s:w' THE. WASTE ST.REAM J.OURNAL 3f?> A Waste Reduction Newsletter of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs * * * VOL. lII NO. 3 FALL1999 **** IT'S ON US Disposal Increases Talkin' Trash Rivers Alive! Annual Report * ** .* * * Statewide River. on Solid Waste Released by DCA The Public Sector . fter several months of A . negotiations, the Cobb The Private Sector GreenMan Technologies of (}eorgia Inc., has. increased Cleanup Week Targets Waterways County Board of production capacity by over Local Governments Commissioners vote.d to 40% at its Jackson facility. assume full control over the The plant, which processes Awareness Promoted, Report More Recycling Services Available Bedminster composting facility in Marietta. Cobb County built the $26 scrap tires, is now capable of Preservation Targeted processing I0 million scrap tires on an annual.basis. As a . million plant as a way to result of the increased.. Keep Georgia Beautiful will After decreasjng in the 1997 fiscal year, Georgia's per capita waste disposal increased in 1998; according recycle much ofits solid waste stream and handed .over management of the facility to Bedminster Bioconversion capacity, GreenManis able to fully consolidate tires from its Lawrenceville operation and extend its. range ofservice to to the recently released l99_8 Georgia Solid Waste Management Annual Report. During the 1998 fiscal year, Georgians disposed of 10.75 million tons of solid waste, or 7.70 pounds per person per day.. In FY97, Georgians disposed of 9.86 million tons or 7.35 tons per person per day. Because disposal rat.es have increased in. recent years, Georgians still need to reduc~ the amount ofwaste produced to 5.33 pounds per person per day in order to meet the 25% waste reduction goal that has been set fotthe state. In a letter introducing the. Corporation, which operated include areas in Tennessee, the busiriess as a public- Alabama and Florida. private partnership. The composting planthas *** operated at a loss since it Caraustar Industries Inc., of opened in 1996 and, as part of Austell, is buying five folding thetakeover agreement, Cobb carton plants from Tenneco County will pay more than Inc. The five plants converted $175,000 t6 cover debts 64,000 tons of paperboard accumulated by Bedminster. into packaging last year, Cobb County will also assume . including 37 ,000 terns of Bedminster 's annual operation recycled fiber. budget and payroll costs of$2 million. Cobb officials remain confident that the. plant will sufficiently handle its future waste disposal needs without havirigto.site and open a new landfill. ***. . Stoffel Seals Corporation of Tallapoosa . was recently honored by .. the Georgia Chamber ofCommerce at the 25th Annual Environmental Conference. Stoffel produces labels .and tags for the food be partnering with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to coordinate a statewide river .and streani cleanup, which will be. held OCtober 9-17. '.'Rivers Alive!" is being held in cooperation with the annual "Help the Hooch'' an.d ''River Awareness" events. ''Rivers Alive!" is a. statewide event that targ~ts all waterways in Georgia, including streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. .The program's mission is to create awareness of the preservation pf G,eorgia's water resources. The eighth annual event offers participants . the. opportunity to give something .back to t.he environment. . Keep Georgia Beautiful has joined in this campaign .because river cleanups are report, DCA Commissioner Jim Higdon, EPD Direct9r *** Rep. Cynthia McKinney (P- processing and garment.. another tool in it~ litter industries. . . . prevention campaign. Harold Reheis, P2AD Director Ga.) is calling on the U.S.. The company has taken "Keep Georgia Beautiful .Robert !(err, and GEFA Environmental Protection numerous steps to reduce the fights litter where it occurs," . Executive Director Paul Bi.:irks Agency to investigate amount of hazardous waste .. said Lynn Cobb, Manager of wrote that although Georgians allegations thata landfill in created in it.s production Keep Georgia Beautiful. "Our still need to be concerned. about proper solid waste See PUBLIC on page 11: 1& See PRIVATE on page 11: 1& rivers and streams tend to be the final resting place oflitter management, cities and comities are adjusting their In This Issue that started out on m;tr streets." Cobb. says that this event solid waste management practiCes to accommodate America RecyclesDay in Georgia, pg. 6. will highlight the importance of the statewide river cleanup changes in the state. 1.nrnate 1.abor problems strike Crisp County splid waste facility, pg. 8. as well as educate the public With the unprecedented growth in Georgia, combined Erasing the writing on the wall, pg. 9. about the m:any hazards of litter.. . .with a number of natural Earth Day pqster contest seeks entries, pg. 12 "By, becoming involved in . See REPORT on pg. 11: 1& , See CLEANUP on pg. 3: ~ THE WASTE STREAM JOURNALFALL1999 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Christmas Trees Wanted for Chipper 2000 "Bring One For the Chipp~r" celebrates 10th anniversary It's never too early to start thinking about the holidays. It's also never too early to start thiriking about what to do with your Christmas tree once all ofthe needles have started to litter the floor and all ofthe presents have long since drained every battery in the house. Once again th1s year, cit~es and counties across the state will host Christmas tree collection and recycli11g events in cooperation with the 10th annual '.'Bring One For the Chipper" program. The program, sponsored by DCA; The Home Depot,. Georgia Power, GeorgiaPacific, The DaveyTree Expert Company, and WXIA-TV, has been responsible for the collection and recycling of nearly three million Christmas trees since the inaugural event in 1990. ''.Wha:t started out as a small, one community event has grown into one of the largest environmental events in the Southeast," said program coordinator Heather Leo. "As we celebrate Chipper's tenth anniversary we reflect back on our original and ongoing goal ofeducating the public on recycling issues and environmental preservation." Last season's event diverted 327,578 trees from disposal in landfills. Most of these trees were chipped into mulch, but a growing number of trees are being deposited into lakes for use as fish habitat. Nearly 400collection sites were put into place throughout the state in 128 different communities. Besides being the program's 10th anniversary, it will be the first major environmental event of the new millennium. "We have affectionately dubbed the eventthis year 'Chipper2000' to generate more excitement and put a new t\Vist ori the event;" Leo said. "Although there are no