Shields St.
1 pm -Anne Hutchison- Executive Vice President Local Legislative Affairs (970-482-3746 /
ahutchison@fcchamber.org)
Location: The Chamber of Commerce, 225 S. Meldrum
2 pm - Mark Glorioso-Gallegos Sanitation Inc. (970-498-4081/markg@gsiwaste.com)
Location: 215 N. Mason, Conference Room 2C
3 - 6 pm- Community Conversation
Location: 215 N. Mason, Community Room
6 - 7 pm- Joint meeting of interested stakeholders and member of Working Group
Location: 215 N. Mason, Community Room
Wednesday, October 16
7:30-9:30 am- Final meeting of the Working Group
Location: 215 N. Mason, Conference Room 1B
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10 am- Follow-up story interview by Kevin Duggan (970-224-7744/ kevinduggan@coloradoan.com)
Location: 215 N. Mason, Conference Room 2C
11 am- Economic Advisory Commission
Location: 300 West LaPorte, CIC Room
12 pm - Eco Leaders and Composting Team- Tonie Miyamoto (970-491-4314/
tonie.miyamoto@colostate.edu)
Location: CSU Private Dining Facility
2:30 pm- ClimateWise Partners Workshop
Location: 215 N. Mason, Community Room
6:15 pm- Natural Resources Advisory Board
Location: 215 N. Mason, Conference room 1A
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Attachment C – Sample Mandatory Recycling Ordinance Analysis
This Table was developed by Zero Waste Associates as a Supplement to the Glendale, CA Zero Waste Plan. It shows aspects of the law that each of these
jurisdictions uses to regulate and enforce their local rules, their legal authority and key requirements including materials and enforcement. This highlights
the options available to Fort Collins to consider in implementing a URO. The last column highlights what was proposed for Glendale to adopt for each of the
issues addressed by the other cities.
MRO SD County City of San Diego SLO IWMA San Francisco Glendale (proposed)
Enacted June 1991 November 2007 1/19/09 6/9/09 2011
Over 3.5 years. Three years 180 days 90 3 years
By what
Authority
As set forth in the
County Code (Title 6,
Division 8, Chapter 5),
Article 6: Collection,
Transportation and
Disposal of Refuse and
Solid Waste Division 7:
Recycling Ordinance
(“Recycling Ordinance”
Added 11-20-2007 by O–
19678 N.S.; effective 12-
20-2007.)
IWMA is charged by its JPA
between participating local
government to me the diversion
requirements and mandates of
AB 939
Ordinance amending the
San Francisco
Enviromental Code by
adding chapter 19,
sections 1901 through
1912 entitled “mandatory
recycling and Composting
Ordinance”
Solid Waste Oridnance
Purpose The MRO prohibits
disposal of designated
recyclables as refuse
at county solid waste
disposal facilities.
The purpose of this
Division is to establish
requirements for recycling
of recyclable materials
generated from
residential facilities (both
single family and multi-
family), Commercial
facilities (including City
buildings), and special
events.
The purpose of this ordinance
is to establish requirements for
the recycling of recyclable
materials generated from
residential facilities (both single
family and mlultifamily,
commercial facilities (including
institutional, governmental and
cans, and clean green
yard waste.
Special
events
No The number of recycling
receptacles shall equal
the number of solid waste
Receptacles.
(The solid waste and
recycling receptacles
shall be placed next to
one another
…shall include, at a
minimum, aluminum and
metal cans, and glass
and plastic bottles and
jars… Each recycling
receptacle shall be clearly
identified as a recycling
receptacle and shall
display a list of the types
of recyclable materials
which may be deposited
into the recycling
receptacle.
(f) Responsible person
For a community special event
requiring an event permit a
responsible person shall
provide recycling receptacles
throughout the venue..at a
miniumum equal the number of
garbage receptacles… near to
one other throughout the event
The recyclable material
deposted into each recycling
receptacle shall include at a
minium beverage containers
Each recycling receptacle shall
be clearly identified as a
recycling receptacle
Food vendors that provide
disposable food ware shall
also have at least one set
of appropriate containers
for recyclables,
compostables and trash
for use by customers and
visitors.
Event managers shall
provide sufficient groups of
recycling, composting and
trash receptacles.
For a community special
event requiring an event
permit a responsible
person shall provide
recycling receptacles
throughout the venue..at a
miniumum equal the
injunctive relief or civil
penalties in the Superior
Court or may pursue any
administrative remedy
penalties in the Superior
Court or may pursue any
administrative remedy
Enforce Haulers operating
within the
unincorporated County
are required to leave
notices on trash
containers found
containing designated
recyclables, and
forward to the County
names and addresses
of those residents who
have received three
such notices.
