rdfconatton z c Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan 2016-2036 Prepared by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in consultation with the Metropolitan Counties A Minnesota family of five generates approximately 6 tons of garbage per year. The policies in this plan support waste reduction, recycling, organics management and resource recovery in the metropolitan area A Minnesota familyas a way of five to minimizegenerates waste approximately going to landfills. six tons of garbage per year. July 2016 Legislative charge Minn. Stat. § 473.149 A metropolitan long range policy plan for solid waste management, prepared by the Pollution Control Agency, sets goals and policies for the metropolitan solid waste system, including recycling consistent with section 115A.551, and household hazardous waste management consistent with section 115A.96, subdivision 6. The MPCA shall include specific and quantifiable metropolitan objectives for abating to the greatest feasible and prudent extent the need for and practice of land disposal of mixed municipal solid waste and of specific components of the solid waste stream. Authors Johanna Kertesz The MPCA is reducing printing and mailing costs Peder Sandhei by using the Internet to distribute reports and Sigurd Scheurle information to wider audience. Visit our web Colleen Hetzel site for more information. Anna Kerr MPCA reports are printed on 100% post- Mark Rust consumer recycled content paper Tim Farnan manufactured without chlorine or chlorine Susan Heffron derivatives Contributors Metropolitan county staff MPCA staff . Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road North | Saint Paul, MN 55155-4194 | 651-296-6300 | 800-657-3864 | Or use your preferred relay service. | [email protected] This report is available in alternative formats upon request, and online at www.pca.state.mn.us. Document number: w-sw7-21a Contents Summary ............................................................................................................................... 1 Part One: Introduction and background ................................................................................ 2 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 What has been accomplished already? ........................................................................................................... 3 What challenges still exist? .............................................................................................................................. 4 Part Two: Framework for change .......................................................................................... 6 Vision ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Key themes ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Goals and policies ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Part Three: Metropolitan System Plan 2016-2036 ............................................................... 10 Regional waste generation forecast ............................................................................................................... 10 Statutory goals ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Solid waste abatement objectives ................................................................................................................. 14 Improving the reliability of the data .............................................................................................................. 18 Additional benefits of attaining the MMSW system objectives ..................................................................... 20 Best management practices to achieve the 75% recycling goal .................................................................... 21 Regional solutions .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Source reduction and reuse ........................................................................................................................... 23 Collection best practices ................................................................................................................................ 24 Traditional recycling management ................................................................................................................. 26 Organics management ................................................................................................................................... 28 Non-mixed municipal solid waste .................................................................................................................. 32 Recycling market development ...................................................................................................................... 39 Emerging technology ...................................................................................................................................... 42 Product stewardship ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Part Four: Implementing the plan ....................................................................................... 44 Solid25B waste master plans ................................................................................................................................ 44 MPCA26B initiatives that will be used to support the plan.................................................................................. 44 Implementation27B monitoring ........................................................................................................................... 45 Legislative reports .......................................................................................................................................... 45 Metropolitan28B Landfill Abatement Account .................................................................................................... 46 Appendix A: Overview of the current Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA) solid waste management system .......................................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B: Environmental justice review .......................................................................... B-1 Appendix C: Predrafting notice ........................................................................................... C-1 Appendix D: Procedures, standards, and criteria ................................................................. D-1 Appendix10B E: Glossary .......................................................................................................... E-1 Acronyms ARM Association of Recycling Managers C&D Construction and demolition debris CII Commercial, industrial, institutional CON Certificate of Need EPA U. S. Environmental Protection Agency HHW Household hazardous waste ISW Industrial solid waste ISWM Integrated solid waste management LRDG Local Recycling Development Grants MLAA Metropolitan Landfill Abatement Account MMSW Mixed municipal solid waste MPCA Minnesota Pollution Control Agency MRF Materials recovery facility Plan Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan RDF Refuse derived fuel RMD Recycling market development SMM Sustainable Materials Management SSO Source Separated Organics SWMCB Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board TCMA Twin Cities Metropolitan Area USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture WARM Waste reduction model WLSSD Western Lake Superior Sanitary District WMA Waste Management Plan WMI Waste Management Inc. WTE Waste to energy Summary This Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan (Plan) establishes the plan for managing the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area’s (TCMA) solid waste through 2036. The Plan will be adopted by the Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).The seven metropolitan counties (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington) participated in the development of the Plan. The overarching message of this Plan is that fundamental change in the form of accountability and effective tools is necessary among the stakeholders responsible for solid waste management in the TCMA, if the region is to continue to move beyond current trends and meet the goals set forth in the Waste Management Act (WMA). The activities of these stakeholders must be aligned so that overall system goals are achieved in a cost effective manner and reach state goals and objectives. This Plan provides a framework for change to assist state and local leadership and all stakeholders to meet these challenges and advance the TCMA solid waste system. Minn. Stat. § 473.149 requires that the Plan be followed in the TCMA. All stakeholders, including the MPCA, will be accountable for implementing the Plan. The Plan is comprised of four parts that describe the responsibilities of stakeholders, including product producers, all levels of government, waste generators, and waste management businesses. The Plan outlines the challenges