major changes, we hope to .generate even more interest in the program." As always, the sponsors of the event have donated 100,000 tree seedlings to invited to participate. All participantswill be given .away in exchange to residents be supplied publicity materials, press dropping off their Christmas trees at releases, public service announcements, designated locations, flyers, tree hangers, promotional signs, "By offeringa tree seedling in exchange and directional $igns. If your city or for a Christmas tree, we are practicing county has not received information ab.out environmental .conservation," .Leo said. the event and you would like to ,"The. seedlings will also help beautify participate, please contact Heather Leo many areas where trees have been (see page 10). removed due to construction or natural A complete list of participating disasters." communities and local collection sites The event is again.being organized this will be added to the DCA Web site after year by Keep Georgia Beautiful. All local Decemberl. governments in Georgia will be notified The site can .be accessed at about the event in October, and have been w'ww.dca.state.ga.us. Greeting Cards Recycled by Sf Jude's Ranch for Children Holiday cards are always too pretty to throw away, but over time can accillnulate andtake up valuable space in the home. Now, all ofthose cards canbe put to good use through a greeting card recycling program at St. Jude's Ranch for Children. Children at the facility receive the cards, cutthe fronts, and glue them on preprinted card backs. These are then sold in . pack;:iges with the proceeds being split between the child, the Ranch and a. field trip fund. . .. Carroll County Recycling Coordinator Laural Harrison began the program last year and has seen great success. "I'm delighted we can contribute to recycling and help children at the same . time," Harrison said. Cards can be mailed to St. Jude.'s Ranch Employees of The Davey Tree Expert Company feed Christmas trees through a chipper for Children, 100 SL Jude's Street, during the 9th annual "Brilig One For the Chipper" at the Smyrna Home Depot location. Boulder City, Nevada 89005. 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF COMMUNITYAFFAIRS Teaching the Teachers Fr~e Solid.Waste Workshops Available Hilllgry for garbag{pizza? positive behavior, foster Did you read your litter socia1 respqnsibility and literature this suinmer? Do respect for the environment, . you want to'recycle by th~ and y11rich iM ]earning numbers? . . . .. experience;. With .a little help from sing a . hands~on can Keep GeorgiaBeautiful, au approach, the workshops of these questions be qffer. foferdisciplinary easily answered tlm:mgh its instrtiction for. teachers to Waste in Plac W6rkshops educate their students about offered to educators . sol.id waste problems and throughout the state.. .. solutions. The workshops deal with Keep Georgia .Beautiful solidwaste management has received grant funding issues and the environment for the'progrilm. vyhenat The goal of the worki;hops least 20 educators attend; the is to instill proper ~aste program is conductedfre~ Of handlillg praqtices in young cb.arge to the community or students: . . school system.Included with the workshop's .are each workshopis 3: copy of de~igned for kindergarte.n the curricuhun notel:Jook and through .sixth gra4e, and can qorrefation with the . state's be adapted to rrieettheneeds. . Quality Core ~urric,ulum: of older students'. The educationalresources . It is crucial th\lt these for teachers ancLstudents futur.e lead.ers understand,: . provide a very. .bafa.nced waste issues and how waste perspectiv~ ofwaste a11d the cari lfe managed. Jhere will options fot its management always be garbage.that must in clear. and user~friendly . be dealt with safeiy; even formats. after recycling, c()!Il.postill:g,. .For m.oreinformahon on and. source .reduction have the curricula qr apcrutsetting done theirpart . .. upa te.acb,er workshop, Developed and fieltl- cont;:i.ct your. locaJ Keep tested by. professional America Beautiful affiliate, educators and waste experts, ofKeep Georgia '.Beautiflll's the curricuic1 is'.being used 'waste In Place coordinatot, . natioirwjde by tho.t!'sands 6t' Rhonda ~oplin (please see teachers to influence page 10). Rivers Targetedfor Cleanup continued from page I Rivers Alive!, Keep Georgia Beautiful is hoping to raise t_he public's awareness of the importance ofclean water and the effects litter has on our rivers and streams,'' she said; Georgia has more than . 70,000 miles of streams and rivers that provide residents with fresh drinking water and recreational opportunities. More than 3,600 individuals volunteered 16,000 hours to collect 47,500 bags of trash during last year's river cleanup. More than 30 dump fruck loads of garbage and about 12 tons ofmiscellaneous items were collected. For information call.1-888373-5947 or visit their Web site at www.riversalive.org. Hartmann Joins DCA Staff DCA welcomes the addition ofRandy Hartmann to the Office ofEnvironmental Management. Hartmann was recently named Director of OEM, replacing Robin Meyer who was named Division Director ofDCA's Housing Finance Division. Hartmann will be responsible for DCA programs that address solid waste issues, including waste reduction, recycling, waste management, and community efforts such as Keep Georgia Beautiful. Hartmann also oversees the review and approval of local solid waste management plans, numerous publications, and special events. Prior to joining DCA, Hartmann was a Program Manager with P2AD, working with local business and industry to reduce waste. Nominations Being Accepted for Keep Georgia Beautiful Awards A notice is being mailed in natural beauty of Georgia. Novemberto local government To be eligible for a Keep . officials, businesses, and Georgia Beautiful award, a organizations requesting nominee must have completed nominations for the annual one of the following: Keep Georgia Beautiful demonstrated environmental Awards. stewardship; demonstrated a In years past, Keep Georgia continuing effort for ongoing Beautiful has mailed the action in environmental complete application to the improvement; changed local governments and community waste handling organizations: This year, it has practices; and /or educated the decided to avoid the possible community about proper .wastefulness ofa large mailout handling arid disposal of solid by mailing the application only waste. to those specifically requesting Litter prevention, beautifica- one after receiving the postcard tion, and waste minimization notification. awardswill be given to ncin- Also, for the first time ever, profit groups; youth groups the nomination form can be and schools, government downloaded from the Keep agencies, and