Intent:
Use market mechanisms to reduce waste generation and to incentivize more efficient waste management systems.
Requirements:
Adopt the following incentive/market-based policies or procurement requirements for collection/processing franchises or service provider licensing.
Tier 1: Develop and adopt 3 policies/programs
Tier 2: Develop and adopt 5 or more policies/programs
Sample Policies/Programs
- Pay-as-you-throw variable pricing for black bin, blue bin and green bin services.
- Offer and promote no-cost regular business waste assessment/audit with recommendations for “right-sizing”.
- Incentives for product ‘lightweighting’.
- Tax breaks or other incentives for donations to non-profit food rescue or other intermediate material reuse organizations.
- Incentives for xeriscape or other policies to reduce grass planting.
- Optimize and incentivize procurement policies for products and materials that are recyclable andhave recycled content.
- Creation of recycling market development zones.
- Adoption of reward-based recycling incentive programs, such as Recyclebank & Tomra buyback centers.
- Advanced disposal/processing fees; e.g. Tire and battery disposal fees, bottle bill and other container reuse/recovery fees.
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements in municipal procurement or requirements for retail establishments.