Sustainable Resource Management

Report from the EPR-Zero Waste Retreat June 4-5, 2011, Springfield, Illinois

These slides were approved by group consensus.

Sponsors: Illinois Recycling Association; Urban Ore; the Institute for Local Self-Reliance; Avrom Systems Conference Center; Maldeners Restaurant; Food Fantasies.

Thanks to Wynne Coplea of Springfield for organizing the retreat.

Thanks to John Bradford of Interface for producing these slides as contemporaneous notes to aid the group’s thinking and provide a report.

Sustainable Resource Planning Producer Responsibility Sustainable Design Transparency Triple Bottom Line Environmental Product Declaration Extended Producer Responsibility Reduce Packaging Retailer Responsibility Source Locally Take Back Sell in Bulk Green Procurement Reduce Packaging Reusable Packaging Reuse Recycle Compost Educate Consumer Consumer Responsibility Reduce Shop Smart Refuse Reuse Separate Precycle Choose Sustainable Resource Management Civic Engagement Government Responsibility Lead by Example Oversight Regulation Infrastructure Zoning Incentivize Market Development Technical Assistance Education Green Procurement Develop Metrics Support Existing Enterprise All Stakeholder Engagement

Incineratio n Sustainable Resource Management Reduce

Key Principles

Redesign Highest and Best Use Source Separation EPR Zero Waste Recovery Landfill Reuse Collection/Salvage Repair/Remanufacture Conventional Reuse Creative Reuse Redistribute Resell Educate Recycle Collection Separate Processing Raw Materials Sell Recyclability Educate Compost Collection Processing Soil Distribution Promotion Educate

This site designed by Urban Ore shows that sustainable resource management facilities can be designed to collect and process all 12 of Urban Ore’s Clean Dozen TM Master Categories ahead of wasting. First, reusable goods can be sold or dropped off. Second, recyclables can be sold or dropped off. Third, a fee gate collects user fees for recyclable and compostable materials with low present value; individual materials may require additional fees at the receiving point. Fourth and last, a wasting floor accepts currently-unrecyclable materials.