Slide 1. Slide 2. Slide 3 ORGANICS RECYCLING: ADDING FOOD WASTE TO YARD WASTE WASTE SORT ORGANICS IN MSW STREAM STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA

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1 Slide 1 ORGANICS RECYCLING: ADDING FOOD WASTE TO YARD WASTE STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA APWA SUSTAINABILITY IN PUBLIC WORKS CONFERENCE JUNE 27, 2012 Slide 2 WASTE SORT Slide 3 ORGANICS IN MSW STREAM US EPA 2003 MSW Facts Material Generated Recycled Recycled Tons (millions) % Paper/paperboard Wood Food Yard trimmings Total Discards are 3.06 lb/person/day

2 Slide 4 ORGANICS IN MSW STREAM Composition of disposed MSW in Pennsylvania 33.3 % paper (3.1 million tons) 34.2 % organics (3.2 million tons) The top four most abundant materials are organic. Discards in PA are 4.1 lbs/person/day Slide 5 Slide 6

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5 Slide 13 PROJECT GOALS Articulate a new vision for organic waste management that reconnects municipal and agricultural sectors in mutually beneficial and sustainable flows of energy, organic matter, nutrients, and capital; and disseminate this vision to a wide audience. Develop and implement an action plan that will demonstrate how some aspect of organic waste management system could be transformed to reflect the articulated vision. Slide 14 WHY IS EUROPE RECYCLING/COMPOSTING? European Directive Lack of Landfill Space Land Preservation Cost of Landfilling Cost of Transportation of Waste Country Directives Soil Protection Strategy Different Mindset of Citizens Right Thing To Do Slide 15 GERMAN COMPOSTING Industrial process Uses all table scraps (including animal by products) In vessel Fresh Compost made available to farmers Cater to gardener with finished compost Infrastructure by government; operations by private sector

6 Slide 16 Slide 17 GERMAN FACILITIES Slide 18 GERMAN FACILITIES

7 Slide 19 AUSTRIAN COMPOSTING Farm/Agricultural process Uses only bio waste (fruits, vegetables, yard waste, etc.; excludes animal by-products) Open air compost Contracts between waste managers and farmers Farmers paid to accept bio-waste and compost Farmer must construct compost site to govt. regs. Finished compost generally for farmer s use Compost equipment is owned by farm co-op and shared among compost producing farmers Slide 20 Slide 21 VIENNA AUSTRIA

8 Slide 22 AUSTRIAN COMPOSTING Slide 23 AUSTRIAN COMPOSTING Slide 24 GRAZ, AUSTRIA COMPOSTING

9 Slide 25 Slide 26 STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH FOOD WASTE COLLECTION AND COMPOSTING PILOT 2006, applied for an Act 198 Resource Recovery Demonstration grant. Pilot program: limited scale commercial and residential curb-side collection operated for 18 months. Three primary components: Public Education, Equipment, and Testing and Evaluation Slide 27 STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH FOOD WASTE COLLECTION AND COMPOSTING PILOT Public Education: Survey of residents Contact with customers Mailings, brochures and posters Web site Equipment: Rear-load refuse truck Toters Kitchen pails Testing and Evaluation Composting techniques Participation rates, weights Compost analysis Collection costs

10 Slide 28 STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH FOOD WASTE COLLECTION AND COMPOSTING PILOT Curbside collection began January 12, Pilot period officially ended June 30, residences and 9 businesses and institutions participated. All cart collected. Schools, grocery store, restaurants included. Slide 29 STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH FOOD WASTE COLLECTION AND COMPOSTING PILOT Food waste collected Truck weighed at PSU Contents delivered to Yard Waste Recycling Center Windrows formed, turned. Temperature and moisture monitored Removed when mature Finished compost tested Slide 30 FOOD WASTE PILOT CRITICAL DATA 549 homes have carts as of June 30, homes participated in at least 75% of the weekly collections. Nine businesses have a total of 23 carts. Average weight per collected cart pounds, including green waste for half the pilot. Total diverted 240 tons in 18 months. Time on pad: 16 weeks for actively turned, up to 52 weeks for static pile. Total staff cost: $59,978. Total saved in tip fees: $16,829.

11 Slide 31 FOOD WASTE PILOT WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? Added collection cost vs. avoided tipping fees Volume probably limited by protein exclusion Carts inefficient for major commercial collection Heavy equipment not necessary but helpful Slide 32 Where do we go from here: Grant program concluded on June 30 Approval of State Permit Expand program Borough-wide Region-wide? WHAT S NEXT? Slide 33 EQUIPMENT

12 Slide 34 EQUIPMENT Slide 35 EQUIPMENT Slide 36 The Final Piece of the Puzzle Word of Mouth Printed Information Website Newspaper Articles Demonstrations Adjust EDUCATION

13 Slide 37 QUESTIONS? MARK A. WHITFIELD DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH, PA ALAN W. SAM ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR/ARBORIST STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH, PA