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Waste Management for a Sustainable Future
June 12, 2015
Lissa McCrackenExecutive Director
KPPC is a state-mandated technical service center and Kentucky’s primary resource to help businesses, industries and other organizations develop environmentally sustainable, cost-saving solutions for improved efficiency.
KPPC is based at the University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering, and provides technical information and assistance that is free, confidential and non-regulatory.
Who is KPPC – Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center
Defining WASTE
WAS TE
aterirolids & Liquidsimenergy
Our Universal “Backyard”
NIMBY Not in My BackYard
NOTE
NOPE
CAVE
BANANA
Not Over There Either
Not On Planet Earth
Citizens Against Virtually Everything
Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything
Waste Minimization
Waste Minimization Program-in-Place
The reduction, to the extent feasible, in
the amount of hazardous waste generated
prior to any treatment, storage, or
disposal of waste
Source Reduction
The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 gave us the definition of Source Reduction and a hierarchy to follow
Proactive Planning: Move Up the Hierarchy
Disposal
Treatment
Energy Recovery
Reuse & Recycling
Source Reduction & Energy Efficiency
(E2)
Co
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Proactive Approaches to Source Reduction
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Green Chemistry
Lean Manufacturing
What Drives An Organization?
Barriers to Success
Emphasis on Process
Inadequate Training
Lack of Planning
Poor Communications
Lack of Patience
Assigned to a Person, Not a Team
Treated as a Special Program
A Sustainable Future
KPPC - Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center works with its clients to help them develop and use a Systems Approach
The Center has helped more than 800 Kentucky businesses and organizations achieve success resulting in more than $30 million in actual and identified savings
Leadership & Commitment
A Systems Approach requires Leadership & Management Commitment to continual improvement
In order to succeed, an organization must move from creating awareness to taking action
The 7 Steps
KPPC builds on the EPA’s Seven-Step Energy Management Process to assist clients
1 - Make the Commitment
2 - Assess Performance & Opportunities
3 - Set Performance Goals
4 - Create an Action Plan
5 - Implement the Action Plan
6 - Evaluate Progress
7 - Recognize Achievement
MANAGEMENT
The HARD Side of Change…
Is about Processes, Measurement, Tools, Structures & Procedures
LEADERSHIP
The SOFT Side of Change…
Is about Buy-in, Commitment, Overcoming Resistance to Change & Self Leadership
There Are Two Sides of Organizational Change
Waste Minimization: Manufacturing Process
Through a Systems Approach, KPPC client Denyo Manufacturing improved its:
• Recycling - scrap metal, cardboard, plastic & wood
• Water & Natural Gas Usage
• Waste Water Treatment
• Process Chemicals
Waste Minimization: Printing Facility
Kentucky-based FetterGroup, with technical assistance from KPPC, reduced their solid waste pickup by 40 percent, while over 95 percent of their waste goes somewhere other than a landfill
Waste Minimization: Corporate Offices
KPPC’s award winning client Kindred Healthcare in Louisville undertook a number of sustainability projects, including: energy reduction, purchasing eco-products that are 100% biodegradable and using plant-based plastic products
Waste Minimization: Industrial Process Water
Before trial -7,600 Gallons Per Day
After trial -2,700 Gallons Per Day
Jan Feb March April
Client saved an average of - 3,200 gallons per day and lowered cost of treatment and sludge hauling
Building Sustainable Businesses
“Business strategies built around the radically more productive use of natural resources can solve many environmental problems at a profit”
Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins & Paul Hawken“A Road Map for Natural Capitalism” 1999
A Unique Opportunity
KPPC offers Kentucky businesses and organizations a unique opportunity to take advantage of engineering technical assistance at very low, or no cost
KPPC Services
Workshops
Webinars
On-site Assessments
Brief Assistances
On-site Training
KPPC Can Help
KPPC can help with both the Leadership and the Management side of Organizational Change
Filling the Gap
Waste Management for a Sustainable Future
June 12, 2015
Lissa McCracken
Executive Director
(502) 852-1564
www.kppc.org