SWANA s 30 th Northwest Regional Symposium

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1 SWANA s 30 th Northwest Regional Symposium Friday May 1, 2015 Dorothy Fisher Atwood International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) Corky Collier Columbia Corridor Association

2 Agenda Introduction By-Product Synergy 101 Resource Exchange Brainstorming Lessons Learned Other Models

3 Key Lessons Stuff has a lot of embedded energy Reuse and repurposing is hugely better than recycling Importance of upstream Less consumption is more More money More environmental benefits (e.g. green house gas reductions) More for future generations Can t do by-product synergy alone

4 Introduction Who is here? What is by-product synergy? What is the difference between reuse and repurpose? How does GHG relate to this topic?

5 By-Product Synergy 101 Definition: 'the synergy among diverse industries, agriculture, and communities resulting in profitable conversion of by-products and wastes to resources promoting sustainability ~ World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency

6 Principle: Garbage in Something of value out. Like Rumplestiltskin, spinning straw into gold! Anne Anderson, illustrator. Anne Anderson's Old, Old Fairy Tales. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1935.

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8 Life Cycle Stages Upstream (Production) Use Downstream (end of life management) Materials & Materials & Materials & Materials & Materials & Energy Energy Energy Energy Energy Raw M ateri al s Acquisition M ateri al s Manufacture Product Manufacture Product Use or Consumption Final Disposition Landfill, Combustion, Recycle, or Reuse W astes W astes W astes W astes Reuse Product Recycling Figure 1-1. General materials flow for " cradle-to-grave" analy sis of a product sy stem.

9 Downstream Impacts Energy and pollution associated with collection and transportation of waste and recyclables Leachate from landfills Methane and other air emissions from landfills Emissions from incineration Liner failure Land, air, and water quality impacts of burning, stockpiling, and illegal dumping of garbage (not well quantified)

10 Upstream Impacts Extraction and harvesting of raw materials Energy use Habitat impacts Pollution and wastes Product/packaging manufacturing Energy use Consumptive water use Pollution and wastes Transportation of raw materials, products Energy use Pollution

11 Quick Poll: Which are greater - upstream or downstream environmental impacts?

12 Answer: Upstream (waste prevention)

13 Hairy rubber bands Rubber bands are too cheap to justify de-hairing. What user will accept them?

14 What I got wrong. Part A. Given that we re dealing with low-value commodities, transportation costs have to be kept to a minimum. Focus on the Columbia Corridor because companies can t afford to transport the waste products very far. Workshop participants from Salem and Eugene Resource exchanges in four Metro counties

15 Quick Poll: What are the 3 R s

16 Answer: Reduce (waste prevention) Reuse Recycle Is there a reason for the order? Which is has the greatest benefit?

17 Comparison: Reduction (Prevention) and Recycling Recycling reduces upstream impacts. Prevention (not consuming) eliminates upstream impacts.

18 Comparison: Reuse and Recycling Reuse = using a product in its original form. Benefits of reuse are typically greater Reusing a personal computer saves 5-20 times more energy. Reusing a corrugated box saves 3-4 times more energy.

19 The Waste Hierarchy... Reduce Reuse Recycle Compost Recover Energy Dispose

20 Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Water Delivery Compare two systems: Study commissioned by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

21 Disposal vs. Recycling vs. Prevention 120% 100% Normalized impact (purchase + disposal = 100%) 80% 60% 40% 20% Standard Oregon purchase* + disposal Standard Oregon purchase* + 100% recycling Tap water in reusable bottle** (1 use and wash/day for 1 year) 0% *Half-liter bottle; 0% recycled content; 13.3 grams; local water **Average of aluminum/pet/steel; no recycling; high-water use dishwasher

22 Best Case Recycling vs. Best Case Prevention 120% Normalized impact ( best single-use PET = 100%) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% "Best" single-use PET* "Best" tap water** 0% *Not currently on market. 9.8 grams; 25% recycled content; very short transport; minimal processing of water; 100% recycling. **Steel reusable; used 5 years; used 2 times/day; washed weekly in efficient, full dishwasher; 100% recycling

23 What is the message in the bottle?

24 Escalator rail Cannot be repaired Most of the rail is in good condition Lot s of minor uses, but what s the highest, best use for a large quantity?

