Waste and Recycling
The goal of this project was to achieve the County’s objectives for producing a useful updated Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan tailored to the needs and specific conditions of the unincorporated and incorporated area of Spokane County. By assessing needs and trends, examining alternative courses of action, and establishing priorities for future solid waste management program development, Cascadia and SCS facilitated communication among the principal parties concerned with the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan project and worked with County staff to insure that materials are distributed to members of the SWAC in a timely manner for review prior to meeting dates. Cascadia also evaluated the administrative and operational structure and function of the solid waste management system to identify any improvements in the structure. Based on the solid waste management plan that Cascadia ultimately developed, a project schedule and budget for the implementation of the plan update was also developed.
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Cascadia began to immediately overhaul the way Resource Venture services were marketed, delivered, and tracked; ultimately resulting in superior outcomes. Among the dramatic changes we noted were (1) an increased level of accountability; (2) a more strategic focus; and (3) service documentation that demonstrated a more effective and efficient program. In particular, Cascadia’s “targeting and tracking” database made it possible to focus on the biggest commercial resources users with the greatest potential for conservation, and then measure their progress over time. The program’s unique targeted approach is extremely cost-effective; Cascadia has helped reduce the City’s program costs from about $100/ton diverted in 2006 to about $45/ton in 2008.
- Phil Paschke, Seattle Public Utilities