Transcript NEW RULES FOR THE PROPER HANDLING OF COMMUNITY DISCARDS

NEW RULES FOR THE PROPER
HANDLING OF COMMUNITY
DISCARDS
Making your Waste a Resource for the 21st
Century: Resource Recovery Parks and Food
Scrap Composting
Newport CA
December 17, 2008
Richard Anthony
Zero Waste San Diego
RESOURCE RECOVERY PARK
LANDFILL AND TRANSFER STATIONS CAN BE
REDESIGNED INTO RESOURCE RECOVERY
PARKS, With:“RE-STORES”; MRFS , ORGANIC
MATERIAL AND ROCK GRINDING AREAS
LOCAL ORDINANCES AND NEW
RULES:
1.Require construction and demolition reuse and
recycling plans;
2.Require separation at the source by the
generator, of designated organics, reusable and
recyclables (haulers Required to provide
recycling services as a condition of their County
permit);
3.Require Retailer take-back of non-recyclable,
reusable or compostable products and materials
4.Local Planning and Zero Waste Plans.
5.Target compostable organics out of landfill.
6.Fund training and social marketing programs
REQUIRE CONSTRUCTION
AND DEMOLITION REUSE AND
RECYCLING PLANS;
• Require all permits to have a plan and
meet Reuse and Recycling targets
REQUIRE SOURCE SEPARATION
AND SEPARATE COLLECTION OF
DESIGNATED ORGANICS,
RECYCLABLES AND
REUSUABLES
• Available and convenient opportunities
TAKE BACK ORDINANCES
Require Retailers to take back
discards after use.
Include: Sharps, pharmaceuticals, mercury
batteries , paint, florescent lights and non
recyclable and compostable products
Local Planning
Require organics to be managed as an agricultural
commodity?
– Reduce landfill pollution and long term maintenance
costs
– Create sustainable local agriculture
– Conserve energy and water
COMPOSTABLE ORGANICS OUT OF THE
LANDFILL AND BACK TO THE SOIL
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Feed Local Soils: Support local farmers
and sustainable food production with
community composting infrastructure.
Compost:
• Sequesters carbon in the soil
• Suppresses diseases and pests
• Reduces or eliminates the need for
chemical fertilizers
• Promotes higher yields of agricultural
crops
• Improves soil structure, water holding
capacity and erosion control, drainage
and permeability
• Buffers soil acidity and much more!
Photo courtesy Washington State University
FUND TRAINING AND SOCIAL
MARKETING PROGRAMS FROM
THE WASTING FEE
1.Train the trainers; technicians;
and the people
2.Research and Data Banks
3.Develop full signage
4.Initiate social marketing
programs
New Rules
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Mandatory source separation
Mandatory C&D debris recovery
Ban disposal of organics
Product and material stewardship
Zero waste policy for communities
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