Total Residuals Management for Industrial Food Processors
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Organics Workshop- Mixed Organics Streams as Feedstock and Products: Jen McDonnell from Casella Organics shows how they are innovating and collaborating with businesses to help diverts organics.
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Total Residuals Management for Industrial Food Processors
- 1. Casella Organics 1 Total Residuals Management For Industrial Food Processors MassRecycle Conference 2013
- 2. Casella Organics 2 Putting “Waste to Work” using Diversified Residuals Management Solutions
- 3. Casella Organics Recycling Drivers for Industrial Food Processors 3 • Customer demand •WalMart Index and other Retailer Sustainability Initiatives • Requests for tracking and reporting • Regulations •MADEP Solid Waste Disposal ban •Organics Waste Ban • Waste to Income •Paper •Plastic •UVO • Residuals to Energy and Re Use •Electricity •Bio Diesel
- 4. Casella Organics Case Study – Frozen Prepared Meats/Entrée Manufacturer • Privately held • Located in Eastern MA • Steady growth over last decade • Multiple residuals streams • Resource Optimization Philosophy • Not just saving $ by recycling- but • Finding value in residuals 4
- 5. Casella Organics Total Residuals Management Services for Industry Industrial Residual Casella Services Annual Value MSW $180,000 Sludge (wastewater treatment) $240,000 Expired/rejected product $50,000 Processing byproducts •Solid •Liquids – used oils $150,000 $450,000 Packaging & paper $25,000 Plastics $2,000 Wood – pallets $10,000 5 Income Generated 2012 = $487,000 Net Expense $133,000/year Previous costs >$500K/year
- 6. Casella Organics Liquids: WasteWater Treatment Sludge and UVO 6 1M/gal+ per year of sludge Generating 1,200 MwH /yr* Collected, reprocessed Grease and Cooking oils Generating $>450,000 in Income and 25,000 gal of Bio-Diesel fuel *Average, across digester feedstock recipe
- 7. Casella Organics 7 Jordan Dairy Farm Digester Dashboard
- 8. Casella Organics For Success, Collaboration and Cooperation are Essential 8 Training & Education •New Hire Orientation •Ongoing refreshers Leadership Support is Crucial! Make Rules & Stick to them: •Surcharges and fees for contamination (Quality Std) •Three strikes policy •Less can be more
- 9. Casella Organics Recycling Organics into Soil Amendments and Nutrients 9
- 10. Casella Organics Win-win Local Resource Loops 10 Before and After BioMix® Application
- 11. Casella Organics In Sum: Partnering with Industry for Sustainability Total Residuals Management •Diverse solutions •Alignment of Goals •Income from Residuals •Environmental benefits – GHG reductions – Clean power – Nutrients – Closed loop recycling 11