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City Cou n cil Work Session
City of Edina, Minnesota
Edina City Hall Community Room
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
5:30 PM
I.Call To Order
II.Roll Call
III.Sustainability Strategy Update
IV.Residential Organics Recycling
V.Adjournment
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Date: Marc h 20, 2018 Agenda Item #: I I I.
To:Mayor and C ity C ouncil Item Type:
O ther
F rom:Tara Brown, S us tainability C oordinator
Item Activity:
Subject:S ustainability S trategy Update Information
C ITY O F E D IN A
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
A C TI O N R EQ U ES TED:
None.
I N TR O D U C TI O N:
S taff will present work related to sustainability goal and give a preview of priorities and work for the future.
AT TAC HME N T S:
Description
Sustainability Staff Pres entation
Sustainability Update: Council Work Session
Tara Brown, Sustainability Coordinator
March 2018
Vision Edina Theme:
Environmental Stewardship
There is a growing awareness of the impact that the built
environment has on the natural environment, and the individual
and collective responsibility we all have towards good
environmental stewardship. Community residents and
stakeholders believe that Edina can take an active and
ambitious internal and regional leadership role in promoting more
comprehensive recycling, smart building, and energy efficiency practices.
These themes couple well with the parallel benefits in smarter urban
planning, increased transportation options, and application of technology.
www.EdinaMN.gov 2
Sustainability Coordinator Role
Responsible for integrating sustainability principles and
goals into all projects and programs for the City of Edina
This role includes :
•Acting as a resource, partner, and liaison to all City departments on conservation and
sustainability matters
•Creating ambitious policies and programs, starting at a manageable scale
•Serving as the staff liaison to the Energy & Environment Commission (EEC)
•Reporting on performance management metrics related to the City’s conservation and
sustainability programs and projects
•Providing cost/benefit analysis of proposed environmental projects and programs
•Representing the City to other levels of government on conservation and sustainability issues.
•Preparing Conservation and Sustainability Fund (CAS Fund)projects, work plans, and
annual operating budgets
www.EdinaMN.gov 3
Community Solar Garden
www.EdinaMN.gov 4
Electricity Action Plan Goals
City Operations •Within the next 18 months lower the City’s
electricity GHG emissions by 7.5%
Residential
•750 homes take energy savings actions each year
•Double the number of Windsource subscribers and
double the average subscription in the next 18
months
Business •Reduce and/or off-set 2% of electricity usage
annually
www.EdinaMN.gov 5
City Operations
www.EdinaMN.gov 6
Conservation & Sustainability Fund
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2018 Capital Investments Actual 2017 Budget 2018 Budget 2019
Braemar Arena - Recommission Plan 30,000
Braemar Arena - Low Emissivity Ceiling 30,000
Braemar Arena - South & East Rink Lighting 100,000
Braemar Arena - Recommission Execution 100,000
Public Works - Office LED retrofit 20,000
Facility Replacement Upgrades 30,000
New Building Design 15,000
Edinborough ECO Efficiency Plan 50,000
City Hall ECO Efficiency Plan 50,000
Edinborough ECO Efficiency Execution 200,000
City Hall ECO Efficiency Execution 175,000
LED Retrofits 60,000
Facility Replacement Upgrades 250,000
New Building Design 15,000
New Building Sustainability Additions 200,000
Total Captial Improvements 71,665 325,000 1,000,000
Operating Costs 102,941 125,357 131,033
2019 Capital Investments
Residential Engagement
www.EdinaMN.gov 8
Business Outreach
www.EdinaMN.gov 9
Edina’s Purchasing Policy
The City of Edina is committed to pursuing
sustainable purchasing, meaning that we evaluate
our purchases based upon a triple-bottom line
framework that includes an assessment of the
budgetary, environmental, and community impact
of purchases. Individually, these considerations
address specific organizational priorities of the
City of Edina and holistically, they represent a
strategy that will ensures that the allocation of
public resources by the City will be sustainable
over time.
