Paint Stewardship Infrastructure Report
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PAINT PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT Prepared Under Contract To: Department of Ecology Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Program Olympia, Washington 98504-7775 As Part of the Paint Product Stewardship Initiative Facilitated by the Product Stewardship Institute Prepared by: 11260 Roger Bacon Drive Suite 300 Reston, Virginia 20190 703.471.6150 Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc 1109 First Ave. Suite 400 Seattle, Washington 98101 March 15, 2007 File No. 02205014.00 Paint Product Stewardship Initiative TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1-1 History of the Paint Product Stewardship Initiative ........................................................ 1-1 Goals of the Infrastructure Project ................................................................................... 1-1 Focus of this Report ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Infrastructure Workgroup and Stakeholder process ........................................................ 1-2 Model Chosen by Workgroup .......................................................................................... 1-2 2 LEFTOVER PAINT QUANTITIES ............................................................................ 2-1 Method and Assumptions ................................................................................................ 2-1 Paint Sales .................................................................................................................. 2-1 Leftover Paint Generation .......................................................................................... 2-2 Leftover Paint Collection ........................................................................................... 2-2 Leftover Paint Estimates ................................................................................................. 2-3 3 COLLECTION .............................................................................................................. 3-1 Method and Assumptions ................................................................................................ 3-2 Approaches to Estimate Collection Points Needed ................................................... 3-2 Geographic Types ...................................................................................................... 3-3 Minimum Service-Level Approach .......................................................................... 3-3 Collection Point Capacity Approach ........................................................................ 3-5 Results Comparison and Discussion ............................................................................... 3-8 4 AGGREGATION AND TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 4-1 Aggregation...................................................................................................................... 4-1 Transportation .................................................................................................................. 4-2 Transportation to Aggregation Points ........................................................................ 4-2 Transportation to Processing Facilities ...................................................................... 4-3 5 PROCESSING CAPACITY NEEDED ........................................................................ 5-1 Processor Survey .............................................................................................................. 5-1 Survey Key Findings.................................................................................................. 5-2 Capacity Analysis and New Facilities Needed ............................................................... 5-3 Latex and Oil-Based Collection Proportions ............................................................ 5-4 Processor Analysis Overview and Conclusions ........................................................ 5-5 ToC-i Paint Product Stewardship Initiative TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Page 6 PROCESSING FACILITY DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 6-1 Conceptual Facility Design .............................................................................................. 6-1 Paint Sorting and Processing ..................................................................................... 6-1 Consolidating ............................................................................................................. 6-3 Re-Processing Option ................................................................................................ 6-4 Processing .................................................................................................................. 6-4 Paint Filtering and Packaging .................................................................................... 6-4 Can Crushing ............................................................................................................. 6-5 7 PRELIMINARY COST INFORMATION ................................................................. 7-1 Collection ......................................................................................................................... 7-1 Collection from Metropolitan Areas and Isolated Cities ........................................... 7-1 Dedicated Facilities ........................................................................................ 7-1 Co-located Drop-off Points ............................................................................ 7-3 Curbside Collection ....................................................................................... 7-4 Summary of Collection Cost Estimates from Metropolitan Areas and Isolated Cities.............................................................................................. 7-6 Collection from Very Rural Areas ............................................................................. 7-7 Aggregation and Transportation ...................................................................................... 7-7 Transportation to Aggregation Points ........................................................................ 7-7 Operation of Aggregation Facility ............................................................................. 7-8 Transportation to Processing Center ........................................................................ 7-10 Summary of Aggregation and Transportation Cost Estimates ................................ 7-11 Assessment of System-Wide Collection, Aggregation and Transportation Costs ......... 7-11 Processing Facility ......................................................................................................... 7-14 Design Costs ............................................................................................................ 7-14 Program Staffing ...................................................................................................... 7-14 8 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 8-1 Significant Model Assumptions and Findings ................................................................. 8-1 Leftover Paint Quantities ........................................................................................... 8-1 Collection Points ........................................................................................................ 8-1 Aggregation and Transportation ................................................................................ 8-1 Processing Facilities................................................................................................... 8-2 Processing Facility Design Recommendations .......................................................... 8-2 Preliminary Costs ............................................................................................................. 8-2 Collection ................................................................................................................... 8-2 Aggregation................................................................................................................ 8-3 ToC-ii Paint Product Stewardship Initiative TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Page Transportation to Processor ....................................................................................... 8-3 Processing Facility ..................................................................................................... 8-3 Total System Costs .................................................................................................... 8-3 Schedule ........................................................................................................................... 8-3 Costs Related to Paint Sales ............................................................................................. 8-4 Changing Conditions to Support the Nationally-Coordinated System ............................ 8-5 Reuse Programs ......................................................................................................... 8-5 Sensitivity Analysis ................................................................................................... 8-5 Collection Methods ........................................................................................ 8-7 Administrative Costs