2017 R3 Conference - Organics, Session 3

1. ©2017 Organix Solutions All Contents Confidential
Debra Darby
Program & Marketing Director
MassRecycle R3 Conference
March 27, 2017
Layered Approach for Managing Solid Waste
Layer One: Source Separation

2. Proud Manufacturer of

3. Legislation Around Organics
in the United States
State-Wide Organics Diversion Mandate
and/or Disposal Ban1,2,3
Local Residential Waste Collection Program4
Both
1,2 Sources: BioCycle 2014a survey from 39
states that responded; 2014b
Rhode Island legislation
effective 2016.
3 Source: MSW Management, 2015
4 Source: BioCycle 2015, denotes states
that have 1 or more communities
with residential SSO program; are
not state-wide.
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4. Our Mission
To provide cost-effective and sustainable collection and processing
solutions that recover organic waste, recycle it to highest-value use
and return it to our community value chain.

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About Organix Solutions
Organic Waste Consultancy
• Support activities to increase organics recycling and cooperate
with local haulers, industry and government.
• Assist with technical expertise to carry out trials and verify the
feasibility of organics recycling.
• Work with corporations, food producers and organic waste
generators on waste reduction planning and implementation
of collection programs.

6. 2013 Minnesota Statewide Waste Characterization
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RECOVERABLE MATERIALS
Organic Materials
Paper
Fines
31.0%
24.5%
10.5%
NON-RECOVERABLE MATERIALS
Problem Materials & Glass/Electronics
HHW/HW
Other Waste/Other Plastics
3.4%
0.4%
20.4%
24.2%
100.0%
TRADITIONAL RECYCLABLES
Plastics & Metals 9.8%
75.8%
Source: Burns & McDonnell,
2013 MN Waste Characterization Report
2013 Statewide Waste Characterization

7. Waste Characterization
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Solid Waste (MSW) – Minnesota 2013
Waste
Characterization
Recoverable MSW
Non-Recoverable MSW
Traditional Recyclables
RECOVERABLE MATERIALS
Organic Materials
Paper
Fines
31.0%
24.5%
10.5%
NON-RECOVERABLE MATERIALS
Problem Materials & Glass/Electronics
HHW/HW
Other Waste/Other Plastics
3.4%
0.4%
20.4%
24.2%
100.0%
TRADITIONAL RECYCLABLES
Plastics & Metals 9.8%
75.8%
Source: Burns & McDonnell,
2013 MN Waste Characterization Report
2013 Statewide Waste Characterization
Recoverable
MSW

8. The Organix Solutions Layered Approach
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for Managing Solid Waste and Energy Recovery
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Layer 4: Highest Value Use of Processed
Engineered Feedstock (PEF)
3 Layer 3: BurCell® System
1 Layer 1: Source Separated Organics (SSO) 2 Layer 2: Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
Waste
Characterization

9. Layer 1: Source Separated Organics (SSO)

10. Layer 1
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Source Separated Organics (SSO)
Municipalities are addressing the impacts of organic
waste (food scraps and food soiled papers) by
implementing curbside SSO programs.
Challenge – do it affordably and design it to be
convenient for the end user
• Haulers are under pressure to provide organics collection
• There is a cost for collection of organics; containers,
collection, processing
• Route density efficiency - rural, seasonal yard waste,
voluntary participation
The Green Bag Organix™ Collection Program addresses all of
these issues through an opt-in program designed for
municipalities and haulers. Recovered Material from
Waste Stream
Waste
Characterization

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Hennepin County - Organics Diversion
• 2 interested parties: City of Wayzata and Randy’s
Environmental Services
• How to launch an organics pilot as part of recycling
• What evolved over a decade to the present system
Blue Bag Organics® co-collection in MN
• Amount of time and dedicated research invested for a
solution
Wayzata Pilot Results
• Co-collection (organics and MSW) eliminated 1 truck per week
• Residential participation was good, very little contamination
(non-organics)
• 3rd party tested for liner integrity during residential use and
being hauled in/out of the truck
• Good puncture resistance, durable
• Composted completely at the composting facility
City of Wayzata in Hennepin County, Minnesota
How the Program Started - Organics Pilot 2002
* Randy’s is the parent company of Organix Solutions.

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Blue Bag Organics Co-Collection
Program Launched 2012
Residents collect their food scraps and food soiled papers in the 13-
gallon Extreme Duty Compostable Bag, tie a knot and place the
compostable bag in the same cart with their trash.
• On the regular trash collection day, the hauler empties the cart
• Compostable bags are then sorted at a transfer station or MRF
where they are diverted to a composting facility
• Co-collects organics with trash, no additional cart or truck is
necessary
• Eliminates the need for a dedicated organics route
Blue Bag Organics® is patent pending.