www.EdinaMN.gov 10
MNGreenCorps:
Fleet Emissions Reduction Project
1.Collect and organize internal data
2.Benchmark with regional cities
3.Engage with internal stakeholders
4.Create goals and Green Fleet best practices and internal policies
5.Implement policies
6.Measure results
www.EdinaMN.gov 11
On Going Support
www.EdinaMN.gov 12
2016-2017 in Summary:
Investment in new projects
www.EdinaMN.gov 13
2016 2017
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
EAP: Facility
EAP: Residential
EAP: Business
Purchasing Policy
Green Fleet
On Going Operations
Support
Community Solar Garden
Liaison EEC
Support Residential
engagement events
Sustainability Program Maturity
Interested
Investment
Involved
Committed
Integrated
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Current state
Future state with
additional
investment 5yrs
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Couple of
disjointed
projects
-Assets are
allocated
-Basic
processes
-Formal
initiatives
-Considered as
critical
-Highly involved
leadership
-Activities in silos
-Short term
projects
-Fundamental
element of
strategy
-Aligned
initiatives
-Clear processes
-Long term goals
-Becomes apart of
daily business
-All systems and
operations aligned to
strategy
-No longer discussed
or questioned
Commitment happens when
integrated into strategic policy
www.EdinaMN.gov 15
2018-2019 Budget Goals
1.Maintain physical assets and infrastructure
a)Incorporate sustainability practices into all City maintenance
and capital improvement decisions
b)Reduce the City operations’ electricity GHG emissions 5%,
(893,000 kWh) each year through ongoing facility
maintenance, capital improvements, and operational behavior
change
www.EdinaMN.gov 16
2018-2019 Budget Goals
3.Plan for connected & sustainable development
a)Support sustainable building practices and policies that
meet the need of redevelopment and renewal while
accomplishing our sustainability goals around carbon
emission reduction, waste, and water quality.
www.EdinaMN.gov 17
2018-2019 Work Plan
www.EdinaMN.gov 18
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Residential Outreach
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Edina Fourth of July Parade
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Energy House Parties
www.EdinaMN.gov 25
Windsource Enrollment Goal
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Date: Marc h 20, 2018 Agenda Item #: I V.
To:Mayor and C ity C ouncil Item Type:
O ther
F rom:Tara Brown, S us tainability C oordinator
Item Activity:
Subject:R es idential O rganics R ecycling Disc ussion
C ITY O F E D IN A
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
A C TI O N R EQ U ES TED:
C ouncil's input on preferred policy to move forward and present a strategy and timeline by state work plan
completion of Q2 2018.
I N TR O D U C TI O N:
As a part of the 2018-2019 Budget Work P lan, staff was tasked to 'Determine strategy and timeline for meeting
waste reduction goals with residential organics recycling by Q2 2018.' S taff will share information and policy
options related to residential organics.
AT TAC HME N T S:
Description
Staff Report: Residential Organics Recycling
Residential Organics Staff Presentation
March 20, 2018
Mayor and City Council
Tara Brown, Sustainability Coordinator
Solvei Wilmot, RS, Environmental Health Specialist/Recycling Coordinator
Residential Organics Recycling
Information / Background:
Vision Edina’s Environmental Stewardship Strategic Focus Area states: ‘Edina community is focused and invested
in world-class citywide resource management systems, built around the leading principles of environmental
sustainability.’ In the 2018-2019 Budget Work Plan, a strategy under Budget Goal #3 Connected & Sustainable
Development is to ‘Determine strategy and timeline for meeting waste reduction goals with residential organics
recycling by Q2 2018.’ This report details key information and policy options to support the community in
meeting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) and Hennepin County’s goal to recycle 75% of waste
as well as the city’s sustainability goal to reduce our GHG emissions 30% by 2025
Current waste management success in Edina
• Residents’ participation rate for the curbside recycling program is at 91%.
• Edina school system’s organics recycling makes up 21% of total waste; one of the highest diversion rates.
• Based on reporting from haulers, estimated residential waste mix is 50% waste, 26% recycling, 20% yard
waste, and 3% source separated compostable material collected by hauler that offers organics recycling
MPCA and County Direction
• MPCA’s Metropolitan Solid Waste Mater Plan 2016-2036 was approved on April 6, 2017 and outlined
the goals of municipal solid waste:
STAFF REPORT Page 2
• State statute requires Hennepin County to respond to MPCA’s plan to reach the goal of recycling 75%
of waste by 2030. To meet this, the County developed the 2018 Solid Waste Management Master Plan
and in it:
o Proposed Ordinance 13 in 2018 to require cities to provide residents the opportunity to recycle
organics by 2022.
o County will focus more on organics; including allocating 50% of SCORE Funding to organics
recycling residents by 2020.
