MUNICIPAL1 Getting To Yes: WInchester, Prassede Calabi
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The document discusses changes made to the town of Winchester's trash and recycling practices. It summarizes that: 1) Switching from a dual to single stream recycling program resulted in a 95 ton increase in recycling and 283 ton decrease in trash. 2) Preliminary data from a SMART pilot program showed households in the program had a recycling to trash ratio of 1:1.6 compared to 2.4:1 for other households. 3) Overall, changes have reduced the average amount of trash per household from initially 1.1 tons to 1 ton, and 0.18 tons for households in the SMART program, through increased recycling.
MUNICIPAL1 Getting To Yes: WInchester, Prassede Calabi
- 1. Norman Doucette, Winchester DPW, Prassede Calabi, Trash Pickers (Winchester DPW) 1
- 2. Conditions Self-supporting Transfer Station No curbside pick-up 5000 HH, fee base Changes in Trash practice Dual stream to Single stream (townwide) SMART pilot program (500 HH) (private food waste composting option: HH AND pilot restaurant program) 2
- 3. Effects of change - RECYCLING: 2012, 2013 Dual to Single Stream Recycling increase: 95 tons SW decrease: 283 tons 3
- 4. Effects of change - SMART: prelim data (March) Trash Recycling RATIO 2013 All HH 340 ton 143 2.4 2014 non-SMART HH 337 102 3 2014 SMART HH 10 16 0.60 4
- 5. NET effects of all change Trash/ HH Tons Trash /Year to Recycling INITIALLY 1.1 tons ~3/1 Single Stream 1 ton ~2.4/1 SMART pilot 0.18 tons 1/1.6 5
- 6. Sequence Thrash around Identify the problem(s) Cast about for solutions Try to implement them Find work-around for apparent barriers e.g. our first step - residential trash - at transfer Station 6
- 7. change in staff, government (retirements, elections, new leaders) cultural change related already existing programs MassDEP recycling coordinator! chance! 7
- 8. Partner with DPW /whoever Crunch cost/savings numbers Present the data to everyone - municipal government (TM, BOS) - residents, (utility bills, on town website) - write newspaper, (online and hardcopy) - post on residents FB pages - Talk (Rotary, LWV, Scouts) - Leaflet (Town Day/ Farmers Market/ schools) - Email school- parents 8
- 9. grant: MassDEP Recycling Coordinator Electronic Survey info w/o confrontation ask enough questions make it safe to lead allow data-based decisions perspective on trash ideas know your audience Seize opportunities 9
- 10. identify problem(s) build cred, - financial cred - emotional cred (happiness) make data-based decisions start with easy-to-implement change survey is information w/o confrontation JUST DO WHAT IT TAKES! 10
- 11. DPW esp. Jay Gill, LeeAnn Mcgahan Town Manager Richard Howard Acting Town Manager Mary Ellen Lannon Board Of Selectmen Trash Pickers esp I.Geis, F.Nace, J.Cabral Carolyn Dann, Mass DEP 11
- 12. Effects of change - RECYCLING: Dual to Single Stream Dual SR 2011-2012 1633 tons SSR 2012- 2013 1728 tons NET recycling increase: 95 tons 12