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Zero Waste OC 2013. Ready for nothing? The time is now. The possibilities exist (or should/could, with our leadership). T he reasons are clear . Introduction To Waste-Management and Materials-Recovery Program Design Concepts and Methods The Orange County Sustainability Collaborative - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Zero Waste OC 2013Ready for nothing?
The time is now. The possibilities exist (or should/could, with our leadership).
The reasons are clear.
Introduction To Waste-Management and Materials-Recovery Program Design Concepts and Methods
The Orange County Sustainability CollaborativeMarch 1, 2013
Marialyce Pedersen, Adjunct Faculty, Golden West College
Mind the hierarchy!reduce
(waste prevention or “source
reduction”)
reuserecycle
compostanaerobic digestion
Waste-to-energy (incineration)
disposal
Difficult/M
ore Sustainable Easiest/Least Sustainable
MAXIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT
SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT
SOME ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT
NO ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT
Business Recycling Choices to Meet AB 341 – Pay for “Easy” or Design for Economic Benefits
Easy BUT businesses must pay for service and seldom reap benefits from recyclables.
May take extra effort to set up collection systems and locate processors, but businesses directly reap financial and “closed loop” (return of materials) benefits.
Subscribe to a recycling service that may include mixed waste processing that yields diversion results comparable to source separation.
Arrange for the pickup of recyclable materials or self-haul to recyclers.
Business Waste Composition (US EPA)
preventing waste is the top of the hierarchyplastic bag bans are good.
but what about all the other single-use plastics in all of our lives?
easy individual solutions:• duplex copying; minimizing
paper• super-portable reusable
bags• reusable utensil kits• water bottle• reusable mug (10 cent
savings!)• patronizing businesses that
utilize reusable dishware• encouraging those that don’t
yet to provide reusable dishware
Reuse is the Second Priority
There are Treasures in our Waste StreamReuse is about extracting the highest value possible from used items – preserving and even enhancing the integrity of materials through imagination, creativity and intelligence. From designers breathing new life into vintage fabrics, to developers working on downtown revitalization, there is an increasing recognition of reuse—not just as a concept, but as a movement.
The Renaissance of ReuseReuse Alliance is building a community of like-minded individuals and organizations across the country that is revolutionizing the way we look at waste.
Recycling & Composting Are Third
(US EPA)
Add It Up: Avoided Disposal, Reuse & Recycling Savings
Avoided disposal
Free recycling collection
Reduced cost
collections
$$ savin
gs
Sample Avoided Disposal Savings
ITEM/ACTIVIT
Y
Reuse/ donation
tons
Recycling tons
Collection +
disposal costs/to
n*
Less processing costs
Estimated
savings
Food Bank donations
4.5 $77 None $346.50
Grasscycling
12,000 $77 None $924,000
Bottle and can recycling
10 $200 <$1,000>
$1,000
Furniture donations
300 $200 <$12,000>
$48,000
ZW Assessment Steps1 •Conduct visual waste assessment, facility walk-through; dialogue with leadership & employees; make personal observations.
2 •Identify waste prevention and reuse initiatives (e.g., packaging take-back requirements in contracts, electronic information distribution, reusable mug incentives, duplexing, etc.).
3 •Identify additional potential diversion of currently unrecovered recyclable and compostable materials .
4 •Select best service option(s) for currently unrecyclable and uncompostable materials.
Business Waste Assessment Steps
Target central trash collection areas Conduct Visual Audit for all container
types Document/Record
– Map Location– Assess major discard-streams,
opportunities– Estimate Volumes/Weights
Photograph your findings Create discard analysis report (columnar)
Highest & best use recommendations Existing costs, estimated cost savings
Develop Recommendations for improvements
Potential Diversion Opportunities Assessment
Material Current Recovery (tons, % of total)
Estimated Additional Recovery Potential
Proposed Management Plan•Improve existing program•Create new program (internally, w/ local gov’t, private service providers)
Cardboard
Paper
Plastic (bottles)
Plastic (film)
Metal
Glass
Wood
Landscape
Food scraps
Etc.
Now, Calculate Your GhG (and other environmental) Savings!