The Director is authorized
to administer and enforce
the
provisions of Chapter 6,
Article 6, Division 7 of this
Code. The Director or
anyone designated by the
Director to be an
enforcement official may
exercise any enforcement
powers as provided in
Chapter 1 of this Code.
(b) Remedies. It is
unlawful to violate any
provision or requirement
of Division 7. (d) Strict
liability. Except as
otherwise set forth in
section 66.0717,
violations of
Division 7 shall be treated
as strict liability offenses
regardless of intent.
Civil action penalities including
mandatory ininjuntive relief and
misdemeaner status
If a collector finds incorrect
materials in one of their
containers (e.g.,
recyclables in the trash,
trash in compostables),
the collector shall leave a
tag identifying the
contamination.. If a
collector continues to find
incorrect materials, after
two or more tags have
been left for that type of
container, then the
collector may choose to
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not empty the container,
does not apply to from
multi-family or multi-tenant
commercial properties.
Civil action penalities
including mandatory
ininjuntive relief and
misdemeaner status
Exception 6 cy or smaller in non
single family
There will be no landfill
inspections
Multi family Multi-family/ commercial
on case by case
Self Haul Requires to the county
to Be the market of
last resort
Nothing precludes the use of
recycling centers, recycle at the
landfill,
Self-haulers would not be
allowed to drop off
recyclables or
compostables for
landfilling.
Self-haulers would not be
allowed to drop off
recyclables or
compostables for
landfilling.
Other §66.0711 Annual Reports
from Franchisees and
Recyclable Materials
Collectors
§66.0711 Annual Reports
from Franchisees and
Recyclable Materials
Collectors
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number of garbage
receptacles… near to one
other throughout the event
The recyclable material
deposted into each
recycling receptacle shall
include at a minium
beverage containers
Each recycling receptacle
shall be clearly identified
as a recycling receptacle
Dirty MRF No No No No Case by case
Penalties The County has sent
residents in the
unincorporated areas
over 200 Notice of
Violation letters for
commingling
designated recyclable
materials with their
trash…. Four haulers
operating within the
unincorporated County
implemented MRO
programs after the
County began MRO
enforcement actions
The failure to comply with
any requirement of
Division 7 constitutes a
violation of Division Each
instance of a violation of
Division 7 is a separate
offense. Violations of the
provisions or
requirements of Division
7 may be
prosecuted as
misdemeanors subject to
the penalties provided in
section. The Director or
designee may seek
$1,000 a day fine for evey day
the violation exists… requires
written notices
The Ordinance does not
specify any fines. It
disallows any fines for
multi-family or multi-tenant
properties that mix
recyclables, compostables
and trash. It also caps any
potential single-family
fines at $100. The
Department of the
Environment will primarily
provide assistance and
consulting to those subject
to the ordinance.
The failure to comply with
any requirement of
Division 7 constitutes a
violation of Division Each
instance of a violation of
Division 7 is a separate
offense. Violations of the
provisions or requirements
of Division 7 may be
prosecuted as
misdemeanors subject to
the penalties provided in
section. The Director or
designee may seek
injunctive relief or civil
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other public buildings) and
special events.
Persons located in San
Francisco to separate
recyclables, compostables
and landfilled trash and
participate in recycling and
composting programs, ,
provide enforcement
mechanisms and penality
for violators,
Persons located in
Glendale to separate
recyclables, compostables
and landfilled trash and
participate in recycling and
composting programs, ,
provide enforcement
mechanisms and penality
for violators,
Generator
s
Residential,
commercial
Res/Com/Multi family/
Special events.
Res/Com/Multi family/ Special
events.
Res/Com/Multi family Res/Com/Multi family/
Special events.
Material
Separated
Certain designated
recyclables are
required to be
separated by each
type of generator
including newspaper,
steel cans, glass, #1
 plastics (PETE &
HDPE), aluminum
Collection of plastic
bottles and jars, paper,
newspaper, metal
containers, cardboard,
and glass containers;
Recyclable materials means
those items specified in a
Franchise Agreement including
greenwaste that can be
recycled in a jurisdiction
Appropriate signage and
be color coded to identify
the type of reuse to be
deposited – blue for
recyclables, green for
compostables and black
for trash
Appropriate signage and
be color coded to identify
the type of reuse to be
deposited – blue for
recyclables, green for
compostables and black
for trash
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American, Gold Rush Chapter
President
Californians Against Waste, Board of
Directors
Northern California Recycling
Association, Past President
Expertise
• Zero Waste Programs and
Infrastructure
• Diversion Program Planning and
Implementation
• Economic Analysis and Financial
Planning
• Organics Management, Composting
and Anaerobic Digestion
• Stake-Holder Engagement, Public
Education and Social Marketing
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