s 2019 ANNUAL WASTE PREVENTION & RECYCLING REPORT i Submitted to Seattle City Council (SCC) October 2020 [Page deliberately left blank] ii CONTENTS GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................................................................. v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Key Results................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Next Steps .................................................................................................................................................................. 2 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Seattle’s Recycling Rate Goals ................................................................................................................................... 3 Moving Upstream ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Annual Waste Prevention & Recycling Report........................................................................................................... 3 MEASURING SEATTLE’S MSW ................................................................................................................................ 5 Defining MSW ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 MSW and C&D Data Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Challenges to Commercial and C&D Recycling Reporting ......................................................................................... 5 KEY HISTORICAL TRENDS ....................................................................................................................................... 7 20 Years of Advancing Recycling ............................................................................................................................... 7 Keeping Waste Generation in Check ......................................................................................................................... 7 WASTE PREVENTION ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Halve Food Waste by 2030 ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Love Food, Stop Waste ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Food Rescue Innovation Convenings and Research Lab .......................................................................................... 11 Master Composter Sustainability Stewards ............................................................................................................ 11 The Garden Hotline ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Sustainable Landscaping Training ........................................................................................................................... 12 Waste-Free Communities Matching Grant .............................................................................................................. 12 EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY AND PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP ............................................................... 13 EPR Highlights ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Latex and Oil-Based Paint ................................................................................................................................... 13 Solar Photovoltaic Modules Take-Back ............................................................................................................... 13 E-Cycle Washington Electronics Take-Back ......................................................................................................... 13 LightRecycle Washington Mercury Lighting Take-Back ...................................................................................... 13 King County Secure Medicine Return ................................................................................................................. 13 ii Product Stewardship Highlights .............................................................................................................................. 14 Compostable Products Labeling Bill .................................................................................................................... 14 Plastic Packaging Study Bill ................................................................................................................................. 14 RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING ............................................................................................................................ 15 Single-family Residential MSW ................................................................................................................................ 15 Residential Highlights .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Community Outreach and Education.................................................................................................................. 16 Beyond the Cart Services .................................................................................................................................... 16 Recycle Right Campaign ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Multifamily Residential MSW .................................................................................................................................. 17 Multifamily Highlights ............................................................................................................................................. 18 Tailored On-site Support for Property Management Staff ................................................................................. 18 Inclusive and Culturally Relevant Resident Outreach ......................................................................................... 18 Strategies and Tools for Success ......................................................................................................................... 19 New Building Permit Review ............................................................................................................................... 19 Commercial MSW .................................................................................................................................................... 19 Commercial Highlights ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Outreach, Education, and Technical Assistance ................................................................................................. 20 Self-haul MSW ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Self-haul Highlights ................................................................................................................................................. 22 Homelessness Response ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D) ................................................................................................................ 23 Construction & Demolition Debris Highlights .......................................................................................................... 24 Facility Certification Program.............................................................................................................................. 24 Salvage Assessment and Monitoring .................................................................................................................. 24 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................................... 26 NEXT STEPS: 2020 AND BEYOND .......................................................................................................................... 27 New Initiatives ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Waste Prevention ..............................................................................................................................................