business and .GeorgiaBea\ttiful Web site any professional organizations. time after Thanksgiving at Individual awards willbe www.KeepGeorgiaBeautiful.com. given to man, woman, publk "We are constantly teaching works employee, student and others to reduce waste any way KAB director of the year. they. possibly can,'' said Nominations will also be Rhonda Koplin, coordinator of accepted recognizing the local the awards. luncheon. "It was KAB affiliates. time for us to do ourpartto ct Nominations must be down on the potential waste postmarked by January 18, and postage costs associated 2000. The Keep Georgia with such a large mailing." Beautiful Awards Luncheon Keep Georgia Beautiful's will be held at the Georgia award program honors World Congress Center on individuals, orga:qizations, and March 9, 2000. a companies that participate in Ifyou or someone you know ongoing efforts to prevent needs nomination form and litter, improve community you could not download it waste handling practices, and from the Web site, please call preserve the environment and Rhonda Koplin (see page 10). 3 THE WASTE STREAM JOURNAL FALL1999 _;.,-_'------,-,----------'-,--..,.-----'-,------'----'-'----'-,- Oiicken, Cardboard, & Composting Hall County Compost Facility Handles Waste Productsfrom Local Industries While Georgia may be Natural Resources wood waste and yard' composting process, several known worldwide for its Coordinator for Hall County,. trimmings. Poultry litter is other recycling options exist . peaches and peanuts, poultry wax corrugated cardboard obtained from area farms by a for this hard-to-re.cycle item. is actually Georgia's largest comprises approximately7% private company and delivered For .example, in California; agricultural commodity; of HaltCounty's solid waste to the facility without cost. waxed boxe,s from a large according to tbe Georgia .stream. The same company . grocery store chain are sent to Poultry Federation. "About 7,000 tons of combines the 'shredded a non-profit organization that In 1997, broiler production cardboard are disposed of in cardboard and poultry litter to produces fire logs. A was the top moneymaker in the county landfill every year," form a windrow, which is . Michigan . company is Georgia, exceeding $2 billion, Foote said. periodically turned to better developing a process to. followed. by cotton, peanuts, Because the. composting mix the materials and promote produce a fiberboard to eggs,andcattk . . facility accepts cardboard at a aeration. manufacture shipping pallets. In addition t() money, the In addition, several. paper poultry industry produces mills produce a fuel pellet for large amounts of waste industrial boilers, and a small byproducts. Manure. mixed number ofmills can recycle with wood shavings, often the corrugated boxes into new . referred to as litter, is paperboard. . In addition to generated when poultry houses are cleaned. to poultry processors, Foote .thinks. the_ potentialexists The. most common method aquire cardboard froi:n o.ther of manure management is generators; such as grocery spreading the material on pastureland. However, runoff stores arid restaurants. ' . The. Hall c'ourity~Allen from these areas can be high CreekComposting.Facilityis in nutrients, such as. nitrogen one of only three permitted and phosphorus, which can s.olid waste composting impair water quality. operations in Georgia; an,dthe . Wax-coated corrugated only facility dedicated to cardboard boxes used for ' . . ' . . }iandling wax corrugated packing and shipping meafare Hall Count)' Natural Resources Director.RickFoote wades through cardboard. also a significant source of ' a pile ofcompost that has been formed by combining shredded Foote believes there.will be waste paper that is difficult to cardboard withpoultry litter. a big demand.for coinp()st.use recycle and inevitably ends up .cost below that charged for In the composting process, by local homeowners, as a soil in local landfills. landfilling, processors have an . microorganisms use carbon amendment in the 110me Because the north Georgia additional incentive to recycle from the .cardboard and gardel). and landscaping, region: is home to a> large the material. nitrogen contained in the The organic .matter content number of poultry and. egg The composting facility poultryJiiter as a foodsotirce. of compost improves soil processing ancl packaging began operating in May under After approximately three structure and helps retain plants, local governments in a solid waste handling permit. months, .the cardboard is moisture, while nutrients in this region mu$t plan . issued by EPD. The facility is completely broken down, the manure act as a slow.- accordingly to manage these ' located on a three-acre site resulting in nitrogen-rich, release fertilizer. The facility . industry-generated solid adjacent 'to the closed county organic .compost. . .The also mulches the c0unty's yard wastes. landfill. The facility is microoi:ganisms have no trimmings.' Compost and The Hall County~Allen permitted to accept poultry trouble decomposing the mulch are available at the Creek Coniposting Facility litter from area farms c:).nd wax paraffin wax. coating, since it facility. The cost ofcompost was established as a way.to . corrugated cardboard. . is a natural chemical is $20 'per ton and the wood a divert, the wax corrugated ' The cardboard is shredded .cardboard from the county's using mechanical grlndef new Subtitle D landfill. that i,s' used to mulch the compound. Although most wax corrugated cardboard boxes mulch is available. at $5 per ton . .For information cont~ct According to Rick Foote, 'county's normal stream .of are recovered through the Foote at (770) 535-8284; 4 ~-----..,.------,-------'------'"--__;,,,........,--~ GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Communities, Parks, Prisons Partner for Composting Program Little Ocmulgee Park and composting prognim. . Lodge in McRae is one Because the prison food Georgia state park that waste is so moist, gro,und recognizes the benefits of wood or other sim}lar bulking compost use in its grounds agentwas needed for .tlie maintenance program. .Since ..composting process\ At the ~ 1997, the park has been using same time; the nearby cities of compost produced atllearby Helena .and McRae were Telfair State Prison for m~naging yard trii:nmingsin a landscaping and maintaining t h e grounds aroun d t h e k par ' s 30-room lodge, 10 cottages, 18~hole golf course, camping local inert landfill, which was s.00. n .to.be cl.osed. . Faced with longer hauling distances. artd ihcrea'sed Water is. added. to turned-conipost at one of the many prison composting sites throughout the state. . . McRae. Both cities are proud composter; and believes that . spots, and pichio facilities: