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Lawrence board weighs new waste-diversion KPI as Burns & McDonnell begins master plan
Summary
The Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board discussed a proposed KPI to track percent of municipal solid waste recycled or composted, heard that Burns & McDonnell was contracted for a city solid-waste master plan, and reviewed how the metric would be measured and tied to the 2026 budget and a parallel Douglas County plan required by KDHE.
The Lawrence Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board on Thursday debated a proposed key performance indicator to measure “percent of municipal solid waste that is recycled or composted” and heard an update that the city commissioned Burns & McDonnell to lead a solid-waste master plan.
The measure would track communitywide municipal solid waste, not just city operations, and officials said the choice of metric will affect which programs get budget priority in 2026.
Cathy Richardson, the city sustainability director, said the proposed KPI grew from recommendations of the former Sustainability Advisory Board and community input. “Percent of municipal solid waste that is recycled or composted,” she said, “is a waste reduction measure.” Richardson told the board Burns & McDonnell has been selected to lead a consultant-driven solid-waste master plan that…
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