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Home My WebLink AboutSubmittal-Commissioner Sarnoff-Presentation-Container Deposit LegislationSUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 Container Deposit Legislation City of Miami Commission April 08, 2010 14-01228b-Submittal-Commissioner Sarnoff-Presentation Container Deposit Legislation SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 Beverage Containers on the Rise 166 Bottles of water are consumed by the average American every year 8 out of 10 plastic water bottles are not recycled, and end up in landfills or incinerators 215 billion Beverage cans and bottles were purchased in 2005; 21 billion more than in 2002. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 North Pacific Garbage Patch A fat crary Have°iKt4 'i x�►��v { r f Thar Trr*h Vortex The jvarrratiy of I Is months 2 Imam. 4 yetars a yaws The srwr. ton .taws now Lawn Qprangsa ctofs) eri - g l ici seatarn tend Wong tun Paal c mast Is t J lL dy Pwj gyro Gn i is way Ine tact" re 00neenlver4C1 .aria evanwty ane% up in MO 01 Tie twirl 1010eln vaarlOss AS a ccrearqueace. yS'rasa► areas, tle rimer itt2r23 a,x Wraps more paaatc Bartpima-text Caarrrass (cry vra"rgr'f) U.S..4_ 4 Yellow dots illustrate concentrations of plastic Some of these concentrations are as large as the state of Texas SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 What is Container Deposit Legislation? Container Deposit Legislation is a law that... Places a refundable deposit on certain beverage containers Shifts the financial responsibility of recycling to the Industry rather than the Taxpayer 1 ME -VT -CT -MA -NY OR-IA-5C MIIOCCACHV SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 How do Container Deposits Work? Distributor collects deposit from retailer when containers are delivered Retailer collects deposit from consumer at point of purchase Deposit is refunded to consumer when container is returned Deposit Initiation Distributor or Bottler Fi 1 Container Retailer Filled -'/Container Consumer Deposit Redemption Retailer or Redemption Center 6.Y 21i07 t:ontiiner Rees cline Inwtinnor SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 Container Laws Across the Country New York Massachusetts California Michigan Maine Iowa Oregon Vermont Delaware Hawaii Connecticut SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 Why Container Deposit Legislation? • 490 Beverage containers recycled per capita in 11 states with deposits, 190 beverage containers recycled per capita in states without deposits (2002 report, BEAR) • In Michigan, deposits laws reduced beverage container litter by 84 % and total litter by 41% (Michigan DOT). • New Yorkers have saved the energy equivalent of 25 million barrels of oil — enough energy to provide electricity to all the homes in New York City for one year (NYPIRG). SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 Why Container Deposit Legislation? Financial Incentive SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 Financial Incentive for the City Relieve landfill space - Franklin Associates, Ltdcredited container deposit laws in NY for a 72% annual reduction in the volume of discarded beverage containers, from 47.5 million cubic feet to 13.1 million cubic feet Alleviate storm drain cleanup - City of Miami spends $4.5 million per year to clean storm drains, which are predominantly congested with beverage containers. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 Financial Incentive for the City Decrease cost of recycling - TheCitYof Cincinnati reported that container deposits coupled with curbside recycling could reduce the cost of recycling from $94 per ton to $72 per ton; $22 savings X 823,229 tons recycled in Miami -Dade county = $18.1 million per year savings Resale of recycled materials - Aluminum cans are the most profitable, Miami -Dade County collected 30,397 tons X $760 per ton ($0.38 per lb X 2000 lbs.) = $23.1 million Unredeemed deposits Massachusetts Department of Revenue collected $62.5 million from unredeemed deposits between 1990 and 1996 Governor Rell of Connecticut estimates income of $24.4 million annually from unclaimed deposits SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 Who Should Collect the Bottles? Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 oun y-Run demption Centers County collects all recycled containers and sells them for 100% revenue 1, Create JOBS! MA MI NY VT 1,800 4,684 3,800 250-300 SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 *loom • milli— P il Report of Cabinet Task Force on Bottle Bill, Mandatory Deposit Legislation for MA US GAO, State's Experience with Beverage Container Deposit Laws Shows Positive Benefits NY Beery Wholesalers Association, NYS Returnable Container Act: A Preliminary Study VT Agency for Environmental Conservation, VT 5-Cent Deposit SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI.6 ON 12/11/2014 We MUST lead our STATE Governor Crist signed The Energy, Climate Change, and Economic Security Act of 2008 setting statewide recycling rate of 75% by 2020 Florida DEP issued a 2010 report suggesting the establishment of pilot bottle bill programs in select communities around the state Earthday Network ranked Miami 71 St out of 72 major US urban areas, based on established environmental policies and principles of sustainability