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LINCOLN

A REGIONAL COOPERATIVE FOR INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT

FAX 208-43 -6915 P.O. Box 159, 1050 W. 400 S., Burley, 1083318 208-432-9082

ANNUAL REPORT October 1,2000 - September 30, 2001

COMMODITIES PROCESSED In the last twelve months, the Blaine County Resource Recovery Center processed 2,0 7 tons of cardboard, newsprint, metal cans, magazines, glass, mixed residential paper, and a cou Ie grades ofoffice paper. The 2,007 tons represents a 2% reduction below the amount of2,065 ons.of materials processed in the same twelve months of the preceding year. Table 1 identifie the volumes of recyclable materials handled in each of the past twelve months.

TABLE 1 COMMODITIES RECOVERED Tons per Month

October 2000 63.7 Tons 24.8 Tons 1.8 Tons 30.9 Tons 2.2 Tons 8.9 Tons 20.7 Tons

November 72.8 20.3 2.1 28.4 1.9 11.7 24.4

December 75.1 29.0 1.7 38.9 2.4 17.8 17.8

January 200] 69.0 ]4.9 1.8 38.7 2.0 4.5 13.2

February 78.6 26.3 1.4 39.2 2.7 17.3 26.8

March 75.0 22.6 1.5 37.7 2.2 10.0 21.9 Apri] 61.1 16.8 1.6 30.0 1.5 10.5 16.4 May 71.1 25.8 1.2 31.5 1.9 11.8 18.3 June 74.0 24.6 1.6 37.0 2.0 12.7 20.9 July 86.7 2.0 47.8 1.9

19.6 7.5 13.7

August 95.1 25.7 2.3 50.3 2.2 12.5 17.4 September 61.5 19.6 1.4

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This 2% lower volume this past year is consistent with a nationwide trend of reduced re ycling volumes, as well as reduced recyclable commodity volumes from the neighborhood recyprogram in the six other magic valley counties comprising Southern Idaho Solid Waste. We will be initiating a stepped-up public awareness program that is geared to increasing recyclin 5 volumes throughout south central Idaho.

A comparison of the amounts of the different types ofcommodities processed in each of the past four years can be found in Table 2

TABLE 2 COMMODITY VOLUlVIES BY YEAR

Cardboard

Newsprint

Aluminum Cans

Glass

Tin Cans

Mixed Paper

'.

796 Tons

249

27

416

30

97

828 Tons

192

26

494

30

124

876 Tons

303

25

451

27

138

883 Tons

270

21

446

25

136

Magazines 224 248 245 227

This table finds that all types of recyclable commodities, with the exception of cardboarc, are less than the total amounts of the previous year.

The next set of data identifies how the recyclable materials are getting to the processing center. Recyclable materials are transported to the Blaine County Resource Recovery Center Wood River Rubbish and Recycling (the curbside collection program), by Recycling Services ( he pnmary commercial recycler), and those persons that transport the materials on an indiv dual basis (self hauls).

In this past year, the curbside collection program accounted for 49% of all marketable IT aterials (cardboard, newsprint, mixed residential paper, aluminum, and tin). Recycling Services s responsible for bringing in 32% of the marketable materials, and self hauls account for t1 e remaming 19%. The following Table 3 provides for a more detailed breakdown.

TABLE 3 COMMODITIES BY CARRIER

Commodity Wood River Rubbish Recycling Services Self Haul

Cardboard 372 Tons 445 Tons 66 Tons

Newsprint 194 24 52

Mixed Paper 174 30 159

Aluminum 13 3 5

Tin 19 0 6

Total 772 Tons (49%) 502 Tons (32%) 281 Tons 09%)

As compared to last year, the amount of marketable materials derived from the curbside collection program decreased by 55 tons. This 55 ton decrease accounts for nearly all of the reduced volume from this past year's operation as compared to the prior year. The commercial recycling collector's volumes were down by only 4 tons. The amount of marketable materials obtained from the self hauls held constant and now accounts for 19% of the total volume.

OPERATION COSTS AND REVENUES Its back to recycling reality. This year saw a return to the trend of annual operation expenses exceeding revenues. The market values for fiber and metals took a sharp down tum from the values we experienced last year when the operation revenues exceeded costs by over $30,000. To illustrate this point, we received 50% less revenue for nearly the same volumes of commodities marketed in the prior year.

The following Table 4 compares the total revenues and expenses of the last three years of operation of the resource recovery center

TABLE 4 REVENUE VS EXPENSE

1998 - 99 1999 - 2000 2000 - 2001

Revenues $94,192.88 $160,472.89 $ 76,974.06

Expenses $101,755.90 $130,152.17 $100,974.06

Net ($ 7,563.45) $30,320.72 ($24,296.66)

The 2,007 tons of recycled materials, which would otherwise be handled as solid waste, saved Blaine County and its residents $38,133 in the avoided cost ofwaste transfer and landfill expense. The value of the avoided cost, $38,133, when factored against the net loss ($24,297) yielded an overall value of $13,836 for the operation of the resource recovery center.

The use ofthe community service labor continued this year. 1,066 hours ofcommunity service labor were utilized this past year, which is down slightly (353 hours) from the prior year.