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finding opportunity in waste
Reimagining Waste in Kent County
January 2018
Overview
Where we’ve been
Where we’re at
Where we’re going
Open Dumping in the Grand River (pre-1895)
Coal-fired Garbage Burner (1897)
Piggeries (early 1900s)
Dumps Featuring Open Burning 29 open dumps by 1965
An Integrated Solid Waste Management System including
+ Transfer Station+ Household Hazardous Waste Centers+ Recycling Drop-Off Stations
Waste To Energy Facility
Landfill
Single StreamRecycling Facility
• Regional ManufacturingCenter
• Regional Medical Center
• Regional Financial Center
• Regional Education Center
• Sustainability Hub• Green Building
Center
Growth from InnovationLandfill
In 2016, the South Kent Landfill tonnage increased 4% to 354,000.This is a 55% increase from 2010.
Landfill Characterization Study (WMSBF)
Zero Waste Study
W MI is an international center for office furniture manufacturing which generates high volumes of engineered wood waste.
2016 Landfill ReportsKent County:
1,882,611 cubic yards
OR
8 Van Andel Arenas
2 Big Houses
A Paradigm Shift
A Circular Economy in West Michigan
Construction & Demolition Debris
Processing
Composting
Energy Technology
Materials-specific Processing
Business Incubator
One-to-One Materials Exchange
Research
Sustainable Business Park Will Connect Potential With Opportunity:
Landfilling as a Last Resort
Instead of using these 200 acres for future landfill, we will develop a Sustainable Business Park that:
• Lays the critical infrastructure to
support a regional circular economy
• Leverages private sector
development
• Attracts business to localize the entire
recycling or conversion process
• Preserves open space
• Expands research
• Generates and uses renewable energy
• Begins to close the loop in West
Michigan
Waste Quantity & Characterization StudyMarket AnalysisTechnology Evaluation
Infrastructure & ZoningSite Plans
Stakeholder EngagementCommunications
Funding Sources & Mechanisms
Biofuels Compost & Soil Amendment
Landfill Solar Gas-to-Energy Bio-Digester
Ash Bricks Plastic Flake Wood
Examples:New clothingNew bottles
Examples:New palletsNew particle board
Clothing & Textile Recovery
Art from WasteConstruction &
Demolition MaterialsReuse
Examples: Textile recoveryArtist in ResidenceArchitectural Wood Salvage
Corrugated Cardboard
Metals
Examples: Improve recycling rateImprove quality of recyclables collected
PlasticsElectronics
• Recycling, composting, waste processing technology companies
• Education/University research center• Manufacturers• Start-ups• Artists-in-Residence• Green retail flagship site