Alexis Fortin, Environmental Affairs Advisor Engineering and Construction

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1 24TH ANNUAL NATIONAL COMPOST CONFERENCE Septembre 22-24, 2014 Halifax, Nova Scotia Alexis Fortin, Environmental Affairs Advisor Engineering and Construction 1

2 Presentation plan 1. Who we are? 2. Corporate responsability 3. Our waste 4. Regulation 5. Recovery program 6. Metro s 25 % waste reduction objective 7. Organic waste recovery 8. Operational impacts 9. Program performance 10 Waste reduction 11. Key points Conclusion

3 1. Who we are? Founded in 1947 Over 65,000 employees Annual sales of over 11 billions$ Quebec and Ontario 3

4 2. Corporate Responsibility Environmental policy: 1998 First road map: 2010 First report :2012 Second report: 2014 Main environmental objectives are based on energy, waste and GHG 4

5 2. Corporate Responsibility Principales matières dans le compacteur : Matières organiques emballées: Inclus les retours des fournisseurs. Matières souillés (ex.: par jus de viandes) Matières non recyclables Ex.: Styromousse 5

6 3. Our wastes Total waste generated in 2014 (corporate stores): ~ tonnes generated (average of 342 m.t./store) tonnes recovered (recycling, donation, etc.) Diversion rate of 53 % 6

7 3. Our wastes Commonly found materials: Packaged and unpackaged food waste Fibers (cardboard, wax cardboard, paper) Plastic films Plastic, glass & metal Spoiled materials (ex.: by meat liquids) Non recyclable materials Ex.: Styrofoam Proportion moyenne des types de déchets dans le compacteur (%) Autres 0% Bois usiné 0% Viandes 2% Déchets ultimes 23% Organique alimentaire exclus par plateforme de compostage 11% Papier mixte recyclable Plastique, verre, métal 3% (PVM) 4% Matière organique végétale emballée 15% Matière organique végétale non-emballée 18% Pellicule LDPE claire 0% Carton plat/ondulé 3% Polystyrène protecteur 0% Polystyrène alimentaire 1% Organique alimentaire autres 20% 7

8 3. Our wastes Organics in compactor s: 40 % to 50 % in average Green organics packaged Green unpackaged food wastes Food wastes: Prepared meal (packaged) Packaged food waste Food wastes (Bakery, Deli s, Ready-made food) Red organics (meat/bones/seafood) 8

9 3. Our waste Why organics are thrown away?: Damaged Expiration dates Inappropriate storage conditions Increasing merchandising standards Inaccurate forecasting Etc. 9

10 10 4. Regulation Quebec 2007 : Landfilling tax 10 $/tons 2010 : Additional tax of 9,50 $/tons (20,60 tons total) 2014 : Actually 21,30 $/tons Politique québécoise de gestion des matières résiduelles : Organics banned from landfilling 2014 : Wood banned from landfilling 2013 : Paper/carboard banned from landfilling Landfilling cost raises but are still not expensive in Qc and Ont and discouraging some recovery programs

11 5. Recovery programs Carboard Mixed materials Plastic films Green organics Red organics m.t m.t m.t m.t m.t. 11

12 O 6. Metro s 25 % waste reduction objective Reduce from elimination 25 % of our waste by 2016 based on our 2010 baseline Represents a total of m.t. to recover by %: Diversion rate = to 59,3 % At the end of fiscal year 2014: Objective: 25 % Needed for objective: 3,49 % 21,51% ,54% Projected Percentage 5 5,04% 6,03% 0 0,0% 0,41% Year 12

13 7. Organic waste recovery Pilot project (2012): 22 stores (Qc and Mtl city) +/- 6 months Equipement used: 240 L rolling carts 3 vg 3 plastic containers 13

14 7. Organic waste recovery Collection equipment : To be provided, cleaned, and maintained by Service Supplier Place in or close to participating departments such as produce, cut-fruit, and bakery Should be returned to original department after pick-up 14

15 7. Organic waste recovery Program description: 1-Separate green organics from waste 2-Place green organics in collection bins 3-Transport green organics to: Composting sites Biodigestion sites Farm (animal feeding) 15

