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Jan Canterbury Office of Solid Waste June 2007

WASTEWISE COMMUNITIES Climate, Energy & Waste Connection. Jan Canterbury Office of Solid Waste June 2007. Impacts of Climate Change. Intense, more frequent storms Flooding of coastal areas including beaches and bay marshes

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Jan Canterbury Office of Solid Waste June 2007

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  1. WASTEWISE COMMUNITIES Climate, Energy & Waste Connection Jan CanterburyOffice of Solid WasteJune 2007

  2. Impacts of Climate Change • Intense, more frequent storms • Flooding of coastal areas including beaches and bay marshes • Increased rains in some regions; decreased rains in other regions. • Increased distribution of infectious diseases

  3. Product Life Cycle—Linear CO2 CH4

  4. Product Life Cycle —> Cyclical Climate, Energy & Waste Connection

  5. Climate Change…Energy & Waste Connection • Waste increases: • Production costs • Use of natural resources • Volume of waste in landfills • Greenhouse Gas (GHGs) emissions • Global Climate Change WasteWise Partners reduce GHGs… equivalent to taking 5.8 million cars off the road.

  6. Waste Reduction Model (WARM) WARM… Online Summary Report WR Tonnage  GHG Emissions

  7. Climate Profile

  8. WW Partners’ “Climate Profiles” Companies… and Cities… can take actions to reduce waste & track their Climate Footprint Cool…!

  9. WasteWise Projects • To both reduce Waste and GHGs, EPA is working with Partners & Stakeholders through existing and new projects… such as • WasteWise, Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) and • Recycle-on-the-Go PAYT

  10. WW Communities Join us…Act Now! WasteWise Conference “Partnering for Sustainability” Nov 14th Mariott Hotel – Metro Center Washington, DC

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