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CCAB – Food Maters May 10, 2010. Save That Stuff is a one stop shop Core competency is diverting waste from disposal Strategic partner. US Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2005)- Conventional. Source: USEPA. The Wasteberg.
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Save That Stuff is a one stop shop • Core competency is diverting waste from disposal • Strategic partner
US Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2005)- Conventional Source: USEPA
The Wasteberg For every ton of municipal trash, 71 tons of waste are produced during manufacturing, mining, oil and gas exploration, agriculture, and coal combustion.
US Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Revised) Source: USEPA (Prelim); from Allaway (ORDEQ)
Organics Diversion: Core Climate Protection Strategy • Prevents landfill methane emissions • Stores carbon • Improves soil’s ability to store carbon • Substitutes for energy-intensive fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides • Improves plant growth, and thus carbon sequestration • Reduces energy use for irrigation • Anaerobic digestion offsets fossil fuel consumption
Organic Waste • 12.7% of the municipal waste stream • Yard waste is 13.2% of the waste stream • A total of 26%
Compost What can be composted: ALL FOOD WASTE • Bones and fat trimmings, dairy products, eggshells, • fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry and seafood, rice, • beans and pasta, spoiled food FOOD-SOILED & NONRECYCLABLE PAPER • Coffee grounds and filters, paper napkins, paper • towels, paperboard and other cereal box-type material, • tea bags, wet or waxed cardboard PLANT MATERIAL • Floral clippings, grass clippings, leaves, weeds OTHER • Biodegradable liner bags, made from cornstarch, • biodegradable containers, dishware and utensils
Compost What cannot be composted: • foil candy & butter wrappers • hazardous waste • plastic-coated disposable paper products such as coffee cups, plates, bowls, frozen food boxes, etc., plastic cups, lids, straws and tableware • plastic gloves & bandages • plastic packaging • styrofoam and packing peanuts • Twist ties, twine & plastic strapping
Its Made Into…. • …a soil amendment sold to local landscapers who use it on: • Gardens • Ball fields • Golf courses • Road side applications • Mixed with mulch
Aiming for zero waste is key GHG abatement strategy Abatement Megatons % of Abatement Strategy CO2 eq. Needed in 2030 to Return to 1990 Reducing waste via prevention, reuse, recycling, composting 406 11.6% Lighting 240 6.9% Vehicle Efficiency 195 5.6% Lower Carbon Fuels 100 2.9% Forest Management 110 3.1% Carbon Capture & Storage 95 2.7% Wind 120 3.4% Nuclear 70 2.0% Source: ILSR, GAIA, and Eco-Cycle, Stop Trashing the Climate (2008), and McKinsey & Company, Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much and at What Cost? (2007)
Composting & Recycling Collection Designed For High Diversion Recycled Paper21% Food Scraps20% Yard Trimmings5% Glass and Plastic Bottles Aluminum and Steel Cans5% Compostable Paper10% Construction and Demolition Waste25% Other15% Courtesy of City of San Francisco
Designed for Easy Participation Labeled Lids Kitchen Pail Wheeled Cart Courtesy of City of San Francisco
A Call to Action! • Implement zero waste targets and plans. • Stop disposing organic materials – COMPOST! • Pursue recycling-based local economic development. • Make manufacturers responsible for their products. • Regulate single-use plastics. • Reduce junk mail. • Buy recycled. • Institute pay-as-you-throw trash fees.
