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The Key Step to Zero Waste

The Key Step to Zero Waste . Paul Connett, PhD Executive Director American Environmental Health Studies Project American Health Studies.org pconnett@gmail.com San Diego, July 30, 2011. 10 steps to Zero Waste. Source Separation. Door to Door Collection. Composting. Recycling.

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The Key Step to Zero Waste

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  1. The Key Step to Zero Waste Paul Connett, PhD Executive Director American Environmental Health Studies Project AmericanHealthStudies.org pconnett@gmail.com San Diego, July 30, 2011

  2. 10 steps to Zero Waste

  3. Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting Recycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center Waste Reduction Initiatives Economic Incentives Residual Separation & Research Center Industrial Responsibility 2020 Temporary Landfill

  4. The Key Step to Zero Waste

  5. 8. Residual Separation & Research Facility

  6. RESIDUAL SEPARATION & RESEARCH FACILITY • 1. Built at entrance to landfill • 2. No material can enter landfill without it being separated and screened • 3. More material recycled • 4. Toxics removed and identified • 5. Dirty organics biologically stabilized • 6. Non-recyclable materials STUDIED • 7. It deliberately adds a feedback mechanism to the Production-Waste system

  7. RESIDUAL SCREENING FACILITY DIRTY ORGANIC FRACTION MORE RECYCLABLES MORE TOXICS OPERATING IN NOVA SCOTIA BIOLOGICAL STABILIZATION INTERIM LANDFILL

  8. RESIDUAL SCREENING & RESEARCH FACILITY DIRTY ORGANIC FRACTION MORE RECYCLABLES MORE TOXICS NON-RECYCLBLE FRACTION BIOLOGICAL STABILIZATION RESEARCH CENTER INTERIM LANDFILL

  9. NON-RECYCABLE MATERIALS Local University Or Technical College RESEARCH CENTER

  10. 1 2 Waste Reduction Initiatives $ Composting Facility Materials Recovery Facility Zero Waste Research Center Maximize Capture rate Reuse & Repair & Deconstruction

  11. 1 2 Waste Reduction Initiatives $ Composting Facility Materials Recovery Facility Zero Waste Research Center Directory of Best Practices Reuse & Repair & Deconstruction

  12. 1 2 Waste Reduction Initiatives $ Composting Facility Materials Recovery Facility Zero Waste Research Center Find local uses for some materials Reuse & Repair & Deconstruction

  13. 1 2 Waste Reduction Initiatives $ Composting Facility Materials Recovery Facility Zero Waste Research Center Recommend Better Industrial design Reuse & Repair & Deconstruction

  14. 1 2 Waste Reduction Initiatives $ Composting Facility Materials Recovery Facility Zero Waste Research Center Research For Clean Production Reuse & Repair & Deconstruction

  15. The Message to Industry: • If we can’t reuse it, recycle it or compost it, • Industry shouldn’t be making it • We need better industrial design for the 21st Century

  16. Why is the Residual Separation and Research Facility the key step to Zero Waste?

  17. The Residual Separation & Research Facility 1) It is the NEXUS between community responsibility and industrial responsibility. 2) It integrates HIGHER EDUCATION into Zero Waste Solutions 3) It has the potential to link zero waste solutions with other aspects of sustainability 4) It has the potential to attract very creative designers (Waste is a design problem) 5) It is key alternative to the “magic machine”

  18. RESIDUAL SEPARATION & RESEARCH FACILITIES. Progress Report: 1. Residual separation facilities operating in Nova Scotia (see video) 2. Zero Waste Research Center announced for Capannori, Italy Jan 23, 2010 3. An exciting meeting planned for Coventry, UK Sept 8-9, 2011 4. A private company (VAR) maybe already doing something like this in the Netherlands.

  19. VAR (Netherlands) http://www.var.nl/ “When we visited VAR, they sent about two percent of their waste for incineration.  They are located on a 75 hectare site and have an inert landfill.  They were processing 1.3 million tonnes of waste per annum.  They are a private company that had to compete with incineration companies that were slashing their gate fees to try and attract waste because there was over capacity in the incineration business.” (Richard Lord, Guernsey)  

  20. Compostaggio Separazione alla sorgente Raccolta Porta a Porta 70 - 80% COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY Riciclaggio Iniziative Riduzione rifiuti Riutilizzo Riparazione e Centro per la Comunita’ Residual Separation & Research Facility Industrial Responsibility Incentivi Economici 2020 INTERIM LANDFILL

  21. Compostaggio Separazione alla sorgente Raccolta Porta a Porta 70-80% COMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY Riciclaggio Iniziative Riduzione rifiuti Riutilizzo Riparazione e Centro per la Comunita’ Separazione del residuo e Centro di ricerca migliore design industriale Incentivi Economici 20-30% INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIBILITY 2020 INTERIM LANDFILL

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