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SUN Council and Sustainability COE Presents:

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✔ Introduction

✔Waste Management Practices for Corporations, Cities and Municipalities

✔Recycling/Up-Cycling, Co-Processing, Recovery and Disposal Roles in Sustainable Integrated Solutions

✔Q&A

✔Reference Tools for Decision Makers

Today’sAgenda

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for corporations, cities and municipalities

Waste Management Practices

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• Total MSW Generation (2018): 292.4 million tons

• Primary Material Waste Types:• Paper and Paperboard• Food• Plastics• Yard Waste

US Waste Disposition

Total MSW Generated by Material, 2018292.4 million tons

23%

22%

12%

12%

9%

6%

3% 6%4%

2% 1%

Paper and Paperboard

Food

Plastics

Yard Trimmings

Metals

Wood

Rubber and Leather

Textiles

Glass

Other

Misc. Inorganic Waste

Source: Environmental Protection Agency. (2021, April 15). National Overview: Facts and Figures on Materials, Wastes and Recycling. EPA.Retrieved from: www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials#Combustion.

U.S. Solid Waste Infrastructure

Solid Waste Management Options• Solid waste

collection• Recycling • Organics• Waste

conversion• Landfilling

Infrastructure Number

Curbside Recycling Programs 9,000+

Material Recovery Facilities (MRF)

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Transfer Stations 3,350

Composting 2,300

Mixed Waste Processing Facilities

& Hybrid MRFs70*

Anaerobic Digestion (Stand‐alone)

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WTE 76

Landfills 1,908*Excludes facilities that solely produce RDF Source: GBB, 2017 from various.

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Sustainable Business Park Development

Reimagining Wastein Kent County

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Sustainable Integrated Planning Components

• Sustainable Business Parks stimulate the paradigm shift towards a Circular Economy

• Circular Economy can be achieved through:

• Thoughtful design• Maintenance• Repair• Reuse• Remanufacturing• Refurbishing• Recycling of stocks and

materials flow

Sustainable Materials Management Hierarchy

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Sustainable Business Park:Maximizing Diversion

Inputs

Recyclables, yard waste, food scraps, construction waste, trash, industrial manufacturing by-products

Processes

Mixed waste processing,recycling processing,baling & distribution,digestion/composting

Outputs

Commodities, soil amendments, refuse-derived fuel, biofuel, energy-from-waste, few finished products like mulch or gravel

Public Involvement

Stakeholder Review

Committee

Private waste

companies

Regional manufacturers

Chambers of Commerce

Environmental and NGO

communities Municipal Officials

Non-profit social services organizations

Open public

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Communicate Department’s

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Build support for change

Identify potential

suppliers of waste

materials

Identify users of recovered

materials

Identify objectionable

project elements

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Jennifer PorterVice President

Mobile (347) 979-4992

Email [email protected]

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Reference Tools for Decision Makers

• Managing and Reducing Wastes: A Guide for Commercial Buildings. https://www.epa.gov/smm/managing-and-reducing-wastes-guide-commercial-buildings

• Tools for Preventing and Diverting Wasted Food. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/tools-preventing-and-diverting-wasted-food

• Assessment Tools for Electronics Stewardship. https://www.epa.gov/smm-electronics/assessment-tools-electronics-stewardship

• Sustainable Materials Management Tools. https://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-materials-management-tools

• EPA Center for Corporate Climate Leadership. https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/scope-3-inventory-guidance

• Gold Standard for the Global Goals. https://www.goldstandard.org/articles/gold-standard-global-goals

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Confused About How to Deliver Your Sustainability Targets