disposal <:;osts, Hel.ena and of the composting program composting as a means .of The compost is. used for McRae decided .to work 'and bot.h are realizing recycling "just makes good mulch around existing jointly with the prison on the signific.ant savings since no sense." Another added benefit plantlngs and as a soil composting program. lartdfi11 tipping fees are to using prison comp()st is that amendment for new plantings. Through a grant from the incurred for yard trimmings. the park gets it free ofcharge: . Telfair State Prison houses Georgia Environm.ental Little Ocmulgee recently Janet Hardin ofthe Georgia 1,200 maximum-security Facilities Authority, the cities completed a campground. Department ofAdrilinistrative. .. inmates and generates on the were abkto purchase a wood beautification project that Services, Purchasing Office,. aver~ge of 2,300 pounds .of grinder for use at the prison. . included co.nstructing planting hopes that compost use at food waste per day. This waste The composting program has beds equipped with irrigation other state parks will catch on. includes kitchen prep waste been expanded and now systems, amenciing .the soil "State parl<: managers are and post-consumer wastes, accepts food waste. from with compost, and planting excited about the potential for including a large volume of prisot;ts inDodge andWilcox over 100 azaleas. Tokars is using compost and find it a ,liquid waste. counties. optimistic thatthis project will . more econOil}iCally attractive "Tl:J.e. high water content of The cities of Helena and soon be recognized through a alternative to the more the food waste prevents it from . McRae use the finished beautificationawards prngram ~xpensive, commerdal lanq- being landfilled, so the prison compost .for .landscaping administered by the. Garden .scapitig products currently considered composting as a. around government buildings Club of Georgia. av~ilable," she said. . management alternative," and other j:mblic areas, . "The compost acts as a great "Helping park managers explains Nancy Allen of induding parks arid schools. soil ahiendment to the sandy find local sources of high- Community Environmental .. Ken Tokars, Site Manager at soils of south Georgia by quality compostfor use at Management; me., a private Lit.tie OcmU:lgee, became providing nutrients and Georgia state parks is one way companyhiredbytheGeorgia awa'i-e of the prison . helpingtheso1lholdm6istUre'' state officials are helping to Department of Corrections in composting program through . says Tokars.. Tokars himself promoteGeorgia's compost 1997. to start the prison's Mayor Quinton Mul.lis of is an avid gardener and home industry.'' . .crep6rtingX~e:~fgo~ellllI1~nt~ in o~orgi~.liaY~ rn~t. .ti. 'cities inQ~6rgia1~.wlli~.h o~a,ily ha~~ smaller lapdafea~ Pf tli~requfr.e1Ueii( sp1:1ratipg yard' ~pnnitigs froip sQiil ~~.a. _highet; l?~pula,;tioii dens~& tl)an. coll11Jies;.ar~;m9re:. waste hefore 9()ll~dio~. alld, l . l 9~?f.c~1lllties t9U~ct.;Y;ard. ~fogs aftbe. cwl?>9;4% . .ocw1.th hqe.randJea<; . ' .. . ' . ..v .th,berieaanrldyf~il7l%s.e6fpGaeroaftgeily~d;for~o~wieso#tohlelrcstpylaiidcwttarsrtrefsi;tnaiti1d1g4i7f%at: " ... v< t6.ffie Ottlie o5~)o6a~g6y;ernaj~ntey. r~po~ding ~tirv~y; . . ofter sfaffeg #0P-<>ffJ~cilfties:; . .. / .. '. <:. :.53.~ f,equire.; ~~pafatidn ,ofy~rtt trimming~; .b.ut oti.ly 39.3 Qftlierepqi:ti11g~lbc.~fiP\lS"iiunent$,()J.% ~i~d~r.c#ip,the pr<)vrqe:f()r <;otlection ruH,iAisp?~alofyard itlmmwgs: .yard ~ti~h1gs i!ltC> mul~h. '' / . ... ... ' . 5 THE WASTE STREAM JOURNALFALL1999 - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - America Recycles Day in Georgia - November 15, 1999 National Campaign Makes Affirmative Message to "Buy Recycled" America Recycles Day (ARD) continues Georgia residents can also support ARD by to take the country by storm, recruiting simply pledging to step up their own efforts more than two million Americans to to recycle and buy recycled. improve their recycling habits last year. By making .a pledge, Americans. age 18 Less than one million people participated and over will become eligible to win the in the inaugural event inl997. American Green Dream House in a random This year's event will once again be held drawing. on November 15, with loca1 activities The American Green Dream House is a taking place in thousands of communities three-bedroom home built primarily with nationwide, including more than 350 in recycled content materials and valued at Georgia; . more than $200,000. The winner will be More than 4,000 events we.re held in 44 chosen and awarded the prize in December states, the District of Columbia, Puerto. 2000, from a random drawing of entries Rico, and the U.S. Virginlslands in 1998. submitted by individuals who voluntary ARD is an annual event involving pledge to recycfe and buy recycled. millions of Ame.ricans across the nation For participants under the age of18, two . celebrating the success ofrecycling For Their Future ... youth prizes will also be awarded. and committing to One winner will keep recycling win a trip for four - working. to Walt Disney The events are World; including being planned to airfare, hotel, and encourage residents tickets to the Walt torecycle more and Disney World to communicate .theme park. that there is one A second youth more step that prize has been needs to be taken to added this year, keep . recycling which consists of a working - buying personal computer recycled. The message for the winner, and 15 remanufactured being presented by ARD continues on the "Buy Recycled" d d. _ computers for the BUIJ. tn\eCIJ.C1Ie T 10 IJ. winner's school. Withtheexception theme used during of the Dream 1998. The slogan forthe 1999 event is "For House, all winners will be chosen on our children~s future ...buy recycled today.'' December 15, 1999 from a random drawing The theme underscores the importance of entries submitted by individuals who of purchasing recycled content products pledge to recycle and buy recycled. a and packaging, and .the contribution. that To pledge, simply fill out the attached recycling makes to the environmental well- pledge card, place stamp on it, and drop it being of future generations. in the maiL Not only will you be eligible "Thousands ofrecycled-content products . for the national prizes, you will also be and packaging are available today," said eligible for state prizes to be awarded in ARD Co-Chair Fran McPola:nd. "The .January. Pledging can also be done on-line theme for ARD e111phasizes that recycling at www.americarecyclesday.org. is one .action that enables each ofus to make ARD is sponsored by The Home Depot, a contribution. And buying recycled the 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance, the. content products is an easy opportunity that . Remariufacturing Industries Council cal1 lead our country and children into. a International, EPA, U.S. Postal Service, new and greener millennium." Waste Management; the National Soft Dril1k Americans are challenged to make. a .Association, Resource Concepts, The Buy pledge .to recycle and increase their Recycled Business Alliance and the Steel purchases of recycled content products. Recycling Institute. 