• As a County, residential organics recycling sits at 3-4%, and the organics with yard waste sits at 10% for
the county, approximately 23% (organics with yard waste) for Edina in 2017. There has not been an
uptick in this number for seven years at the County level, which is one reason they are mandating
organics recycling to assist in getting the organics recovery to 12% by 2020 countywide. The other
reason is organics make up the largest percent of residential waste.
Why organics?
Each year, 40 percent of food in the
United States goes to waste. Not only
is an individual’s money spent on
purchasing food and the money spent
to haul wasted food wasted, but there
is the resource investment in fertilizer,
energy, water, cropland, and production
costs expended that is a loss to the
greater community.
In 2016, Hennepin County completed a
residential waste study report. The
study found 25% of the trash was
organics; yet only 4% of all residential
organics is being recovered (recycled).
Figure 1 shows the recycling rates by material. Clearly, Organics has the biggest opportunity and impact in
reducing waste to landfills.
Other municipalities, counties and states are seeing the value in separating organics at a larger scale including
our Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, and our city’s comparables of Highland Park, Manhattan Beach and Menlo Park
have all implemented some form of organics recycling to recapture the resource, reduce waste and reduce
GHG emissions.
Figure 1: Graph from 2016 Hennepin County
Waste Study Organics makes up 25% of the
trash
STAFF REPORT Page 3
City City
Contract
Everyone
Pays Hauler(s) Collection Method Program Cost Structure
Cost/
Year
Households
w/ Organics
Households
w/ Curbside
Recycling
Partici
pation
Rate
Minneapolis Yes Yes City & MRI Organics alone Included i n solid waste cost NA 46,228 106,855 43%
St. Louis Park Yes Yes Advanced Collected w/ yard waste Included in solid waste cost NA 3,596 12,362 29%
Wayzata Yes Yes Randy's Co-collected w/ trash Included in recycling cost ($96/year)* NA 379 1,285 29%
Medina Yes Yes Randy's Co-collected w/ trash Included in recycling cost ($60/year) NA 385 2,035 19%
St. Bonifacius Yes Yes Randy's Co-collected w/ trash Included in recycling cost ($60/year) NA 86 843 10%
Osseo Yes Yes Randy's Co-collected w/ trash Included in recycling cost ($70/year) NA 41 595 7%
Medicine Lake Yes Yes Randy's Co-collected w/ trash Included in recycling cost ($60/year) NA 37 168 22%
Maple Plain Yes No Randy's Co-collected w/ trash Additional cost $59-79 35 916 4%
Loretto Yes No Randy's Co-collected w/ trash Additional cost $59-80 16 268 6%
21 cities with
blue bag
organics
No No Open:
Randy's
Co-collected w/trash) Additional cost $59-89 1,226 149,157 0.8%
Edina No No Open:
Vierkant
Collected w/ yard waste Additional cost $59-89 not
reported
14,185 NA
Totals 52,029 288,669
Organic Recycling Programs in Hennepin County
Current programs reported in September 2017 as a part of SCORE grant applications
*Wayzata has a higher than average recycling and organics cost due to receiving a discount on trash
**See Appendix D for a list of 21 cities summarized in ’21 cities with blue bag organics’
STAFF REPORT Page 4
Current Policy Options
After engaging with multiple stakeholders, below is a high-level summary of potential policies. By 2022, Edina
will need to provide residents the opportunity to recycle organics. Additionally, to improve the organic
recycling rates, encouragement, education, and services will need to go beyond current actions.
Ordinance/
Policy
Meets
County
Mandate
Potential
Impact to
Organics
Recovery
Rate
Pros Cons Estimated cost
to residents
Resource
needs
No action No Remain at
3%
participation
Keep status quo Does not meet County
mandate. Penalty unknown.
None None
Include organic
collection
service as a
requirement for
hauler licensing
Yes Unknown.
No other
city has
tested this
policy.
