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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)
586
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
session
Communicate Department’s
vision
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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