Materials #3 Recycling and Jobs In Massachusetts

Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce

Needs

Funded by SkillWorks, http://www.skill-works.org/

Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs

Agenda for Today

• Background• Project Goals• How Workforce Studies Are Used• How They Have Been Used To Train Employees in Massachusetts• Project Approach• Discussion• Close





Why did Skillworks contract with EBC/MassRecycle for this study?

(1)There is a strong interest in understanding the employment potential of

“green jobs” in Massachusetts. What’s the reality on the ground?

(2)There is a growing awareness that “green jobs” are not limited to those

in residential energy efficiency and renewable energy installation.

(3)Training and education institutions don’t know much about workforce

and training needs in the recycling industry, but want to learn.



About the Study Team

Project Client: Dan Moon, President, Environmental Business Council of NEKey Partner: Ann Dorfman, Director, MA Recycling CoalitionFunding Partner: MA Department of Environmental ProtectionProject Leader: Amy Perlmutter, Principal of Perlmutter AssociatesResearchers:

Paula Paris, Deputy Director, JFYNetWorks Philip Jordan, President, Green LMI, Inc.

Kevin Doyle, Principal, Green Economy



Project Goals

• To learn about the number and types of jobs in the Massachusetts recycling workforce

• To understand where growth and contraction might be occurring• To understand the factors that drive growth or contraction• To develop a workforce trained to match growth



Project Deliverables

A description of the recycling industry in Massachusetts A description of the typical job titles in the industry A description of skill, competency and training needs for selected job titles A description of the economic, consumer, policy and regulatory drivers that create jobs in the recycling industry in Massachusetts Results of employer surveys regarding workforce needs Results of employer focus groups and interviews regarding workforce needs Findings and recommendations for the workforce community



Labor Market Intelligence: Information

• Current workforce

• Projected growth

• Difficulty Hiring

• Skill preferences

• Educational requirements

• Employer preferences



Labor Market Intelligence: Methodology

• Economic Models– Good for current and projected growth, but cannot quantify other

needs• Executive Interviews

– Good for qualitative information, but are not representative, so cannot quantify data

• BLS data– Good structure and trend information, but static

• Employer Surveys– Contain some employer bias and are expensive but are well

suited to comprehensive analysis



Labor Market Intelligence: Existing Studies

• Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) Study– Economic modeling to count jobs and determine impacts

http://nerc.org/projects/completed_projects.html#reiupdate

• NC Dept. of Environmental Resources Study– Uses unrepresentative survey data with NAICS Codes

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/53/52107.pdf

• The Solar Foundation Jobs Census/NREL– Mixture of known and unknown universe in a survey

http://www.thesolarfoundation.org/

• Collaborative Green Economic Index– Uses NETS data to look at trends over time

http://www.coecon.com/cagreen.html





ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT &

WORKFORCEPIPELINE

INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS

LABOR MARKETINFORMATION



COMPANIES:

•Recycling

•Recycling Reliant

•Reuse and Remanufacture

REGULATORS:

•DEP

•EPA

•Municipalities

JOB SEEKERS

# Employed

Turnover rate

Job Titles & Descriptions

Skills Required

Degrees/Certifications Required

Salary Levels

Growth/Contraction Factors

Changes in industry New companies

New Services

Variation in Job Titles

Employment Opportunities

Training/Preparation

Talent Pools/Sources

Investment/Financing

INDUSTRY STAKE-HOLDERS

LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & WORKFORCE PIPELINE




Tasks Develop Study Approach Convene Advisory Committee Conduct Literature Search Define The Recycling Industry

• Obtain and Organize Databases

• Conduct Survey

• Conduct Industry Focus Groups

• Conduct Follow Up Interviews

• Develop One or More Case Studies

• Produce Final Report

• Raise Additional Funds

To be completed by the end of September



Advisory Committee Members

Christine Araujo, Action for Boston Community Development Keith Boyea, Complete Recycling Solutions Dan Brodeur, PJ Keating Dan Costello, Costello Dismantling Johnny Gold, North Shore Recycled Fibers Geoff Kuter, AgResource Bill LaBelle, Goodwill Craig Lovette, Mass Hauling John Majercek, Center for Ecological Technology Patrick Manning, Gypsum Recycling America Ben Mantyla, Beacon Wiper/Talbert Trading Mike Moores, Waste Management Alex Papali, Boston Recycling Coalition Lynn Rubenstein, Northeast Recycling Council Alex Risley Schroeder, Mass Workforce Alliance Tom Tomaszek, Spectrum Machinery



Defining the Recycling Industry– NERC Methodology

(http://nerc.org/projects/completed_projects.html#reiupdate)

3 Categories, 26 Sub-Categories

• Recycling Industries (supply side)

• Recycling Reliant Industries (demand side)

• Reuse and Remanufacturing



Recycling Industries (supply side)

• Government Staffed Residential Collection Recycling Industries• Private Staffed Recycling Collection Recycling Industries• Compost/Organics Processor Recycling Industries• Materials Recovery Facilities Recycling Industries• Recyclables Materials Wholesalers Recycling Industries• Plastics Reclaimers Recycling Industries



Recycling Reliant Industries (demand side)

• Glass container manufacturing plants • Glass product producers • Nonferrous secondary smelting and refining mills • Nonferrous product producers • Nonferrous foundries • Paper and Paperboard Mills/deinked market pulp producers• Paper-based product manufacturers • Pavement mix producers (asphalt and aggregate) • Plastics product manufacturers • Rubber product manufacturers • Steel mills Recycling • Iron and steel foundries • Other recycling processors/manufacturers



Reuse and Remanufacturing

• Computer and electronic Appliance Demanufacturers • Motor vehicle parts (used) • Retail used merchandise sales • Tire retreaders • Wood reuse • Materials exchange services • Other reuse



Other Possible Categories

• Government Recycling Staff (non-collection)

• Other?



DIscussion

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