25 What I got wrong. Part B. Businesses are focused on the bottom line. If re-use doesn t pencil out, there will be no interest. It turns out many want to help with GHG reduction. More importantly, a lot of people want to see more value wrung out of a commodity. Sand that is no longer good enough for molds Machine oil that is no longer good enough for Boeing

26 ResourceFull Use Partners: Columbia Corridor Association Metro, City of Portland, Counties Boeing and Portland Airport Business Center Process Quarterly workshops Speed Dating Exchange follow up Online platform

27 Participants Port of Portland Siltronic Air Water and Soil Technologies Malarky Roofing SAPA Inc. Rockwest Training Precision Cast Parts (PCC) City of Portland Waste Connections Metro Stevens Printing Oregon Canadian Lumber Products Portland State University CCI Enterprises Aloft Hotel Columbia Steel Pavement Maintenance, Inc. Waste Xpress Environmental GEO Design Altec Industries Solar World USA Association of OR Nurseries

28 Examples Port of Portland/painting contractors 10 drums, 18 buckets of paint, solvents $6,500 in disposal and purchasing savings Malarkey Roofing/Providence Hospital 40 large super sacks $200 in revenue; $1,000 in savings LSG SkyChefs/Stan s Appliance 2 30-lb bottles of refrigerant $3,000 in disposal savings, $400 in purchasing savings Siltronic/Precision Castparts Hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid $24,600 in purchasing savings

29 GHG savings How much CO 2 equivalent pounds are saved by reusing 5 drums (250 gallons) of paint versus manufacturing?

30 Answer: 6000 pounds (3 tons)

31 ResourceFull Use- Metrics One-time Exchange of 250 gallons of yellow traffic paint destined for a hazardous waste landfill. Dollars saved by businesses Cost of Paint - $2,000 for 250 gallons Cost of disposal - $750 (assume $150/drum to haz waste landfill) Pounds of waste prevented: 2,500 lbs (assume 10lb/gallon) Gallons of transportation fuel saved: 1.6 gallons of diesel fuel (Transport to Haz waste site in Arlington) Estimates of Greenhouse gas reductions: Estimate from manufacturing of paint: 6,300 pounds CO2 Estimate from fuel saved: 42 pounds of CO2

32 Next Workshop Thursday, May 21 st, Portland Airport 9:30-11:30 am (9am for coffee and conversation) Business Center (inside Airport Terminal), St. Helens Room Workshops are free, however please sign up i.e. Give Dorothy your biz card with a note (put on RU list) ResourceFullUse.org

33 Xerox solid ink Wax Camilla s Candles

34 What I got wrong. Part C. You can t scale-up re-use. Camilla s candles is a nice home businesses, but you can t create a large business from reuse. Walmart kites Street cleaning dirt

35 Other Models National Industrial Symbiosis Programme - UK NISP By-product synergy Network Eco-Apprentice repurposedmaterials

36 National Industrial Symbiosis Project - U.K. NISP is a free business opportunity programme that: delivers financial, environmental and social benefits and is the first industrial symbiosis initiative in the world to be launched on a national scale.

37 NISP Possibly the most successful exchange project in world Government funded No barrier to participation Now in it s 10 th year Funding: approx. US$8 million

38 NISP Results November 2010 Boosted U.K. economy by between billion Created and safeguarded 8,770 jobs Generated 880 million in new sales for members Saved 780 million for members Reduced carbon emissions 30 million tonnes Generated 151 million new sales for members Eliminated 1.8 million tonnes of hazardous waste Saved 47 million tonnes of industrial wastewater Diverted 35 million tonnes of industrial waste from landfill Saved over 48 million tonnes of virgin material from use in the U.K.

39 Results $393,000+ annual savings Does not include all purchase costs avoided (some data missing) 2489 metric tons CO 2 equivalent emissions avoided annually 3663 tons of material diverted annually 66+ tons of material not purchased Does not include all purchases avoided (some data missing)

40 EcoApprentice On-line problem solving platform Sustainability questions posted EcoBounty cash awarded to winning solution Challenge examples: Repurposing or reducing material Conserving resources

41 repurposedmaterials For profit model Takes ownership of by-products Seeks purchasers to repurpose Uses break bulk strategy Provides time and storage space Locations: Denver, Chicago, Atlanta

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44 Key Lessons Stuff has a lot of embedded energy Reuse is hugely better than recycling ~ Importance of upstream Reuse and repurposing drive innovation ~ new businesses and job creation. Can t do by-product synergy alone

45 Parting thought... We do so much to prepare our children for the future, but are we doing enough to prepare the future for our children? Larry Chalfan, ZWA Founder

46 Contact: Dorothy Fisher Atwood International Society of Sustainability Professionals (503) Corky Collier Columbia Corridor Association (503)