- Be a test for the policy
- Gives parties interested in
organics the ability to
request service from hauler
- Ties organics recycling to
trash choices
-Delivery of service is left to
haulers which can lead to
inconsistent delivery and
education of service
-Depending on collection,
method there could be
more trucks
Organics is $59-
$89 per year by
two haulers that
choose to provide
the service in the
county
0.5 FTE
for
education
and
outreach
Curbside
Organics
Collection:
Voluntary Sign-
up, charge to
only those that
sign-up
Yes Of the 2
MN cities,
participation
ranges from
4% to 6%
-Gives parties interested in
organics the ability to
request service
- Will be challenging to get
the best rate, as the count of
participants will be a moving
target
- Cities that started with this
have moved to dispersing
cost of service to all
-Depending on collection
method there could be
more trucks
No current data
on cost.
1 FTE
headcount
to manage
organics
and
recycling
Curbside
Organics
Collection
similar to
recycling
program: cost
of service
dispersed to all.
Yes Of the 7
MN cities,
participation
ranges from
7% to 43%,
average is
23%
-Increase in participation
-Consistent service and
communication
-More consistent and
complete metrics
-Depending on collection
method, there could be less
trucks
- Depending on collection
method there could be
more trucks
- Depending on collection
there could be more bins to
move in and out
-Residents not composting
will subsidize residents in
citywide collection
Organics +
recycling is $60-
$96 per year
1 FTE
headcount
to manage
organics
and
recycling
Other considerations
No matter what policy Edina moves forward with, the below topics are considerations to advance organics.
• Capacity at processing sites – The capacity and type of materials accepted at processing continues
to change. Previously, a large hurdle to organics recycling was the little to no new capacity at processing
sites. However, this year SET site opened capacity for separate compostable and SMSC Compost Facility
opened co-mingled capacity. The current capacity removes one of the largest barriers to increased
organic collections, but this could change if capacity is contracted out.
STAFF REPORT Page 5
• Data and its impact on measuring success and attaining grant money. Currently, data is
inconsistent for waste collection, which makes it challenging to measure progress. For organics
recycling, the hauler that does provide organics recycling will not disclose the count of households
signed up for organics recycling. Without this data, we cannot report to Hennepin County the organic
recycling rates within the city. Not only does this leave us without an understanding of adoption rates,
we cannot request SCORE funding to support organics recycling.
• Shifts in SCORE Funding - County has already begun to shift the SCORE funding from general
recycling to organics. By 2020, half of the $3,600,000 in SCORE funding will be allocated to organics
recycling. This means the current funding of $172,857 Edina receives will be reduce to $108,035 in
three years. Edina’s ability to apply for the $1,800,000 SCORE funding available to organics recycling
will depend on the count of households recycling organics as a percent of the total households recycling
organics.
Further breakdown of Policy Options
No action – The proposed Hennepin County ordinance does not require the City to offer organic recycling
upon request to residents until 2022. The City can choose to take no action at this time and relook at the topic
in the future before the 2022 deadline. Note that the Energy and Environment recommended against this type
of action in their recommendation to Council in their Advisory Communication on September 14, 2017:
‘…Edina should look to institute city-wide curbside organics collection sooner than the 2022 date set forth by
the MPCA Solid Waste Master Plan. With the recycling contract up for bid in 2019, staff time would be best
spent drafting an RFP for organics collection by the end of 2018…’
Hauler license requirement – In requiring haulers to collect organic refuse, staff would recommend updating
the licensing requirements to include in renewal of licensing that residential waste hauler must provide organic
recycling services if requested by an Edina customer. This ties organic recycling to trash haulers. Additionally,
staff would recommend requiring haulers to disclose organic recycling household counts to ensure SCORE
funding is received and can be passed on to residents.
In 2016, Energy and Environment Commissioners, Michelle Horan and Melissa Seeley, and Recycling
Coordinator, Solvei Wilmot, met with four haulers to discuss the impacts of an organics recycling mandate.
Haulers voiced similar feedback. Feedback included:
1. The main concern is the lack of compost processing facilities. In 2016, there was no facility taking new
customers who mix yard waste and organics.
2. Concern over raising all customers’ yard waste rates if organics are collected with yard wastes.
3. Haulers are unsure if they will subcontract organics hauling or add truck to existing route. Concerned
about additional distance to travel to process and collect
4. Frustration regarding County’s mandate to reduce solid waste by 12% without the proper infrastructure
to collect/process organics.
