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Revolutionizing Waste Management: How Unit-Based Pricing Benefits Americans

SMART Waste Management is transforming how Americans perceive and handle trash. By implementing unit-based pricing, communities can significantly reduce waste generation while saving money. In Worcester, MA, and San Francisco, CA, populations experience remarkable success with this approach, resulting in decreased residential trash by nearly 49% and increased recycling rates by 77%. This innovative system empowers residents to pay for what they produce, promoting source reduction and fostering a waste-conscious community. Discover how SMART Waste Management can change lives and support sustainability.

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Revolutionizing Waste Management: How Unit-Based Pricing Benefits Americans

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  1. SMART Waste Management Changing the way Americans value trash

  2. S-M-A-R-T Save Money And Reduce Trash Residents can save when they reduce the amount of trash they produce

  3. Unit-based Pricing Sends a Clear Message Worcester, MA Population 173,000 San Francisco, CA Population 775,000 Unit based pricing is just a different way of paying for waste

  4. PAYT vs Non PAYT per capita Trash 472 916

  5. Inspiration Worcester MA

  6. Boston GlobeFebruary 2007

  7. 49% Decrease in Residential Trash

  8. Average per capita Recycling up 77%

  9. Decrease in overall waste generation 35%  Source Reduction 35%

  10. US Residential per capita Disposalsource Resource Recycling April 2008 Numbers represent 2005,2006,2007 estimates of tonnages sent to lands or waste to energy facilities *San Francisco has local tip fee of $117 per ton

  11. Seoul Korea VGCF System - Before / After • Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Before VGCF was 12,238 ton/day • Municipal Solid Waste Disposal After VGCF was7,013 ton/day

  12. Zurich Switzerland reduced waste 41%

  13. Europe per capita disposalPolluter Pays Principle Source: Institute for Public Policy Research 2007

  14. PAYT – a SMART BET MaldenWaste Before SMART Projection After SMART The City of Malden would save $817,000 annually in avoided disposal

  15. Malden MA before and after

  16. Core Residential Waste • US MSW 2007 ‘Facts and Figures’ = 170 million tons of waste after compost and recycling • 60% Residential = 102 million tons • New England Study suggests about 20+% of household waste is recoded as commercial • Potential US waste reduction 50 million tons

  17. 60 communities non-PAYT Overcoming the Obstacle 66 communities PAYT Now that you have implemented PAYT do your residents like it? 100% feel their residents are extremely happy • What is the main barrier to PAYT • 75% are afraid of PAYT for political reasons – afraid residents will be unhappy • 20% feel their residents will think it is just an additional tax

  18. SMART vs. Recycle Bank ‘North Shore Massachusetts Communities Implement Waste Diversion Programs: PAYT Results Clearly Stand Out’ EPA SPRING 2009 Bulletin

  19. Duxbury MA One Month After Implementation July 2007

  20. Middletown Rhode Island SMART

  21. MSW for the Town of Stafford, CT

  22. How Can You Get SMART? • Go to EPA SMART BET and assess the cities potential for Cost and GHG reductions • Find a Coach to help you through the Politics • Start an Advisory Committee to officially investigate SMART and carry out Implementation • Create an easy, cost-effective Implementation Strategy to fit w/your current Collection Structure

  23. Residents Want – Right to Choose ‘Kicking the Cans ‘July 29, 2008 Should people who throw out more trash pay higher disposal bills? 84% - YES 16% - NO

  24. SMART Waste Management “Changing the Way Americans Value Trash” By: Kristen Brown Green Waste Solutions kristen@thewastesolution.com 843-241-3276

  25. SMART BET TOOL

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