10 GreatWays , To Celebrate.,.. America Recycles Day 1. Colllmit. to "B~y Recycled" at home and.encolli:agethe use. o~ tecycled-contel1t. products at )'Our office... 2. Organiie a display ..of . recycled~content products at your church, office, school, or retail shoppit1g cei:iter.. 3. . Ask local retailers to stock . more products. made from ~ecycle? materials. 4. Look fdr ,:safe' bets" that always haverecycfed content: steel, .aluminuin, glass, ..and . mold , ed :- p ulp -co. ntai,n, ers. 5.. Purchase remanUfactured . . products and equipment like toner cartridges; auto .parts; office furniture, re~refihed oil, or i:etieaded tires. 6. Teach childrep why, "If you.'re nofbuying recycted, . yciu'rn notreally recycling.'' . a a . Organize t9ur of lo~al facili:ty that martufactm;es . .tecycled~content products. ' ,. .. ' 7: Purchase products'. you kriow can he recycled in yo.u.r. .community. 8. If otle ,of your favorrte proc;lucfs .<;loes .not have recycled content, calf the manufacturer and ask them to changejt 9.. }lead productlabels and look for recycled content; especially post-consumer. ',' ' , '~: 10.. Act by buying a recycl~d product today! 6 ---------,-----'-------'---------'---..,.- GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS America Recycles Day in Georgia - November 15, 1999 Local Efforts Include Sampling ofSpecial Events On Monday, November 15, Georgia will The Race To Recycle . . join thousands ofother recyclers across the Keep Sandy Springs/North Fulton ... BY America Recycles Day THE NUMBERS country in celebrating America Recycles Beautiful will .sponsor the second annual Day. Communities across Georgia are 5K road race on November 21, 1999 at planning events to encourage residents to NeWtown }>ark in Alpharetta, Also, they recycle more often, and communicate that willspdnsor a backyard composting bin sale there is one more step needed to keep - on November 13, at theKroger parking lot are recycling working - buying recycled. at 3000 Old Alabama Road and Target at More than 350 events expected to take 235 Johnson Ferry Road. Call Karin Zarin place throughout the state on at 770-551-7766 for inforffiation. America Recycles Day. A sample of Recycling at the Mule Camp local events in Georgia includes: Springs Market . . 2 The total number of American Green Dream. Houses given away since 1997. . . 2.1 . Millions. of re.cycling pledges received nationwide last year. ARDGA School Essay Contest The Steering Committee for America Recycles bay in Georgia is sponsoring an essay contest entitled proTvhiedeHaa: lrlecCylcelainngCporougnrcailmwfiolrl 3 the Mule Camp Springs Marh~t. The festival will be held in October. In addition, .there will . ;,Recycling Families of theYear" - Each received a $50() savings borid last year. .' "Back to the Recycling Fufure." A be a radio remote broadcast $500 savings bond will be given to .!=~~~~, from the Recycling Center. For 30 Irtm~tes Fron1Cfisp 99; Availability, and Quality will be presented live throughout the country on November 9, 1999, from 10:30 a.m: to 1:30 p.m.The downlink .is available for any group or organization irt Georgia willing to host and site can consider incorporating the . satellite forum into a broader buy~ recycled event such as a halfcday workshop to showcase bqy-recycled strategies and the successes of . . Controversy_continti:l.1sto plague the . $54 million {3rjsp Counfy Integra_ted . ..Waste Processing Plantas the)1se of. .irimate labor has been;halted at. th.e south~central. (}~orgia recyc;ling planL promote the forum. . . . . organizations. in your community. T.his free, interactive program. is Coordinators.will be asked to promote ,_ A.receritformal opimon issued by: Gec)rgia Att6rri.ey General Jhurb~rt designed . to provide businesses, the forum by sendfo.g a mailing to their .Baker stated that t}Je fac;ilitY, violated . governments, and other organizations constituents, placing a notice in their > the faw that pr()hibits usfagillinate with insight on ways to. purchase quality, newsletters, listing the. event on their er competitively priced, recycled . .. organization's home page or list content produets. . . . . The forum will feature .~ .. \_~ t - c~-f.f> . serv~rs, . durmg or me~tion the event upcommg conference Richard Keller, a nationally ~. . . _. ~ .calls and presentations. . recognized expert ~n buying. ~... _...... . . . ~ The broadc~~t is . being la:Qor for prqfiL State Jaw says t.tiat in~ate workcrews canwork onlyfor . . Stat, county, .Qr municipal govem- .me.nts or authorities... . . .. . Mthptfghthe facility)s owned by _th,e Sofid Waste Management ._ rec;ycled, who will share ~- . ... ~ presented by BRBA, a. .Authority ofCrisp County/ anci the suggestions on proven strategies. for buying recycled content ~#. ... \.~ ~SS ~\\; partnership of the National Recycling Coalition and the . dea!Jo use, innwte labor w;is .made wftll the authority; 'it is operated by. products: . . WasteWise program .of the EPA. ; .EnvironmentalResoilrce Recovery; a Also featured :will be businesses and Locally, the programis being sponsored . :privat~ coll1pariy,responsible .forthe governments from both the WasteWise . by America Rec;ydes Day in Georgia. . daily opetatiort of.the c;erifor; which merit. and the Buy Recycled Business Alliance Anyone irttereste_d in attending a .cquld.make mortey.,6n the arrnngec- .. (BRBA) . programs, which .have downlink site can access a registration ift}iefaCilitybecoi;n:es profitable:. incorporated recycled content products . fonh available. at www:dca.sta:te.ga.us. . :They_ ciui;ently ar~ paid wor.e thm~ into their purchasing strategies. Viewers . Registration must be compieted by will also have the opportunity to call in October 1. during the forum with questicms for the For more .information, contact Janet panelists. Hardin at the Georgia Department of ,,$32,000 amonth t() run the facility . ;\\11th the ~o.ssibilify c)fmak~g111me if .the f~cility can"cover its expens~s... ' The. controvef~y hegan .at the .erid The broadcast is cost-free for downlink Administrative Services at (404) 651sites, but sites may charge a room-usage 9287. She. can also be reached by e-mail fee to participants. to cover their. owh_ at jhardin@doas.state.ga.us. of 1998,wlien 3o:temporary:;;ii;id perinane]J.temp)oyees,wer~ Jaic:l-off . from therrfobs. ~ For months later, .3()_:Jnll1~tesfrpmjhe l'uia~k4:sfate LeRoy Powell, Peachy Clean Spokesman, Dies ofCancer . P:rison l;)egan .workingat the facility, .. ~epaiatihg,recydables f:rom_the'rest of . Head Grouch of the perspective. Some. of his television the \va~te stream;- '. ............ . . ' specials inelude ''LeRoy Loves .London" ... chip:Weifs,}ha.irmandfthe solid "Peachy Clean Team " and "LeRoy Loves New York." . Wa~te-Ailthonty oreri.sJ? Go~ty, said .. He was alsb co-host of ''Georgia .thei;e i,ras no relation to the efoployees Outdoors" on Georgia Public. television being )aid::off and the)ninates Local tele:vision correspondent LeRoy and a racing commentator ohESPN2. b.eginning iO wor;k at the. facility. :He. Powell lost his battle with bone cancerin Before the end of the session this . said t~at since theJayof[~; al;b\lt' f\yo May at the age of 5.5. The C,onyers spring, the GeorgiaLegislature passed a . einpk>yeesliad~eenoifere9Jh~irjobs resident was a 25-year veteran of Fox 5 resollltion naming Powell o.ne of . back.< . " Atlanta and spokesperson for the annual Georgia's most outstanding cl.tizens, Th~ "agreement to.. use tlie' 111:rhaies "Let's Keep Georgia peachy Clean," who . The. resolution stated that "People like .was.seen as a ;way for theauthorifyto described himself as the "head grouch of Mr. Powell are Georgia's greatest. _sav.e .moue)'' by onl)':.; h\ting t~ . the 'Peachy Clean Team.'" treasures and. for .him and his ie!n;ierse '.tile staJe th~ .saJap.e~ ofthe. Powell, who also called himself .a .contributions to our state,. all Georgians "leisure corinoisseilr;~ began his television. should be thankful." career as a news. cameraman before It continues, "...members ofthis body gitards.suJ?'eryisingthe iDJRates.< : ...... . :Although.Wells .said that it will be . a. RlialieP.ge .fo .maJ<;~ a prqfit wfthout -. becoming a pop:ular on-afr personality. Powellwas resppnsible fordoing unique commentaries on not~so-unique places .t\le to commend LeRoy Powell for. all his achievements inthe world ofjourrialism, thank him for making u:s laugh, and wish theuse of the ininatil ; wpir~9hiienc:saye1;1:r:faIcIi.litY; abbeo;tPftootfc'iex~9h1ee< .. / ~ " .. and concepts, with a witty southern himwell." 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Pay-As-You~ThrowPrograms Find Success Throl!ghoutGeorgia Local governments ate programs at convenience .solid waste mana:gemerit costs' the program. confronted with a number of' centers whifo mo.st cites were covered before the pay~ Local governments that problems when. it comes to integrate their paycas-you~ as-you-throw program began: coriducteci . ext.ensive a solid waste collection and throw .programs with can have a Strong influence.on education programs for . I disposal. Each problem can be curbside of backdoor public reaction to the program:. several months before the countered,. however, with the collediOn system. . One thing onwhich all local .pay-as.:you-throwpr9gram same solution. In some pi;ograms, r.esidents government representatives began found that the As landfills across the . are .charged based on the agree is that pay~as-you-throw response to the programs was state continue to close, volume of waste theydispose .programs are only successful much more positive. . local governments are of,. while. others charge their if residen.ts support and But the educational transporting their waste residents base on the weight understand the program... conworient was o~ly further to get to larger, sufficient if funds were regional landfills. Further dedjcated to this purpose up distances mean added front. Part of the solid waste costs. . . . managemertt budget needs to Statewide, we have not be dedicated. to conducting a achieved the. level of public education campaign. waste reduction that we . All commlinities. with pay-. aimed for in 1990 when as-you.,throw programs the Georgia Solid .Waste report a decrease in the Management Act was <.t.mount of waste being' passed with a statewide. disposed and/or an increase reduction goal of 25%. in recycling. For example, a Many local governments ' have set 25% waste ' reduction goal for The. City ofDo~glas1Jille has seen its waste stream decrease bf38.8% themselve~., but have had since implementing its "blue bag" system of collection.. the .City ofMarietta reported a. 30% decline iri the amount ofsolidwaste disposedwhile the CitY of Decatur reported a hard time reaching that of the waste. . . . Many coun.ties and cities that the tonnage in their goal. Some other . programs began their public outreach. recycling program doubled, : l in .Many communities,. even operate on a subscription arid education programs a full .For more information; with comprehensive basis, which residents pay year before the program was including case studies, please . te. recycling and public a, llionthly fee for a certain implemented.. Some local visit DCNs Web site at education programs, have amount of waste, or on a governments appointed a www. dca.sta ga .us/ . had trouble encouraging variable basis; in .yvhich . citizens advisory committee publicatiO'ns/paythrow/ residents to participate. residents purchase bags or and. held public hearings to payind~x.htn11, or EPA'sWeb One.way to address each of stickers that covers the cost of allow resi.dents to help design site at \Vww.epa.gov/payt. these problems is witha pay- collection and disposal. ========================= as-you-throw rate structure. Through a pay-as~you-throw yoAu~s'tdhirffoewrepnrtoagsrathmespaarye-aisn- Pa.Y.-A'.s-Y. iou-Th.ro:w. Workshop. set. .()r 2000 . program, residents pay a fee Georgia, they. provide some . A. Pay-As-You~ Throw. when designing a program, will for solid waste collection and common lessons, especially (PAYT) workshop will beheld and enforcement ofPAYT disposal bas.ed on the a:nio\uit .wheh it comes tb ho.w the in early 2000, which offer requirements. Participants of waste disposed, The public .responds to the information to both those ' will rec.eive literature, a househo.ld that. disposes 6ften program. . . intere~ted in starting a video, and EPA's tool kit. bags ofgarbage per weekpays Almos,t .au 6ommunitie.s program and. those already The workshop is more .than the housepold that .report tl;iat public education experienced in operating a sponsored by DCA through disposes of just two bags of can m.a.ke or breaka prograrw . PAYT sy~tem. . an EPA grant. A postcard . garbage. Many communities also claim Abby Goldsmith of Roy E . containing information about Nearly ..two dozen local . that despite their initial Weston wjll moderate the one- . the event will be mailed to governments in Georgia concerns, illegal disposal did day workshop focusjng on . local government officials already use pay-as-yo-thn:nv not significantly increase, starting and maintaining a and recycling co.ordinators.. programs and chargetheir , especially ifoidinances were succe&sfulunit~based pricing Attendance is limited for this residents based. on the amount in place .and enforced, and of solid waste th~y dispose of. recycling alternatives were solid waste .collection system. The ageda will include. event. , .. . For additional information These programs have many available to minimize illegal pariel discussions of puplic on the PAYT workshbp, different designs. Most dumping. education for PA.YT programs, please contact DCA's Karen .counties operate their Finally, the way in which .solicitation of public input Sabatini (see page 10). 