16 7. Organic waste recovery Breads and Rolls Pastries and Cakes Fruits and Vegetables Corn Husks Plants and Flowers Nuts Meals-to-Go Cereal, Pasta and Flour Cheeses Deli Meats Coffee Filters and Tea Leaves Paper Towels and Napkins 16

17 7. Organic waste recovery Plastic Film Wrap Elastics Metal Pins Wood Office Paper or Waxed Paper Egg Cartons Pulp or plastic Sanitary Residues Liquids (soup, sauce, milk, juice, yoghurt) Raw Eggs Seafood Shells Uncooked Meat, Fish, Seafood and Bones Vegetable and Animal Oil or Grease 17

18 8. Operational impacts Key department involved: Produce (bulk and wrapped) Cut fruits (cuttings and trims) Bakery (breads, cakes and pastries) Deli and HMR (sandwiches and bulk meals) Other departments Grocery (unsalable cereals, food pasta, flour, etc.) Bulk food Fish department (cooked products) 18

19 8. Operational impacts Materials to be discarded: Elastics Cellophane Styrofoam food trays Bread bags, potato bags, etc. Plastic food trays and domes Etc Focus on products that can be unwrapped (one step) Prioritize unwrapping of heaviest products 19

20 8. Operational impacts 20

21 8. Operational impacts 21

22 8. Operational impacts 22

23 8. Operational impacts Issues: Backstore space Unwrapping (time = $) Director s and employees involvement Employees turnaround Stores in remote area Follow up of recovered materials (ex.: bin collected VS weight) Bins cleaning Keep bins for dry products Odors and flies (+/-) 23

24 Tons/year 9. Program performance Results: m.t. recovered in 2014 Program implemented in all stores (Qc and Ont) 1 Around employees trained Organic waste recovered/year Where it s possible 24

25 9. Program performance Performance indicators: Excellence in environment programs Monthly reminder send to store that are under the treshold Trimestrial performance reports Waste characterization and store audits MATERIAL DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL STORE NAME SUPER C #5985 LAPLAINE May 1, 2013 April 30, 2014 ADDRESS BOUL LAURIER To Sanimax Invoice Account # C Terrebonne, QC, J7M 1W1 Sanimax Service Account # C CHAIN SUPER C Store # Rolling 12 months Statistics May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Number of collections 39 Qty in Kg Total Quantity collected* Kg Highest collected volume Kg lowest collected volume 260 Kg With the total amount of recycled material, Kg, Average Collected per Pick Up 564 Kg it is equivalent to the elimination of greenhouse gases from 55,29 Average Collected per Week 564 Kg cars for a period of one month. Approx # Truck Loads Diverted 0,7 25

26 Nb de levées Poids en tonne 9. Program performance Tipping and waste reduction (example) 1 : Nb de levées/an Metro Drummondville Metro Jean XXIII Metro De Lyon Poids de déchets/année fiscale (t.m.) , ,38 65, , ,23 32, Metro Drummondville Metro Jean XXIII Metro De Lyon 2014 diversion rates: Metro Drummondville: 80 % Metro Jean XXIII: 72 % Metro De Lyon: 69 % 26 1 For periods 1 to 9

27 9. Program performance Observations: Based on waste audits: Still 9 to 29 % of O.W. are putted to the compactors 1 O.W. requiring 2 steps or more are not recovered Still misunderstanding of accepted O.W. and not accepted O.W. How can we improve the recovery rate??? 27 1 Unpackaged food waste

28 10. Waste reduction What we actually do: Givaway to food bank: Logistic issues Sustainable food brokage Unsalable Discount on close to expiration date s food (Discount banner) Control access to garbage compactor s (lock) 28

29 10. Waste reduction Next steps: Pilot project to recover packaged food waste (Oct 2014) Awareness campaign Nominate recovery program responsible Improve data s tracking Reduce food waste by improving the logistics chain 29

30 11. Key points Reliable service from service providers Bins cleaning/rincing services Weight data s Monthly detailed performance reports per store Bins and containers pick-up Competitive costs VS landfilling Management of packaged O.W. Services provided to all of our stores 30

31 12. Conclusion Success is based: Employees participation and training (continual) Nomination of recovery program responsible in stores Control access to compactors (Key) Retroaction with store management and service providers Ponctuality of the service providers 31

32 Thanks! For more information: Alexis Fortin, Environmental Affairs Advisor Engineering & Construction 32