Zero Waste Action Plan for Glendale, CA Zero Waste Associates Richard Anthony 858-272-2905; [email protected]
Apr 01, 2015
Zero Waste Action Plan for Glendale, CA
Zero Waste AssociatesRichard Anthony
858-272-2905; [email protected]
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% 80%
Water Use 40% 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
1. PUTRESCIBLES Food Waste
Fish and Meat Waste Sewage Sludge
• WOOD Untreated Wood
Treated Wood
• CERAMICSConcrete Asphalt Paving
7. SOILSGypsum 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. TEXTILESPoly 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. CHEMICALSUsed Motor Oil Household Hazardous Waste Disposable Diapers / Feminine HygieneTreated Medical Waste
Glendale Discards Sorted into the 12 Market Categories
Note: Half of the Materials are Suitable for Compost
Revenue Potential from Glendale Discards
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
7. Soils 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
No market 10.0 16,200 0 0
Total 100.0 162,000 - $ 8,424,000
•Zero Waste Goal•Commercial Recycling Rule•Organics Recovery•Producer Responsibility
Key Recommendations in Glendale Draft Zero Waste Plan
•Zero emissions to air, water, land•Do not burn or bury resources •Currently Divert 53%•70% by 2015•90% by 2021
Zero Waste Goal
•Comply with State Mandate•Source Separate or Process Mixed Waste•No materials direct to landfill•Mixed Waste – At least 25% recovery•City continue to offer free recycling
Commercial Recycling Rule
•Compostable Organics out of Landfill•Processing facility at Scholl Canyon
– Digest to Recover Energy – Compost digestate
•Pilot for commercial organics first
Organics Recovery
•Adopt EPR Policy– Purchasing preference for take-backs – ID problem products for local actions – Advocate State and Federal
legislation•Citywide ban on stores distributing free
single-use plastic shopping bags•Styrofoam – follow County lead•Takeback guide on City website
Reduce - Producer Responsibility
Reuse
Bulky Goods – Reuse ahead of route truck
Promote E-Services (Craig’s List, e Bay, LA Shares?)
Used Building Materials
Reuse Guide on Website
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
• Reusables/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…
• Creates jobs
• Saves wildlife and ecosystems
• Saves taxpayers and businesses money
• Reduces pressure on raw or virgin resources
• Reduces pollution (including greenhouse gas emissions)
Benefits of Source Separation: