The Zero Waste Special Event Services program provided by the San Francisco Conservation Corps aims for zero waste at events by providing recycling and composting services. The program has grown since starting through consulting and exploring options. Services include setting up 3 bin stations, materials handling, education, and hauling. The target market is public events in San Francisco. The program employs Corps members and is a job training program. It has collaborated with other small waste management services. Financial documents provide hourly rates and a cost of doing business spreadsheet to generate quotes for events. Future steps may include expanding space and charging for more services.

1. Zero Waste Special
Event Services
San Francisco Conservation Corps
Laura McKaughan

2. Zero Waste Program Overview
History of the SFCC
History Working Events
Zero Waste is the Goal!

3. Strategy
 Service we provide is recycling plus: 3 bin set
up, materials consolidation, bin monitoring,
attendee education and the hauling of
recycling
 Our humble beginnings, then working with
consultants, other options explored
 Phased in approach – couldn’t charge more
than market will bear

4. Target Market
 Target Market: In SF, the sky is the limit. More
public events than any other city in the country.
 How to analyze this in other cities: utilize your
city government!
 Our value proposition:
 The SFCC assists event producers and venues in complying with
the City’s mandatory recycling and composting ordinance.
Additionally clients benefit by doing the environmentally and socially
responsible thing by diverting waste away from landfills and
employing a local non-profit job training program. The service is
high quality and performed with specially trained staff. The price is
competitive and the service is indispensable in that it cannot
effectively be done by existing janitorial staff.

5. Operations
 Nearly every Corps is better equipped to do
this than we are: If we can do it, so can you!
 Materials collected, now and in the future
 Staffing patterns: Supervisors and Drivers
 The work is Corpsmember labor intensive – no
way to get around it. Events must cover these
costs.

6. Collaboration
 Other service providers: Green Mary,
Wastebusters, Revolutionary Green
 All very small, not very well capitalized, eeking
by but making it.
 They lean on us heavily.

7. Financial Information
 What are the capital (financial) needs to start
and operate this program?
 Zero Waste Event Specialists = $17.72
 Supervisors = $29.60
 Manager = $35.96 (rarely charged)
 Is the program profitable? Depends on how
you calculate it.
 Cost of Doing Business documents provided
to CalRecycle

8. Cost of Doing Business
Special Events Pricing Spreadsheet Effective August 1, 2012
Total Expenses
Waste Management Expenses Based on Cost of Doing Per Special
Business Events Hour
Personnel: Direct, Associate Director, Manager, Project
Operations, Supervisor, Administrative Assistant &
Corpsmembers
$ 33.00
Operating Expenses: CMS training, uniforms, utilities, facility
upkeep, vehicle maintenance, fuel, transportation/travel,
professional IT fees, telecommunications, office supplies,
office equipment/leases, liability insurance, safety gear,
advertisement & promotion
$ 7.09
Indirect Expenses: Executive Staff and associated operating
expenses @ 20%
$ 8.02
Totals $ 48.11
PER HOURLY RATE FOR SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES $ 48.11

9. Cost of Doing Business
Special Events Pricing Spreadsheet
# of
SFCC Shift Total Work
Event Name: 49ers Vs. Vikings Schedule Hours Crew
2p-9:30p 7.5 15
$
Gross Cost of Doing Business: 5,412.38
$
Client's Discount: 3,300.68
Net to cost to Client: $2,111.70
Date/s of Event:
Materials: bags, dumpsters, etc.
Equipment Rentals
Bin Sleeves @ $12 per set
Recycling Bins @ per usage @
$12 per set

10. How We Generate Quotes:
Event: 49ers Vs. Vikings
Date of Event: Aug 10
Pay per hour
Zero Waste Specialists Pay Rate $16.89 SFCC Shift Schedule Total Hrs. # of crew Total Hrs
Supervisor Pay Rate $28.21 8/17; 2:00pm - 9:30pm 7.5 15 112.5
Regular Cm Rate $12.85
Event Factors
Estimated Attendance
Number of Specialists' hours 112.5
Number of Manager's hours 0
Number of Supervisor's hours 7.5
Event Specialist Labor $1,900.13
Event Supervisor's Labor $211.58
TOTAL LABOR: $2,111.70 COMMENTS:
Fixed Operating Expenses
$
Fuel per hour -
$
Insurance per hour -
$
Total of Fixed Operating Expenses -
$
Debris box rentals -
$
Plastic Liner Bags -
$
Compostable Bags -
$
Total Event Material Expenses -
TOTAL COST: $2,111.70

11. How We Generate Quotes:
Expense Details
Worker's Health
Payroll Taxes Compensation Insurance Rate Indirect
Personnel Hourly Rate Rate Rate Per hr Subtotals Rate Totals
7.65% 24.08% 15%
Zero Waste Events Specialist $ 11.70 $ 0.90 $ 2.82 $ - $ 15.41 $ 2.31 $ 17.72
Supervisor $ 19.38 $ 1.48 $ 4.67 $ 0.21 $ 25.74 $ 3.86 $ 29.60
Temporary Employee $ 18.47 $ 1.41 $ 4.45 $ 0.21 $ 24.54 $ 3.68 $ 28.22
Manager $ 23.51 $ 1.80 $ 5.66 $ 0.30 $ 31.27 $ 4.69 $ 35.96
Operating Expenses Quantity Total Price Unit Price Total Price
Bin Sleeves $ 4.00 $ -
Black/Clear Liners $ 0.25
Compost Liner Bags $ 1.25
Bin rentals $ 4.00
Annual
Fixed Operating Expenses Expense Total Cms Hrs Hourly Rate
Fuel $ 26,000.00 39810 $ 1.53
Vehicle Insurance $ 23,085.00 39810 $ 0.58

12. Next Steps: With or Without
The Bottle Bill
 What are the next steps for the program?
 Get lean by hiring more temp employees,
perhaps creating intern position, rentals,
charging for more of the services we currently
offer for free.
 Need more space to warehouse, get $ for
more of the materials we process.

13. Questions

14. Thank You!
Laura McKaughan
Associate Director of Green
Programs
San Francisco Conservation
Corps
(415) 716-7351
lmckaughan@sfcc.org
www.sfcc.org