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1 Materials Management and Climate Change An Introduction

2 1) Consumption patterns 2) Greenhouse gas connection to materials 3) Role of materials management 4) Ways to reduce material-related greenhouse gases a) Recycling b) Extended producer responsibility c) Limits of recycling d) Product stewardship e) Environmentally preferable purchasing f) Consuming less g) Government actions h) Additional resources for local/state governments Overview

3 Define materials.

4 Materials Consumption

5 Residential Building 5% Agriculture 8% Waste 2% Commericial Building 6% Industry 19% Electrical Power Industry 33% Transportation 27% Source: U.S. Inventory of GHG Emissions and Sinks : (US EPA, 2008) US Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2006)

6 Source: U.S. Inventory of GHG Emissions and Sinks : (US EPA, 2008) US Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2006)

7 Materials Management 42% Provision of Goods 29% Building HVAC & Lighting 25% Provision of Food 13% Passenger Transport 24% Infrastructure 1% Appliances & Devices 8% Source: Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices. U.S. EPA. US Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2006)

8 Landfills & Wastewater 2% Freight 7% Production 33% Building HVAC & Lighting 25% Infrastructure 1% Passenger Transport 24% Use of Appliances & Devices 8% Source: Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices. U.S. EPA Materials: Production Dominates Emissions

9 WASTE management vs. MATERIALS management Product Lifecycle

10 Resource Extraction Processing Manufacturing Landfill Recycling Distribution Use Lifecycle of Steel

11 Materials management is an approach to using and reusing resources most efficiently and sustainably throughout their lifecycles. It seeks to minimize materials used and all associated environmental impacts. From EPA, Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices (PDF) (98pp, 1.5MB) Materials Management: A Working Definition

12 Reducing the Impacts of Our Consumption Photo credit: flickr Nick Bramhall, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 license

13 Energy Use: Recycled vs. Virgin Content Products (million BTUs/ ton) Recycling Conserves Energy

14 Recycling Rates

15 millions of tons Recycled Generated EPA 2008 Facts and Figures Recycling vs. Waste Generation

16 39 million cars off the road 22 million homes heated/ year 50 power plants avoided 400 million barrels of oil conserved Impacts from Recycling Rate (33%)

17 Cost effectiveness of GHG reduction strategies

18 HP eliminated 90% of waste $870,564 saved EPSON got to zero waste $300,000 saved

19 Extended Producer Responsibility Laws 2006

20 Extended Producer Responsibility Laws 2010

21 Jobs

22 Increase to 100% recycling nationally yields: 450 million metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions per year Includes all municipal solid waste MSW and construction, remodel, and demolition debris. GHG Reduction Potential

23 Savings 6% Provision of Materials 42% Building HVAC & Lighting Passenger Transport Infrastructure Appliances & Devices Provision of Materials Building HVAC & Lighting 36% Appliances & Devices Passenger Transport Infrastructure 2006 U.S. GHG inventory with 32% recovery (municipal solid waste) 2006 U.S. GHG inventory with hypothetical recovery rate (~100% municipal solid waste + construction and demolition bebris) Limitations of Recycling and Composting

24 Product Stewardship Tropicana Orange Juice 24

25 greenhouse gas emissions water consumption recycled content energy efficiency EPA Resources: Electronic purchasing: Recycled content purchasing: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

26 Plastic bottle, disposed Plastic bottle, recycled Tap water, reusable bottle Relative greenhouse gas emissions of water consumption options Water Consumption Source: A study commissioned by Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality

27 Shipping bags even if made from virgin resources and not recycled have lower environmental burdens in most categories than cardboard boxes even if the boxes contain high levels of recycled content. Source: A study commissioned by Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality Packaging

28 Source: Oregon DEQ, Cascadia GBC Building Materials

29 29 Design for Deconstruction

30 Reduced Consumption Photo credit: flickr user jesusali, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 license

31 Collaborative Consumption

32 Collaborative Consumption

33 Lending Libraries

34 State and Local Government Actions

35 State and Local Government Actions Photo credit: flickr kate*, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 license

36 State and Local Government Actions

37 Tools and Resources

38 1) Connection between product consumption and greenhouse gas emissions 2) Role of materials management 3) Ways to reduce material-related greenhouse gases a) Recycling b) Extended producer responsibility c) Limits of recycling d) Product stewardship e) Environmentally preferable purchasing f) Reuse g) Consuming less h) Government actions i) Additional resources for local/state governments Summary

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