5. Felt that it was too early for the city, but would comply if customers request organics
6. Overall, not entirely opposed to the organics collection, more concerned about the process of
collection and processing.
Since this discussion, additional site capacity opened in 2018 to take on organics collection, which removes
concern 1 and 4. While the program could launch under current staff resources, it would take away from
current education and staffing could not take on the additional educational support and outreach for both
haulers and residents to increase organics participation rates. It is recommended that funding up to $50,000 be
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provided annually for a part-time staff resource to meet educational needs. Additional cost beyond staff
resource for this policy would be a small budget for marketing and outreach which could be covered by SCORE
funding.
Curbside Organics Recycling – City-wide organics recycling program would allow residents a consistent
service like the city-wide curbside recycling program, will likely provide reduced rates for recycling and organics
collection to residents, creates more rigor around metrics, and consistent education to reduce contamination
and improve recycling rates. While case study cities have seen large participation and recovery from this service,
it is a large endeavor as it would mean the City would launch a new service to residents.
To support the new service a full-time staff resource is recommended; potential funding could be $90,000
annually. This resource request factors in learnings and efficiencies from neighboring cities that have
implemented services. Additional headcount will balance setting Edina up for residential solid waste reduction
for organics while providing the service at a level that Edina community comes to expect. Similar to curbside
recycling, funding the staff resource could be a part of the organics recycling service fee. Depending on the
collection type, additional cost could include marketing materials to launch the program or carts for organics
collection. SCORE grant can be used to offset some these costs as well contract cost of the curbside organics.
While neither of these are a guarantee, there are two resources that might be available to launch a program.
Hennepin County is looking to support two to three organic recycling pilots. The County may grant $20,000 to
$30,000 per year for two to three years. Additionally, there are GreenCorps members dedicated to waste
minimization that we could apply to host.
At the end of this year, Edina will have to bid out a recycling contract. If organics recycling is taken on by the
city, bidding it out at the same time as recycling could make the process efficient and potentially present savings.
Appendix
APPENDIX A: Definitions
Organic Waste: includes compost ingredients such as: coffee grounds, food wastes, fresh fruit, vegetable scraps,
fish and animal waste, plant materials, sanitary products, tissues, paper towels and paper that is not recyclable
because the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has determined that no other
person is willing to accept the paper for recycling. It does not include yard waste
Yard waste: grass clippings, plants, leaves and small branches
Source Separated Compostable Material: includes organic waste and may include yard waste. Collected
separately from refuse for the purpose of biodegradation at an approved compost facility.
Co-mingled: Organic waste and yard waste have not been separated and are mixed together in one cart or bag.
STAFF REPORT Page 7
Co-collected: Organic waste and yard waste are separated by placing organics into a sealed compostable bag and
placed into a cart with yard waste, or a cart with recycling, or a cart with refuse. The bagged organic material is
then removed later at a recovery facility and then delivered to a compost facility. The other materials in the cart
(yard waste or recycling or refuse) are processed separately.
APPENDIX B: Content from Hennepin County Staff from reviewing organic collection programs
What do we know from existing organics programs?
The following program elements yield better results:
• Curbside (vs. drop-offs)
• City contract (vs. open system)
• Everyone pays (vs. only subscribers pay)
• Opt out (vs. opt in)
o Opt in means only those who sign up get a cart/service
o Opt out means everyone gets a cart/service to begin with
All programs are currently opt in (sign up to participate) with weekly pickup.
The table below summarizes the most commonly cited barriers to implementing organics recycling.
Barriers to Organics Experience
Don’t really want another cart
Minneapolis has successfully implemented organics with another
cart. St. Louis Park residents receive another cart if they sign up
for organics. Both those cities are higher density cities with less
space. Wayzata initially used a separate cart for organics and
participation was actually higher than it is now with the Blue Bag
system.
Don’t want another truck on the streets
Trash collection is responsible for putting the most trucks on the
roads. Cities with open trash collection often have 4+ garbage
trucks driving around. St. Louis Park has 3 trucks total, for all its
programs. Cities with the best organics programs have fewer
trucks than cities without organics.
Low demand from residents
The same was said about Minneapolis and St. Louis Park. It’s
difficult to promote a program that doesn’t exist. First, people
need the opportunity to participate. Then participation will grow
over time with education and outreach, following a path similar
to the development of recycling.
