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GreenBiz 17 Workshop Slides: "Applying Lifecycle Thinking to Zero Waste Goals"
The document discusses the evolution of waste management practices, focusing on the transition towards sustainability and the importance of measuring sustainable materials management (SMM). It highlights various statistics related to waste generation, recycling rates, and the inefficiencies in current waste disposal methods. The overall goal is to set higher recycling and reduction targets while emphasizing the need for tailored measurement strategies to improve waste management outcomes.
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- 1. Measuring Materials Management Ron Vance Chief ResourceConservation Branch U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- 2. Evolution of Philosophy WasteManagement Recycling Integrated Waste Management Sustainable Materials Management 2
- 3. While philosophy hasevolved, our goals have not Recycling Rate = 35% 3 Goals
- 4. Measuring SMM Rank Goods& Services HHCan HHNonCan HHResp EcoTox GWrm OzDepl Smog Acid Eutro Energy Land Water Matl Waste RankValue 1 Electric power generation,transmis... 6.9 3.0 14.3 1.3 15.1 <1 11.7 15.8 1.2 12.8 <1 14.4 2.0 1.5 35.4 2 Residential permanentsitesingle- ... 3.7 3.7 3.5 2.2 3.1 2.0 4.6 2.3 <1 4.1 5.9 1.6 16.1 9.2 22.0 3 Animal (exceptpoultry) slaughterin... <1 <1 2.8 <1 2.3 <1 1.1 3.9 4.3 1.1 15.4 3.2 <1 7.6 18.8 4 Poultry processing <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1.6 16.2 <1 1.3 1.1 <1 3.7 16.8 5 Wastemanagementand remediation se... 6.0 6.6 <1 12.2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 15.2 6 Greenhouse,nursery,and floricultu... <1 <1 3.3 <1 <1 14.1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 14.5 7 Food services and drinkingplaces 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.4 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 5.6 1.0 6.7 14.2 8 Lighttruck and utility vehicleman... 5.9 9.6 1.2 5.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 1.2 <1 1.7 <1 <1 <1 2.6 13.5 9 Retail trade 4.4 4.5 3.4 4.7 3.9 3.2 3.8 3.3 1.6 4.9 1.7 3.4 <1 3.7 13.4 10 Truck transportation <1 <1 1.3 <1 <1 <1 8.9 3.0 <1 2.9 <1 <1 <1 <1 9.9 U.S. Top Ten Most Impactful Goods and Services 4
- 5. Goal is setat one tier – Recycling What about: • Generation • Landfilling (Zero Waste) 5 Waste Hierarchy
- 6. 6 Waste Hierarchy 66,380,000; 26% 33,140,000;13% 23,020,000; 9% 135,920,000; 52% 258,460,000 Tons of Waste Generated in 2014 Recycling Combustion with Energy Recovery Composting Landfill Note: Recycling and Composting combined equal 89,400,000 tons (35% of all waste generated)
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- 8. 8 Material vs Product GlassPackaging , 2,990,000 , 3% Steel Packaging, 1,580,000 , 2% Aluminum Packaging, 700,000 , 1% Corrugated Boxes , 27,280,000 , 31% Other Paper and Paperboard Packaging, 2,210,000 , 2% Plastics Packaging, 2,120,000 , 2% Wood packaging, 2,570,000 , 3% Durable Goods, 9,750,000 , 11% Newspapers , 5,200,000 , 6% Other Paper Nondurable Goods, 9,710,000 , 11% Clothing and Footwear, 1,900,000 , 2% Towels, Sheets and Pillowcases, 230,000 , 0% Other Misc. Nondurables, 140,000 , 0% Food, 1,940,000 , 2% Yard Trimmings, 21,080,000 , 24% PRODUCTSMATERIALS
- 9. 9 Normalizing 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 1960 1970 19801990 2000 2005 2010 2012 2013 2014 1,000Tons Gross Recycling Tons 0.0 100.0 200.0 300.0 400.0 500.0 600.0 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2012 2013 2014 Pounds Annual Per Capita Recycling 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2012 2013 2014 %RecyclingofGeneration Percentage Recycled of Waste Generation Comparability between rates between gross tons, per capita pounds, and percentage of generation: R2 for lines of best fit = 0.928, 0.927, 0.921
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- 11. Measurement Focus: RecyclingRates 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Paper and Paperboard Glass Ferrous Metals Aluminum Other Nonferrous Metals Plastics Rubber and Leather Textiles Wood Food Yard Trimmings Material Recycling Rate
- 12. 12 Measurement Focus: Value($) $874.00 $390.00 $122.00 $1,526.00 $51.00 $106.00 $56.00 $21.00 $- $200.00 $400.00 $600.00 $800.00 $1,000.00 $1,200.00 $1,400.00 $1,600.00 $1,800.00 HDPE PET Steel Aluminum Newspapers Corrugated Cardboard Mixed paper Glass Price/ton Material Commodity Values/Ton
- 13. 13 Measurement Focus: GHGs 3.12 0.28 1.81 9.11 4.34 1.00 0.38 2.362.46 0.18 0.15 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 MMTCO2E/ton GHG emissions/ton recycled
- 14. There is noone right way to measure. There is no perfect singular measure. Measure needs to be tailored to the program and what is being evaluated. 14 Closing Thoughts
- 15. Thank you! Visit usat: http://www.epa.gov/smm
- 20. 78% 90% COMPANY A—OfficeCOMPANY B—Distribution Center Cardboard Mixed Paper Cans and Bottles Compost Cardboard Mixed Paper Cans and Bottles Compost 5
- 21. 78% 90% COMPANY A—OfficeCOMPANY B—Distribution Center Cardboard Mixed Paper Cans and Bottles Compost Cardboard Mixed Paper Cans and Bottles Compost “There is no one perfect singular measure and no one right way to measure” 6
- 23. INITIAL GOAL: 90%DIVERSION RATE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Recycling Rate 51% 55% 65% 74% 79% 78% 8
- 26. 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 Organics Recycling Disposal 2010 2011 20122013 2014 2015 Recycling Rate 51% 55% 65% 74% 79% 78% Per Capita Generation (TPEPY) 0.46 0.39 0.40 0.44 0.43 0.39 REVISED GOAL: Decrease per capita generation 10% per year 11 “Set the right goals and prioritize programs” “Focus on reduction first”
- 30. SCENARIO ANALYSIS Start recyclingother materials 75% of material to landfill could be easily recycled Potential to divert 42 tons of material from landfill GHG emission reductions of 93 metric tons Capital investment of $10,000 Reduce total waste bills by $12,000 15
- 31. SCENARIO ANALYSIS Start recyclingother materials 75% of material to landfill could be easily recycled Potential to divert 42 tons of material from landfill GHG emission reductions of 93 metric tons Capital investment of $10,000 Reduce total waste bills by $12,000 Increase cardboard reuse Boxes would have to be redesigned in collaboration with manufacturer and customers in order to increase reuse rate Potential to reuse 800 tons of cardboard GHG emission reductions of 763 metric tons Avoided box purchase costs of $700,000 16
- 32. NEW GOALS: FIRSTPRIORITY Increase cardboard reuse 17 85%box reuse rate
- 33. NEW GOALS: SECONDPRIORITY Start recycling other materials Increase cardboard reuse 18 75%reduction in waste to landfill 85%box reuse rate
- 34. NEW GOALS Start recyclingother materials Increase cardboard reuse 75% 85%reduction in waste to landfill box reuse rate “Set the right goals and prioritize programs” “Focus on reduction first” 19
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