{"id":13406,"date":"1999-11-23T18:32:19","date_gmt":"1999-11-23T18:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/cutting-the-waste-stream-in-half-fitchburg-wi-portland-or-and-seattle\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:48:58","slug":"cutting-the-waste-stream-in-half","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/cutting-the-waste-stream-in-half","title":{"rendered":"Cutting the Waste Stream in Half – Fitchburg, WI, Portland, OR, and Seattle"},"template":"","class_list":["post-13406","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-fact-sheets-guides","initiatives-composting-for-community","authors-ilsr"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":7092,"background_color":"","article_type":[31],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":false,"impact_areas":false,"abstract":"

These case studies-\u00a0Fitchburg, WI,\u00a0Portland OR, and\u00a0Seattle, WA, were conducted by ILSR for the US Environmental Protection Agency, and are part of a larger study called\u00a0Cutting the Waste Stream in Half: Community Record-Setters Show How\u00a0(download\u00a0full report\u00a0or\u00a0fact sheet packet). Each case study presents that city’s recycling strategies as well as the laws and policies from which the strategies … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","authors_tax":[622]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

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These case studies-\u00a0Fitchburg, WI<\/a>,\u00a0Portland OR<\/a>, y\u00a0Seattle, WA<\/a>, were conducted by ILSR for the US Environmental Protection Agency, and are part of a larger study called\u00a0Cutting the Waste Stream in Half: Community Record-Setters Show How<\/em>\u00a0(download\u00a0full report<\/a>\u00a0o\u00a0fact sheet packet<\/a>). Each case study presents that city’s recycling strategies as well as the laws and policies from which the strategies derive.<\/p>\n

Strategies driving record-setting waste reduction levels include:<\/p>\n

Targeting a wide range of materials<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accepting a wide range of materials increases the proportion of recoverable waste. Record-setting communities recover 17 to 31 different types of materials. Paper and yard trimmings are especially important. Paper recovery contributes 12 to 45% of residential materials diverted. Composting of yard debris diverts 17 to 43% of total residential waste in these communities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Composting<\/strong><\/p>\n

For many record-setting communities, composting accounts for more than half of all residential waste reduction. Fall leaf collection may be the single largest contributor to waste reduction in communities with fall seasons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Designing for convenience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Residents are more likely to participate if set-out requirements are uncomplicated and recyclables collection is frequent. Providing adequate containers for material storage and set-out also improves convenience. Providing both curbside collection and drop-off sites for collection gives residents more recycling options. On-site recycling at multi-family buildings makes recycling convenient to more residents.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Using “pay-as-you-throw” trash fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) systems, residents pay by volume or weight for trash they set out at the curb. Such fees are a direct economic incentive to reduce trash and recover as much as possible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Requiring resident participation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local requirements ad mandates encourage program participation. The majority of record-setters in the ILSR\/EPA report have some type of local ordinance requiring residents to source-separate or banning set-out of designated materials with their trash.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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