It’s an additional cost
Residents that live in cities with the best organics programs often
pay less for waste services than residents in cities without
organics. Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Medina, and Wayzata
charge less than $275/household/year for recycling, organics and
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trash. Most residents pay $275 to $315 per year just for recycling
and trash service.
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How can we move forward on organics?
Organics Options County Staff Comments
Status quo
Without requirements, progress has been slow. The county has provided
extensive technical and financial support to get organics programs going.
The only new citywide programs in the last 6 years are Minneapolis and St.
Louis Park. The county board required Minneapolis to implement curbside
organics. St. Louis Park has a progressive council.
Drop-off sites
Drop-offs are a good way to build awareness and support for organics, but
only the dedicated participate. Drop-offs helped Minneapolis with a smooth
transition to a curbside program by educating residents on why organics
recycling is important and what’s accepted.
Hauler licensing conditions
If every licensed hauler had to provide organics service upon request, the
market would be fragmented. This fragmentation would likely inhibit
efficient collection and financial viability. Haulers may choose to sub-
contract or essentially price themselves out of the market by only offering
organics service at an exorbitant price.
Organics with recycling RFP
Organics are defined as a recyclable material by state statute. Of the 44
cities in the county, 42 contract for recycling. Including organics with the
recycling RFP is a low-risk way to see what options are available. The city
reserves the right to choose if and how to proceed with organics after
proposals are received and reviewed.
Separate contract for organics
If a city doesn’t want to include organics with their recycling RFP, they can
put out a separate RFP for organics. This is an option if the expiration of the
recycling contract doesn’t align with the timeline for organics
implementation and the city prefers not to amend the recycling contract.
Organized collection This would allow cities to create the organics program of their choice at the
best price; however, it’s not politically feasible in most cities.
County requirement
One staff proposal to increase organics diversion is to revise Ordinance 13
to require cities to contract for organics by January 1, 2021. The goal is to
give residents the opportunity to participate in organics recycling and
create programs that yield the best results.
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APPENDIX C: List of cities using blue bag
City Blue Bag Participants Open or Organized
Brooklyn Center 4 Open
Brooklyn Park 9 Open
Corcoran 115 Open
Crystal 27 Open
Dayton 7 Open
Golden Valley 41 Open
Greenfield 4 Open
Greenwood 6 Open
Hanover 4 Open
Independence 16 Open
Long Lake 5 Open
Loretto 16 Organized
Maple Grove 52 Open
Maple Plain 35 Organized
Medicine Lake 37 Organized
Medina 385 Organized
Minnetonka 596 Open
Minnetrista 13 Open
Mound 18 Open
New Hope 11 Open
Orono 96 Open
Osseo 41 Organized
Plymouth 99 Open
Richfield 50 Open
Rogers 13 Open
Shorewood 40 Open
St. Bonifacius 86 Organized
Wayzata 379 Organized
Total 2,205
APPENDIX D: Example of City Promotions that Launched Organics Programs
St. Louis Park
New customer incentive. As of May 1, 2016 the city is offering two free quarters (a $20 value) to the first 1,000
new customers who sign up for organics recycling. This will appear as a one-time credit on the quarterly utility
bill. Already part of the program? Receive one free quarter (a $10 value) for each new customer you refer who
signs up and mentions your name and address.
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Minneapolis
Education campaign:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/www/groups/public/@publicworks/documents/webcontent/wcmsp-187850.pdf
Minnetonka
In Minnetonka Memo newsletter: The first 150 Minnetonka residents who sign up for organics recycling in 2016
will receive one free year of service, paid for by the city. Existing organics customers, don’t feel left out! As part
of the grant program, the city is providing a limited supply of compostable bags and kitchen containers to both
new and existing organics customers for no charge. Stop by the Public Works Facility at 11522 Minnetonka
Boulevard to get a container and 25 bags.
http://eminnetonka.com/images/Minnetonka%20Memo/Memo_feb2016_final.pdf
Medina
$20 credit on your garbage bill if you are a new organics recycling customer and or an existing organics
customer who refers new participants. This offer is limited to the first 340 new customers and referrals and
only available to Medina residents. The referral incentive is only available to organics recycling customers who
were part of the program prior to August 1, 2016. Referrals must mention your name and address when signing
up. You can receive a $20 credit for each new customer you refer, up to 4 new households – that means you
could receive up to an $80 credit on your garbage bill!
http://medinamn.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Aug-Sept-2016-Newsletter-Story-Organics-Incentive-20-
Credit.pdf
Residential Organics Recycling
2018-2019 Budget Work Plan
Under Goal # 3 Connected & Sustainable Development:
•Determine strategy and timeline for meeting waste reduction
goals with residential organics recycling by Q2 2018.