9 THE WASTE STREAM JOURNALFALL1999 ----,----'---------,--------~ .DCA Environmental Assistance Program THE WASTE STREAM JOURNAL . . ' . is published quarterly by .the RICK BROOKS Director, Planning & Environmental Management .Division ..... ,. (404) 679-0608 Georgia . Department of RANDY HARTMANN Director, Office of Environmental Management.................:......... (404) 679A816 CfoormthmisupnuitbyliAcaftffaoinrsi.s pFruonvdidinegd . L YNN C OBB Manager, Keep G eorgia Beautiful .....;...................;....................... (404) 679A9 10 by the Georgia Solid Waste RACHEL COCHRAN Program Coordinator ..................................................................:.. (404) 679c4998 Trust Fund. SWM Technical Assistance (Yard Trimmings Diversion, We welcome any comments, criticisms or suggestions for future editions. News releases are welcome. We can't guarantee we will publish all releases, but we do wish to report significant waste reduction news froi:n the state and the region. HEATHER LEO PATTI INSINNA RHONDA KOPLIN Full Cost Accounting, Variable Rates, etc.), Solid Waste Planning Program Coordinator ..............................................:...................... (404) 679-1598 SpecialProjecis (Christmas Tree Recycling, Statewide Litter Reduction Campaign, Keep Georgia Beaut.iful Program Assistant .......................................................................... (404) 679-1739 Program Coordinator ........................,..........................................., (404) 679-3152 Education. Training, Awards Program, Keep Georgia Beautiful Please send releases and correspondence to: David Smith, Editor The Waste Stream Journal Georgia Department of Community Affairs 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 (404) 679-3144 .. (404} 679-0646 (FAX) dsmith@dca.state.ga.us KAREN SABATINI DAVID SMITH State Recycling Coordinator .......................................................... (404) 679-3161 ' ' SWM Technical Assistance (Recycling, Variable Rates,, Buy Recycled) Program Coordinator:'" (404) 679~3144 SWM Techrtical Assistance, SW Public Information, SW.Annual Report, The Waste Stream Journal BERENICE THOMAS Secretary .....................................,....;.........:.....,.......................... (404) 679c3142. PATRlCK VICKERS Sr. Information SpeCialist, Office of Research and Analysis ' (404) 679-3151 SWM Survey and Full Cost Report You may compose any DCA employee's e-mail address by using his/herfirst initial and last name (up to eight characters total) followed by "@dca.state.ga.us'\ Check Out r:x:::.Ns Web Site www.dqLstate.ga.us & KEEP GEORGIA BEAUTIFtJL's Web Site www.KeepGeorgiaBeautiful.org Congratulations to Heather Leo; who .coordiri.ates specidZ proj~cts for DCA and .Keep. . Georgia Be(lutiful, on het. recent marriage to J:iusband Steve. ACRONYMS COMMONLY USED IN THE WASTE STREAM JOURNAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS 29:10/1 Keep "Georgia Beautiful Annual Executive Director's Conference, .Red Top Mountain [1@mi[8; 9-17 Rivers Alive, Statewide C&D Construction and Demolition DCA Georgia Department of Community Affairs DNR Georgia Department of Natural Resources DOT Georgia Department of Transportation EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPD Georgia Environmental Protection Division (DNR) GEFA Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority GHEP Georgia Hospitality Environmental Partnership (P2AD) KAR Keep America Beautiful, Inc. MRF Materials Recovety Facility MSW Municipal Solid Waste P2AD Georgia Pollution Prevention Assistance Division (DNR) RDC i{egional Development Center SWM Solid Waste Management 1 Deadline for Earth Day 2000 Poster contest, Statewide 1012 SWANJ\, Georgia Chapter Fall conference, /ekyll tstand 15 America Recycles Day 18 Use Less Stuff Day -1012 KAB 46th. National Conference, Washington, DC S@!!6JQit.m1u1 . 8 Bring One For the Chipper, Statewide 18 Nominations Due, Keep Georgia Beautiful Awards 10 - - - - - - ' - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Annual Report Released Public continuet/,frompage 1 .i&TALKIN'TRASH from page 1 disasters that have hit the state in recent years, local governments have reevaluated their solid waste plans to provide better service to residents. Georgians found greater access to collection services and a farge decrease in the number of green boxes and unmanned facilities. In FY98, the number of green boxes., or unmanned solid was.te collection bins decreased .to 1,946, compared to 9,525 green boxes that were in place waste collection. DeKalb County is the source of those in attendance have The report also indicates possible ground water learned to clean up their acts. . that despite a sharp reduction contamination. Residents in the According to the National in the number of unlined Seminole Road landfill area Football League's (NFL) landfills, .the remaining have complained about odors . Environmental Program, 42% capacity of Georgia landfills coming from the site: of the waste stream was increased by 26% in FY98 An environmental consultant diverted .from local landfills after just a 3% increase in ha8 visited the site and has found after Miami hosted Super FY97. contamination in .the form of BowlXXXIIIinJanuary 1999. Georgia Landfills reported a organic chemicals. Tests on The leftover hot dogs and total remaining capacity of monitoring wells at the landfill popcorn proyided 18,000 278,285,726 cubic yards. As showed contamination above meals, and stadium ofJune 30, 1998, Georgia had the maximum levels set by decoratioi:is were divided an. estimated 18 years of EPD. . . among Miami's Metro Zoo remaining solid waste landfill McKinney has notified EPA and the Miami-Dade and in FY97. capacity. about concerns with not only the Broward County school Since FY93, 53 counties and Ifyou would like to rece.ive smell from the site, butalso with systems. 