2. What Does Universal Recycling Mean for You?

3. Universal Recycling Understanding Universal Recycling
Recycling 101/Tips and Advice
Composting

4. PART ONE

5. Universal Recycling changes our view of waste
from this …

6. To This …

7. Add Text, an Image, or Both

8. Universal Recycling Law
July 1, 2014 – LAST YEAR
Transfer Stations/Drop-Off Facilities must accept residential recyclables at no extra charge
Food scrap generators of 104 tons/year (2 tons/week) must divert material to any certified facility within 20 miles 

9. Statewide unit based pricing Recyclables banned from the landfill
TIMELINE
July 1, 2015 – THIS YEAR
Statewide unit based pricing
Recyclables banned from the landfill
Haulers must offer residential recycling collection at at no extra charge
Public buildings must provide recycling containers alongside all trash containers in public spaces
Food scrap generators of 52 tons/year (1 ton/week) must divert material to any certified facility within 20 miles

10. Leaf, yard, and clean wood debris are banned from the landfill
TIMELINE
July 1, 2016 – NEXT YEAR
Leaf, yard, and clean wood debris are banned from the landfill
Haulers must offer leaf and yard debris collection
Food scrap generators of 26 tons/year (1/2 ton/week) must divert material to any certified facility within 20 miles

11. Transfer Stations/Drop-Off Facilities must accept food scraps
TIMELINE
July 1, 2017
Transfer Stations/Drop-Off Facilities must accept food scraps
Haulers must offer food scrap collection
Food scrap generators of 18 tons/year (1/3 ton/week) must divert material to any certified facility within 20 miles (i.e. smaller restaurant)
July 1, 2020
Food scraps are banned from the landfill
And we are on our way to Zero Waste!

12. Recycling 101 (and beyond)
PART TWO
Recycling 101
(and beyond)

13. SIDE NOTE

14. It’s Simple

15. Single Stream Easiest kind of recycling Materials sorted at MRF
Lower value
Contamination is often high

16. Sorting Higher Value Materials uncontaminated
Better for environment and business
Harder to do, but worth the effort
ASK your attendant with questions

17. What NOT to Recycle Styrofoam Plastic Bags Food soiled materials
Smaller than 2” x 2”
Larger than 2’ x 2’
Coffee cups
“compostable” dishware
Any paper that has touched your face (napkins, tissues, paper towels)

18. Recycle Your Food Scraps! … Compost
PART THREE
Recycle Your Food Scraps! … Compost

19. Food Scrap Priority

20. Home Compost

21. What to compost? Anything edible
Any plant product EXCEPT floral products
Coffee & tea bags
Shredded paper
Shredded newspaper or cardboard
Leaves, grass clippings, etc.
Home compost is different than large-scale commercial compost

22. THANK YOU!

23. Stump the Recycler?

24. Cassandra Hemenway 802-229-9383 x102 cassandrah@cvswmd.org cvswmd.org
Questions?
Cassandra Hemenway
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cvswmd.org