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Solid Waste Reduction, Diversion and Recycling Master Plan
On February 21, 2017, Fayetteville City Council adopted a new Solid Waste Reduction, Diversion and Recycling Master Plan. The plan aims to maximize solid waste reduction, diversion, and recycling, achieving a goal of 40% waste diversion by 2027, which is double the 2017 diversion rate.
To develop an environmentally and economically sustainable materials management system
that maximizes waste diversion and minimizes waste disposal, the Master Plan recommends the following steps be taken (Status of each step is in bold text):
Recommendations
- Provide conceptual approval of the proposed action plan with implementation of key elements dependent on acceptance of detailed implementation plans.
- Status: COMPLETE
- Obtain a Type CO permit for the City’s compost facility.
- Status: COMPLETE
- Develop a detailed plan and schedule for initiating a voluntary organics recovery program, focusing initially on large food waste generators and schools.
- Status: IN PROCESS
- Release an RFP to secure a contract with a processor for the recovery and recycling of construction and demolition material.
- Status: NOT YET STARTED
- Develop a communications plan to announce the City’s commitment to waste diversion and to get buy-in to new initiatives.
- Status: IN PROCESS
- Status: IN PROCESS
- Develop a technical assistance program to inform businesses, institutions, and multifamily complexes of the City’s waste diversion commitment and help them prepare for new recycling initiatives.
- Status: IN PROCESS
- Adopt a Green City Initiative directing all city-owned or operated buildings to establish comprehensive recycling, organics recovery, and environmentally preferable purchasing programs.
- Status: IN PROCESS
- Modify City building codes to require new commercial and multi-family developments to provide adequate space and access for recycling and organics recovery (for large commercial food waste generators).
- Status: COMPLETE
History of the Planning Process
The planning process began in 2013, when the City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas passed Resolution No. 260-13 directing City Staff to develop a Request for Proposals to hire a professional consultant to assist the City in developing a 10 year Solid Waste Reduction, Diversion and Recycling Master Plan with the goal of attaining a city wide solid waste diversion rate of 80% by January 1, 2025.
A rigorous selection process identified Kessler Consulting Inc. (KCI) of Tampa Florida as the most qualified consultant to assist the City in this effort: Kessler Consulting Contract and Scope of Work
A waste composition study was recently completed by Kessler Consulting, Inc. The percentage breakdown of materials discarded in Fayetteville was as follows:
Material Type | Percent Discarded in Fayetteville |
---|---|
Composted | 11% |
Residential Compostables | 7% |
Commercial Compostables | 12% |
Drop Box Materials | 15% |
Commercial Waste | 13% |
Residential Waste | 8% |
Recycled | 9% |
Residential Paper and Containers | 6% |
Commercial Paper and Containers | 13% |
Other Residential Recyclables | 2% |
Other Commercial Recyclables | 5% |
Public Input
One of the most important parts of a new master plan is public input. The City has reached out for public input in several ways:
- Public Meeting: On April 6, 2015 at Woodland Junior High School. 40 participants showed up and voiced their opinion at this meeting
- Month Long Survey : launched at the public input session, the City received 496 responses and comments. See the table below for public support of various aspects of the plan.
Support or Strongly Support:
Action | Residential | Commercial |
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Develop and implement plan to divert 80% of waste from landfill | 95% | 97% |
Add more types of recyclables to curbside recycling program | 97% | 91% |
Single stream recycling | 81% | 87% |
Food waste collection | 59% | 69% |
Memos
As part of the project, Kessler Consulting has prepared the following documents:
- Tech Memo 1 : City Waste Composition Study
- Tech Memo 2 : University of Arkansas Waste Composition Study
- Tech Memo 3 : Baseline Analysis for Existing Waste Management Systems
- Tech Memo 4 : Final Operations Assessment
- Tech Memo 5: Food Waste Pilot
- Tech Memo 6: Single Stream Pilot
- Recyclables Collected - Single Stream Pilot
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Plan Updates
- May 29, 2018: City Council Agenda Session update
- Feb. 21, 2017: City Council meeting and recommended initial implementation steps
- Sept. 27, 2016: Kessler Consulting presentation and video to Water and Sewer Committee
- Feb. 24, 2016: master plan update presentation to City Council
- June 9, 2015: Kessler Consulting update to City Council
Contact Us
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Recycling and Trash Collection
Residential Services, General Information
1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-8398
Fax: 479-444-3478
Email the DivisionEnvironmental Educator
Contact Environmental Educator Faebyan Whittle to sign up for commercial composting:
Phone: 479-575-8264
Email: fwhittle@fayetteville-ar.govCommercial Services
Phone: 479-575-8397
Email the DivisionRoll Off Services
Phone: 479-444-3477
Email the DivisionWaste Reduction Coordinator
Education, Business Recycling
Phone: 479-718-7685
Email the Waste Reduction Coordinator