20 municipalities have a full copy ofthe report, please discontinued the use of green , contact David Smith (see page boxes as a method of solid 10). . . Highlights From the possibility ofcontamination adversely affecting the nearby South River. *** Many headline sporting *** The 32nd annual WasteExpo will be held in Atlanta, May 1518, 2000. WasteExpo is the largest annual solid waste th.e 1998 GeorgiaSWl\f Anual >:Q.eport events will be held throughout conference and exhibition, Georgia next year, including drawing more than 500 . In FY98,. 90% of countie~:a~d 69~ ofmunicipalities reported thatrecycHngservices w~reav~ilable foth.eit residents. All llluilicipalities with populations greater Super Bowl XXXIV being held at the Georgia Dome in 2000. Although play on the field can sometimes get dirty, exhibitors and nearly 15,000 attendees. For more information visit their Web site at www.WasteExpo.org. than.25,000 had recycling services available 'to their residents. ;' ,. ; ,., . ' . . Private . AHhcmgh .the majority. of Georgia,:s landfills ~t;e . i&TALKIN' TRASH from page 1 publicly-owned andoper,ated, 61o/o of mU:iticipal solid process. One step was to States, according to a study by waste goes to piivately-6'Yned fo:cilities;. develop a water-based ink that the Florida Center for Solid and . Newspaper remains .theIl}Q~t~ommonly acceptedit.em could be used on food Hazardous Waste Management products. Another step was to and the University of Miami. , for both residential and commercialreq'.cling programs. eliminate the use of film in its Averaging 90 deaths Aluminum 'is .the second most p9pular item among printing process by buying annually per 100,000 wokers, residential programs, whilecorrusated.cardboardranks technology that will allow garbage collectors fall behind as ..the sec;ond most popular .~tein recycled 8:rllOJ1g. printing plates to be made con:unercial fishing with 178 commercial programs inGeQrgia. . .. . . ); ' , ', Tipping fees at ppblicly-ownedsolid waste facilities increased in FY98. At county~operatedfacilities, tipping fees increased from an 'average of$25.70 per ton to an average of $26.77 between F:Y97and FY98'. At city~ directly from computer files. The end result has been an 84% reduction in their hazardous waste production from 4,500 pounds per month in 1996 to 700 pounds per deaths, and timber cutting, with 156. The high number of deaths can be attributed partly to impatient drivers, who try to pass stopped collection operated facilities., tipping fees increased froin $27.49. per ton to $37.lLper ton oved:he same period~ . In FY98,' 53%of coqntie's and 2s% ofm~icipalities . reported having solid waste/envirqrimentai publi~ educationprogtams. Ofthe localgovetrnentsryportii;lg. educational programs, 71% of coilnties arid 70%. 9fthe . municipalities rep'orted being affiliates ofKeep America Beautiful; I n c . month in 1998: *** Police officers and fire fighters face job-related dangers every day, but it is not as widely known that garbage colleCtors do, too. In fact, solid waste haulers rank third on the list of vehicles and erid up hitting collectors. This makes waste handling a .riskier. occupation than airplane pilots (88 deaths. per 100,00Q .workers) a'nd taxicab drivers (32 deaths per 100,000 workers). The study al.so. reports that collectors annually suffer 52.7 injuries the .riskiest jobs in the United per 100 workers. 11 THE WASTE STREAM JOURNAL FALL1999 - - - ' - - - - - - ' - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - EPA Earth Day2000 Poster Contest Picture a World With Less Waste In recognition of Earth pay 2000, the have their ariwotkpublished as a design Environmental Protection Agency's on the new EPA Office of Solid Waste Office of Solid Waste is conducting an education CD-ROM; which will be. art contest for children in grades K-12.. distributed nationwide as well. These The theme of the cqntest is "Making a entries will.be evaluated based on visual Difference in.. the New Millennium." impact, expression of theme, creativity Students are being asked to design and. and originality, accuracy of facts, and submit artwork that deals with the topic.. clarity of presentation. The contest will highlight EPA's .Plaque~ arid certificates will be given program initiatives and goals, and .is to the winners of each .category. The designed to increase children's awareness artwork will also beframed and displayed about reducing, reusing, and recycling in. one of EPA's Headquarters facilities. . solid waste. . The target release date for.the CD-ROM EPA staff will select one winner and . cover and the poster is Earth Day, April several runners-up in two categories - . 22, 2000.. . grades K-6 and 7-12, .The winners' The mission of EPA's Office of Solid Solid Waste's mission, and is incorporated artwork for the K-6 grade level will be Waste. is to ensure .responsible into the Office's strategic planning, published on a poster tha.t will be management of hazardous and non- budgeting, and accountability systems. distributed nationwide as parfof EPA's . hazardous waste by conserving resources .. .Teachers and students can receive an educational materials. by reducing waste, preventing future official . contest flier with more The pictures will be judged arid waste disposal problems, and cleaning up information and c;ontest rules by calling. evaluated on appeiifance, clear expression areas where waste has been spilled, EPA's toll-free hotline at 1-800A24-. of the theme, creativity and . originality, leaked, orimproperly disposed of. 9346. Additional information is also and accuracy of facts, Enhanced Environmental Education is available at www.epa'.gov/epaoswer/osw/ The winnerfor the 7~12 grade level will . an integral component of the .Office:of. kickhtm. . THE WASTE STREAM JOURNAL Georgia Department of Community Affairs 60. Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, GA 30329-2231 An Equal Opportunity Employer If you wou.ld like to receive this publication in an alternative format, please contact the: . Georgia Department of Community.Affairs at (404)679-4915or. 1 (800) 736-1155 (TDD): If you do not wish to receive. this newsletter, please call us or return the mailing label to have your name removed from our mailing list. Thanks! @Printed on Recycled Paper 12 I AMERICA RECYCLES DAY IN GEO Every American is invited to begin, enhance, or support recycling and "Buy Recycled" efforts. Fill out the attached pledge card and mail by November 20, 1999, and you could win one of many great prizes, including the "American Green Dream House," a brand new three-bedroom, 2- I/2 bath home built with recycled materials. Many great state prizes will be awarded as well. You can't win if you don't make a pledge, and recycling loses if you don't. I AMERICAN GREEN DREAM HOUSE CONT II For America Recycles Day in Georgia, I will:i1 I 0 Buy more recycled-content produc I I 0 Increase my recycling efforts at I I 0 (Other recycling-related effort) I I ~! 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