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Jefferson County Department of Public Works
Recycling Contamination Reduction and Outreach Plan (CROP)
The goal of the CROP is to reduce contamination of the materials in single-family, multi-family, drop box, and
commercial recycling programs operating in Jefferson County. This, in turn, helps Jefferson County
Department of Public Works more fully realize the economic, environmental, and public health benefits of
these programs. The CROP does not specifically include strategies to reduce contamination of other material
streams such as organics or construction and demolition debris. However, many of the same strategies apply
to these streams and may be included in future CROP updates.
The CROP meets the requirement in RCW 70A.205.045(10) that counties with a population of more than
25,000, and cities within these counties with independent Solid Waste Management Plans (SWMP), include a
CROP in their SWMP by July 1, 2021.
Additionally, Jefferson County will use the CROP development process to add the value of greenhouse gas
reduction to the list of recyclable material designation criteria found in the Solid Waste Management Plan.
Background
The service agreement for recycling services with a private sector contractor has been extended beyond its
original term to provide time to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP process is a critical element of
the CROP since it may alter the current recycling program and, by extension, the contamination rate. Analysis
of the current program will inform the RFP and provide baseline data by which to measure changes to the
contamination rate brought about by program revisions under a new recycling services agreement.
The Jefferson County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) is a broad stakeholder group that includes
representation from: citizens; the solid waste and recycling industry; the City of Port Townsend; Jefferson
County Board of County Commissioners; and the Department of Ecology.
The seven action steps below include SWAC engagement at each decision making point along the timeline and
are aligned with the goals of the Solid Waste Management Plan.
12/10/20 Draft – Staff Recommendation
Action Steps and Timeline
Step Completion Date Action Item
Step 1 Q1 2021 Review recycling program analysis with the Solid Waste Advisory
Committee. Analysis to include:
• an inventory of current recycling collection services and programs
• an inventory of recycling program ordinances and policies
• a service-level comparison with other regional jurisdictions
• considerations of regional harmonization of accepted materials and
multi-county facility and equipment sharing
• baseline recycling contamination data
• baseline data on the level of greenhouse gas emission reduction for
each of the current materials in the recycling program and as a
program whole
• key contaminants, their costs and impacts
• an inventory of current marketing options
• current alignment of accepted materials and processing of the
materials with the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments
Step 2 Q2 2021 With input from the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, develop key
performance indicators for the recycling program including a greenhouse
gas reduction goal
Step 3 Q3 2021 Solicit Request for Proposal for the Collection, Processing and Marketing of
recyclable materials
Step 4 Q4 2021 Develop analysis of the responses to the Request for Proposals and review
with the Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Step 5 Q4 2021 – Q4 2022 Execute contract for recycling services and effect program revisions as
necessary including an education and outreach program tailored to the
program
Step 6 Q1 2023 - Q1 2024 Measure contamination rate and adjust contamination reduction education
and outreach strategies accordingly with input from SWAC
Step 7 Q1 2024 Provide SWAC with an evaluation of the anti-contamination strategies and
develop next steps