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Today over 32 cities in Minnesota have implemented the Blue Bag Organics® program and more communities are signing on.
Outside of Minnesota the program is marketed as the Green Bag Organix™.
• Organix Solutions manufactures its own proprietary 100% compostable liners branded as Blue Bag Organics and Green Bag Organix
• Certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) to meet the industry standard test methods of ASTM D6400 for
compostability at an industrial composting facility
• Same durable, compostable liner – just a different color
Green Bag Organix Collection Program
Green Bag Organix™ is patent pending.

14. Green Bag Organix Collection Program
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The organics collection program eliminates the need for
private haulers or municipalities to add routes, trucks and
containers to collect organics, saving enormous costs.
• Organic waste is co-collected with other MSW where it is then
sorted and diverted to compost facilities to become nutrient rich
compost
• Single container, single route by single truck
• BPI® certified 100% Compostable Extreme Duty Liner
(13 gallon and 33 gallon)
• Durable and tear resistant; withstands cold, rain, humidity and UV
• Biodegrades within 45 days at an industrial composting facility
• Helps reduce contamination (our data shows rate <3%)
We will assist in the design of next generation MRF for
processing organics.

15. Monthly Processing for Green Bag Organix Program
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Prepared for a city in Massachusetts
Number of Households 7,549
Inbound MSW Tons Per Month 456
Tons Per Hour Capacity* 15
Monthly Sort Hours 30.4
Sort Labor $15.00
Staff Labor $35.00
2
1
$912.00
$1,064.00
$1,976.00Labor Subtotal
Portable Sort Line Conveyor (per month**)
Total Monthly Sorting Expense (labor and sort line)
$1,250.00
$3,226.00
$38,712.00Annual Sorting Expense
Processing Headcount
Revenue
Tons per month $/ton Total
456 $9.00 $4,104.00Processing Fee
$49,248.00Annual Fee
$10,536.00Gross Profit (for hauler or Processor) 21.4%
Monthly Processing Fee Charged Per Household $0.54
Cost of Green Bag Organix (GBO) Program @ $59.95 Per Year Per Household
10% Participation
20% Participation
30% Participation
40% Participation
755
1,510
2,265
3,020
$59.95
$59.95
$59.95
$59.95
$45,256.26
$90,512.51
$135,768.77
$181,025.02
Each Household paying $2.00 per month for GBO Program 7,549 $2.00 $181,176.00
Total Monthly Cost Per Household for GBO Program
with Processing fee
7,549 $2.54 $230,424.00
An Example for Comparison
Community in Minnesota: Monthly Costs for
Dedicated Organics
Truck Collection Hours 13
Truck Rate per Hour $90.00
Number of Customers 344
Amortized Cost of Cart $1.05
Disposal Tons 1.3
Tip Fee $45.00
Truck Rate per Month $5,066.10
Cost per Resident $14.73
Cost per Resident w/Dedicated Organics Cart $15.78
Tip Fee per Customer $0.17
Total Monthly Cost Per Household for
Dedicated Organics Including disposal
$15.95
*Portable Sort Line Conveyor has a 15 tons per hour operating capability.
**Portable Sort Line Conveyer cost to purchase is $75,000. ($1,250 per month amortized over 60 months.)

16. Organics Collection Carbon Emissions Baseline Study
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Elk River, Minnesota
Organics Collection GHG Analysis Table 1: Metric tons (MT) of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted per ton for SSOM-only,
MSW-only and Blue Bag Organics collection. Measured in metric ton GHG equivalents per ton (MTCO2e/ton).
SSOM-only
Diesel Fuel 0.343
MSW-only Blue Bag Organics®
0.025 0.026
Data Results Key Findings:
• GHG emissions per ton for SSOM-only are over 100 times that of MSW-only or Blue Bag Organics.
• Blue Bag Organics emits far less GHGs than SSOM-only collection.
• Notable contributing factor is the low quantity of organics collected per route through SSOM-only (1.07 – 1.46 tons)
compared to MSW-only (11.77 – 23.56 tons) and Blue Bag Organics (11.77 – 23.53 tons).
• Ratio of waste collected to fuel consumed greatly reduces GHG emissions per ton.

17. The Organix Solutions
Layered Approach
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for Managing Solid Waste
and Energy Recovery
Recovery
Regenerate
Restore
©2017 Organix Solutions

18. Thank You.
Debra Darby
Program & Marketing Director, Organix Solutions
Debra.Darby@OrganixSolutions.com