Transcript Managing Resources and not wasting through required Source

Introduction to
Zero Waste
Glendale, California
Zero Waste Associates
Richard Anthony
Zero Waste is Good for All of Us
Reuse, Recycling, & Composting Reduce
Resource Use & Greenhouse Gas Production
Aluminum
Steel
Paper
Glass
Energy
Use
90-97%
47-74%
23-74%
4-32%
Air
Pollution
95%
85%
74%
20%
Water
Pollution
97%
76%
35%
Mining
Wastes
97%
Water
Use
40%
80%
58%
50%
[1] R. Letcher and M. Shiel, “Source separation and Citizen
Recycling”, in William Robinson, ed., The Solid Waste
Handbook, New York, 1986.
All discards can be sorted into
12 Market Categories…
1. REUSABLE
Appliances
Durable Plastic Items
Textiles
Mattresses & Furniture
Composite C & D
Books & Catalogues
Other Repairables
2. PAPER
Cardboard
White Ledger
Newsprint
Magazines / Catalogs
Other Office Paper
Paperboard
Other / Composite Paper
3.
PLANT DEBRIS
Leaves & Grass
Pruning's
Branches & Stumps
4.
PUTRESCIBLES
Food Waste
Fish and Meat Waste
Sewage Sludge
5.
WOOD
Untreated Wood
Treated Wood
6.
CERAMICS
Concrete
Asphalt Paving
7.
SOILS
Gypsum Board
Fines
8.
METALS
Auto Bodies
Aluminum Cans
Steel Cans
Ferrous Metals
Non-Ferrous
9.
GLASS
Clear Glass
Green Glass
Mixed Glass
Brown Glass
Window Glass
Other Glass
10. TEXTILES
Poly Fibers
Cotton and Wool
11. POLYMERS
# 1 PET, #2 HDPE , #3 PVC
#4 LDPE, #5 PP, # 6 PS
#7 other labeled plastic
Other plastics, Asphalt Roofing
Tires
12. CHEMICALS
Used Motor Oil
Household Hazardous Waste
Disposable Diapers / Feminine
Hygiene
Treated Medical Waste
Glendale Discards Sorted into the 12 Market Categories
Note: Half of the Materials are Suitable for Compost
Chemicals
Polymers
-1%
8% Reuse
Textiles
2% Metals
2%
4%
Glass
2%
Ceramics
8%
Plant Debris
6%
No Market
10%
Putrescibles
19%
Paper
27%
Soils
8%
Wood
4%
Value of Material that Ended Up at the Landfill
from the City of Glendale Last Year (2009)
Market
%
Tons
Value ($/ton)
Total Value
1. Reuse
2.0
3,240
$550
$1,782,000
2. Paper
27.0
43,740
$50
$2,187,000
3. Plant Debris
5.5
8,910
$7
$62,370
4. Putrescibles
17.0
27,540
$7
$2,187,000
5. Wood
4.0
6,480
$8
$51,840
6. Ceramics
8.0
12,960
$4
$51,840
10.0
16,200
$7
$113,400
8. Metals
4.0
6,480
$50
$324,000
9. Glass
2.0
3,240
$10
$32,400
10. Polymers
8.0
12,960
$100
$1,296,000
11. Textiles
2.0
3,240
$100
$324,000
12. Chemicals
0.5
810
$15
$12,150
10.0
16,200
0
0
100.0
162,000
-
$ 8,424,000
7. Soils
No market
Total
Market Category Clusters
• Recyclables/Blue Bin
– Paper, metals, glass, polymers
• Compostable Organics/Green Bin
– Food, vegetative debris, food dirty paper, paper, plant
debris, putrescibles, wood
• Reusable's/Curbside or Drop off sites
– Furniture, appliances, clothing, toys, tools, reusable
goods, textiles
• Special Discards Resource Recovery Park
– Chemicals, construction and demolition materials,
wood, ceramics, soils
Reuse and Repair
Recycling
Composting
Special Discards
It’s a win, win, win, win thing for all of us…
Benefits of Source Separation:
• Creates jobs
• Saves wildlife and ecosystems
• Saves taxpayers and businesses money
• Reduces pressure on raw or virgin resources
• Reduces pollution (including greenhouse gas emissions)