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Reducing Waste to Reduce Costs

Reducing Waste to Reduce Costs. Steve Brachman, Waste Reduction Specialist Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center. Today’s Discussion. Highlights Innovations and trends in recycling Source reduction s trategies Future recycling issues C & D – specs and the WasteCap Trace program

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Reducing Waste to Reduce Costs

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  1. Reducing Waste to Reduce Costs Steve Brachman, Waste Reduction Specialist Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center

  2. Today’s Discussion Highlights • Innovations and trends in recycling • Source reduction strategies • Future recycling issues • C & D – specs and the WasteCap Trace program • Food waste composting via the Milwaukee Community Compost network Food Waste Recycling C & D

  3. Recycling Trends & Innovations • Single stream well institutionalized • Stable recycling markets • New facility for mixed cullet = Strategic Material in East Troy • "Green Teams" taking long view

  4. Source Reduction Strategies • Starts with procurement • Walmart – single most important factor greening the supply chain today. • Needs to be tackled by department • Common strategies • 2 sided copying • Eliminate “personal” ink jet printer • Departmental mug • Reusable dishware

  5. Future Opportunities • Municipal funding going down = economies of scale will be incentivized • Organics = #1 material in waste stream • Synergy between recycling and energy conservation

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