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Background
•MPCA’s Metropolitan Solid Waste Mater Plan 2016-2036 outlined the
goals of municipal solid waste:
•To meet this, 2018 Hennepin County Solid Waste Management Master
Plan proposed Ordinance 13 in 2018 to require cities to provide
residents the opportunity to recycle organics by 2022.
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Why organics?
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Programs in Hennepin County
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City City
Contract
Everyone
Pays Program Cost Structure Cost/
Year
Households
w/ Organics
Households
w/ Curbside
Recycling
Participat
ion Rate
Minneapolis Yes Yes Included in solid waste cost NA 46,228 106,855 43%
St. Louis Park Yes Yes Included in solid waste cost NA 3,596 12,362 29%
Wayzata Yes Yes Included in recycling cost ($96/year)*NA 379 1,285 29%
Medina Yes Yes Included in recycling cost ($60/year)NA 385 2,035 19%
St. Bonifacius Yes Yes Included in recycling cost ($60/year)NA 86 843 10%
Osseo Yes Yes Included in recycling cost ($70/year)NA 41 595 7%
Medicine Lake Yes Yes Included in recycling cost ($60/year)NA 37 168 22%
Maple Plain Yes No Additional cost $59-79 35 916 4%
Loretto Yes No Additional cost $59-80 16 268 6%
21 cities with
blue bag
organics
No No Additional cost $59-89 1,226 149,157 0.8%
Edina No No Additional cost $59-89 not
reported
14,185 NA
Totals 52,029 288,669
Policy Options
Ordinance/ Policy
Meets
County
Mandate
Potential Impact to Organics
Recovery Rate
No action No Remain at 3% participation
Include organic collection service as a
requirement for hauler licensing
Yes Unknown. No other city has tested
this policy.
Curbside Organics Collection:
Voluntary Sign-up, charge to only
those that sign -up
Yes Of the 2 MN cities, participation
ranges from 4% to 6%
Curbside Organics Collection similar
to recycling program: cost of service
dispersed to all.
Yes Of the 7 MN cities, participation
ranges from 7% to 43%, average is
23%
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Hauler Licensing Requirement
Meets
County
Mandate
Potential
Impact to
Organics
Recovery
Rate
Pros Cons
Estimated
cost to
residents
Resource
needs
Yes Unknown.
No other
city has
tested this
policy.
-Be a test for the
policy
-Gives parties
interested in organics
the ability to request
service from hauler
-Ties organics recycling
to trash choices
-Delivery of service is left
to haulers which can lead
to inconsistent delivery
and education of service
-Depending on collection,
method there could be
more trucks
Organics is
$59-$89 per
year by two
haulers that
choose to
provide the
service in the
county
0.5 FTE
for
education
and
outreach
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Curbside Organics Policy Option
Meets
County
Mandate
Potential
Impact to
Organics
Recovery
Rate
Pros Cons
Estimated
cost to
residents
Resource
needs
Yes Of the 7 MN
cities,
participation
ranges from
7% to 43%,
average is
23%
-Increase in
participation
-Consistent service and
communication
-More consistent and
complete metrics
-Depending on
collection method,
there could be less
trucks
-Depending on collection
method there could be more
trucks
-Depending on collection
there could be more bins to
move in and out
-Residents not composting
will subsidize residents in
citywide collection
Organics +
recycling
is $60-
$96 per
year
1 FTE
headcoun
t to
manage
organics
and
recycling
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Curbside Organics RecyclingOffered through haulers
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Curbside Organics RecyclingOffered through haulers
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Curbside Organics RecyclingOffered through haulers
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Curbside Organics RecyclingOffered through haulers
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Curbside Organics RecyclingOffered through haulers
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Questions and Next Steps
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